How to Make a 3D Model for a Pokémon Pokeball Toy in Tinkercad

Welcome to my tutorial on how to design a 3D model of a Pokéball toy. In this step by step tutorial I will be teaching you how to make a 3D model for a Pokéball toy. If you have no knowledge on how to design in Tinkercad, then I suggest you get a little bit of practice before going through this tutorial. Also, this pokeball will not be able to open and close like the one you might get at a toy store, you can through this around, keep it as decoration, or attempt to role play with this if you decide to 3D print it. Another thing to say is that in the tutorial I changed the colors of the shapes in Tinkercad, I only did this because I thought it was easier that way and for me it was, you do not have to color code it, that is optional and as you may or may not know, most 3D printers do not 3D print multiple colors at the same time, so when it is printed if you want the colors put on the pokeball you will have to manually paint them after the print. One more thing, when using tinkered make sure the snap grid is set to 1.0mm.

One thing to note is obviously, I do not own the rights to Pokémon and this is a fan made tutorial, all of the legal rights are owned by Nintendo.

Supplies

An electronic device to work on (preferably a computer)

A 3D printer if you wish to 3D print it

Tinkercad downloaded on your device

Step 1: Gather the Pieces

Gather the pieces (again, notice I colored the pieces to my liking in the photos, it is not required I just did it as I find it easier this way):

Place 2 half spheres with a length, height and width of 70mm (This shape will be referred to as S1 and S2, you can choose which one is which)

Add a torus with a length and width of 78mm and a height of 15mm (This shape will be referred to as S3)

Add a tube with a length and width of 20mm and a height of 8mm (This shape will be referred to as S4)

Add a cylinder with a length and width of 15.25mm and a height of 8mm(This shape will be referred to as S5)

Add a cylinder with a length and width of 12.25mm and a height of 9mm(This shape will be referred to as S6)

Step 2: Flip S2

Flip S2 180°

Step 3: Align S5 and S4

Select S5 and S4, then align them on the middle X and middle Y axis

Step 4: Group S5 and S4

Select and group S5 and S4 (This combined shape will now be referred to as S4.1) (If confused about what the grouped shaped is supposed to look like, look at the photo provided)

Step 5: Select S4.1 and S6

Select S4.1 and S6 then align them on the X and Y axis

Step 6: Group S4.1 and S6

Select and group S4.1 and S6(this new shape will be referred to as S4.2) (If confused about what the grouped shaped is supposed to look like, look at the photo provided)

Step 7: Flip S4.2

Flip S4.2 by 90°

Step 8: Align S4.2 and S3

Select S4.2 and S3 and align them on the middle button on the X axis, the middle button on the Z axis, and the further most right button on the Y axis

Step 9: Group S4.2 and S3

Select and group S4.2 and S3 (this combined shape will be referred to as S4.3) (If confused about what the grouped shaped is supposed to look like, look at the photo provided)

Step 10: Raise S1

Raise S1 by 35mm

Step 11:

Select S1 and S2, then align them on the middle button on the X and Y axis

Step 12: Group S1 and S2

Group S1 and S2(this new shape will be called S1.1) (If confused about what the grouped shaped is supposed to look like, look at the photo provided)

Step 13: Align S1.1 and S4.3

Select and align S1.1 and S4.3 on the middle buttons on the Y, X and Z axis

Step 14: Group S1.1 and S4.3

Select and group the shapes S1.1 and S4.3

Step 15: Congrats, You Are Done

Now that you have finished the tutorial, if you want to, you can 3D print this model to actually be able to use this toy. As I said at the start, most 3D printers will not print in multiple colors, so if you would like to have it look like the colored model in the photo you will have to paint it, and you do not even have to paint it as the photo. You can paint to look like an ultra ball, master ball, net ball, etc, or if you want, you could design/paint your own pokeball. I leave what you do next up to you, have a great time designing.