PrintPal Fidget Clicker Maker

What is PrintPal Fidget Clicker Maker?

PrintPal's Fidget Clicker Maker turns a 3D model you already have into a clicking fidget toy. You upload an STL or OBJ, and the tool places an MX-style clicker cutter at the most interior point of the model at mid-height, scaling the model up if it is too small. It then splits the model on a flat plane and cuts the click shape into both halves. The printed halves snap together and click as the snap features pass each other, with no metal switch or spring.

You rotate the model so the click runs straight up, scale it from 1 to 2,000% (the cutter stays a fixed size in millimeters), and move the cutter with arrows, typed coordinates or a drag handle in the viewer. There are three styles: Regular, a two-part snap on the cut; Embedded, which hides the seam inside the model; and In a Box, which sets the top half into a 40 x 40 x 22 mm base, with up to 8 characters of front text as a separate part for a second color. An exploded view and an assembly animation let you check the cut.

Designing is free in the browser and the model stays on your computer, but the export buttons open a paywall: downloading the two STLs or a ZIP needs PrintPal Pro ($10 a month) or Studio ($25 a month). The FAQ says you keep full rights to the STLs and may sell prints. Your source mesh must be watertight. It suits sellers who want to add a click to their own figurines or keychains.

What you can make

• Clicking fidget toys from your own models
• Clicker keychains and keycaps
• Figurines on a clicking box base

How to use PrintPal Fidget Clicker Maker

1. Upload an STL or OBJ
2. Rotate the model so the click runs straight up
3. Pick Regular, Embedded or In a Box and place the cutter
4. Click Cut Model into 2 Parts, then subscribe and download both STLs