Speed up your designing with TinkerCAD keyboard shortcuts This is got to be one of the most handy bits of knowledge for anyone wanting to develop their TinkerCAD skills. These are the keyboard shortcuts that allow you to drastically speed …
Learning the basics of CAD design for 3Dprinting is what we are all about at learnbylayers. Today we are pleased to share we have updated our free lesson with a brand new modeling challenge for students. We have created a …
FREE online lessons for teachers and home learners. This webinar series has now ended and registration is no longer available. Every Wednesday I have been delivering live webinars to teachers, home learners, and hobbyists in collaboration with FlashForge USA. For …
By Phil Cotton Today, I am pleased to share learnbylayers have published their first online course. We recently published the ‘coding for kids‘ curriculum aimed at bridging the gap between CODE and 3D printing and now we have added an online …
Coding for Kids is here! Today we are pleased to announce the launch of a brand new curriculum for teaching 3D printing through coding. Coding is a vital skill that all children learn about in the course of their education. …
Videos are an essential part of the classroom, especially when learning new skills. As part of our curriculum we have video’s embedded into each lesson bundle. This is a benefit to both the teacher and the student. During CAD demonstrations …
By Phil Cotton Teacher and founder of learnbylayers Free lesson content is always a bonus when considering purchasing lesson resources. We have expanded our sample lesson and added a free modelling tutorial so you can get a feel of how …
By Phil Cotton – Teacher and learnbylayers founder What’s the best 3D printing challenge for students? Starting out with 3D printing is a big step for any classroom teacher. Once you have decided on the 3D printer, you then have …
TinkerCAD is just a fantastic starting place for introducing children to 3D design and 3D printing. It’s free, cloud based and most importantly, extremely user friendly and fun. Children love ‘tinkering’ with designs and it’s very forgiving. One of the …
We are pleased to announce that the Beginners lesson pack has been expanded with the addition of a new fun lesson for children to CAD model. After feedback from our schools we decided to create a new modelling lesson that …