shapes made of many different shapes, including combining compound shapes

Complex 3D shapes

Design and technology

Sustainable housing

The TinkerCAD user interface

Modify 3D shapes

Compound 3D shapes

Manipulating 3D shapes

Critique 3D eco-houses

Exploded diagrams in CAD

This unit introduces 3D Computer Aided Design to pupils.  They will investigate modern architects to understand the techniques and materials they use in sustainable housing.  They will develop knowledge of TinkerCAD to design and present a model sustainable house.

CAD structures: architecture

What does it mean if a shape turns into a light grey colour with dots in Tinkercad?

Flips the shape across the horizontal axis

Match each action to what happens when you use the mirror tool in Tinkercad

Choose the direction you want to mirror (left-right, up-down, front-back)

Put these steps in the correct order to mirror a shape in Tinkercad.

A 3D shape with only straight sides and no curves

A 3D shape made of different 3D shapes joined together

A 3D shape that looks the same from every side

How many handles appear when using the Mirror tool?

A shape made by grouping two or more shapes together

What does the 'Duplicate' tool do in Tinkercad?

Group the shape with another of a different colour

How do you make a hollow shape in Tinkercad?

What must you do before combining two shapes into one in Tinkercad?

Make a smaller shape a 'hole' and group it with the bigger one

If you want to make a shape with a hole in the centre, what should you do?

If you want to make four identical shapes in a row, which tool is best to use?

Complex 3D shapes

Lesson outcome