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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. | ||
=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: