Open Chrome and make sure you are logged in
Go to tinkercad.com
At the top-right of the screen, click on ”Log In” - do NOT click “Sign Up,” since everyone at The Meadowbrook School already has an account
Click on ”Student Accounts”
Click on “Sign in with Google”
To get to the tutorials, go to the top menu and select ”Learn”
Under “Learn 3D Design,” click “View All”
Completing tutorials (lessons):
Scroll down to see all the lessons
For each tutorial:
When you complete a tutorial:
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Need to do a tutorial again to better understand it? Click ”Reset” instead of ”Done”
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These are the 5 required tutorials:
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The tutorials start out easy, but get harder and harder… read and do everything in the directions and follow all the steps, including “Show Hint”
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Your task is to make your own keychain from scratch
Criteria: | Constraints: |
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It must rectangular base with at least one rounded side (add cylinder(s) to a rectangle to create this shape) | Base must be exactly 3 mm thick (if you’re set to inches, then it must be 1/8 in. thick) |
Base cannot exceed 4 in. long and 1 in. wide | |
The keychain must have letters protruding from the top | The letters must be attached to the base (move the workplane to attach them) |
The keychain must have a hole for string | The hole must be large enough for a piece of string to fit |
You may (optional) add a border around the letters of your name |