Resources
The following web and digital tools are used for various purposes in Creator's Studio.
Electronics:
LED Series/Parallel Array Wizard: This tool will help you determine the best way to wire your LED circuit given number of LEDs, and power supply.
How to Solder Your Circuit Block: A tutorial for this class, specific to our Simple Circuit Block project.
Colin's Lab: Soldering: A more detailed tutorial on soldering on PCBs.
3D design and printing:
TinkerCAD: Design your 3D model to prepare for printing using this free web-based tool by Autodesk.
Autodesk 123D Design: Design using this free downloadable software. A step up in features from TinkerCAD. Also available as an iPad app with limited features.
Morphi App: An intuitive, simple iPad app for 3D design and exporting.
Shapr3D: A more advanced 3D design tool for iPad that requires iPad Pro or higher. Use with the Apple Pencil.
2D design, laser or vinyl cutting:
SVG Nest: Use this tool to arrange your laser or vinyl cut pieces using the most efficient amount of material.
Makercase: Do you need a box for your project? Laser cut it using this template creator.
Inkscape: Free tool for designing 2D vector graphics for output on a vinyl or laser cutter.
See our Course Instructional Videos here.
Looking for places to buy for yourself, see this page.
Electronics:
LED Series/Parallel Array Wizard: This tool will help you determine the best way to wire your LED circuit given number of LEDs, and power supply.
How to Solder Your Circuit Block: A tutorial for this class, specific to our Simple Circuit Block project.
Colin's Lab: Soldering: A more detailed tutorial on soldering on PCBs.
3D design and printing:
TinkerCAD: Design your 3D model to prepare for printing using this free web-based tool by Autodesk.
Autodesk 123D Design: Design using this free downloadable software. A step up in features from TinkerCAD. Also available as an iPad app with limited features.
Morphi App: An intuitive, simple iPad app for 3D design and exporting.
Shapr3D: A more advanced 3D design tool for iPad that requires iPad Pro or higher. Use with the Apple Pencil.
2D design, laser or vinyl cutting:
SVG Nest: Use this tool to arrange your laser or vinyl cut pieces using the most efficient amount of material.
Makercase: Do you need a box for your project? Laser cut it using this template creator.
Inkscape: Free tool for designing 2D vector graphics for output on a vinyl or laser cutter.
See our Course Instructional Videos here.
Looking for places to buy for yourself, see this page.
