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Quicklinks: [[Volunteer_Timesheet]] | Quicklinks: [[Volunteer_Timesheet]] : [https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/event/cfvdskolaipjgki95aoufjf3l50?hl=en&authuser=0 Google Hangout] : [http://network.opensourceecology.org/groups/profile/676151284687970315/activity OSE Network] : [[Development_Team_Log]] | ||
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Resources: [[Wiki Cheat Sheet]] - [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Mediawiki Formatting Help] - [[Daily_Log_of_Tasks]] | Resources: [[Wiki Cheat Sheet]] - [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Mediawiki Formatting Help] - [[Daily_Log_of_Tasks]] |
Revision as of 02:07, 12 June 2017
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Quicklinks: Volunteer_Timesheet : Google Hangout : OSE Network : Development_Team_Log
Resources: Wiki Cheat Sheet - Mediawiki Formatting Help - Daily_Log_of_Tasks
Team Logs: Development_Team_Log - Marcin_Log - Example_Log
Sun Jun 11 2017
Outlining Example Log which I will create during the video. https://docs.google.com/document/d/12SztsS0ktT03_HkQnWx8qwJZctyHoWK348T751XKfpA/edit 1 hr
Fri Jun 09 2017
Spent 1130 MST to 1330 trying to further familiarize myself with the filament extruder construction pdf and created sub galleries for modules based on the Lyman Filament Extruder Working Document for the Lyman_Filament_Extruder_Part_Library. It appears based on the OSE Network comments Abe made that we are close to being able to get the rest of the files in there, and I am burning a lot of time trying to wrap my head around what printed parts go to what module, so I will need to work more directly with someone (probably Abe) to get that finalized.
Beginning at about 1500 MST until 1620 MST I have been transferring some of my work on Wiki 101 script to the Wiki 101 page. I think I have kind of misunderstood the format of what will be the New Developer Orientation checklist. I am pivoting my intent and trying to coordinate with Jozef to make sure that it is streamlined and efficient. Wiki 101 will be one of the boxes on the checklist, and the template for other classes, and it's self verifying test will be the creation and formatting of the Developer's log.
I am now watching the developers meeting I missed.
Wed Jun 07 2017
Continued working on the script for wiki and drive 101 from ~1800 MST to ~2050 MST. After reviewing what Jozef has been working on, it appears that we have some overlap and I feel it is probably best to regroup and determine what tasks should be part of the onboarding video and which should be part of the wiki/docs 101, or if they should be combined (i feel that is likely). Also TBD is how closely these videos will paralell the wiki pages, as essentially a transcript or a more in depth tutorial. I plan to do some work on organizing the extruder part library printed parts tomorrow until I can have a longer collaboration with both Jozef and Marcin to determine our next direction on these intro videos, as I will likely be unavailable for the meeting due to typical Thursday commitments.
While this week has been a frustrating week with unexpected obligations taking time away from finishing this script on the schedule I intended, I have had a fair amount of time during them to reflect on my past experience with poor documentation in FOSS (though some projects such as VLC are better in this regard, I still have problems finding current version documentation every time I have an issue, and once I figure out my issue ((if i dont give up)) I never document it for others) and how much more important robust documentation will be for open source hardware, especially if improvements or modifications are made regionally. This is less of a concern now, and I realize that the focus is getting developers smoothly onboarded to put serious dents in the OSE critical path, but I think it is worth having a forward looking attitude in regards to creating products geared towards cultivating documentation and collaboration literacy in the general populace (people replicating machines but not necessarily directly associated with OSE) once OSE reaches viral replicability. Particularly, I hope to act as a product owner and assemble a group of individuals to construct the basic machines, and I would like to have a smooth workflow for getting whatever crew I can scrape together on the same page re:documentation best practices. I am somewhat hesitant on this subject, as I feel fairly confident that the platforms we are using (YouTube, centrally hosted wikis, minds network etc.) will not be dominant in ~5 years. That may be my blockchain obsession showing though.
Jun 05 2017
Did some further work on documentation videos from 1130MST to 1230 MST, all online this time. More work 2030-2130 MST on script. I am now more confident on the general outline and content of the script. It should come together much more nicely soon.
Jun 04 2017
Began moving notes to document. Created shared doc for script @ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FDUb25_uALUT9bFyAeFP_thSIn_k_VbcAfpaNf5tBBA/edit Plan on working more tonight.
