CAD and 3D Printing

Today in GRi11 2.0 we learnt how to use Tinkercad and a design a 3D keyring. Firstly we signed into our classroom called 'GRi11 Ignite' on a  website called Project Ignite. We worked through some set lessons to learn the basics of CAD (computer aided design).

After we mastered the basics we started on designing our 3D Keyring. 

 Tinkercad was really easy to use but getting the right measurements was hard. As pointed out by our teachers we had to use a lot of mathematical knowledge (measurement, units of measurement, 3D shapes, Rotation and scale).

Once we finished our design we uploaded them as an STL. file to a shared folder in Google Drive. Then we used the 3D printer software (UP) to get them ready for printing.

Aisha and Jack C were the first to get their's printed, but Mr R made an error when setting the scale. He clearly needs to attend a workshop on scale and measurement. After three and half hours the 3D printing finished and we were pumped! 

We will write another post and show you some of our finished keyring's next week.