For teachers
The 3D printing classroom management app
By Allyn, STEM teacher · STEMstarters
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The problem
25 kids. 1 3D printer.
Everyone needs you at once
Half the class is stuck on step 3 while the rest wait to print.
Whose file is this?
Files named “untitled” pile up, and nobody knows which one is theirs.
No time to plan
Step-by-step 3D design lessons take hours to write.
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How it works
You assign. Students build at their own pace.
1
Assign a lesson
Pick this week’s build, or open a whole module.
2
Students follow the steps
They join with a class code, tap their name, and build in Tinkercad.
3
They earn Builder Badges
You approve the design, print it, and the badge lands on their Quest Path.
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What students see
One photo step at a time
A photo for every click
Students always know exactly what to do next.
Tinkercad side by side
The step stays open beside their design. Every lesson has a video too.
You’re free to help
The class keeps moving while you work with the few who are stuck.
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Their Quest
Builder Badges they earn
A badge for every build
When you approve a design, its badge lights up on their Quest Path.
Badges they can hold
Every lesson has a badge chip to 3D print for a key ring or lanyard.
Always a next mission
Students open the app and see what to build next.
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Your dashboard
Your class at a glance
One class code
Students type it and tap their name. Unlimited classes.
Three ways to assign
One lesson a week, a module pathway, or a choice board.
Every student’s step
See who’s on step 34 and who’s stuck on step 3.
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Print queue
Every design in one list
Know whose is whose
Each turn-in comes with the student’s name and lesson.
Check it in 3D
Spin each design before you spend any filament.
Approve or send back
Download to print, or return it with a note.
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What’s inside
A full school year of 3D design, ready on day one
27
core lessons in 3 modules
9
holiday lessons
391
photo steps in Module 1 alone
Plus a video for every lesson, printable Builder Badge chips, and new lessons added through the year. Made by a STEM teacher.
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Sample: Module 1, The Basics
Each lesson adds a new skill
Week
Lesson
Steps
New Tinkercad skills
1
Spinning Top
39
Basic shapes, resizing, raising shapes, exporting an .STL
2
Spaceman Pencil Topper
34
Typing exact sizes, the Align tool
3
Nameplate
37
Text, hole shapes, Group
4
Cookie Cutter
36
Importing an .SVG, the Scribble tool
5
Croc Charm
41
Duplicate (Ctrl + D), lining up shapes
6
Cord Clip
43
Rotating 90°, measuring a real object
7
Bookmark
50
Thin, precise parts, right-aligning
8
Winners Award
55
Round Roof shape, resizing text to fit
9
Bubble Wand (capstone)
56
Tube and Torus shapes, rotating 15°
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Founding pricing
The earlier you join, the less you pay
Before Jan 1
$99/yr
Founding Builder · Early Bird
Jan 1 – 15
$129/yr
Founding Builder
After Jan 15
$199/yr
Regular price
Your price stays locked in as long as you subscribe
Module 1 lesson plans free today, yours to keep
Full refund anytime before Jan 1, and through Jan 31
Schools can pay by purchase order or invoice
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