Tinkercad Tutorial: How to create a boat :]

Searching the web for ideas on what I could make on tinker cad I came across lots of boat images. From the looks of the images creating a boat seemed pretty simple so I decided to try it myself.

If you are not familiar with tinkercad I will be posting helpful links (in another post) to tutorials that have personally helped me when learning how to use this site.


If any one would like to make their own boat on Tinkercad here is how you do it:
*Note: these are just basic instructions, as far as size you may make the pieces and the boat itself any size you like. Also feel free to add your own personal touch :]

1) First we are going to build the base of the boat. Drag a box shape to the working plane
2) Find the top marking point on top of the box (Not the arrow). Click and hold this point and drag it down to shorten the height of the box.
3) Notice the corner points on each corner of the box. Hold down one of these and pull on it to extend the length and width of the box.
4) Next drag a roof shape to the working plane.
5) Use the arrows shown on bottom corners of the roof shape to rotate it so that the shorter side is next to the short side of the box.
6) Notice that there are also arrows on the top side of the roof shape. Press and hold this arrow to rotate the shape 90 degrees. You want the flat side to connect to the short end of the box.
7) At the moment your roof shape is probably partially through the plane. To fix this find the arrow at the top of the roof shape. Hold it down and bring it up. This should make the roof shape rise up. Align it so that it is flat on the plane.
8) Now you are going to want the roof shape to be the same height as the box. To do this find the top marking point on top of the roof shape. Click and hold this down while dragging the roof shape down so that it is at even height with the box shape.
9) Hold the shift key down and click both the box shape and the roof shape. When you do this you are now able to adjust the size of the base of the boat (which you have just created) as a whole.
10) Now to build the next layer of the boat. Drag a new work plane to the flat top surface of the base of the boat.
11) Drag a new box shape to the new work plane. Drop it directly above the base of the boat. Make this any size you want. (This will be the body of the boat).
12) Now time to build the smoke chimneys. Drag another work plan on  top of the boats body.
13) Drag a cylinder shape onto the new plane. Then move it to the top of the boats body.
(the same rules apply if you would like to make the cylinder taller or wider or longer. The choice is up to you)
14) If you would like to make multiple chimneys all you have to do is simply copy and paste the current cylinder you created. If you are using a mac you can also hold down the command button and the C button at the same time then click the cylinder (This will copy the cylinder). Then hold down the command button at the same time as the V button (This will paste a new cylinder).
15) Your boat is complete! however why not decorate it? To decorate the boat drag a work plane to the side of the boat. Then search the many fun shapes tinkercad has to offer and make it your own :)

Here is a picture of my boat for a visual:

Hope this was helpful and have fun creating your own little boat :]