# 3d printing software for potential yoyo designs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Up & Coming Manufacturers\ **Created:** [October 21, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/3d-printing-software-for-potential-yoyo-designs/309549 "2019-10-21T15:37:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/3d-printing-software-for-potential-yoyo-designs/309549/3 "2019-10-21T18:07:04Z")
Fusion 360 is free for hobby/startup use. I’ve used it for [all of the designs I’ve made](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk-1-yoyos/294446), including [one that is for sale here at YYE](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/diffraction-2-by-mk1-yoyos). It took me a couple months of occasional practice doing throwaway designs before I found a winner, but with 3D printing you can actually test your designs much more quickly, and potentially, learn faster. I wrote a whole thread about my learning process here: [Yoyo CAD & Prototyping Adventures](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-cad-prototyping-adventures/291547) Are you already pretty familiar with 3D printing? There’s some tricky parts of it that aren’t really apparent at first, especially with yoyos. You’ll probably want to use 100% infill, and it should be concentric circles instead of a waffle pattern. There should also be a setting or option to reduce z-level seams that is important to use. The trickiest part is making the guts - it’s easier for fixed-axle types, especially since the overall weight/width of the yoyo can be lighter, which is suitable for that style of play. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/3d-printing-software-for-potential-yoyo-designs/309549)._