Mission: DICE - Workshops

Workshops and Tutorials

Workshops

Mission: DICE is currently offering virtual classes for grades 4-9.
If you would like to register for a workshop, please contact us here. For a limited time, we are offering our workshops for free to libraries, schools and other youth-serving organizations.

Introduction to Tinkercad
Design a Personalized Keychain

What is Tinkercad:
Tinkercad is an easy-to-learn 3D modeling software. It is completely online, and requires no software installation.

In this workshop we learn:

Creating an account and logging in
Maneuvering around the environment and getting to know the basics
Using the hole tools to make more complex designs and artwork
Simple model making by creating a design for a personalized key chain

Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of how to use a computer

Time:
1-1.5 hours

Intermediate Tinkercad Skills
Design a Lego Minifigure Model

We expand our Tinkercad skills in this workshop and take it to the next level.

In this workshop we learn:

Efficiently use the ruler tool
Use the workplane tool
Use the align and the mirror tools
Learn about the difference between orthographic and perspective views
Some advanced modeling of objects by making a Lego Minifigure model

Prerequisites:
Basic Tinkercad knowledge is required which is covered in “Introduction to Tinkercad”

Time:
1.5-2 hours

Coding with Tinkercad
Design a Snowflake/Mandala

Tinkercad offers an environment for coding similar to the professional software “OpenSCAD”, where drag-and-drop coding is used to create 3D models.

In this workshop we learn:

The various coding blocks that are in the environment
Basic programming such as sequential coding, loops, and functions
Basic pattern modeling with coding to make a snowflake or mandala

Prerequisites:
Basic Tinkercad knowledge is not required but is certainly helpful. Workshop starts with some introduction to Tinkercad. The same environment is used to view the 3D models as they are rendered live.

Time:
1-1.5 hours