Tutorials

First Steps: Design Your 80/20 Aluminum Project

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to design projects with 80/20 aluminum profiles in Crafti.

What you'll learn

  1. 1
    Explore profiles in inches or millimeters, connectors, and accessories like wheels and handles, while adjusting key parameters: length, rotation, duplication (2x/Nx), cuts, colors, and precise positioning with alignment points or offset.
  2. 2

    Follow a hands-on example

    Create a small aluminum cart by placing profiles, connectors, caps, and wheels, applying Nx, and adjusting colors. Finally, generate your parts list and assembly instructions to bring your design to life.

With Crafti, working with 8020 aluminum is fast, easy, and fully creative.

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Everything you need to start designing.

Parts

  • 7,300+ real parts in 346 categories
  • Configurable parts
  • Real-world textures

Build

  • Snap-to-connect
  • See what connects to what
  • Auto-adjust by joints
  • Build once, repeat many
  • Draw & cut shapes

Precision

  • Easy 3D positioning
  • Make it flush
  • Point & click measuring
  • Scale references

Plan & buy

  • Live parts list
  • Cut plan for stock lengths
  • Fill your cart at retailers

Workspace

  • Works in your browser and on your phone
  • Backdrop reference images
  • Save up to three designs
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