![]() ![]() These cylinders are grouped, aligned, and positioned where we want. In this example, there are three cylinders that are set within a red rectangle. A small, accidental shift can result in a printed object not working as intended, especially if it’s designed for a specific purpose. This is especially important when you’re working on a design that needs to be precise. Additionally, you can use this tool to ensure that you don’t unintentionally nudge a shape. This is useful when you want to make sure that shape dimensions don’t accidentally get changed. ![]() If you try to edit a locked object you’ll be unable to move it or change any dimensions. ![]() Locking has a similar use case as hiding with the main difference being that a locked object remains visible. Locking an object makes it unable to move or be edited. Locking ObjectsĪnother helper utility in the newest version of Tinkercad is the lock tool. While you likely won’t be using this that often, it comes in handy when you do need to make some precise edits without bumping into other objects. Hiding objects is a good helper utility to keep in your toolbox as you’re working on more involved designs in Tinkercad. To hide an object, first select it on the workplane: This will remove them from the viewport and allow you to edit the intended shape only. This is when the hide tool is useful - you can hide the shapes you don’t want to edit. In this example, let’s suppose you want to do some involved editing on the cylinder but since it’s so close to the other rectangles you find that the interface is cluttered and you make unintended changes to the other shapes. You have two objects that are rather close to each other on the workplane and you need to move one without impacting the other. At first, this may not seem like a useful tool, but it’s actually very useful in certain cases. When an object is hidden you’re unable to interact with it. This removes an object from the visibility on the workplane without deleting it. Tinkercad recently added the ability to hide objects from the workplane.
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