MakerDraw Is Coming — Giveaways Built for Makers

By MakerViking

Published April 9, 2026

Updated June 6, 2026

3 min read

Category: News & Updates

MakerDraw is a giveaway platform built into TinkerAtlas for maker and 3D printing streamers. A custom 3D printer extruder draw animation, Twitch and YouTube chat integration, OBS overlays, and a full analytics dashboard. Beta launching next week. Here's what's coming.

<p class="mb 2" MakerDraw is getting close and I'm excited to share more about where it's at.</p <p class="mb 2" For those who haven't heard me talk about it before, MakerDraw is a giveaway and competition platform built right into TinkerAtlas, designed for maker and 3D printing streamers. If you've ever watched a livestream giveaway and thought "that generic spinner wheel doesn't really fit the vibe"... well, this is what MakerDraw is for. I'm aiming to launch the beta next week.</p <p class="mb 2" <strong The Draw Animation</strong </p <p class="mb 2" This is the part I'm most proud of. Instead of a random name picker, MakerDraw uses a 3D printer extruder animation. The extruder spins up, names scroll on a filament strand, gears accelerate to a blur, then slow down and lock onto the winner. Celebration particles and synthesized printer sounds included. It looks and feels like it belongs in the 3D printing world.</p <p class="mb 2" <strong What Streamers Get</strong </p <p class="mb 2" A simple 3 step giveaway wizard to get up and running fast. OBS ready overlays in multiple sizes that drop right into any streaming setup. Twitch and YouTube chat integration so entries come in automatically from live chat. A dashboard with giveaway history, stats, and analytics like entry timelines and peak entry rates. Powerful but not complicated.</p <p class="mb 2" <strong What Viewers Get</strong </p <p class="mb 2" Once you've linked your TinkerAtlas account to Twitch or YouTube, entering is as simple as typing a command in chat. No extra steps for every new giveaway. Winners get a dedicated claim page for their prize, a profile showcase tab displaying all your wins, and there's a public gallery to browse past and active giveaways across the community.</p <p class="mb 2" <strong Why This Matters</strong </p <p class="mb 2" Every giveaway tool out there right now is generic. MakerDraw is built from the ground up for the maker and 3D printing community. It's the kind of tool I always wished existed when running my own streams.</p <p class="mb 2" There's more to share about MakerDraw soon. Stay tuned.</p <p class="mb 2" <strong Funding</strong </p <p class="mb 2" We're at 29% funding this month with about 8 days to go. It's moving, but we're still behind where we need to be. Every contribution goes straight to keeping the site running. The server, the devtools, the platform. None of it is a paycheck for me. I haven't taken one since I started building TinkerAtlas in July 2025.</p <p class="mb 2" If you're excited about what's coming, helping fund the platform is the best way to make it happen faster.</p <ul <li <p class="mb 2" <strong PayPal</strong — <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://paypal.me/makerviking" https://paypal.me/makerviking</a </p </li <li <p class="mb 2" <strong Ko Fi</strong — <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://ko fi.com/tinkeratlas" https://ko fi.com/tinkeratlas</a </p </li <li <p class="mb 2" <strong TinkerAtlas+</strong — <a target=" blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text blue 600 hover:text blue 800 dark:text blue 400 dark:hover:text blue 200 underline cursor pointer transition colors" href="https://tinkeratlas.com/pricing" https://tinkeratlas.com/pricing</a (lifetime accounts at $199 — only 4 left)</p </li </ul <p class="mb 2" If you support via Ko Fi or PayPal, I manually add TA+ perks to your account. Just make sure I can connect your name or email to your TinkerAtlas account, or send me a message and we'll sort it out.</p <p class="mb 2" — Thomas</p