Young Architects

Getting Started

Tinkercad can be used on a laptop or iPad. There is also an iPad Tinkercad app that can be download via the app store. We recommend signing up via a laptop or iPad – not the app. Once signed up you can then download and use the app if preferred. Use the steps below to sign up and complete your basic skills tutorials. Follow the steps below, but if you ever get lost all the Tinkercad tutorials can be found here: Tinkercad Tutorials

Go to www.tinkercad.com

Click on sign up.

 

Select Students, Join a class

 

Enter the 9 digit class code

Click Go to my class and Join with Nickname

 

Enter the nickname given to you by your teacher and click Thats me! You need to enter the nickname exactly how it was given to you.

 

Go to Tinker – Codeblocks

This is the page you should be looking at, read through the information:

Scroll down to find the tutorials:

Here are the direct links to the tutorials:

  1. Intro to codeblocks shapes
  2. Moving shapes
  3. Rotating shapes

Complete all 3 tutorials.

If you finish before the end of the session you can play around with the software.

Tinker with these Codeblocks designs to create your own models:

1. Table

Start by pressing play:

Edit the variables to change the design:

2. Brick

3. Picture Frame

4. Set Colour

5. Rocket to Mars

6. Fidget Spinner

7. Pizza

Get to know the basics

Welcome to the world of design!
Design is the art of discovering all the things that haven’t been made yet. It is equal parts learning and teaching, breaking and making, seeing and showing.
Design is sharing!
Tinkercad is an amazingly powerful easy-to-use tool for creating digital designs that are ready to be 3D printed into super-cool physical objects. You will be guided through the 3D design process via easy hands-on “Lessons”, that teach you the basics of Tinkercad before moving on to more complex modeling techniques.
Let’s get started!

Tutorial Link: Let’s Learn

Introduction

An architect is the person who plans the construction of a building. The architect designs the shape of the building, chooses the materials it will be built with, and it is architect’s responsibility to prove that the building will be durable, safe, and won’t fall down.
Architects have a lot of responsibility, but they also make a lot of exciting and creative decisions. In this course we will learn about some basic principles of architecture, and experiment with architecture in Tinkercad.

Design 1 - Build a Tinkercad House

Young Architects Tinkercad House Project PDF Download

In this activity you will follow along with the steps to create a simple house shape. After completing the activity you will be let loose to personalize your house further on your own. During the activity you will learn how Architects design a house by creating a simple floor plan using the house you create.

Tutorial Link: Tinkercad House

Design 2 - Create a House Floorplan

In this lesson you will learn how architects create floor plans to build houses.

Tutorial Link: Floorplan

Design 3 - Create Your Own House

In this lesson you will take what you have learned and expand and customize your house to make it your own.

Tutorial Link: Create your own

Design 4 - Build a Roman Arch

Architects have a lot of responsibility, but they also make a lot of exciting and creative decisions. In this lesson we will learn about some basic principles of architecture, and experiment with architecture in Tinkercad.

Tutorial Link: Roman Arch

Design 5 - Build a Log Cabin​

This building design is slightly different as its made from cylinders, instead of cuboids.

Tutorial Link: Log Cabin

Design 6 - Japanese Architecture

In this project you will practice basic Tinkercad skills like scale, move, and rotate to create a Japanese style building.

Tutorial Link: Japanese Architecture

Design 7 - Build a Temple​

This lesson will cover how to use the workplane tool to build a temple. Also, a great way to get textures is using the image generator shape and a black and white image.

Tutorial Link: Build a Temple

Design 8 - Build a Roman Dome with Columns

In this project you will learn how to build a column, then use that column to create an amazing Roman inspired Dome.

Tutorial Link: Roman Dome