It can often be difficult to find 3D design teaching tools for elementary schools.
Younger generations have an intuition for technology and design, but they don’t always have the tools needed to connect their elementary education with the 3D design and modeling concepts they’ll learn in middle and high school.
SolidWorks has created six new apps for kids to help make 3D design and modeling more accessible to younger generations. The apps allow kids to explore different stages of design workflow in fun, bite-size applications where they can express their creativity.
- Capture It – Capture ideas and start a design story using pictures, video, or sound. Create inspiration boards, canvases and collages using any device. Kids can even use their smartphone to add content!
- Shape It – Shape ideas into 3D creations of any form. Anything a child can imagine, they can create with this intuitive and easy-to-use modeling tool.
- Style It – Style the Shape It creations with color, stickers, backgrounds and more. Everyone loves painting, so SolidWorks even made it possible to paint right onto the model!
- Mech It – Mechanisms are made fun with touch-friendly, snap together shapes that work like they are actually real. Make things move or draw amazing spiral art… who knew mechanisms could be so exciting!
- Show It – Show off any creation made in SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids and tell a story using fun interactive slide shows.
- Print It – Print a creation in 2D, 3D or one of the fun project-based formats and make the creations come to life.
These apps are not yet generally available – they are currently undergoing beta testing. If you’re interested in becoming a beta tester, sign up here.
