Tutorials

The tutorials on this page feature FabLab ModelMaker, a 3D CAD-like program designed for elementary, middle, and high school students. Adobe Illustrator and Tabs MST tutorials are located on the Miscellaneous Tutorials page.

Print

Right-click on a link and choose “Save Target As…” or “Save Link As…” to download a single .pdf tutorial.  All five tutorials are available in a single .zip file by clicking on this link.

• Areas & Interface Preferences (PDF)
• Creating Shapes & Styling (PDF)
• Grouping, Moving, Cloning, & Duplicating Shapes (PDF)
• Making Holes (PDF)
• Printing & Fabricating (PDF)

Video

Right-click on the HD Download links and choose “Save Target As…” or “Save Link As…” to download any of the individual videos.

• Areas & Interface Preferences: YouTube or HD Download (92 MB)
• Creating Shapes: YouTube or HD Download (21 MB)
• Resizing 3D Shapes & Shape Nets: YouTube or HD Download (27 MB)
• Creating Unique Shapes & Custom Shapes: YouTube or HD Download (18 MB)
• Color and Stylize a 3D Shape & Shape Net: YouTube or HD Download (35 MB)
• Delete a 3D Shape & Shape Net: YouTube or HD Download (21 MB)
• Grouping Multiple Shapes: YouTube or HD Download (27 MB)
• Moving Shapes: YouTube or HD Download (23 MB)
• Cloning & Duplicating Shapes: YouTube or HD Download (32 MB)
• Making Shapes with a Hole: YouTube or HD Download (28 MB)
• Change a Shape Net’s Permutation: YouTube or HD Download (19 MB)
• Break Apart or Separate Shape Nets: YouTube or HD Download (18 MB)
• Printing & Fabricating: YouTube or HD Download (85 MB)