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=Protocol=
=Protocol=
3 main products: CAD file, screenshot, and screencast:
*Upload your CAD file, and screenshots for reference - to the wiki page.
*To generate 3D CAD for mechanical devices, use stock parts found in the [[Warehouse]].
*To generate 3D CAD for mechanical devices, use stock parts found in the [[Warehouse]].
*See [[Sketchup Tutorial 1]] and [[Sketchup Tutorial 2]].
:*See [[Sketchup Tutorial 1]] and [[Sketchup Tutorial 2]].
*Start a new Sketchup document.
:*Start a new Sketchup document.
*Copy objects from the Warehouse file, and paste into your new Sketchup document.
:*Copy objects from the Warehouse file, and paste into your new Sketchup document.
*Rotate and arrange objects to create your complete design.
:*Rotate and arrange objects to create your complete design.
*Use RecordMyDesktop with full voice quality and 10% video quality to record a video overview of the design and features - this communicates the design most readily to others for review. At 10%, rendering is almost immediate for a 1 minute video. You can use higher video quality.
*Use RecordMyDesktop with full voice quality and 10% video quality to record a video overview of the design and features - this communicates the design most readily to others for review. At 10%, rendering is almost immediate for a 1 minute video. You can use higher video quality.
*Upload the CAD file and video walkthrough to a wiki page named Machine Name CAD Design
 


=Samples=
=Samples=

Revision as of 15:52, 5 May 2014

Protocol

3 main products: CAD file, screenshot, and screencast:

  • Upload your CAD file, and screenshots for reference - to the wiki page.
  • To generate 3D CAD for mechanical devices, use stock parts found in the Warehouse.
  • See Sketchup Tutorial 1 and Sketchup Tutorial 2.
  • Start a new Sketchup document.
  • Copy objects from the Warehouse file, and paste into your new Sketchup document.
  • Rotate and arrange objects to create your complete design.
  • Use RecordMyDesktop with full voice quality and 10% video quality to record a video overview of the design and features - this communicates the design most readily to others for review. At 10%, rendering is almost immediate for a 1 minute video. You can use higher video quality.


Samples

It took about 10 seconds to render this with RecordMyDesktop: