Design a Simple Fan in 123D Design

Learn to use 123D Design to make and print this

simple fan. 123D Design is a free, powerful, yet simple 3D
creation and editing tool. It allows you to design and build objects
that can then be printed with your Dremel 3D Idea Builder.

Step 1:
First, use your browser to visit www.123dapp.com/design
and download the appropriate software for your operating system.

Step 2:
123D Design, like Tinkercad, is a program created by Autodesk.
Signing up (or signing in if you are already a member) allows you
to save any models you make in 123D Design to your library.

Step 3:
Open up the program so you can familiarize yourself with the
various tools you’ll need to create the fan model.
123D Design Workspace
1. Main Toolbar – Start creating 2D shapes or 3D models using the tools
in this toolbar. Transform, construct and modify objects using tools.

2. Application Menu – Create new, open, save, import and export files
from here. Directly send the files to different applications like 123D Make
and Meshmixer or simply send your model to your desktop 3D printer or to
an online print service bureau.

4. Grid is the place to build the model. Switch on/off the grid with the icon
on the navigation bar.

5. View Cube is the easy way to navigate on the screen. Just by clicking on
different angles, view the model in different angles. Pan
6. Sign in – Log on to check your projects, models and social connections Rotate
from your account.
Zoom
7. Help – Find shortcut keys information. Learn more about the product
Fit
through the videos, tutorials, forums and website.
Wireframes/Material
8. Parts Bin – Choose from the wide library of kits that contain several
useful models that you can use and modify in 123D Design. Show/Hide Objects

9. Snapping – nudging is easy way to bring precision while creating. Use Show/Hide Grid
arrows on the keyboard to nudge object.
Grouping while snap on/off
10. Edit Grid – Change the grid size to the preset sizes or specify your
Toggle snapping
own custom grid size.
Step 4:
To start building our fan, go to the 3D shapes tab in the menu bar
and select a cylinder. You can drag the object from the tab directly
to the grid. When you do this you will see the dimensions tab pop
up. Here you can enter in values for height, width etc. We’ll use
a 10mm x 20mm cylinder for our fan.

Step 5:
Now we need to make a hole in our cylinder. To do this, repeat the
steps above to make another cylinder, but this time make the
radius 3mm and the height about 25mm. This is to ensure it goes
through both sides of our first cylinder.

Step 6:
Now we need to align the center of both objects. To do this, select
both objects by clicking on one and then holding the “Shift” key to
select the other. Once you have them both selected, click the
“Transform” tab in the menu bar and then the “Align” tab in
the pop-out menu. The align grid will then appear.

Step 7:
When you hover over any of the align buttons you will see your
objects turn yellow, indicating the position your objects will take
after you press. You will need to press all 3 dimension centers to
get them aligned. Once pressed, you will need to hit the green
“Exit” box to apply the change.
Step 8:
Your final object should look like this, with the thinner cylinder
protruding from both the top and bottom of the larger one.
Our next step will be to subtract the inner shape from the outer
one to create a cylindrical hole.

Step 9:
To do this, click the “Combine” tab in the menu bar and then
“Subtract” in the sub-tab. When you do this you will see a pop-up
menu like this:

This indicates to first select the “Target” object or the object you
wish to subtract “from” which in this case is the larger cylinder.

Step 10:
You will then be prompted to select the “Source” object or the
shape you wish to subtract. Click the thinner cylinder and then
click away from the 2 objects to effect the change.

Step 11:
Next we are going to “fillet” or round the edge of our shape. To do
this, select the “Modify” tab in the menu and the “Fillet” tab in the
fly-out menu. You will then be prompted to select an edge of your
solid. Click the top edge of the cylinder. You can now either type in
a measurement or click and drag the arrow with your mouse to
bevel the edge.
Step 12:
Drag or type in a radius of about 3.5mm and click away from
your object to effect the change.

Step 13:
Next we are going to create the fan blades. Select cube from the
shapes menu and drag it to the workplane. You can then type
in a measurement of 20mm length x 15mm height x 2mm width.
You may have to rotate the blade so it aligns to the fan shaft as
shown. Select the “Rotate” tab from the vertical menu bar to
perform this operation.

Step 14:
Next let’s align our blade to the center of the fan shaft like we did in
step 6. Select both objects by clicking on one and then holding the
“Shift” key to select the other. Once you have them both selected,
click the “Transform” tab in the menu bar and then the “Align” tab
in the pop-out menu. The align grid will then appear.

Step 15:
We only need to align the shapes along the x and y axis. To do this,
click the “Center” tabs shown.
Step 16:
Now let’s push our blade into the fan shaft just a bit. Click the
blade to select it and choose the “Move” tab from the menu bar.
Once the axis arrows are displayed, click and drag the correct axis
to insert the shape.

Step 17:
You’ll notice that the “Move” tab also displays handles to rotate
your object. Click the handle and rotate the blade to an angle
of about -20º or you can type in the measurement in the
pop-out menu.

Step 18:
Once rotated, click away from the object to keep the change. Now
we are going to “Fillet” the 3 exposed edges of our blade just like
we did in step 11/12. This will create a smooth rounded edge to our
blade.

Step 19:
Select “Fillet” in the “Modify” tab. Then select one of the top edges
of the blade which will highlight in green when selected. Hold down
the shift key to select the other. You can drag the arrow to round
the edge or simply type in the measurement. Use a radius of 1º
to get the desired edge.
Step 20:
Repeat this step for the two remaining exposed edges. You may
have to pan under your object to select the bottom edges. Again,
use a radius of 1º.

Step 21:
Now we need to copy our blade shape to the remaining two
positions around the shaft. 123D Design makes this easy with the
“Pattern” tab, which allows you to distribute copies equally around
your shape in specific patterns. First, select the “Circular Pattern”
tab shown.

Step 22:
You will then be prompted to select the solid you wish to duplicate,
which in this case is our blade. Once you click on the blade shape
you will need to click the “Axis” button and then click the area
around which to copy your blade. Click “Axis” and then select
the shaft face with your mouse.

Step 23:
The fan blades should now be distributed equally around the shaft.
The dialog box allows you to increase or decrease the number of
copies you can make, so feel free to add more if you would like!
 Step 24:
Congratulations, you’re done! Before printing be sure to save
your model either to your online library or directly to your computer.

Step 25:
There are multiple ways to send your design to the Idea Builder,
depending on which printer model you have.

Idea Builder 3D20:

You can print from a SD card or directly from Print Studio by connecting your printer to your computer via
the included USB cable.

Idea Builder 3D40:

You can print from a USB stick or directly from Print Studio by connecting your printer to your computer via
the included USB cable. You can also send files to print from the Dremel 3D App or from www.dremel3d.com
over Wi-Fi connection. Download the Dremel 3D App (available for iOS or Android) from the Apple App Store
or from Google Play.

For additional support on the various ways to print from the Idea Builder, please refer to the instructional
videos by following these links below:

Idea Builder 3D20:

https://3dprintersupport.dremel.com/hc/en-us/articles/201215699-3D20-How-To-Videos

Idea Builder 3D40:

https://3dprintersupport.dremel.com/hc/en-us/articles/208727966-3D40-How-To-Videos

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