join two or more shapes together to make one shape

a drawing made up of straight or curved lines

a machine that can sense, think, and do tasks with some autonomy

make a copy of a shape and repeat its movement

Modelling and assembling complex shapes in Tinkercad

Design and technology

Paper and boards properties, sources and stock forms

3D Modelling in Tinkercad

Movement with mechanisms

Model a moving part in Tinkercad

Design and simulate in Tinkercad

CAD to CAM in Tinkercad

CAM, automation and laser cutting

Pupils will model with paper and boards and learn about sources and stock forms.  They will develop 3D computer-aided design knowledge and skills, applying this by designing and simulating mechanical systems using TinkerCAD.

Prototypes with mechanisms: robotics and automation

To combine shapes in Tinkercad we use ...

To line up shapes accurately in Tinkercad, which tool is used?

What does the scribble tool allow users to do?

Why do the military use robots for explosive removal?

In Tinkercad, what is seen on the screen and is interacted with by using the mouse and keyboard?

Match the mouse button with the Tinkercad function.

What are the white squares that appear around a shape when it is selected called?

What happens when you click and drag the black cone above a shape?

What appears if you click the rotation handles that appear around a shape when selected?

What are the axes called that shapes are rotated around in Tinkercad?

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

Modelling and assembling complex shapes in Tinkercad

Lesson outcome

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