a 3D shape with two circular faces connected by a rectangular section

Making a desk tidy

Computing

Introduction to 3D modelling

Modifying 3D objects

Make your own name badge

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

something that temporarily marks a space or makes a hole

What is the term for something that temporarily marks a space or is used to create a hole?

What tool would you use to combine several 3D objects into one?

Make sure both are flat on the workplane.

Put these steps in order for making a hole in a 3D object:

The shape will be completely hollow and not work as a container.

What happens if you don’t raise the placeholder off the workplane when making a hole?

What do you call it when you make a copy of a 3D object?

What must you do before you can rotate a 3D shape?

Which tool is used to rotate a 3D object in Tinkercad?

How can you see all the rotate handles on a 3D shape?

Put these actions in order for duplicating and moving a shape:

What should you do if you want to move several objects together in your model?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Making a desk tidy

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.