a drawing showing how separate components fit together

viewing 3D objects in 2D, where objects look smaller as they get further away

viewing 3D objects in 2D to scale, showing each side of a design without perspective

drawing 3D objects to scale, with shape sides drawn at 30 degree angles from the horizontal

add notes or labels to something to help explain it

Exploded diagrams in CAD

Design and technology

Sustainable housing

The TinkerCAD user interface

Modify 3D shapes

Compound 3D shapes

Complex 3D shapes

Manipulating 3D shapes

Critique 3D eco-houses

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

From the horizontal, what angle are shape sides drawn at in isometric diagrams?

Why is it helpful to label an exploded diagram?

Put these in order for presenting your design to the class:

Put these steps in the correct order for drawing an exploded diagram in Tinkercad:

a written list of materials that are used

Put the steps for creating a final design in the correct order:

Starter Quiz

Which of these is a 3D shape?