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2. Computer Aided design

The Fab Charter

https://fab.cba.mit.edu/about/charter/

CAD licenses

  • Solidworks -> email -> google drive
  • xDesign -> email -> google drive
  • Fusion360 -> coming
  • OnShape -> created (check email)

Markdown

Preparation for next week

Computer-Controlled Cutting
individual assignment:
cut something on the vinylcutter

design, lasercut, and document a parametric construction kit

  • Design
    • well Prepared -> your original
    • if not -> simple

(Individual) Assignment

model (raster, vector, 2D, 3D, render, animate, simulate, ...) a possible final project,
compress your images and videos,
and post a description with your design files on your class page

Have you answered these questions?

Assesment

  • Modelled experimental objects/part of a possible project in 2D and 3D software
  • Shown how you did it with words/images/screenshots
  • Included your original design files

ToDo

2D design

  • Raster

  • Vector

3D design

Render

  • Fusion360
  • Blender

Animate

  • Fusion360

Simulation

!!! Attention How to animate cube in Houdini

How to animate cube in Houdini from XAPKOHHEH on Vimeo.

compress images and videos

//convert PNG to JPG:
% convert input.png output.jpg

//convert all PNGs to JPGs:
% mogrify -format jpg *.png

//convert SVG to PNG at 1000 DPI:
% convert -density 1000 -units PixelsPerInch input.svg output.png

//compress JPG to quality 50% width 1000:
% convert input.jpg -quality 50% -resize 1000 output.jpg

//compress all JPGs to quality 50% width 1000:
% mogrify -quality 50% -resize 1000 *.jpg
  • ffmpeg

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