{"id":225,"date":"2026-07-08T06:45:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T06:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ndovu.org.uk\/cs\/?p=225"},"modified":"2026-07-08T06:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T06:50:08","slug":"term-3-6-the-automatons-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ndovu.org.uk\/cs\/term-3-6-the-automatons-key\/","title":{"rendered":"Term 3.6: The Automaton’s Key"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Missing Piece!<\/strong> Today, we must use complex assembly to make the key that brings the mechanical man to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your Infographic Blueprint:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This key looks complex, but it’s just combining basic shapes (heart handle, cylinder shaft, and a rectangular bit) into one single object!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 TinkerCAD Hotkeys for today:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • W:<\/strong> (Press W) to turn your mouse into a magic floor-placer (The Workplane tool)!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • H:<\/strong> (Press H) to instantly turn any shape into a transparent “Hole” shape (a cutting tool)!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V:<\/strong> (Copy and Paste).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ctrl+Z:<\/strong> (Undo). (Press Ctrl+Z) if you group the wrong things or make a mistake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Step-by-Step Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This week we are working on a key that will work our clock mechanism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It’s pretty simple – we start with a heart shape:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Then we add another heart in the middle as a hole <\/strong>\u00a0don’t forget to use the align tool to help you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Then we merge it<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Now we need to add the shaft of the key using a cylinder<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    And resize and move the cylinder to match the dimensions of the top (heart) of the key<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Now we need to add another box as a hole in the end of the shaft so we can turn a square key<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Again we merge it<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Don’t forget your name<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    We should now have most of our parts ready<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The Missing Piece! Today, we must use complex assembly to make the key that brings the mechanical man to life. Your Infographic Blueprint: This key looks complex, but it’s just combining basic shapes (heart handle, cylinder shaft, and a rectangular bit) into one single object!  TinkerCAD Hotkeys for today: Step-by-Step Instructions: This week we are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":238,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-year4"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ndovu.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ndovu.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ndovu.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ndovu.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ndovu.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ndovu.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":242,"href":"https:\/\/ndovu.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225\/revisions\/242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ndovu.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ndovu.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ndovu.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ndovu.org.uk\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}