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=**//Green Goblin//**=

This week has been all about the Green Goblin, designed by no other. The last drawings were made from copying out of a book but the Green Goblin was designed by yours truly. I have learned the skills to put a cylinder into a vase shaped container at an angle. This could help me in the future if I somehow get involved with designing things like this. I know that many drawings like this one are designed using these tools. I didn’t run into any problems because I’ve learned that perseverance is the answer to almost anything. I was successful in designing a real life object without any help from anyone or any book.

On these drawings I have been using a few different tools that I haven’t seen before. One being an impeller and the other a special fitting. I have learned the skills to make a stud (screw threads) and how to twist a body. These skills could help me in the future if the object I choose features one of these. These skills could be applied to the real world when I’m in college and might have to make up a design like one of these. Many screws or fasteners involve what I learned and many fans involve the skill of twisting a body. I ran into no problems because these were both easy and straight forward. I was successful because I got two drawings done in one class and really used my time wisely. I can be successful in the future by using my time wisely.

This week I worked on making a boarder for a drawing I had made in the past. I learned the skills to make a drawing able to print, putting my name, drawing name, date, and scale at the bottom. These skills could help me in the future of this course if I have to print any more drawings I do. These skills could be applied to the real world when I’m in college and might have to make a portfolio with different drawings. Any object from real life could have been made on a computer with a boarder around it. I had no problems with this drawing because it was easy. I was successful because I didn’t get distracted with all the videos playing in back of me. I can use this in the future because if something is going on around me and I have shit to do, I can remain focused. 

This week has been creating different sheet metal bends and learning about that whereas last week I was working on a yo-yo mold. I have learned the skills to make a sheet metal bend correctly with a bend radii and a sheet thickness. This could help me in the future of the course because I might end up making an object with one of these bends. These skills can be applied to the real world when I get my engineering degree and might have to make or design an object with a bend like these. I know that a joist hanger is made by using these tools. I ran into problems when I went to extrude the object and it wouldn’t let me but after revising, I could finally do it. The second drawing let me extrude right off because I had learned a lot from the first one. I was successful because I learned form my mistakes and my second drawing came out better than the first. This can be used in the future because I can always learn from my mistakes.



This week I made a mold for an object that I made last week. I’ve learned how to but an object into a block and attach it so that you have two halves and when you put the halves together, you can make the whole object. This really can’t help me in the future of the course because I have two more drawings to do and they have nothing to do with making molds. These skills could apply to the real world if I designed a new object and wanted to produce them. I would need to make a mold of the object. I had a problem with the drawing because there was a mistake in the book, I fixed it with help from Bailey. I was successful because I got through this drawing even though the book was wrong.

In this drawing I have been working with levels, creating spheres and cavities in those spheres whereas last week I was learning how to connect objects at different angles. I only have one more drawing but its the yo yo mold and I’m sure this drawing of the yo yo will help me. The skill that will help me the most though is how to make cavities. This skill could help me in the real world when I am told to draw an object like this during college. If I were designing some shelving, I might make a block then cut chunks out of it. I had no problems with this drawing because it didn’t need any dimensions and thats usually what I have trouble with. I was successful in getting this drawing done on time before the mini vacation. This can help me in the future because I will make out pretty well if I get things in at the deadlines.



This week I’ve been working on the end bearing which I found to be much harder than the last drawing, the 45 Elbow. I’ve learned the skills to put an object onto another at an angle. Then unite them. It involved changing the display view, to the angle I needed. These skill could be applied to the real world when I get my engineering degree and had to go out and make something like this on a computer. Almost any man made object could have been made using these tools on a computer. A problem I had was dimensioning the drawing because I wasn’t going to be able to fit everything on one view of the drawing. To solve this problem I used three different views to dimension it. I was successful because I stuck with this hard drawing. To be successful with almost anything you have to persevere and I will use that in the future.





This week has been the 45 degree elbow and instead of making squares or boxes, this drawing incorporated a pipe. The only skill I really learned was how to make a pipe and how to make a center line for the pipe to go around. This skill could help me in the future of the course if any of the next drawings involve a pipe and a center line. These skills could be applied to the real world because people use these skills to design the piping for water to run through in houses. My only problem was when I didn't follow the direction to change the CPlane when I was making the center line. I went back though and started it over and realized my mistake. I was successful because I didn't give up when I did something wrong, I went back and tried again. In the future I will do this too because I ended up figuring the problem out.



