NickW3A





This week I started out with a block the drew reference lines to tell the computer to cut it on. I learned how to cut a angle by using a reference line. I had a problem with cutting out the corners at a angle. How i overcame my problem I used a reference line and told it to cut it on that line. I was successful by using what we learned last week and doing it this week. I used my prior knowledge.

This week i worked on a guide that had two circles in it last week i just cut out the square this week i had to put in the circles and cut out the middle. If you need to make a guide that slides on to round bars you would need to be able to cut the middle out of the circle so it could move. I had a hard time putting in the smaller circle how i solved my problem i used the X,Y and Z to place it in the right spot. How i was creative was the circle was not in the right place and I keep moving it over then when it was in the right place I stuck it there.

This week i have been working on another 3D object but this time I started out with a 3D block instead of last week I drew a line and turned it into 3D. I have been using the X, Y and Z to position the two blocks together. I will be using the X, Y and Z grid for the rest of the program in every drawing. This could be used to be able to make a bunch of different guide blocks. I had a problem with cutting out that square it wouldn't cut all the way through. How i solved it I made the block i was cutting longer so it would be showing on both sides. I was successful by overcoming the problems I had with this drawing and figuring out how to use tools better. I was creative by Knowing if I made the block i was cutting bigger it would cut all the way through.

This week I worked on this bowl. This is my first 3D object that i made so it was interesting to see it built last week i was working on not 3D objects. This week i learned how to make 3D objects and how to cut things out of a 3D object. The rest of the corse i will be using 3D tools. This could be used in the real world as a casting to make a mass production of bowls. The problem i ran into was how to make the object from 2D to 3D. I was successful with cutting out the middle of the bowl through the rest of the program I will be cutting out objects all the time. I solved my problem of not knowing how to make things 3D by just asking what the 3D was under and looking around through the 3D.

This week I have been working on this transformer mask which is a very cool and interrogate design. I have learned to use the degree line it will be used in the future of the corse to draw 3-D shapes and to design the book shelf. In the real world you use a degree tool to build a house to get the right angles. I had a hard time to figure out how to use the parallel line length tool.(MR. Bailey and I tried to work on this for a whole class and we couldn't get it to be the right measurement but you checked it and it was). I had a success with making parallel lines and knowing how to extend the lines. You need to now how to make the line longer because with making parallel lines it isn't always the right length. I was creative with this drawing by using all the different tools to make this drawing you needed to use alot of tools because there are alot to this drawing.

This week I have been working on reflecting the drawing and making it to have more sides to it without having to drawing every octagon myself. I have learned how to use the reflecting copying feature. I had a hard time to get the reflecting of the shape right how i got over it is I keep trying and trying to get it right i was clicking on two sides when i was only suppost to click on one. I was successful by trying and pushing through the problems and not always giving up. It is a very unique shape and how i drew it all i had to do was draw a 12 octagon and then reflect it.

This week we have been working with reference lines to now where to put the circles and other lines. I have learned how to change the lines from reference to solid colored lines. In future drawings you will use reference lines on every drawing. You could use reference lines in real life to now where to put a end of a line. I had a problem putting the measurements the way that they are right now. The way I got over this problem is I realized what I was doing wrong and had to stop hitting the ESC button that I just had to click on the next line. I was successful by asking my friends how to do something if i couldn't figure it out. I was creative by looking through the program to find which thing i needed to use.

This week I have been working with measurement tools and drawing circles by telling the computer the radius and telling it diameter. We will need to now how to use the radius and diameter tools to draw the right sized circle. In math classes you need to know how to measure radius and diameter. This week i had a hard time to trim the right parts of the circles. I just keep on trying to click on different lines until that it trimmed the right one. I was successful by not giving up and keep trying to figure out witch line to click to trim the right part. I was creative by not stop and having perseverance.



This week we worked with polar coordinates and worked with the angler guide. I also used the table so that i could remember the numbers that i need to put in. I have learned how to use the polar coordinates and how to use the angler guide. I think I am going to be using that in the future in the program. The degree tool could be used to tell what direction you are heading like 45 degrees north. I was having a problem putting in the detailed measurements like the 8.000 i had a hard time to get it to that it always said 7.999 i just keep redueing it and then it justwent to 8.000 one time. I was successful by keep trying and not stopping and trying to get the right number and using different tools. This while help by me not stopping and keep persivering. I thought it was creative how i figured out my problem cuz i learnt more about the program.

This week was a couple weeks into school i was still trying to getused to the system and get to know what to use to draw lines and draw boxs. I have learned about the XY coornedites it might be used in the future drawing because it will put the points at a specfic spot. They could help when you are looking at maps to find the points on the map. I had problems with placing the squares in the right place until i found out that there is a tool that you use so that it snaps to the next point on the grid. I was succesful in drawing the outline of this shape all I had to do was put in numbers for the postion of were the line begain and ended. I was creative this week by exploring the program more and getting to know how to use the grid and snap tool to help draw the drawings.

This week was a little bit harder then last week because now instead of drawing only the lines I need now I also need to trim the line witch is sometimes difficult. I have learned how to trim witch is a inportant part of this program because in the future drawings you do alot of driming and changing the lines. This could be used by making blueprints to a house or to a part to a peice of equipment. I was having problems using the trim tool because it keep cutting off the stuff I wanted to keep. How I got over that was I played with it and learned witch parts to click and where to click them. I was sucessful by beingable to get over not knowing how to trim but now i can. Triming is a key part in the future drawings. I was creative by figuring out how to trim things and trim them the right way.

This week was the hardest week this drawing you need to have refernce lines and find out how to do the degree lines. I have learned how to put degree lines into the drawing and how to draw reference lines. This will help me in the future because in future drawings you need to now how to draw degree lines and now where to put reference lines in. I had a problem now how to put degree lines in they where going the wrong way or they where in the wrong place. Mr. Bailey should me how to put the lines in the right place and then after he should be I got the hang of it. I was sucessful by figuring how to do use the reference lines and now how to change there color and what kind of line they are. This will help in my future because in future drawing you need to now how to put in reference lines and now where to put them. I solved my problem of not nothing how to do degree lines by practicing and getting to now how to use them.

Last week drawing shaps with the X, Y tool this week i am using the grid and snap tool and putting the mesh on the lines. I was learning about how to use the mesh tool and also learning about how you can have the program center the lines for you when i need to now where the center of a box is sothat i can put a circle in it i now how to do it. The mesh tool could be used to show a mountian and depth of the mountian if u used it in real life. I had a problem figuring out how to use the mesh tool so that it would look right. How i got over that is I played around with the program trying to find out how to get the mesh in the right places and scewed in the right places. I was sucessful by learning on my own how to use the mesh tool and to make it look 3-D. I now that we are going to have to do more 3-D things as we get fether in the book. I was creative because i thought 3-D was going to be really difficult but it wasnt it and it is pretty cool.