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My exploration of 2D and 3D design tools
Since I don't have much previous experience with designing, my learning curve has been a little slower. Because of this, I used help from IA and videos about different 2D and 3D design tools. I also began an exploration of Blender 4.3.
I checked out this video, this video and this video.
They helped me achieve a general understanding of the available tools and what each one of them can do.
With some help from my local instructor, Jorge Valerio, I was able to build the "Parametric Sake Cup" following the guide made by Rico Kanthatham (Skylabworkshop, Japan), Adai Surinach (Fablab Barcelona, Spain) and Aristarco Cortes (Fablab Puebla, Mexico).
Blender for Parametric Modeling & 3D printing
This was the result:
The guide is detailed and easy to follow, but when I finished, I wondered what should I do if i wanted the cup to have rounded corners. After some research on Google, I found out that I could use the Bevel tool to achieve this. This tool is versatile and intuitive, and allowed me to create the result I wanted easily.
I also asked AI (chatgpt.com) about the tools of two of the most used 2D and 3D tools to make a comparison of their functions, advantages and disadvantages.
I will continue exploring more tools. However, right now I'm inclined to using Blender for my final project's design.