Make Lightbox LED Signs in Minutes! Canva Tinkercad & Bambu Labs for Beginners!

Make Lightbox LED Signs in Minutes! Canva Tinkercad & Bambu Labs for Beginners! Check out how easy it is! Since it is a one-color print the technique will work with any 3D printer too! Have a glorious day and keep Tinkering!
Tinkercad is a fantastic design tool that works in a web browser. Fun, fast, and full of tools that you can create with. This lesson is quick but covers some really useful skills. Thanks for watching!
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[@HLModTech]

Quick upgrade if you have a project that holes in the letters. R and P are good examples of these types of letters. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH-oc4R4pdRrjZY

[@Kimchi_Studios]

Had trouble with more advanced CAD software getting this done. You make TinkerCAD so simple! Awesome work!

[@HLModTech]

Super cool @Kimchi_Studios! Love to hear it when there is a success. 👏💯

[@andywhatcha3265]

Thanks for the awesome video, have been trying to make a led sign for ages and got my first one done today 👍

[@HLModTech]

Greatly appreciate the kind words! Makes my day when users are successful. Good call on letters with holes. Here is my tutorial for that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH-oc4R4pdRrjZY Note there is a part 2 that helps with fit.

[@russej02]

very cool man!

[@HLModTech]

Thank you. I had quite a bit of fun with that tutorial.

[@radish6691]

Wait, you can pick the “boss” shape when using align? 🤯 Even though making a lightbox is not in my immediate plans I always watch your videos because I know I’ll learn at least one new thing. Your videos were a key reference for me when I recently made a retirement gift for a coworker. I appreciate you sharing your skills plus your videos are a joy to watch!

[@HLModTech]

Thanks tons! Glad the videos are useful. When I was working with middle schoolers, I kept trying to find a phrase to explain how to pick the master for centering. And the boss became the key. :-) Makes my day to hear that it’s still useful.

[@bogdantinjala]

Hi. This is just amazing and it is impressing how well you explain everything. I have a question tho: what needs to be done in order to have the white part of the text (the one that gets the light passing through) to pop out of the base? as in, to stand outside the design and not inside? To try to explain better, I want to create a design, where the white part sits on the tiny interior extrusion and comes off above the entire base). Hope I explained in a good understandable way. Thank you!

[@HLModTech]

Thank you. See if this design fits what you are asking for. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH-oc4R4pdRrjZY Do note there is a part 2 where I show you how to get a better fit for that top part.

[@jasonax1523]

This is awesome! My students are having a blast (5th graders)

[@HLModTech]

So cool! Have you let the use sim lab yet? Thank you for sharing!

[@jasonax1523]

@@HLModTech Not yet. I want to learn how before I do it with the class. Been watching your channel for about 4 months now to get ready for this fall when school starts up again.

[@HLModTech]

Groovy! This one is crazy fast if you want a quick starter. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hovPq4OQnJikrZo Feel free to reach out if you have more questions. Some of the coolest things I create start with questions from viewers.

[@charlesm.1638]

I did find this video very useful. I will have to try to make one.

[@HLModTech]

Awesome! Would love to hear how it turns out. 👍

[@gvetech]

Great tutorial!!!

[@HLModTech]

The perfect way to start my day @gvetech. Thank you.

[@negrelli]

Muito bom!. very good. Thanks

[@HLModTech]

My pleasure @negrelli. Thank you for the feedback! 👍💯

[@tombubar9967]

Love this project!

[@HLModTech]

Thanks!

[@bowieinc]

Thanks for the video and project idea. Been using Tinker Cad for several Years. Thanks for showing Canva, I was looking for a source for quick fonts to import.

[@HLModTech]

Glad it was helpful! I love the fonts in Canva. Being able the push the characters together is the part that makes that trick work.

[@bowieinc]

I do have a quick question. When creating the top piece of the light box sign, did you have to scale it down for clearance any? I usually use like 0.4mm to get parts to snap into place. I know odd shapes don’t always scale for fitment as I’d like. . Thanks!!!

[@HLModTech]

@@bowieinc I did not scale it at all. The Bambu P1S is pretty darn accurate. Since I printed both parts on it, even if it were a tad inaccurate... it would be the same for both parts. I have added and removed that text several times while recording and adding the LED's. Zero issues with fit. At .1mm thick, it was pliable too. I may try it at .5 mm thick just to see if that causes an issue.

[@robinmannering]

This is a great tutorial. Thanks so much. How do you avoid the inner layer of the base needing supports when you slice it in Bambu Studio?

[@HLModTech]

Thank you. I think I just disabled them. There may be a little stringing, but it i inside so I do not care that much.

[@luc917]

awesome video and tinker tips!

[@HLModTech]

Thanks so much!!

[@USD240IT]

Tried doing this with our school mascot, but it didn't fit correctly in the more complex shapes. Am I doing something wrong, or is it just a limitation of Tinkercad? Thanks! Great tutorial!

