Hip Hop Architecture Camp Volunteers

Thanks for expressing interest in volunteering during The Hip Hop Architecture Camp. We look forward to having you join us during camp office hours during the date and times specified by your local host.

 
 

3D Modeling Assistance

During The Hip Hop Architecture Camp, participants use Autodesk Tinkercad to create massing models of their design concepts. We invite you to work with our students during office hours to complete their design projects.

What Should I Expect?

The Hip Hop Architecture Camp will lead the office hour session and answer any questions that our volunteers can not answer. Camp staff will pair professionals with groups of students during the zoom session. The students will share their screens and ask various “how to” questions related to the use of Autodesk Tinkercad or seek assistance in thinking about the spaces and places to be included in their community masterplan.

How Can I Learn Tinkercad Before The Camp?

If you use Revit, SketchUp, 3DS Max or any other 3D modeling software, you should have no problem learning the basics of Tinkercad in about an hour.

  1. Create a free Tinkercad Account

  2. Follow the Learn Tinkercad Starter Lessons to learn basic Tinkercad tools and workflow

  3. Follow the Tinkercad Project Lessons for a more in-depth project based tutorial such as creating a house.

Tinkercad has multiple advantages for first time modelers including, a limited toolbar, intuitive navigation tools, and because the models are based on solid and void shapes, with few touchups, the models are ready for 3D Printing.

 

What Are Students Creating?

Participants will create a 3D model of a masterplan on community focused on their definition of justice, equity, diversity, inclusion and empowerment in the built environment! The massing will describe their visions for an inclusive community.

 
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Typical Questions and Challenges

 

Scale and Proportions

 

For the majority of The Hip Hop Architecture Camp participants, this will be their first time creating a 3D Model. Do you remember your first time learning about scale and proportions? Did you draw the single family homes at the same size as the library or grocery store?

 

Programming

 

Our young people will need help creating a list of programmatic elements to exist in their neighborhood masterplan. What programmatic elements are necessary for the participants neighborhood concept to be successful? Our young people are being challenged to provide answers to three questions.:

  1. How does the neighborhood development empower the residents?

  2. What are the elements of this neighborhood development?

  3. What’s the first project to be completed in this masterplan and why?

 

Modeling

 

There are many ways to model items in Tinkercad and our participants learn that on the first day of 3D Modeling. When participants are working on their 3D massing models, we always hear students ask, “how would you model this”. Feel free to answer that question to the best of your ability and always let the students know, the same goal can be achieved multiple ways.

The most common modeling questions are:

  1. How can I cut a whole into an object?

  2. How can I group objects?

  3. How can do I copy and paste items?

  4. How can I change the color of items in my 3D model?

  5. How can I create a shape like this, typically followed by showing an image or describing a building.