Jun 03 2017
Did ~1 hours outlining and brainstorm on script.
Jun 02 2017
Did some offline work (~1hr) figuring out what format is best for scripts at a film shoot. Settled on modified A/V format.
May 31 2017
Met with Marcin at 1300 MST, then began uploading stl files for extruder part library. Taking a break @ 1445 MST.
Picked back up at 2220MST, uploaded last spooler stl and image at 2335 MST
May 29 2017
~2200 Began adding non printed parts to index. 2300 Finished adding parts. Still need to double check my work and figure out which parts correspond to which stl files and images. Tomorrow I plan to get files from mcmaster carr (I believe they have cad files for all parts) and to start sniffing out dimensions for some of the other components. Will probably just make a mockup of the auger myself with no screw modeled.
May 26 2017
Began sorting extruder files @ 2200
Internet went down while I was uploading image files to gallery. Followed up on contacts that may let me use 3d printers locally and may want to do build workshops locally.
May 24-25 2017
Began work on Lyman Filament Extruder Part Library Index @ ~22:30 MST Decided it would be a good idea to add the spreadsheet to my google drive and delete everything without making copy. Reverted back to the last revision before my blunder and asked on network.opensourceecology.org for someone to double-check my revert. Struggled with the embedded live sheet (a wiki primer or an expanded set of edit tools as I have seen on some other wikis would be helpful) Added an entry for each of the stl files in the Lymanv6.zip file by filename to the index spreadsheet, and uploaded the first one (1 bottom corner 1) intending to add those to an entry, however I noticed that the D3D library index only has free cad files and not meshes, as makes sense. I will discontinue work on the actual page for the time being and convert or reengineer the parts to free cad files tomorrow. Stopped work @ ~23:30 MST
May 23-24 2017
Began work on http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Lyman_Filament_Extruder_Part_Library at ~23:30 MST. Went with 'Lyman_Filament_Extruder_Part_Library' to differentiate from another extruder page, and to be consistent with the working page for this device. Forgot how much saving often spams the recent wiki changes page, will have to streamline that habit. Unsure what the protocol for creating google docs is, so I asked on the minds group for the 3d printer, until I figure that out the d3d index is the placeholder. Lorem Ipsum in place of links to other materials that don't exist yet. Noticed the introduction enumerates different categories of parts than does the d3d index file. I'm conforming to the introduction for consistency within the page.
Finished work for this session at 00:30 MST
Finished FreeCAD Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OuAw3Ms8_U
"I had no problems downloading the ISO, however when using the link at the top of the suggested google search for 'ISO to USB' the utility (ISO to USB @http://www.softsea.com/download.php?i...) did not recognize the ISO (error ‘cannot read info from iso file’ when trying to select iso) so I used the utility which I have used in the past, called LiLi. I downloaded it from http://www.linuxliveusb.com/downloads.... After clearing up some disk space issues on my computer, I was able to burn the ISO without issue.
I spent ~15 hours reading through the FreeCAD manual and trying the examples that seemed relevant to the test or interesting to me, as well as reviewing the OSE tutorials and messing with miscellaneous things inside FreeCAD. I gave up on the manual when I got to the Python section at the end.
As for the actual test, I finished steps 3-8 in ~13 minutes, but I must first deduct 20 points because the construction in this video is my second attempt. I am not sure what happened, but vokoscreen created a corrupted file that kdenlive could not read. I have been unable to figure out why this happened. Another 10 points should probably be deducted for sloppy workflow causing me to have to continually reorient parts due to not being consistent about selection order when using circular constraints. Another 10 points off for going over 30 seconds, but I maxed out the speed effect and couldn't find much more time of me just sitting there on screen (probably because I had practice from the first run through) to snip out. This leaves me with a total of 60/100. I should add that kdenlive was similar enough to Final Cut and Audition that I just kind of picked it up.
As for the videos, the brevity is nice but I can see how the quick pace could be confusing, especially because it seems to jump from topic to topic and covers a few things that are not part of the test, like meshes. This is obviously necessary, but it took me two watches to realize that they are not FreeCAD test tutorials but general FreeCAD tutorials. I think that fast paced tutorials like these are great for people who are proficient at learning software from observing videos but could be complemented by longer form videos that lay out specific learning objectives with accompanying specific tasks. "
--DixonNahrwold (talk) 06:19, 19 May 2017 (CEST)
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