Year 5 - Design and technology
Modify 3D shapes
CAD structures: architecture
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces 3D Computer Aided Design to pupils. They will investigate modern architects to understand the techniques and materials they use in sustainable housing. They will develop knowledge of TinkerCAD to design and present a model sustainable house.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to translate, rotate and scale 3D shapes in Tinkercad.
Key Notes
- 3D shapes can be translated in different ways in Tinkercad.
- 3D shapes can be rotated in different ways in Tinkercad.
- 3D shapes can be scaled in different ways in Tinkercad.
- Tinkercad allows objects to be translated, rotated and scaled in different directions.
Vocabulary To Learn
- translating: sliding or moving a shape without rotating or reflecting it
- rotating: turn a shape around a fixed point
- scaling: enlarging or shrinking a shape
- modify: change or alter something
- handle: a point on a 3D object that can be grabbed to move or resize it
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Designs are drawn on paper and then manufactured.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
3D shapes can be translated in different ways in Tinkercad. 3D shapes can be rotated in different ways in Tinkercad.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'translating'
sliding or moving a shape without rotating or reflecting it.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Designs are drawn on paper and then manufactured. Correction: Computer Aided Design helps designers accurately draw their ideas before manufacturing them.
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