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How to make a 3D Sandcastle
Insert a Cylinder.
Insert a second Cylinder.
Click on the bottom white box and change the numbers on both sides to 15.00.
Raise the Cylinder by grabbing the little black triangle above the shape raise it until the number in the top box says 17.
Center the smaller Cylinder into the top of the bigger Cylinder.
Click on the smaller Cylinder and in the sidebar that appears on the right, click “hole.”
Insert a Box.
Click on the bottom right white box and change the number on the right side to 7.00 and change the number on the left to 25.00.
Click on the white box above the shape and change the number inside to 10.00.
Raise the Box by grabbing the little black triangle above the shape raise it until the number in the top box says 17.
Center the Box into the top of the bigger Cylinder.
Click on the Box and in the sidebar that appears on the right, click “hole.”
Make sure the Box is still selected and press CTRL+D to duplicate your Box. (The duplicate box is directly on top of the other box, so you just have to click and drag to move it and you will see it.)
Grab the double sided arrow at the base of the second Box and turn it 90 degrees.
Center the second Box into the top of the bigger Cylinder. The two Boxes should be in the shape of a +.
Click and drag your cursor within the workplane to select your work. Press CTRL+G on your keyboard to group the individual pieces together, creating your first Tower.
Click on the Tower and press CTRL+D.
Move that to the side and press CTRL+D again.
Move the third Tower to the side and click on the white box above the shape and change the number inside to 34.00.
Place the tallest tower in the center of your workplane.
Place the two smaller towers on either side of the tallest tower, making sure the sides overlap.
Insert a Rounded Roof.
Click on the bottom right white box and change the number on the right side to 5.00 and change the number on the left to 10.00.
Click on the Rounded Roof and in the sidebar that appears on the right, click “hole.”
Click on the Rounded Roof and press CTRL+D.
Move that to the side and press CTRL+D again. You should have three Rounded Roofs.
Center each of the Rounded Roofs on the front of each Tower, making sure the Rounded Roofs are halfway inside of each Tower.
Insert a Torus.
Click on the bottom right box and change the numbers inside to 11.00 each.
Grab the double sided arrow above the Torus and turn it 90 degrees.
Grab the double sided arrow in front of the Torus and turn it 90 degrees.
Click on the little black triangle above the Torus and adjust its height to be 30.00
Click on the shape and on the sidebar that appears on the right, look for the feature that says “Tube” and change the number to 1.5.
Adjust the Torus to be centered on the top of the sandcastle.
Click and drag your cursor within the workplane to select the whole Sandcastle. Press CTRL+G on your keyboard to group the individual pieces together.
Congratulations! You just made your own 3D sandcastle keychain!