Learn 3D Design Using Tinkercad

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by STEMToolkit Administrator

This resource is grouped into three main sections with several video screencasts added for practice and further exploration after learning the basic controls and features.

Introduction

3D Design Introduction:  In the snowman tutorial you will learn about perspective and how to begin making a snowman in 3D.

Tutorials

Tutorial 1: Learn about the left control bar, basic shapes, and left/right-click. (Pro tip: Before you begin, grab a mouse! Tinkercad is almost impossible without one.) For these videos, a left click is yellow and a right-click is red.

Tutorial 2: Learn about the shape editor window and the sizing handles.

Tutorial 3: Learn about the top menu bar.

Tutorial 4:  Learn about other shape generators and moving the work plane.

Digging Deeper

In this section, we will dig deeper with Tinkercad and how to incorporate other resources into our designs.

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.


StartSOLE is a simple inquiry-based approach that can be implemented in a single class period with minimal constraints and serves as an excellent addition or supplement to this lesson.  If you'd like to use one of these suggested questions to encourage students to dig deeper or help prepare them for this activity click on a link below to setup your StartSOLE lesson:


Teaching Strategies


StartSOLE

StartSOLE is a simple inquiry-based approach that can be implemented in a single class period with minimal constraints and serves as an excellent addition or supplement to this lesson.  If you'd like to use one of these suggested questions to encourage students to dig deeper or help prepare them for this activity click on a link below to setup your StartSOLE lesson:


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