Ryan7b

This past week the work started getting a little bit harder, especially when I was putting the cabinets and soffits into place. The week before I installed the cabinets, I had to choose my fridge, stove, sink, window, and then change the measurements on those items. I thought that was particularly easier compared to installing the cabinets. Some of the skills that I have learned were to change the width and height of the cabinets, and a trick that is known as the "shift and click trick". That is when you select one item while holding shift, and then select another item by holding shift, the down arrow, and click an object. This will allow you to make adjustments to all of the selected items. Those skills could be used in real life because if I ever became an architect, then I could remember those and use them in my job. One problem that I ran into this week was when I was adding my soffits. I couldn't get them to come down and meet with the top of the cabinets. One way that I was successful was using the "shift and click trick". That helped with a lot of things, especially when I was adding my cabinets. I will remember that trick when I get to build my own house on this program so if I have to make any adjustments to the same item, I can just use that. One way that I got creative this week was when I added my refrigerator. I made it a little bit wider than the regular.



This week I've been working on putting my deck and soffits on the deck. Last week I was working on the cabinets and installing them. This week I have learned that you should always take your time and read each step when you are doing stuff like this. If you miss one step then you could mess up your whole project. That will help me in the future of this course because I won't mess up as much. Those skills could be applied in the real world because in real life situations it will help to take my time and not mess up as much. One problem that I ran into this week was when I was putting my soffits underneath my porch. I made them to wide. After I realized I was already past that step, so I had to go back to that step and fix them. One way I could have avoided this was by going over what I designed. One way that I was successful was when I made the steps. I copied and pasted them to where they needed to go. I could use copy and paste in the future when I need to make something that is the exact same thing. One way that I was creative was when I was adding my terrain features. I put some extra things in to make it look cooler.



During this week, we worked on adding the terrain features. The terrain features I added were a pool, lawnmower, fireplace, a cooking pit, a miniature pond, and a gazebo. Last week I worked with a tool called the glass house tool. That is a tool that makes your house transparent. The skills that I learned this week was to enlarge the pool to make it huge. This could help me in the future because if I want to make something larger, then I will know how to make it bigger. Those skills could be applied to the real world by simply making something larger. One problem that I had during this week was with my diving board in the pool. I couldn't get them to line up exactly right. I solved this by just deleting my diving board I was having the problem with and created a new one. One way that I was successful was with my diving board problem. I was successful because I was able to make it line up correctly the second time. I could use that in the future because if something isn't fitting just right then I just start over and see if that will change anything. One way that I was creative this week was when I was adding my features to my terrain. I added a lot of extra features.

This week I worked on making the terrain around a cottage that we created. We had to type some numbers in to create hills and a flat surface around the house. Last week I worked on creating the cottage that we had to fix the terrain around. Some skills I have learned this week were to create hills and a flat surface around the cottage. Those skills can help me in the future when I create my own house. Those skills could be applied to the real world because when I am older and make my own house, I will know the process in how to create terrain. One problem that I ran into this week was trying to get the lines to curve. We couldn't figure it out but then we learned that it curved them on its own. One way that I was successful was making the ground underneath my house come up so it was even with my basement so there wasn't a big hole. I can use that to be successful in the future by moving the terrain around to certain places to the way I would like it. One way that I was creative this week by making the terrain around my house have a hill when it wasn't supposed to.



This week I learned how to make a quick room. A quick room is a block that you are able to create with its own dimensions. Eventually after each block is a certain room, it will create a house. Last week they showed us what a CAD Cross section is. The skills that I learned this week was to how to make a CAD block. A CAD block is a design that you are able to save that is a logo. That could help me in the future because if I have my own business, I will have the general idea on how to create a logo. That could be applied to the real world by creating a real businesses logo. One problem that I ran into this week was that I realized I didn't have a post to beam railing on my front porch. I had to go in and fix that so that there were posts to support the roof. One way I was successful was in fixing the problem. I was able to fix it successfully. One way that I could be successful in the future could be to make sure I have everything correct so I don't have to go back and fix things. One way that I was creative this week was by adding a mailbox to my terrain features.

Assignment D- This week I learned how to tell the computer which way my house was facing (North, South, East, West). Last week I worked on creating different lighting and sun angles around the house. The skills that I learned were to decide which way my house will be facing. I can use this skill in the future of this course when I create my own house. When I do that I will be able to tell the computer which direction I want it to face. I could apply this skill to the real world because when I make my own house, I will have the general idea on how they decide which way my house faces. That will help me understand how they create it. One problem that I ran into this week was that we needed to create another page on the layout. I couldn’t figure out how to get the page number to carry on with out me manually putting it on there. I went about solving it by asking Mr. Bailey. He told me that I needed to have an insert code. This insert code automatically carried the page numbers over when I created a new page. I was successful this week by solving the problem that came up. I can be successful in the future by not getting frustrating when I get stuck on a problem. A way that I was creative this week was when I decide which sides that I wanted my house to face. I wanted the side of my house to face where the sun shined most. I had to think about it for a minute before I came up with the side I wanted.