Tinkercad

In addition to using Autodesk Fusion 360 for our outreach work, we often use Autodesk Tinkercad which is a colourful and easy to use CAD software that works in the web browser. It is ideal for getting primary school children (KS2) involved in the design process and we have used it with school pupils through KS3.

Tinkercad is free to use at tinkercad.com You will need to sign up for a Tinkercad account.

Below are resources we have used with schools for outreach activities. Teachers and parents can use them to work through activities in school or at home.

Activity	Resources
To read before you start	Getting started with Tinkercad Using Project Folders video presentation about CAD Lesson plan getting started with CAD
Tinkercad basics	Mouse control diagram Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts Basic instructions Practising basic Tinkercad functions Practising basics video tutorialGrid and workplane basics
Design a keyring	Keyring video tutorial
Design a money pots to fit any coin	Instructions & ResourcesMoney pot video tutorial Moneypot written tutorial Using Tinkercad coin models pdf Using Tinkercad coin models video
Design an ice lolly drip tray	Instructions & ResourcesDrip tray video tutorialLolly models links Using lolly modelsstl U lolly section stl cylinder lolly section stl rocket lolly section svg lolly shapes
Design a spinning top	Tinkercad spinning top written tutorial
Greenpower Goblin steering wheel design	Instructions and resources to complete this task to design a steering wheel for the Greenpower Goblin car. Your can send your design to us and we will display it on a Goblin car for you in augmented reality.

Tinkercad is free to use online