This week I've been working on the Check Base which involves a very tricky slot. This drawing has been a lot like the drawings I have been doing, except a bit harder. A skill I have acquired through this drawing is making dimensions to a drawing where the display view needs to be changed and adjusted. The next drawings will be also difficult to dimension but this drawing has got me more comfortable with this skill. These skills can be applied to the real world because during my journey through engineering I am sure I will need to dimension many objects like this one. Almost any man-made object was probably drawn at one time with dimensions on it. On this drawing I wasn't able to fit all the dimensions on it in one view so I had to do four different views. I was successful because I didn't give up even when Bailey screwed me up. In the future I will know that teachers are often wrong and you just have to keep going.



This week I have been working on drawings with more oblique surfaces. This week has been much like last week, but harder. I have become a master at making planes and using that tool. The next drawing will be my last and it involves many planes. This skill could be used when I’m in college and studying mechanical engineering. I didn’t run into any problems because this week has been much like last week. I was successful in getting these drawings done because time is running out. I will be successful in the future because I know that I can get things done in a short amount of time if I put my mind to it. I was creative because I picked the “object” one of the harder drawings.



This week I made a Dovetail Slide and Dovetail Finger where as last week I made a bearing and link. Through these drawings I’ve learned how to cut the block at an angle and this will help me because the next drawings all involve this skill. These skills might be applied to the real world when I go to school for mechanical engineering. A problem I had was dimensioning again. I was able to dimension the drawing but not the way the book did it because I couldn’t figure it out and I wasted way too much time. I was successful because I didn’t get distracted by Bailey playing the Wiley Rap. This can help me in the future because there are lots of distractions out there and you have to choose to get your work done. I was probably most creative in the colors I used because my drawing really appeals to the eye.



This week has been uniting objects, and creating cylinders. Last week the only cylinders that were made were holes in blocks. I have learned how to unite a cylinder to a block. Looking towards the future of the course there are many more cylinders being created and they are being united to more blocks, it just gets more complicated. These skills can be related to the real world because next year in college, I might have to use a cad program like this one to make various drawings. The only problem I had was figuring out how to start the bearing but after trial and error I was able to figure it out. I was successful in completing these complicated drawings without any errors. I was creative in solving my problem with starting the bearing because I think I did it a different way from everybody else, I laid the cylinders on top of each other.



This week has been making blocks and cutting pieces out of those blocks. Last week was more concentrated on revolving a profile. The skills I have learned allow me to make any size of block I want and cut any size square or rectangle out of it. Looking towards the future of this course, there are many more drawings like these, where a block is made and a piece is cut from it. These skills could help me in my career of mechanical engineering. A huge problem this week has been putting dimensions on these drawings. We were able to figure it out though because we changed the CPlane in the beginning and we just had to change it back when putting on dimensions. I was successful because I didn’t stop after failing to dimension, I kept trying different things. I was creative this week with the different colors I used through out my drawings.



This week and last week I’ve been working on these 3D models and using the, revolve around a profile tool. I have learned over these weeks how to make 3D objects by using the, revolve around a profile tool. The whole rest of the course is making 3D objects, so I know these skills I have learned will help me. These skills can be applied to the real world because in college I might I have to use them to do mechanical engineering. I had a problem with my chess piece. It wouldn’t revolve and I found out that it had an overlapping line that I had to trim off. I was successful in getting the chess piece to actually kind of look like a chess piece, except for the top and the bottom. I took my time on it though and in the future I will take my time on projects to make sure they come out looking good. I was creative because I made my bowl actually look like a normal bowl you could eat cereal out of.



This week I worked on the X-formr Mask and the 10-PT Icon. I worked on these same drawings last week. I haven’t learned any new skills; I’ve just used the skills I’ve acquired from the start of this class. These drawings will probably be like the ones I do when I study mechanical engineering in college. One problem I had was asking Bailey to help me, he really only slowed me down. I solved this problem be telling him to leave me alone. Another problem I had was figuring out some of the angles but when I used a calculator I was able to get them. I was successful because I stuck with it and made sure my drawing were perfect. I can use this same attitude in the future to be successful also. I was creative in the was I made these drawings using the skills that make the best sense to me.





