Yr 10 Design Graphics Task 5 - TinkerCAD Project

Task 5 - TinkerCAD Project

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🎯 You're creating a custom 3D printable organiser!
🛠 Over 4 lessons, you’ll design it in TinkerCAD and take it home!

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​Welcome to the Desktop Organiser Project! (Task 5)

Multiple Choice

This project involves making something you can use in real life.

• TRUE

• FALSE

📊 This task is 20% of your final semester result.
🎯 Smart effort here = easier marks later.
✅ Design well, and your print speaks for itself!

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​Worth 20% of Your Final Grade!

Multiple Choice

How much is this organiser project worth?

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

• 5%
  

📦 You must include at least three separate compartments or features.
✏️ No single-box organisers!

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​Design Needs at Least 3 Compartments

Multiple Choice

How many features must your design include AT MINIMUM?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 5

🧱 All parts must be joined.
🔗 Floating pieces will fail in 3D printing.

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All Parts Must Be Connected

Multiple Choice

What happens if you have floating parts in your model?

• The printer prints them separately

• They may not print at all

• It looks cool

📏 Use TinkerCAD’s ruler to size for real objects
🖊️ Pens ≈ 15mm wide; Phones ≈ 75mm x 150mm
🧠 If it doesn’t fit in real life, it’s not practical.

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Real-World Sizing Matters

Multiple Choice

What tool should you use to size your model correctly?

• Scribble

• Ruler

• Text

🔤 Use the Text tool to label each part.
📝 This shows you planned your design clearly.

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Label Each Section

Multiple Choice

What tool helps you add section labels in TinkerCAD?

• Hole

• Text

• Shape

• Scribble

🎩 Stand out by using:

• Hole tool for cutouts

• Align for accuracy

• Group to lock shapes

• Square holes to create mitred corners

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Use Advanced Tools

Match

Match the tool to what it does:

• Align →

• Hole →

• Group →

Perfect placement

Cuts out shapes

Locks shapes

• Perfect placement

• Cuts out shapes

• Locks shapes

💡 Go beyond the basics!
✨ Add curves, stack shapes, think about colours
⚠️ But keep it printable.

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​Be Creative and Original

Multiple Choice

What makes your design stand out (in a good way)?

• Wild floating shapes

• Copied from someone else

• Creative use of shapes and function

🧼 No overlaps, no gaps
🔍 Zoom in from all angles to check
🔧 Tidy = higher marks

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Clean and Neat Design

Multiple Choice

Which of these lowers your grade?

• Smooth joins

• Floating pieces

• Labels

📋 You’ll be assessed on:
✔️ 3 compartments
✔️ All parts connected
✔️ Real-world size
✔️ Labels
✔️ Clean design + creativity

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How You’ll Be Marked

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT part of your assessment?

• Creativity

• Size for real items

• Floating shapes

• Labels

⏱ You have 4 periods to finish
🛠 Use every lesson well
🎁 Your organiser will be printed and yours to keep!

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Time to Get Designing!

Multiple Choice

How many lessons do you have to complete the project (including this one)?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5