Build a birdhouse

A pole, a house, a wider roof, a round door pushed all the way through, and a perch.

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Build a birdhouse

Video coming soon. The written walkthrough below is the whole build.

Written walkthrough

Build a birdhouse on a pole, with a doorway a bird could fly through. This is the Birdhouse card in the app’s Learn tab.

1. Drop the pole

Select Cylinder: Height 3, Width 1. Tap open floor and press Drop .

2. Drop the house

Cube: Width 4, Height 3, Depth 4. Tap the top of the pole and press Drop.

3. Drop the roof

Pyramid: Width 6, Height 2, Depth 6. Tap the top of the house and press Drop.

4. Cut the doorway

Push in › Draw a shape on the front: a small ring of dots. Close it, select All the way through, then press Cut through.

5. A perch

Cube: Width ¼, Height ¼, Depth 1. Tap the front under the door and press Drop: it is placed on the floor in front of the door. Open Details and tap its row. On the Action tab tap Move, then Up. Select Medium on the Steps card and press Up three times: the perch sits under the door, sticking out from the front.

6. Color it

Fill wood browns for the pole and perch, a bright house, and a green roof.

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