Choose Tinkercad for
- Teaching young students and complete beginners.
- Very quick shape-based designs for a first 3D print.
- Classroom features and lesson resources built around it.
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A Tinkercad Alternative for When You Need More Control
Tinkercad is a wonderful way to start 3D design. When your parts need exact dimensions you can change later, VIZON adds parametric CAD and AI while staying in the browser.
About Tinkercad
Tinkercad is a free, browser-based 3D design tool from Autodesk. You build models by combining basic shapes and "hole" shapes, which makes it very approachable and popular in schools.
Choose VIZON for
- Parts with a feature history: change a dimension and the part rebuilds.
- Proper hole features with counterbores and countersinks, fillets, shells and patterns.
- Exact STEP export for other CAD tools and manufacturers.
- Editing existing STL, GLB and FBX meshes.
- Describing a part and letting AI build editable features.
Tinkercad and VIZON side by side
| Tinkercad | VIZON | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs in | Web browser | Web browser |
| Modeling style | Combine solid and hole shapes | Parametric features and mesh editing |
| Feature history | Not its approach | Yes, with rollback and version history |
| Mesh editing | No vertex or face editing | Yes |
| Best for | Learning and simple prints | Precise printable parts, editing, AI |
A common path is Tinkercad to learn the ideas, then VIZON when parts need to fit, change and be reused.
Frequently asked questions
Is VIZON harder than Tinkercad?
Parametric CAD has a few more concepts, sketches and features, but you can also describe a part to the AI and edit the result.
Can I open my Tinkercad designs in VIZON?
Export them from Tinkercad as STL and open them in VIZON to view or edit as a mesh.
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See if VIZON fits your work
It runs in your browser, so trying it takes a minute, not an install.