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TinkerCAD Controls
Graves TinkerCAD Controls
| Tool or Effect | Explanation or Procedure |
|---|---|
| Changing perspective (point of view) 1 | Clicking and dragging the ViewCube |
| Changing perspective (point of view) 2 | Right-clicking and dragging the Workplane |
| Moving shapes on the X- or Y-axis (left, right, back, or forwards on the Workplane) 1 | Dragging the shapes |
| Moving shapes on the X- or Y-axis (left, right, back, or forwards on the Workplane) 2 | Clicking on shapes and using the arrow keys |
| Moving shapes on the Z-axis (above or below the Workplane) 1 | Dragging the black cone above a shape |
| Moving shapes on the Z-axis (above or below the Workplane) 2 | Click on a shape and press CTRL with the up or down arrow keys |
| Rotating shapes on the X-, Y-, or Z-axis | Click on the shape and use one of the curved arrows near it to rotate the shape on the protractor |
| Basic resizing 1 | Use the black boxes on the frame to change in one dimension |
| Basic resizing 2 | Use the white boxes to change in two dimensions at the same time |
| Making shapes taller or shorter | Drag the top white box on the frame up or down |
| Selecting multiple shapes 1 | Click and drag the cursor around multiple items |
| Selecting multiple shapes 2 | Shift-click on multiple shapes |
| Grouping shapes | Multiple solid shapes move and behave as a single object. Solid shapes are cut when combined with hole shapes |
| Hide objects (makes them invisible, but NOT gone forever) 1 | Use CTRL-H |
| Hide objects (makes them invisible, but NOT gone forever) 2 | Click the light bulb |
| Show all objects (makes all hidden objects visible) 1 | Use CTRL-Shift-H |
| Show all objects (makes all hidden objects visible) 2 | Click the larger light bulb icon |
| Create simple identical shapes 1 | CTRL-C then CTRL-V |
| Create simple identical shapes 2 | Use the Copy and Paste icons |
| Create identical shapes with any changes made to the original 1 | CTRL-D |
| Create identical shapes with any changes made to the original 2 | Click the object, click the Duplicate icon, move or make changes, then click Duplicate again to create changed copies |
| Zooming in to/out from the point of the cursor 1 | Use the scroll wheel on the mouse |
| Zooming in to/out from the point of the cursor 2 | Use the arrow icons near the Viewcube |
| Lining up shapes with each other | Select multiple shapes and use the Align icon to bring up the frame |
| Sliding the Workplane right or left | SHIFT-Drag right or left |
| Change all shape dimensions at once | SHIFT-Drag on parts of the resizing frame |
| Keeping an object centered while changing its size on either side equally | ALT-Drag on the resizing frame |
| Scale | Changing size |
| Skewing a shape (distorting a shape) | Rotate a shape and use the resizing frame |
| Bring up the Workplane Tool 1 | Type "W" |
| Bring up the Workplane Tool 2 | Click on the Workplane icon |
| Workplane Tool | Creates a new Workplane at any angle to help easily line new things up with old ones |
Created by:
EdwardgRM
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