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! ✅

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 ❌

• 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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