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Welcome to 3D Modeling with Tinkercad! This project will teach you the basics of 3D modeling, which leads to 3D printing! The first project we will do is a birdhouse design project that connects with Brookline's grade 5 curriculum. However, no matter what grade you're in, feel free to participate!
Welcome to 3D Modeling with Tinkercad! This project will teach you the basics of 3D modeling, which leads to 3D printing! The first project we will do is a birdhouse design project that connects with Brookline's grade 5 curriculum. However, no matter what grade you're in, feel free to participate!
Welcome to 3D Modeling with Tinkercad.webmGetting Signed Up to Tinkercad
Getting Signed Up to Tinkercad
If you do not yet have a Tinkercad account, please go to our Google Classroom page and follow the steps under "Classwork > Getting a Tinkercad Account."
If you do not yet have a Tinkercad account, please go to our Google Classroom page and follow the steps under "Classwork > Getting a Tinkercad Account."
If you are having trouble, post to the discussion board or email me at matt_picard@psbma.org.
If you are having trouble, post to the discussion board or email me at matt_picard@psbma.org.
Tinkercad Skills Practice
Tinkercad Skills Practice
Tinkercad is an awesome program. It allows you design and 3D print all sorts of things! I even designed a treehouse for my kids with it! However, it takes a bit of practice to get the hang of. It may help for you to do a few warm up designs using Tinkercad's "Basic Skills Practice"
Tinkercad is an awesome program. It allows you design and 3D print all sorts of things! I even designed a treehouse for my kids with it! However, it takes a bit of practice to get the hang of. It may help for you to do a few warm up designs using Tinkercad's "Basic Skills Practice"
Also, I recommend you dive right in with the birdhouse instructional videos. They will teach you a lot while you do the project. However, if you'd like to get the full range of all Tinkercad has to offer, watch these. You'll be a pro. I've posted the series of videos below.
Also, I recommend you dive right in with the birdhouse instructional videos. They will teach you a lot while you do the project. However, if you'd like to get the full range of all Tinkercad has to offer, watch these. You'll be a pro. I've posted the series of videos below.
And of course, you can always post a message to the Google Classroom discussion board or email matt_picard@psbma.org.
And of course, you can always post a message to the Google Classroom discussion board or email matt_picard@psbma.org.
Tinkercad Challenge 1 - Build a Birdhouse
Tinkercad Challenge 1 - Build a Birdhouse
Challenge 1: Birdhouses.webmProject Steps
Project Steps
1) Sign in to Tinkercad and start a new design (if you don't have and account yet, see instructions above).
1) Sign in to Tinkercad and start a new design (if you don't have and account yet, see instructions above).
2) Go to this Mass Audubon Birdhouse Nesting Chart and choose a bird to build a house for.
2) Go to this Mass Audubon Birdhouse Nesting Chart and choose a bird to build a house for.
3) Watch the videos below to learn how to use Tinkercad to model your birdhouse.
3) Watch the videos below to learn how to use Tinkercad to model your birdhouse.
4) Share the link to your project by going to the "Student Designs" page in the upper right hand corner. Then, check out the designs of your classmates on the same page!
4) Share the link to your project by going to the "Student Designs" page in the upper right hand corner. Then, check out the designs of your classmates on the same page!
Step-by-step Example Videos
Step-by-step Example Videos
Tip: Click "Pop Out" in the upper right hand corner if the video is too small to see!
Tip: Click "Pop Out" in the upper right hand corner if the video is too small to see!
Video 1: Getting Around Tinkercad.mp41) Getting Around Tinkercad
1) Getting Around Tinkercad
Skills: Changing the grid, moving around workplane
Video 2: Floor and Sides.mp42) Building the Floor and Sides
2) Building the Floor and Sides
Skills: Creating shapes, re-sizing, rotating, duplicating, workplane tool, grouping
Video 3: Adding the Front.mp43) Adding the Front
3) Adding the Front
Skills: Ruler, making a hole, converting fractions to decimals
Video 4: Adding the Back.mp44) Adding the Back
4) Adding the Back
Skills: Applies all previous skills
Video 5: Raise the Roof!.mp45) "Raise the Roof"
5) "Raise the Roof"
Skills: Applies all previous skills
Video 6: Adding a Bird.mp46) Adding a Bird
6) Adding a Bird
Skills: Adding and modifying other people's designs
Sharing Your Design.webm7) Sharing Your Design
7) Sharing Your Design
Video 8: Advanced Tips.mp4Bonus: Advanced Features
Bonus: Advanced Features
Includes angled roofs, adding ventilation holes, nails, shingles, perch
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