So I have a design that has about 12 colors. Can Tinkercad print in multicolors? So say I wanted to create a Rainbow, do I use the colors that Tinkercad includes in their software and it will print accordingly? Or do I need to use separate software to color my design?
Thanks you for any help.
Robert
Hi Robert,
3D printing itself is not happening from Tinkercad. Printing in color depends a lot on where you are going to print. Any printer that supports more than one color will have 3D printing software that can get an STL with multiple not combined objects (also called shells) and then define material for each part. You can also export selections from Tinkercad with objects of same color and create separate STL files, but it all depends on the design (if you have a multicolor printer and print in one go, you will fuse the limits between colors).
Another way of getting multicolor is through multicolor printers that are less available for consumers, which use different materials to achieve textures and colors on the surface. These require a file format that can read color information. So far, the only one that does that from Tinkercad is VRML.
Hope this helps.
I read this above: "So far, the only one that does that from Tinkercad is VRML." that's interesting but I did not find how to export to VRML from Tinkercad. Is there really a way to do it?
thanks
I have a 2 extruder printer, that can do 2 colors, but also do not quite know how to accomplish it.. It would be nice if tinkercad could do it all - otherwise i will have to cut the object into parts. Another option would be just just add pause, if the color change is only between layers.. not sure if tinkercad can do that.
I use makerbot to convert from stl to x3g - did not find a way to cut/split or pause in there.. perhaps I just do not know, and it's way simpler than I think?
Thx!
I just got the Bibo dual extruder. I know that it is possible to use 2 colors but I am really unsure how to transfer the model from tinkercad into ultimaker cura and then choose which parts will be printed with extruder 1 and which will be printed with extruder 2. I am able to print the models with one solid color. If anyone could explain to me how to take a model and choose sections to color I would really appreciate it.
Thanks in advance!
Jessiek
You may need to export two stls from Tinkercad, one for each extruder assignment.
You may also export the whole thing and separate the shells into independent objects that can be assigned to the different extruders. I use meshmixer to do this: Import the object, click "Edit", "separate shells", then export that file as an STL or OBJ for the slicer.
Thanks for the help. After fiddling around I realized there was a "per model settings" button which helped me mesh the two models together. I appreciate the assistance!