Important Terms Slice: The cross sections you get by cutting straight through your model at any angle. to help you build your model. Navigation Tumble Mouse Right click anywhere around your model and drag the cursor to change your view. Make also creates 3D instructions that you can interact with. Part: The individual pieces that make up a slice. On screen Navigation Puck Press the space bar and then click the center of the wheel and drag the cursor in any direction to change your view. .What is 123D®Make? Make is a tool to help you turn digital ideas into something you can hold. 123DMake slices and converts digital 3D models into 2D patterns that you can cut out of any flat material. They are assembled together later. Cut Sheets: The sheets of material your parts are cut out of to build your model. A slice can contain multiple parts. Zooming Mouse Roll the scroll wheel up and down on your mouse to zoom in and out. On screen Navigation Puck Press the space bar. On screen Navigation Puck Press the space bar and then click the right side of the wheel and drag the mouse cursor up and down.Panning Mouse Click and hold the scroll wheel and drag the cursor to sweep your camera view in any direction. . then click the left side of the wheel and drag the mouse cursor in any direction to pan your camera view. Home On screen Navigation Puck Press the space bar and then click the bottom right home icon to center and frame your view of the front of your model. Look At On screen Navigation Puck Press the space bar and then click the look at icon to center and frame your view on the current side.Orthographic View On screen Navigation Puck Press the space bar and then click the bottom left Ortho icon to snap your camera view to the closest flat view of your model. . When printing with 123Dapp. Under Cut Sheet Layout you can choose from a number of standard cardboard sizes to cut your model out of. The smaller your object is compared to your sheet size. or P3. cutting it into slices you can glue and stack on top of one another. You lock them together in a grid. Construction Technique Stacked Slices cross sections your 3D model. If your model comes in looking misaligned. Dimensions You can change both the size of your model and the size of the sheet you’re cutting it out from. P2. go to the Edit Menu and click Rotate Model. You can use any model of file types STL and OBJ.Walkthrough Start Shape Choose from one of the included 3D models or import your own. the more parts you can fit on one sheet.com use presets P1. This automatically updates the height. Only enter specific widths and heights for your sheet if you plan to use other materials. width and thickness of your sheet size. You can recreate your model out of any flat material you can cut. . This uses less material than stacked slices. Interlocked Slices cuts your 3D model into two stacks of slotted slices. just like you would build a 3d puzzle. to have it positioned correctly. The rings around your model are guides to help you keep track of your angle changes. (the Delete button) to remove Select a slice and click the slice from the stack instead. Slice Control In Interlocked Slices mode Slice control lets you choose how many horizontal and vertical slices to make your model out of. Decrease the number of slices to use less material. It will follow the contours of the model. . Select a slice and click (the Insert button) to place a new slice beside the original. Click (the Distribute button) to space your slices evenly after you move any individual slices. Increase the number of slices to give more definition to your model.Slice Angle Click and drag the blue handle around your model to change the slice angle. Click and drag any slice to change its position and spacing between other slices. The slice angle will snap every 90º degrees to the guidelines. . PDF is better suited for printing at home. Cut Width (Kerf) Change how thick the actual cuts on your cut sheet are by changing the cut width. Click the “Get Adobe Reader” image to get a free download of the reader from Adobe.com/Make. It will take up marginally more room on your sheets.) removes. It is based on how much material your cutting tool (laser. Exporting EPS is the best file type to send to print services at 123dapp. Choose a file type from the dropdown menu to save to your hard drive. You will use it to print slices that you assemble as your 3D model. Assembly Drag the slider left and right to see how your sliced 3D model goes together. Choosing PDF will create a single PDF file containing all of the slices. etc. This affects the blue outlines in your cut sheet. saw. Use this as your assembly instructions when you build. Adobe Reader is required to view PDF files.Output 123D Make does not print directly to a printer. Choosing EPS will create a zip folder with individual pages for each slice. A thicker cut width makes it easier to remove parts from the sheet. Printers refer to this as Kerf. Active Slice Profile This area displays a cross section of whichever slice is currently selected on your model. Slices With Errors If your model has specific slice errors this area will display a small preview of that error. As you move a slice the cross section will update to help you get rid of the errors. Using the Cut Layout Go to the Cut Sheet section to see your model. Click on this preview to highlight the appropriate slice on the 3d model. sliced into the sheets of numbered parts you will assemble later.Troubleshooting Using The Error Panel If there are errors in your model the Error Panel will appear to the right of your model. This panel has three areas that are meant to help you understand and work through model errors. Specific errors show up with a red outline. Error Explanation If this section has a green bordered panel that says “No Errors” then your model is fine! Global errors that affect your whole model are shown with a yellow outline. . This will also display an