Tinkercad Design Challenge: Chess Set

Description

Chess is a fun game! It takes skill and strategy, much like 3D designing.

In this challenge, we want you to design a chess set. In hopes of launching a chess club at DHF, we’re hoping to get plenty of unique chess sets to play with once we all return to the Tech Center.

Materials

• A computer with Internet access
• A Tinkercad account – this is a free tool, but you’ll need parent/guardian permission to sign up
• Your creativity!

Project Steps

Step 1

If you don’t already have a Tinkercad account, create one with parent permission. You make one, head to this link: https://www.tinkercad.com/join

Step 2

If this is your first time using Tinkercad, I recommend going through these tutorials:

• Direct Starters
• Minecraft Party Glasses
• Batman Button

Here’s a timelapse video we put together making our own chess set that you can check out on YouTube: Designing a Chess Set in Tinkercad Timelapse.

Step 3

Get creative with your designs! Try to stray away from traditional chess piece designs. Take a look at these unique ideas for inspiration: Google Slide Show of Chess Set Pieces.

Step 4

Once you’re done designing export your design as an STL and share it with us!

Share Your Project!

Share, share and share! Take a screenshot of your project and send it to us!

To share your project, head to https://dhf.io/shareproject and fill out the form!

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