Tinkercad 3D Printing

This step-by-step tutorial introduces 3D printing with Tinkercad, showing how digital modelling can be used to bring CAD and CAM into the classroom. Using the Framegym resource as a practical example, it guides users through creating a range of connecting components that can be combined to produce their own unique designs.

The presentation covers key Tinkercad skills, including setting accurate dimensions, aligning and grouping shapes, creating holes, rotating objects and duplicating components. It then explains how to export individual models as STL files and prepare them for printing using slicing software such as Cura.

Ideal for introducing rapid prototyping, the tutorial helps pupils understand how ideas developed on screen can be transformed into physical components using a 3D printer. It also includes practical suggestions for schools that do not currently have access to their own 3D printing equipment.