How to Make a 3D Printed Basketball Shaped Pencil Holder With Your Name Using Tinkercad (updated)

Hi guys, in this Instructable I will show you how make a space for some pencils and an eraser, and all of this is shaped like a basketball! So let's get started!!

Step 1: Half Basketball

1. First take a basketball
2. Then take a cube and set it to a hole
3. Now select both of them
4. Press L to align
5. Align them
6. Press Ctrl + G to group them

Step 2: Eraser

1. First take a box
2. Then shape it to the size of the eraser and set it to a hole
3. Place it where you want it to be on the ball from the previous step
4. Select both of them and group

Step 3: Pencils

1. First take a cylinder
2. Then shape it to the size of your pencils and set it to a hole
3. Duplicate it seven times
4. Place them on the ball
5. Group them all together

Step 4: Your Name

1. Take a text object and set it to a hole
2. Write your name
3. Choose font
4. Place it on the ball
5. Group everything together

Step 5: Examples

Here are three examples for this Instructable that some of my students made, but I asked them to ad something of thier own, to make it interesting.

My first student aded wheels and a ring (to tie a rope), and made the perfect pen box.

My second student made a little box for these small scrap stuff that you get when you use a pencil sharpener.

My third student made a stand for a phone in the back of the ball.