error explanation below. This mostly happens in interlocking mode. What is the Cut Layout for? The Cut Layout has two purposes. Change this in the Cut Sheet Layout menu on the left. Parts are automatically fitted to use as much of the sheet as possible.e. Labels: These numbers tell you which sheet a part belongs to. Magnify a specific sheet by clicking it. 5 2 means 2 parts on layer 5. Cut Sheet: The actual. They are not in order. Green outlines represent cuts made inside of your model to make hollow areas. I. Heiphenated numbers (e. printed sheets that the layers of your model are spread across. Errors: Parts with red dashes have an error that will make your model difficult to build or too fragile to stay together. Sheet Size: the dimensions of the selected print material. Sheets: how many sheets of material you currently need to make your model. To preview what your model will look like when it is sliced on several sheets. 5 2) mean that there are multiple parts on a single sheet. You cannot directly change where your model’s parts are placed. . Coloured Outlines: Blue outlines represent the outside edge of your model. To show errors that will stop you from from printing or building your model.g. Change the construction technique between stacked and interlocked slices. this happens to the first or last slice in interlocked slices mode. 2. it means it has errors and can’t be printed or assembled. it means it is detached from the model and will fall off. . It happens because there is no supporting structure to keep the slices attached. Change the angle you slice your model at. you can: 1. These detached parts are colored blue. 3. Change the number of slices your model is cut into. Most of the time. 4.Troubleshooting Print Errors If any sliced part in your noun is red. Delete the disconnected slice. General Tips Resize your model slightly Change the angle you slice your model at Shrink your model to fit the material Change your material to a larger sheet size (this may affect cost) Reposition the highlighted slice that is causing the error Remove the highlighted slice that is causing the error Specific Print Errors “Unconnected pieces” Chunks of the model have been separated and it will fall apart. If a part is blue. For a more complete structure. Make your model smaller in the Object Size menu. Change the angle you slice your model at. Stronger materials like plastic probably wont break. 123D Make will try to break the large part(s) into two pieces. 1. If you are in stacked slices mode. Change the angle you slice your model at. 2. 1. “Part too Narrow” Part of the model is too thin and may break when printed. 3. You may want to: 1. Change the angle you slice your model at until the part fits. Move the affected slice in small amounts until the separated pieces join together to form a whole part. 2. with puzzle piece tabs to connect them. 2. Enlarge your model. “Parts too large for sheet” Parts of the model do not fit within the boundaries of the sheet. 3.“Part too small” Part of the model is so tiny it will be difficult to cut out or assemble. Enlarge your model. at your own risk. This does not happen in interlocked slices mode. . You may choose to print with this error. “Notches split part” Part of the model was cut off from the main section by a slice. 1. Make your sheet size larger in the Object Size menu. Drag the affected slice over. 2. Change the angle you slice your model at. 1. Change the angle you slice your model at. 3. . you wont be able to lock the two slices together. 2. Change to “Stacked Slices” mode.com. Select PDF under the “file type” dropdown menu if you’re printing at home. Printing To print the model you sliced in 123D®Make you have to export a file. Drag the slice slightly in one direction. Change the angle you slice your model at. “Notch intersects hole” A hollow area of your model has had a notch cut into it. To fix this. Change to “Stacked Slices” mode. unnecessary notches.“Multiple Notches” Part of the interlocked model has extra. 5. 3. you can: 1. Select EPS under the “file type” dropdown menu if you’re sending the job to www. 2. The notch is not required for assembly. 4. 1. In some cases a notch will become blocked (see right). When printed.123Dapp. 2. Delete the affected slice. Click Export and save to your hard drive. Resize your model slightly. Glue the printed pages to the cardboard sheets. Select the EPS file you created in 123D®Make and upload. 5. 6.123dapp. Click 4. Open and print the PDF file. set the material thickness to your cardboard’s thickness. with smooth contours and a lot less gluing. or P3 settings 1. Tip: Try using adhesive paper to make it easier to place your printouts on the cardboard sheets. Export a PDF file to your hard drive. 2. 4. Under “Upload a Model” click “Select a File”. At the top of the screen. Glue the cardboard parts together. Follow the on screen instructions. 7. you can print your model at home.Printing with a Service If you want your model cut for you. You must use the P1. Get sheets of cardboard and measure their thickness. 5. Use Make’s assembly walkthrough as a guideline. 7. 1. 2. In 123D Make. 6.com. in the Cut Sheet Layout 3. On standard paper Standard paper is too thin by itself to print a model. Cut the parts out. send the job to be printed for you at 123Dapp. Click “Get Started >” under the Laser Cutting tab.com. or you want to turn your model into a fun crafts project. Go to www. Printing at Home If you want the convenience of a regular printer. click Register to create an account (takes 2 minutes) 3. P2. . You will also need cardboard and glue. E. E. plastic sheeting. enter the thickness of your saw blade. Plywood.g.g. felt. If cutting plywood.Other Materials You can be creative with what you use if you follow the same procedure as above. And match the Cut Width to the thickness of your cutting tool. etc. . Make sure the material thickness in the Cut Sheet Layout matches that of your material.