The process of creating a three-dimensional object from a digital file

Type of process when materials are added together to make a shape

Type of process where materials are removed from a larger shape to create the final product

The thin, string-like material that feeds into the 3D printer

Part of the printer that melts filament and spits it out of a nozzle

The surface where the printer deposits the materials used for printing, also called the build plate.

The process of digitally designing 3D models

Short for stereolithography, this is the recommended file format for 3D models for 3D printing

Additional removable structures that are printed to hold up overhangs that do not make contact with the build plate during printing.

To link 2 or more shapes together

In Tinkercad, the large blue grid where you create your designs.

The line on a graph that runs vertically (up-down) through zero.

The line on a graph that runs horizontally (left-right) through zero.

What 3D shape is this?

What 3D shape is this?

A measurable extent of some kind, such as length, width, or height

1/32 or 0.039 of an inch. This is the default unit of measurement in Tinkercad.