Computer-aided Design Technologies
3D printing
Known as Additive Manufacturing Technology
Laser Cutter
High-powered laser etches and cuts material
KidWind Middle School team members will learn how to use 3D Modeling software run on web browsers to design parts for their wind turbine. Tinkercad, founded in 2010 and acquired by Autodesk in 2013, is one program they will learn to use. Tinkercad uses a simplified constructive solid geometry method of constructing models. A design is made up of primitive shapes that are either "solid" or "hole". Combining solids and holes together, new shapes can be created, which in turn can be assigned the property of solid or hole. Shapes can be imported in three formats: STL and OBJ for 3D, and 2-dimensional SVG shapes for extruding into 3D shapes. Tinkercad exports models in STL or OBJ formats, ready for 3D printing.
See the videos and tutorials below to learn more about how to use this program.
Click on the Tinkercad Shortcuts document to learn how to use shortcuts.
Promo Ambitions has a series of six videos that show how to use this tool to design objects that you want to 3D print. Tinkercad Tutorial Part I provides an explanation of the user interface as well as navigation views and preferences. Tinkercad Tutorial Part 2 focuses on shape manipulation and the scaling of shapes.
In Tinkercad Tutorial Part 3, learn to group objects, create a hole in an object, align objects and flip objects.
Learn about the workplane and ruler tools as well the brick and block environment.
Tinkercad Tutorial Part 4
Learn about circular patterns, linear patterns, and slicing of objects.
Tinkercad Tutorial Part 5,
Learn about importing, exporting, sharing, and downloading files
Tinkercad Tutorial Part 6
Caleb used his Tinkercad design to use with a 3D printer.
Soren used his Tinkercad design to make his blades with the laser cutter.
Designing in Tinkercad for 3D Printing
https://classroom.weareprintlab.com/p/designing-in-tinkercad-for-3d-printing
Tinkercad Laser Cutting Class