Learn 3D Design Using Tinkercad
The lessons are grouped into 4 main lessons with several objectives added for practice and further exploration after learning the basic controls and features.
3D Design Introduction: In the snowman tutorial you will learn about perspective and how to begin making a snowman in 3D.
Lesson 1: In Tutorial 1 you will learn about the left control bar, basic shapes, and left/right click. Before you start, get a mouse. Tinkercad is almost impossible without one. For these videos, a left click is yellow and a right click is red.
Lesson 2: In Tutorial 2 you will learn about the the shape editor window and the sizing handles.
Lesson 3: In Tutorial 3 you will learn about the top menu bar.
Lesson 4: In Tutorial 4 you will learn about other shape generators and moving the workplane.
Digging Deeper with Tinkercad and Combining Other Resources
Building a Heart Shaped Box: In the heart box tutorial you will learn how to make a heart, a heart shaped container, and a matching lid.
Easy Custom Text: In this Google Drawing Tutorial you will learn how to use Google Drawing to create custom text to import into Tinkercad.
Tinkercad and The NOUN Project SVG Import Tutorial: In this NOUN Project tutorial you will learn how to use The NOUN Project to find SVG graphics and import them into Tinkercad.
Tinkercad and Selva3D: In this Selva3D tutorial you will learn how to turn any jpg image file into a 3D STL file to import into Tinkercad.