Great first day! Making stuff is awesome.
As I mentioned, the first reading assignment is 2 chapters from the K&T book. I've created a document, here's the link.
We'll discuss this a bit in class on Wednesday, so make sure you've done the reading by then. You're welcome to do the writing as well, but that's up to you. Five hundred words may seem daunting, but I assure you, it's easy. If you employ the proper transition word, the ideas don't even have to connect. Furthermore, the woodshop tour on Wednesday is at 1:30, be there. See how used furthermore to connect those ideas. Easy.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-tZFRAxOMvxVFBnemV4Y3NGV0k/edit?usp=sharing
this should get you the writing assignment in official format.
In my conversation with Jim Titus today, we should plan our study models to fit on 16x30. So scale your models appropriately.
Braden will post, as a comment to this blog, the instructions for using illustrator to create vector drawings for CAD.
Thanks Braden, you're awesome.
See everyone Wednesday.
Hey Everyone,
ReplyDeleteThe basic steps to live trace an image in Illustrator is as follows:
1. Drag your scanned image into a new canvas, or simply open the .jpg scan through the file menu.
2. Select the image.
3. Once the image is selected, the option to "Live Trace" will appear in the tool box above the artboard workspace.
4. Click "Live Trace."
5. Select the traced result and click "Expand" (located right next to the live trace button).
6. Select "Export" from the file context menu and chose .DWG (Autocad Drawing).
Conversely, you can either trace over the scans by hand in Illustrator or CAD using splines.
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Furthermore, here's a good video tutorial that walks you through the same process.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=argiGgAD0Ck