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--- clubs:3d-printing:3d_printing_editing [2025/09/13 06:45] – created garfield
+++ clubs:3d-printing:3d_printing_editing [2025/09/14 02:54] (current) – garfield
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+{{tag>projects 3d-printing club }}
+[[clubs:3d-printing:3d-printing|About the Club]]
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   * [[https://ultimaker.com/software/ultimaker-cura/#downloads|Cura]]
-When we're done editing our projects, we will save it to an updated .stl file for the slicer software described below.
+When we're done editing our projects, we will save it to an updated .stl file for the slicer software described later.
+==== Prepare for printing ====
+This section is to be done after you have edited your model.
+  - In TinkerCAD, click the **export** button to export your project to the slicer
+  - Click the **.stl** option
+  - Save the file where you can find it again
+  - Open a new browser tab and go to [[https://digitalfactory.ultimaker.com|Ultimaker by MakerBot]]. Make a workspace if you haven't already. You can only have 1 workspace with this account, so give it a name that resembles the work we're doing here ( eg. BMMS 3D Prints ).
+  - Click the **Create New Project** button. Give the project a name resembling the project ( eg. Benchy Boat ).
+  - click the **Upload Files** button
+  - Click the **Documents** tab to see your uploading/uploaded files
+  - Click the 3 dots ( burger menu ) to the right of your file
+  - Select the **Prepare** option
+  - You can now review your model in 3D space ( all sides, including top and bottom
+==== Advanced Editing ====
+As we get more advanced with designing our models, we will use standard image files ( JPG, PNG, webp, etc ) and convert them to 3D printable ( .stl ) files that can be added to our models. To do this, we will use the following site(s) to conver our images.
+  * [[https://imagetostl.com/convert/file/jpg/to/stl|ImageToSTL]]
+Next step: [[/clubs:3d-printing:3d_printing_slicing|Slicing]]