Week 2: Reflection And Learnings
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Reflection
I'm very satisfied by the number of softwares I picked up this week! I especially struggled with GIMP and FreeCAD which felt much more unintuitive than Fusion360, but I also recognize that I have previous experience with Fusion360 only. I've grown to really like Cuttle and want to use it more in the future!
GIMP
- How to create a
Drop ShadowandGaussian Blur - How to export a transparent PNG
- JPGs cannot be transparent
- How to format in image for rastering with a laser cutter
Fusion360
- Different ways to import models and integrate linked components from other designs
- How to use
Patchcommands to fix broken bodies - How to fix reversed patches using the
Inverse Normaltool - How to animate all joint relationships simultaneously
Cuttle
- How to create parametric designs
- How to create components and subcomponents
- How to mirror parts of a design
FreeCAD
- The basics of FreeCAD
- How to use the
Sketchworkbench - How to create parametric designs
- How to integrate
User Parameters - How to create a loft
- How to hollow out a part with the
Thicknesscommand - The difference between
Pad,Extrude, andTrimex - Main differences between Fusion360 and FreeCAD in terms of the user experience
Other
- Different types of screws
- How to figure out what type of screw to use
- How to embed a video link in an image in markdown
- ZIP folders to download must be in the
docsfoler in MkDocs