Tinkercad Tutorial

Complex shapes (3d objects) are made of basic shapes. Knowledge of basic shapes and when to use them is a critical skill to learn in Tinkercad.

Essential

good to know it exists

See here for a intro from Tinkercad blog

Tool	Actions	How to Use
View Cube	1. Rotate workplane 2. Rotate to preset Views	1. Drag cube to rotate workplane 2. Click faces for Top, Front, or Side views.
Home	Reset View	Returns to default front-facing perspective.
Zoom fit all	Zoom fit selected	Fits screen (nothing selected) or centers on selected objects.
Perspective/Flat	Toggle View	Switches between 3D Perspective view and flat Orthogonal view.
Pan View	Move workplane horizontally or vertically	Hold `Ctrl` + Right Click + move touchpad

Move

move object by first making sure nothing is selected(click off or click blank space), then simply click and drag in one motion.

Action	Shortcut	Result
Horizontal	Arrow Keys	Move 1 grid unit.
Horizontal (Large)	`Shift` + Arrows	Move 10 grid units.
Vertical off workplane	Drag Up Arrow Cone or press Ctrl+Arrow Keys	Raise or lower object.

Rotate

Action	Shortcut	Result
Set Angle	Select Handle → `Tab` → Type #	Rotate to exact degree.

Resize

Excellent youtube video about scaling objects

Action	Shortcut	Result
Set Dimension	Select Handle → `Tab` → Type #	Resize to exact size.
Next Dimension	Press `Tab`	Jump between width/depth/height inputs.
Confirm	Press `Enter`	Finalize change.

Coming soon