3D Printed Junior Basic Designs - Cats Part 2

 

This is the follow up to the previous post detailing the development of 'cat' designs - starting with the square design that was created by one of our (seven year old) students.   We also had another early version (shown left) which was created by an eight year old.    Again as with the first design the students tasks was (relatively) simple, create an original cat themed design using the main Tinkercad design panel.

The print left measures 70mm long was 20mm wide at the body and had feet that were 10mm from the ground.   The student put particular effort into the facial features of the cat which they were particularly proud of.

The student who designed this print was able to do so independently of the teacher input - we discussed the design as in normal circumstances we would reprint it and rework aspects of the print that needed attention.  In this example for instance the feet are a weakness for the design, however in this instance we wanted to use the cat as an example for other students who had not yet completed the project to work with.

We then had a range of designs and used the Tinkercad AR/VR feature to produce a range of comparison designs.  While we had not printed a full range of the class cats by this point our students were able to move onto creating a second design to work with one of the two cats that had been printed.

This is the process that was completed left.    The 3D Print of the second cat, which appears on the right in this picture is next to a Tinkercad design which has not yet been printed.

We have produced a slideshow which has a range of ideas of Tinkercad produced projects that do not require printing 

Students were able to do this by using the Tinkercad app with an iPad.

We also had our students think outside of the box with the design of accessories to work in conjunction with the printed cats.

An example of that is the design shown left - instead of producing another cat this student made the decision to create a cat play area including a scratching post.

We also had students create feeding bowls, litter trays and other cat themed accessories.

This proved popular with the students who in turn started to create and shape additional ideas.