[@HLModTech]

You are likely doing it fine... for trickier shapes try this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYvalqqkep6FmqM

[@Life_of_John]

Nice tutorial. So if you press ctrl and shift, it moves 1mm? Or does it move the amount you have set as your snapping? Thanks

[@HLModTech]

Using the arrows allone matches the snap grid setting which defaults to 1mm. If you hold Shift and tap and arrow it is 10x that far. Ctrl+Shift does not work... unless you hit the up arrow... then it moves 10x up or in Z... Hope that makes sense.

[@Life_of_John]

Meant shift, sorry. Thanks. Answered my question. Excellent. ​@@HLModTech

[@HLModTech]

Groovy. 👍 Love it when a plan comes together. 😊

[@TheBestUni]

❤❤Thank you

[@HLModTech]

My pleasure! Thank you for the note.

[@rbwoodwork1890]

Excellent! I asked before but is there a way to taper a cylinder other than using a cone? I’ve tried the cone but it asks for radius rather than actual size so it’s difficult to set to an exact size. Thanks

[@HLModTech]

Thanks. Check this trick for making things larger than the parameters allow. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZOZo3ymnc1ma7c

[@rbwoodwork1890]

@@HLModTech I can see that working for square sides but not for a cylinder. Is there a way to set a specific size for each end of a cylinder? Thanks

[@hansstraat1978]

You show HLMT as a lightsign, but how do you for example create a lightbox with the name Sonja? cause i have gaps in the letters and wonder how you would solve those? excellent tutorial for the rest

[@HLModTech]

Coming soon. 😜 Great point!

[@gabrielapacheco3828]

Any recommendations on what I can use to convert the SVG to STL file?

[@HLModTech]

I do it in this tutorial. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIC3eZ5natyKgLs

[@thobert1]

I would love to see one with an internal/changeable battery option

[@HLModTech]

I rarely print anything that large... but this one was getting closer to that size. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH-oc4R4pdRrjZY I think the technique would still work though.

[@brianmichaelbrown]

Can you do these same steps with an image?

[@HLModTech]

Sure. You just need the mono color outer edge and a the silhouette for the bottom. That will be an upcoming video. =)

[@MarcelP.123]

One day and almost 2,000 views!

[@HLModTech]

I love it when it works like that! Thanks for dropping by!

[@clee8306]

If you have an AMS, just print by object instead of by layer. It will print one object before switching colors and printing the next object.

[@HLModTech]

Thanks for the tip!

[@PhilLesh69]

I don't think cut and paste images is limited to one color. I think perhaps when you copy in the original you are only copying one layer instead of the entire image.

[@HLModTech]

Are you speaking of the step where I bring the text from Canva to PicSvg?

[@unboxingstories4633]

What type of filament did you use?

[@HLModTech]

Good question. That was a PLA project. One generic and one the white is Bambu Basic.

[@BroncoBoy19]

Awesome! Idk what happened with the Guards this series but I wasn’t happy 😭. Congrats tho to you guys! You guys exposed our biggest weakness all season long starting pitching, so I’m hoping we can get that fixed because we even if we make the playoffs we ain’t going anywhere with that pitching 🤝

[@HLModTech]

Thank you and I get it. The Tigers have not hit much at all this year. Breaking out against you guys was a huge surprise. You guys have had at least 2 pitchers go down for the year, right? That always hurts! Good luck next series. We have the Dodgers. 😱 Only like 8x our payroll...

[@BroncoBoy19]

@@HLModTech Yea we lost Bieber and then we sent down two pitchers to the minors because they were doing bad. I hate the Dodgers so I would feel better if you guys took 2 out of 3 against them knowing maybe you guys are just on a hot streak 😊 we have the rays which is always a fun series when we play them. Good luck as well 🤝

[@HLModTech]

I was listening while driving to visit the fam last night. Had the lead till I got there. =( How did you fare vs. the Rays?

[@BroncoBoy19]

@@HLModTech Lost two to nothing I don’t like this 😭 lol

[@stevewilliams680]

How does this work with letters like P and R? I am trying to do GRUMPY....that is what my Grandchildren call me. Thank you.

[@HLModTech]

I simply added the "holes" with cylinders. There is an example of the technique in this tutorial. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKnCnneEmqimoq8si=lKuHj1tpQAgMWuf1&t=232

[@HLModTech]

Making a video of a smarter technique right now. Will be up in an hour or so.

[@itscoleonyoutube]

it looks terrible

[@HLModTech]

@@itscoleonyoutube Thanks for the feedback.

[@itscoleonyoutube]

@@HLModTech haha sorry now I feel bad. But the lighting and finish can be better even on an affordable 3d printer. I dont think its sellable at the moment. Its a good tutorial and the video content was well done. I just cant sell the product.

[@HLModTech]

No worries. As a former teacher my goal is to make a tutorial that helps users create what they want. Are you making much money selling 3D prints? I have never tried to sell anything I have created.

[@jackal6902]

That was very underwhelming.

[@HLModTech]

Thanks for the feedback.