Tinkercad Tutorial Part 1 - Interface, Movement, Settings and Grid

An updated tutorial series on all the features, tips and tricks in Tinkercad!
In this video we cover the view cube, orbiting, panning, moving shapes, settings, grid preferences, rotating and duplicating objects, and so much more!

Tinkercad is an online computer-aided design (CAD) software developed by Autodesk. It is designed to make 3D modeling and electronics prototyping accessible to beginners, educators, and hobbyists. With this program, users can create and design 3D models, including buildings, objects, and even simple electronic circuits.

The software offers a user-friendly interface and a range of tools that allow users to manipulate shapes, combine them, and create more complex objects. Tinkercad provides a library of pre-designed shapes and components that users can drag and drop into their workspace. It also supports customization of objects by resizing, rotating, and adding text.

Tinkercad's 3D modeling capabilities are particularly useful for 3D printing. Users can export their designs in the standard STL file format, which is compatible with most 3D printers. The software also includes features for designing simple electronic circuits by using virtual components and Arduino-based microcontrollers.

One of the notable aspects of Tinkercad is its focus on educational purposes. It is commonly used in classrooms to introduce students to the concepts of 3D design and electronics. Tinkercad provides a platform for learning and experimentation, allowing users to develop their creativity and problem-solving skills in a virtual environment.

Overall, Tinkercad serves as an accessible and intuitive tool for beginners and enthusiasts to explore the world of 3D design, prototyping, and electronics without requiring extensive prior knowledge or experience in CAD software.

0:00 Intro
0:36 Interface
1:00 Drop Shapes onto Workplane
2:15 The View Cube
3:05 Orbit & Panning
4:09 Zooming In & Out
4:35 Fit Selection in View
5:10 Selecting & Deselecting
6:12 Home View
6:45 Perspective vs Orthographic view
7:37 Important Settings
8:42 Cruise when adding new shapes
9:55 More Settings
11:35 Snap Grid
13:27 Copy, Paste, Undo & Redo
14:10 Duplicate
15:10 Shapes in the World
16:30 Drag a copy
17:25 Notes
18:59 Movement
21:20 Drop to Workplane
22:01 Rotating Objects
23:43 Future Videos

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Happy Tinkering! If you appreciate the video, leave a comment : )

[larrytuteur]

Fantastic, frankly this was the only good tutorial I have seen on YouTube. Not only was it comprehensive, but you spoke slowly enough that I got everything you said. You also pointed at buttons, icons, and menus slowly enough that I caught them. I thought that perhaps I was kind of slow in the head and that was why I couldn't keep up. But after reading the comments on the other videos I see that wasn't the only one who was having trouble. Thank you very much for a great video. I will be watching the rest of this series.

[crooker]

I was just watching your old tutorial and was about to ask for a new version. You read my mind 5 months ago!! Thank you! This is brilliant.

[mickeyfilmer]

I'm getting on a bit... (64) and so being a newby to 3d printing- I was totally baffled by Fusion 360-then someone suggedted Tinkercad- again totally bemused, bewildered and on the verge of selling the 3d printer, when I came across this video!!! WOW now it is beginning to make sense- I am actually understanding it thanks to your superb way of explaining this programme. thank you so very much- you've saved an old timers sanity.

[pintacatalin]

Excellent work mate! Your calm voice, slow educated explanations makes this easy to absorb and understand for anybody! Thank you a ton!

[vasishtha.universe]

I watched all of your original Tinkercad Tutorial video 4 years ago, thanks for recreating these updated ones, I needed a refresher!

[cyclerider]

By far, the best explanation of uses with Tinkercad for the beginner, like me. Thank you

[ferjanyen]

Si, you do the best tutorial of all! Thanks!!

[pshames]

Thank you very much for creating this series. As someone who is brand to 3d printing design, this is so very helpful.

[martyb]

As a new 3d printing dude, these videos are very helpful. Thanks for making them!

[barbnd]

Thank you so much for the update! I can't wait to see the remainder videos. Great teaching tool for newbies!

[ianskeldon]

fantastic tutorial, love the bit where your lost inside a basketball, you can't beat a good sense of humour.

[Panicmicelf]

I’ll be watching the rest of these, thanks for posting

[qlnllgy]

Thank you so much for these tutorials. They helped me to understand my assignment so much more and made it a lot easier.

[arthurtorricer]

when i do the 25mm block and the 25mm gap to stack the box there is a very very thin gap still between the 2 boxes..
When I did a test print, even though I joined the 2 boxes, the print was weak as if it printed 2 separate boxes .
So I made the gap 24.5 and made the top box taller.. hope that made sense.

[keithdriggers]

Would it be possible to do a video on importing svg files to create 3d printed lightboxes??

[STAINLESS]

Question...can Tinkercad export models to video editors like Final Cut Pro or iMovie?

[BlondieSL]

Has anyone noticed something with tinkercad, lately?

So you open a project, and it opens in the last view that you had, but you make changes to it, save it, but when opened next time, it doesn't open in the view it was saved in, but rather, a view from below the work plane and very zoomed in?

Even if you now change the view to what you like (or home view), save it again and go back, it still opens up from bottom zoomed in?

I've noticed that on 2 projects. Older projects from a week ago load normally (last view I had).

The only fix was to highlight everything in the project, delete it, make a new project, paste objects, name it, save it THEN it would load in the last view you had it in.

Anyone notice that (even though that was difficult to type as I have not had my 1st cup of coffee yet!?

LOL