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    In Tinkercad, the Camera refers to the viewpoint or perspective you use to look at your 3D
                       design in the workspace. It determines what part of the design is visible and how it's displayed
                       on the screen.

                       Navigation Controls: In the top-left corner of the screen, there are Home view button, Fit all in
                       view button, Zoom in button, Zoom out button, Switch to flat view button or Switch to Perspective

                       View button.

                       Workplane: The Workplane is a blue surface on which you can place your objects in Tinkercad.
                       It has blue grid lines.
                       Snap Grid: In the lower-right corner, the Snap Grid button allows you to change the movement

                       intervals of objects on the Workplane. When enabled, the selected object will move in the interval
                       selected on the Snap Grid. The available options include 0.1 mm, 0.25 mm, 0.5 mm, 1 mm, 2
                       mm, 5 mm and Brick. Tinkercad also allows you to turn off the Snap Grid.

                       Settings button: In lower right corner, the Settings button, The Workspace settings dialog box
                       appears, it allows you to change Background colour of the project, Show shadows, Show grid,

                       Cruise when adding new shapes, Zoom speed, Units of measurement. The default measurement
                       unit in Tinkercad is millimetres (mm).

                       Tinkercad allows measurements in millimetres, inches and bricks which can changed using
                       Settings button.

                       Shapes Panel: Shapes panel contains basic shapes and various other categories of shapes
                       which can be added to the project and various other categories of shapes which can be added
                       to the Workplane.

                               PERSPECTIVE AND ORTHOGRAPHIC VIEWS

                     Perspective view (3D) view gives a three-dimensional (3D) appearance, where objects appear
                     to get smaller as they move farther away from the viewer, mimicking how we perceive depth in
                     the real world. Perspective view allows you to see your model with depth and distance, making it
                     more realistic and suitable for 3D modelling.

                     Orthographic view (2D) view is two-dimensional (2D) because it removes the depth perception
                     and shows objects without any perspective distortion. It’s useful for precise work, giving you

                     a clear, scaled representation of the object from specific angles (like top, front or side views).
                     This view is often referred to as flat view because it presents the object as though it is flat,
                     without depth.

                     The Perspective view is the default view in Tinkercad. The        button in Tinkercad allows you to
                     switch between different view modes and adjust the display settings of the Workplane.

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