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  • Request to Join a School

    If you don't have a join code, and no one has invited you, you can request to join your school, and have someone else approve it from within.

    • Exporting Printer Usage

      All prints are tracked and logged in the Usage tab of your printer. See who printed what, when, and better understand how much time and filament it took, then export the report for easier sharing.

      • Group It

        Grouping shapes lets you combine shapes into a single object. Any shape in the group can be used to add or remove material from the other shapes it is combined with.

        • Size It

          Learn how to change a shape's scale by sizing it up or down.

          • Duplicate It

            The duplicate command is similar to the copy command, but has a few added benefits. Let's try it out and see what the duplicate command can do.

            • Hide It

              When designing, the workplane can become cluttered with shapes. Instead of moving or deleting shapes that you may need, you can easily just hide the shapes from view until you need them again.

              • Align It

                While building you may need to line up shapes. Let's try aligning some shapes.

                • View It

                  While creating designs it helps to see your shapes from all sides.The ViewCube (located at the top left of Tinkercad) will help you look around.Let's learn how you can change your view.

                  • TC-101: Tinkercad Design Basics

                    A student is ready to print their Tinkercad designs after completing the 11 lesson plans below. The final activity is a printable nametag keychain, and submitting it to the Polar Cloud for printing!

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                  • Rotate It

                    Let's learn how to rotate shapes on the Workplane.

                    • Place It

                      Placing shapes is one of the most common actions taken in Tinkercad and is simply the act of getting a shape into the design and onto the Workplane.

                      • Creating Holes

                        In this project you will learn how to remove material from another shape using the hole feature.

                        • Copy It

                          While creating in Tinkercad it can be helpful to make a copy of a shape in your design.

                          • Move It

                            Moving, rotating and arranging basic shapes is what allows creativity in Tinkercad. The combination of simple shapes allows the creation of more complex and creative designs.