3D Modeling

Welcome! Today is Wednesday, August 7th.

Today's Agenda

1:00 - 1:15 PM: Logging on & Ice breakers

1:15 - 2:00 PM: Tinkercad Demo

2:00 - 2:10 PM: Bio Break

2:10 - 2:20 PM: Activity Time

2:20 - 3:00 PM: Let's Build a Game Level

3:00 - 3:30 PM: Reflections, Saving & Sharing

Learning Objective

Today you'll learn how to get started in WOMP, including adding and subtracting shapes, creating custom shapes, and experimenting with physics to bring your 3D models to life.

Skills you'll walk away with

Basic Navigation: Mastery of mouse controls to rotate, pan, and zoom in the 3D space.
Shape Manipulation: Ability to add, move, resize, rotate, and customize basic shapes.
Combining and Subtracting Shapes: Proficiency in using Boolean operations to add and subtract shapes for creating complex models.

Important Vocabulary

Coordinate System: The X, Y, and Z axes used to define the position of objects in 3D space.
Extrusion: The process of extending a 2D shape into a 3D object by pulling it along the Z-axis.
Boolean Operations: Techniques for adding or subtracting shapes to create complex models.

WOMP Coffee Mug Tutorial

Here, we'll learn how to add and subtract from shapes, create custom shapes, and even play around with physics.

Step 1: Get Started in Womp

Navigate to Womp.com to access the platform
Log In: Carefully copy and Paste the login details that were DMed to you over Zoom

Step 2: Follow the tutorial

In the home page, navigate to the 'discover' tab on the right
Click on 'The Coffee Cup Mug Game'
Then get started!

Step 3: Save your work!

Head to the 'Export' button at the top right of the screen
Click on 'Export Full Screen Image'
Share it to Day 3 Padlet!

The right panel where the magic happens (change your shape, goop level, roundness, material, color, and transform properties of your shapes here!)

The curve tool

Get started in Womp

Here, we'll learn how to add and subtract from shapes, create custom shapes, and even play around with physics.

Step 1: Get Started in Womp

Navigate to Womp.com to access the platform
Log In: Carefully copy and Paste the login details that were DMed to you over Zoom
Click on “New Project” (a large blue icon at the top right of the screen) start modeling

Step 2: Basic Navigation - Mouse Controls:

Rotate View: Click and drag with the left mouse button (or drag 2 fingers on your trackpad)
Pan View: Click and drag with the right mouse button (or drag 1 finger on your trackpad)
Zoom: Scroll the mouse wheel up or down

Step 3: Add a cube and adjust its properties

Click on 'Area 1' under 'Objects' and press delete
Then, navigate to 'Objects' at the top to add a new object. Add a cube!
- Feel free to play around with size, rotation, scale, and roundness.
  - Move your object
    - Press the X, Y, and Z arrows to move your object
  - Resize your object
    - - Click and drag on the corner square handles to change the size
      - Or, click the square handle in the center of your shape to resize it and maintain its aspect ratio
  - Rotate your object
    - - Hover over an edge of the shape to access the rotation features

Step 4: Add a shape to your cube (or subtract one!)

Add another shape and drag it on top of or next to your cube.
Make sure all your shapes are in the same area if you'd like to combine them
Then, adjust the goop level!
If you'd like to subtract a shape, click on it and then press 'negative' in the right panel.
- Hierarchy matters!

Step 5: Stylize your shape

Change your color and add a new material in the right panel

Step 6: Add curves

Curves come with two points.
- You can move each point's location and change its size (and even color and material!)
You can also duplicate (command d) a point and move the points around
- Can you make a worm-like shape?
Head to the panel on the right and click on a shape to change your curve's shape

Step 7: Save your work!