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DesignerX user guide

Step-by-step guides with screenshots for every DesignerX studio and feature: how to design, save, template and export a model you can 3D print.

All guide pagesWelcome to DesignerXStudio launcher & favouritesSaving & My DesignsTemplatesExporting & printingShortcuts & everyday toolsDesignChiselLithophaneKeychainClickerMesh BoxBeadsMore tools & pagesTroubleshooting & FAQ

Start here

The studio launcher (Ctrl/⌘ + K). Every tool lives here, grouped by what it makes.
Welcome to DesignerXTurn a name, a logo or a photo into a model you can 3D print — in your browser.
Search, browse by category, and tap the star to favourite a studio.
Studio launcher & favouritesFind any studio fast, and pin the ones you use most.
My Designs shows every saved design with a thumbnail of the actual 3D model.
Saving & My DesignsEverything you save is in one place, with a real 3D thumbnail.
The Templates button in a studio toolbar: name a look, then press Use on it any time.
TemplatesSave a look once, reuse it on any text, logo or photo.
The nameplate 3D preview: filament, an estimate of weight and print time, and the export options.
Exporting & printingSTL for any slicer, 3MF for colours, and tips for a clean first print.
Shortcuts & everyday toolsThe small things that save time in every studio.

Studios

The plate on the canvas, with the text selected: its settings are on the right.
DesignNameplates, keychains, tags, QR plates and signs on a plate you shape yourself.
Chisel: draw on the canvas; tools and colours are on the left, and the model size is at the top.
ChiselDraw freehand and turn the drawing into a 3D-printable model.
Step 1: choose Flat panel, Framed panel (stands on its own) or Lamp shade.
LithophaneTurn a photo into a panel or lamp shade that glows when lit from behind.
Keychain: your text follows through to a tag shaped round the artwork, with a key-ring tab.
KeychainTurn an SVG, PNG, text or shape into a keychain.
Clicker: your letters become the cap that sits over a keyboard switch.
ClickerFidget clickers built around a keyboard switch.
Mesh Box: the case halves, the cap and the forming tools (cup and plug).
Mesh BoxHeat-formed mesh cases with printable forming tools.
Beads: one bead per letter, in rainbow colours with a two-colour inlay.
BeadsLetter and charm beads for bracelets, with a thread hole.

Help

More tools & pagesOther things you can do on 3DBuildX.
Troubleshooting & FAQQuick answers to the most common problems.

Ready to make something?

DesignerX is free to use in your browser. Print the result on your own printer, or have 3DBuildX print it in Cambridge, Ontario.

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