Turn ideas into useful objects, prototypes, and parts with 3D modeling and printing, from digital design to a physical creation.
13+ yearsRecommended age
Up to 2 hoursClass duration
In personMy Robot Barra da Tijuca
1 class per weekFrequency
Portuguese and EnglishClass languages
Design and maker culture
3D Print Lab shows the student the complete process of 3D creation. He learns to imagine, model, prepare, print, and review designs on a journey that connects technical thinking and creative expression.
More than seeing the technology working, the student creates, adjusts and takes home objects he produced, making learning concrete and memorable.
What develops
- Modeling three-dimensional objects.
- Configuration and slicing of 3D files.
- Understanding how 3D printers work.
- Spatial reasoning and three-dimensional thinking.
- Creativity, aesthetic sense and prototyping solutions.
Course structure
Three 3D creation modules
Module 1: first 3D models
The student gets to know software, printers, three-dimensional thinking and first objects with playful and structured applications.
Module 2: useful and creative objects
Keychains, supports, organizers, decorations and useful objects that connect design, physics and creativity come into play.
Module 3: mechanical parts and prototypes
The student progresses to parts with more complex and personalized fittings, nuts, screws, movement and prototypes.
What are the classes like?
Concept, creation, preparation and printing
Each class presents theoretical content and a project related to the topic studied. The student creates the model, prepares the file for printing and monitors the production of the physical object.
This format helps to consolidate learning and makes technology no longer abstract: the idea becomes something concrete in the hands of the student.
Each student has close monitoring and a printer designed for their process at that moment, strengthening practice, protagonism and the feeling of seeing an idea come off the screen and take physical form.
In practice
Tools used
Tinkercad 3D
Free and user-friendly online modeling for beginners, students and educators.
Healing
Free slicing software compatible with different 3D printers.
3D Printer
The student follows the transformation of the digital model into a physical object within the course experience itself.
Thought maker
The trail develops the ability to transform an idea into a prototype, combining creativity, design and practical solutions.
Video
See in practice
Check out a sample of the experience in which students transform creativity, modeling and technology into concrete projects.
To delve deeper
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Next step
Does 3D Print Lab suit your child?
During the Trial Class, we get to know the prospective student and observe age, interests, prior experience and learning style to recommend the most suitable track. It is an individual guidance step for the family, not a one-off class or promotion.