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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.

    • 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.

            • 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.

              • Size It

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

                • Rotate It

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

                  • 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.

                      • 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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                      • 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.

                        • 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.