This week I've been working on this drawing below. I learned the skills to successfully use rotational symmetry and rotational commands. These skills will really help me in the future of this course because using these rotational commands can really save a lot of time once you get used to them. These skills will be applied to the real world when I get my degree in mechanical engineering. My biggest problem this week was figuring out rotational symmetry. Sometimes the book gets very confusing but I eventually succeeded after failing many, many times. I was successful because I didn't give up on this frustrating drawing. I felt that I was creative because I used some odd techniques to draw some of the lines but it worked. . This week has been a lot like last week, only a little harder. These past couple of weeks have been making a drawing then copy and pasting it. I have learned the skills to copy and paste a drawing to make it into a totally different and larger one. This skill could possibly be applied to the real world because I'm going to college for mechanical engineering and I could have to do something similar. I recently had a problem with the copy and pasting tools because it was screwing up my dimensions, but over time I realized what I was doing wrong and was able to fix it. Now I'm pro at copy and pasting. I was successful this week because I stayed focused on my drawings and did not get distracted although it seems like I'm falling behind. I was probably only creative with my line styles.





This week I worked on this drawing called a Pipe Clamp. I learned how to create arcs and looking ahead to future drawings, this skill is going to help me. this skill can't really be applied to the real world. I had no problems, this drawing was easy. I was successful because I used my time wisely and didn't get distracted too much by Dylan and Jesse. I was creative becuase I'm using different line styles for my drawings.





This week I used the Polar Coordinate system to make my drawing. I learned how to make lines by entering a distance and an angle, I'm sure I will have to use this skill again in future drawings. These skills can't really be applied to the real world, but if I do ever become a mechanical engineer, I might have to do something simular to this. I had no problems or anything with these drawings, they were relatively easy. I was successful because I didn't get distracted by everything that was happening around me, I put in my head phones and tuned everyone out. This can help me in the future when I'm doing homework or something because I know i can stay focased if I really try to. I was creative with my deminsion line styles, making them looking different from the actuall drawing.



Last class I basically spent the whole hour and a half working on the extra credit assignment for page 9-74. Last weeks assignments were way easier, I could get two or three done in one class, but they are progressively getting harder and harder. Through these assignment I have become very proficient with the program. At the beging of the class erasing thing were a difficulty for me, but over the past weeks I have aquired the skills to modify and erase different things. The only skill really that could help me in the real world is time management because I have to keep up on the drawings and keep doing them. When I get into college, time management will be very important and in college there is no room for procrastination. My only problem was doing the most recent drawing 9-74, I was so confused on how to do it and where to even start, but by taking my time, and thinking it through, I was able to get it done. The //Line Parallel Dist// tool also really helped me out in accomplishing it. This drawing was my biggest success in this class so far. The process I went through will be related to how I am successful in the future. Doing/trying to do the Dodecamesh I think has been my most creative work. .



This week I drew the Polystar and its extra credit challenge. I aquired the skills to make a hexagon and I became very comfortable in modifying and triming lines. If I ever end up using KeyCreator in the future I will be good at modifying lines. One problem I had was not knowing which lines to trim because it got pretty confusing but from stuying the drawing I was able to complete it. I was successful because I got this drawing done with no mistakes but I took my time and made sure it was correct. This can help me in the future because I should always take my time and make sure I am submitting my best work.



This week on the extra credit challenge I learned how to create mesh, where as last week I made my drawings by entering coordinates. The only skill I really learned was making this mesh. This skill could possibly help me out in the future if I ever have to make more mesh. This can' t be applied to the real world. One problem I had was just making all the lines to this drawing, but through trial and error I was able to figure it out. I was successful because I never gave up and I tried new ideas, this can help me in the future because perseverance is important in anything. I was creative because I was able to do the hardest extra credit drawing.



On these drawings I have been using the Key In option to locate my points and my draw lines, which is the same thing I did last week. These skills will help me in the future because there are many more drawings where I have to key in coordinates. These skills can't really be applied tot he future, unless I end up doing something simular after I get my engineering degree. The only problem I really had was getting confused and entering in the wrong coordinates then having to go back and fix it, but I used the undo button and it basically solved everything. I was successful in getting both these drawings done in one class. I didn't fool around and I got right to work and stayed working hard and thats how I was successful. I wasn't really creative with these drawings because i could't be.