TinkerCad Project Reflection

When I first looked at the project of creating a 3D digital design object, I was not sure I would be able to produce a good piece of work. TinkerCad is a online website where you can create 3D design and 3D printing tool for the masses. Whether you're a designer, hobbyist, teacher, or kid, you can use TinkerCad to make toys, prototypes, home decor, Minecraft models, jewelry, and many other various things. When I first started using the website I felt this task was very challenging, as the controls of the website to design anything were very complex. Before I started to create my own 3D design on the website, I first spent time understanding how the designs are actually made. To do this I spent time on the different lessons that are available on the website, that help you build a greater understanding of the controls before you make your own design. Before making my own design, I spent time doing lessons 1-10. In each lesson I got to learn more about the different controls that were there to build your own design. Some were easy to learn, and some were very difficult.

My Lessons on TinkerCad:

Lesson one: (Learning the moves) - Learning how to move objects.

Lesson two: (Camera controls) - learning how to zoom into an object. Learning how to zoom in and out, and moving around an object to see it’s back and front view. 

Lesson three: (Creating holes) - Learnt how to group objects together, and create holes. 

Lesson four: (Scale copy & paste) - How to drag, scale, and copy & paste. Starts with a blank workplace. 

Lesson five: (Key ring, letters) - Learning to design a key ring. 

Lesson six: (Die on the workplane) - learnt how to drag and places objects, and readjust the size to fit in the workplane, and to fit on the die. 

Lesson seven: (Mine craft party glasses) - In this lesson it teaches us how to design our very own party glasses. 

Lesson eight: (Cufflinks) - In this lesson you use different shapes and adjust the size to make cufflinks. 

Lesson nine: (Luggage tag) - This lesson is all about customization. In this lesson I learned how to design and customize the luggage tag. 

Lesson ten: (Chess pawn) - In this lesson I learnt how to create a traditional chess pawn. 

After I completed these lessons, I then moved on to creating my own design. At first I looked at the different options for objects that I could create using the knowledge I have learnt from the lessons. After I searched the different shapes, letters and other controls, I decided on creating a rabbit. This used many of the skills taught in the lesson. I used the skill of moving objects which was learnt in lesson one, I used the skill of zooming in and out of objects which was lesson two, I used the skill of copy, paste and drag which I learnt in lesson four, I used the skill of dragging different objects and changing their size to fit the object outcome which I had learnt in lesson six, I used the skill of customization which I learnt in lesson nine, and I also used the skill of overlapping an object on top of one another to create the 3D effect, I learnt this in my sixth lesson. When I started creating my object, I needed to see some reference to build a better object, so I decided to search pictures of rabbits, and I choose a simple design of a rabbit, to construct my 3D design. Next time when I do this project again I would like to add more detail to my work and use more complex controls to get a better outcome, I feel I could have done much better, through more learning. It would be a good idea to repeat the lessons I have done to refresh my memory and build a greater understanding for building my design. 

My Design: