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  • 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.

    • 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.

      • Creating Holes

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

        • Align It

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

          • 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.

            • Copy It

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

              • 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.

                  • 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.

                    • 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.

                      • 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.

                        • 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.