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2️⃣ The Tinkercad Interface

Dashboard: where all your projects are saved

Workplane (blue grid): this is where you build your 3D models

Shapes Panel (right side): drag shapes like cubes, cylinders, or text onto the grid

View Cube (top left): click to change your viewpoint (front, side, top)

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🔧 Basic Controls & Commands in Tinkercad

1. View & Navigation

Right click + drag → Rotate the whole view 🔄

Scroll wheel → Zoom in/out 🔍

Shift + right click + drag → Pan (move around the workspace) ↔️

2. Selecting & Moving Objects

Left click → Select a shape or object 🟦

Left click + drag → Move the shape across the grid ➡️

Shift + click → Select multiple shapes at once ✨

3. Resizing & Adjusting

White squares (corners) → Resize length/width ⬜

White dot (top) → Change height (make taller or shorter) ↕️

Black curved arrows → Rotate the shape around an axis ⟳

4. Positioning

Black arrows above shape → Raise or lower objects (move up/down) ⬆️⬇️

Align tool (shortcut: L) → Line up shapes neatly side-by-side 📏

5. Editing Shapes

Hole option → Turns a shape into a “cutter” (useful for making holes) 🕳️

Solid option → Returns it to a solid object 🟦

Group (Ctrl + G) → Combine shapes into one object 🔗

Ungroup (Ctrl + Shift + G) → Separate them again ✂️

6. Other Useful Shortcuts

Duplicate (Ctrl + D) → Copy and paste an object instantly 🖨️

Undo (Ctrl + Z) → Fix mistakes quickly 🔙

Redo (Ctrl + Y) → Bring back something you undid 🔁

Delete (Del key) → Remove a shape ❌

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4️⃣ Your First Project Challenge 🎯

Task: Create a simple object using at least 2–3 shapes.
👉 Example ideas:

A keyring with your initials 🔑

A pencil holder made of a cylinder + holes ✏️

A simple name tag with text 🏷️

Steps:

1. Drag shapes from the right-hand menu

2. Resize and combine them into your design

3. Add text if you want (your name or initials)

4. Save your project — it autosaves! ✅