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Computing

Introduction to 3D modelling

Modifying 3D objects

Making a desk tidy

Planning a 3D model

Make your own 3D model

In this unit pupils will discover how computers can be used to produce 3D models. They will experience working in a 3D space, moving, resizing, and duplicating objects. They will then create hollow objects using placeholders and combine multiple objects to create a model of a desk tidy.

3D Modelling

Drag the curved double-headed arrow handle.

Put these steps in order for rotating a 3D shape:

What must you do before rotating a 3D object?

What is the word for making a copy of an object in 3D modelling?

Select all the objects you want to group.

Ungroup if you want to separate the original objects.

Put these actions in order for grouping objects:

What does the word 'group' mean in 3D modelling?

Which statement about grouping objects is a wrong?

What appears around a 3D shape when you select it in Tinkercad?

What do you call the shapes that appear when you select a 3D object, and that can be used to change the object's size or position?

Which handle would you use to lift a shape above the workplane?

Put these actions in order for resizing a shape in two dimensions:

What is the word for making a 3D object larger or smaller?

Starter Quiz

What appears around a 3D shape when you select it in Tinkercad?