Tinkercad Blog

Exploring the Future of Construction with Tinkercad

Kellyanne Mahoney — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 12:30:00 GMT

If you were to hop in a time machine and visit a construction site in 2030, what new technology do you think you’d see? Would workers make use of virtual and augmented reality? Have robots or giant 3D printers become a common sight? Could the digital tools used to design buildings also shape the way we plan and create them?

Introducing the Tinkercad iPad App

donald.bell@autodesk.com (Donald Bell) — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 05:30:18 GMT

The Tinkercad experience you know, and love is officially available for the Apple iPad as a free download from the App Store. Not only does this Tinkercad app deliver a more streamlined, touch screen-optimized experience, it also includes an exciting new AR feature for unleashing your designs into the world around you.

Hour of Code 2019

kaila.tenedorio.carty@autodesk.com (Kaila Tenedorio-Carty) — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 19:00:00 GMT

The 'Hour of Code™' is a nationwide initiative by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org to introduce millions of students to one hour of computer science and computer programming. Autodesk is proud to support students making with code by offering four Autodesk Tinkercad Codeblocks lesson plans. Tinkercad’s computational design workspace, Codeblocks, is the simplest place to make 3D models using draggable blocks of code.

Make Your Own Tools Using Tinkercad

donald.bell@autodesk.com (Donald Bell) — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 21:51:07 GMT

There are a lot of fun (sometimes silly) things you can design in Tinkercad and 3D print. Some users, though, really appreciate seeing how Tinkercad can be used to create practical designs that solve real challenges. In a recent guide by Mike Warren, you’ll learn how to harness Tinkercad as a tool for making tools.

Teach Your Students to Make a Difference through Design

Kellyanne Mahoney — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 18:36:23 GMT

OMSI & Tinkercad Encourage Community Through Design

donald.bell@autodesk.com (Donald Bell) — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 17:00:05 GMT

After years in the making, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) and Tinkercad have teamed up to create an exciting new interactive exhibit in the museum’s historic Turbine Hall. Using a series of six, custom-built Innovation Stations running Tinkercad software, OMSI guests are encouraged to imagine and design the ideal space for their friends gather.

Tinkerstar: Jennifer Leban

donald.bell@autodesk.com (Donald Bell) — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 17:44:00 GMT

Classroom Links Simplify Sign-On

donald.bell@autodesk.com (Donald Bell) — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:50:53 GMT

Our latest Tinkercad Classrooms feature gives teachers a new way to quickly get their students logged in and designing in Tinkercad. After its introduction, we heard from a number of educators that the unique, 12-digit codes generated for each classroom were simply too long to memorize.

Design Your Own Día de los Muertos Sugar Skull

donald.bell@autodesk.com (Donald Bell) — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 12:45:00 GMT

Designed in Tinkercad by artist and educator Corinne Takara, this Día de los Muertos decorated sugar skull (also known as a calavera) was created as part of a student workshop. By copying and tinkering the existing design, students could personalize their calavera to honor a special person in their lives.

Introducing Codeblocks Activities

donald.bell@autodesk.com (Donald Bell) — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 23:43:55 GMT

We believe that one of the most effective ways to learn software is having interactive lessons and activities baked right into the new user experience. Anyone familiar with Tinkercad’s 3D editor or Circuits editor knows how helpful our beginner activities are, and how quickly they can provide a solid foundation for a successful experience in Tinkercad.