# Modeling a yoyo for manufacturing **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/modeling-a-yoyo-for-manufacturing/392727 **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation **Created:** [January 23, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/modeling-a-yoyo-for-manufacturing/392727 "2024-01-23T14:17:21Z") **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: [January 23, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/modeling-a-yoyo-for-manufacturing/392727/3 "2024-01-23T15:02:22Z")
> **[FreeCAD: Your own 3D parametric modeler](https://www.freecad.org/)** > > FreeCAD, the open source 3D parametric modeler FreeCAD is a free, open-source parametric modeler. I have been using it for my yoyo company since 2021, including 15 yoyo models that I’ve had manufactured or prototyped. It has its own collection of tutorials: [https://wiki.freecad.org/Tutorials](https://wiki.freecad.org/Tutorials) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/1/2/d12aab3782a4ab938a87d7db399e10dfdc02741f.jpeg "Yoyo Design 101: Lesson 1: Introduction and "The Guts"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RmFeVW3wSk) This short video series talks about design/physics/manufacturing of yoyos. A must-watch. https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLWmlUBMq1m9eKpMDYjLmfK-D2YlKGBSbb&wmode=transparent&rel=0&autohide=1&showinfo=1&enablejsapi=1 Here’s a playlist that walks through the entire process of taking a yoyo design from concept to production. The resulting yoyo was the [Mk1 Spyglass](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/spyglass-yoyo-by-mk1?variant=42478938947774). > [@Yoyo CAD & Prototyping Adventures](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-cad-prototyping-adventures/291547): > > About a month ago I realized that designing your own yo-yo and actually prototyping it is a lot more approachable than I thought. There’s a lot of great CAD software out there, a lot of it free to use for this purpose, and there are machine shops that specialize in yo-yos, even for one-off runs. The price for this is expensive, but I’ll end up with something real, and personal, and special. I started learning CAD using [Fusion 360](https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/overview), which has a free startup license that you can activate from the … This thread has a lot of useful information as well, many other folks have designed/produced their own yoyos and shared their stories on these forums. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/modeling-a-yoyo-for-manufacturing/392727)._