Views and their scaling

camera control

In this lesson, you will learn how to check your design by changing the view of the model using the ViewCube.

learn to look around

When creating a design, it helps to be able to see your design from all sides.

Let's see how to change the view.

Can you rotate your view to see who is behind the scenes? The ViewCube (located in the upper left corner of Tinkercad) will help you look around.

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1. Just drag anywhere in the ViewCube and you'll see how it changes the perspective.

   

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2. Try pressing the top corners of the ViewCube until you see who's behind the scenes!

3. learn to zoom

   Sometimes it helps to take a closer look at your design. Practice zooming in and out.
   

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   1. If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, use it to zoom in and out.

   Let's take a quicker look around...

   Now you know how to use the ViewCube to rotate in the Tinkercad editor. This time let's try using only the mouse or touchpad.

   

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   1. Hold down the right mouse button while moving the mouse to practice rotating the design view.

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   2. If you want to use a touchpad, you can press Ctrl and left-click while dragging, or if you set up your touchpad to accept right-clicks, you can just right-click and drag.