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One inspiration for my new project came from the experience of teaching a group of middle years students who were very attentive to any tuition that involved manipulating their own images. Luckily, as a Photoshop user, I was able to introduce a few tools then let them explore the workspace on their own.
The other motivation for this project is that my daughter is away with her school for 8 weeks and I am probably missing her more than the reverse. So while I sit and wait for Skype to light up each night, I have had a play with her image in CAD.
Notice the word, play! This is due to the fact that I have found software with that: I think I can, I think I can, quality. I am having fun using it and I never thought I'd say that about CAD software.
I am using/learning a software package called MOI or Moment Of Inspiration. It's price is in the $100s not the $1,000s or $10,000s plus it has a 30 day try before you buy trial. So, for the baby beginner I am, I can see it's potential, not only as a jewellery designer but also as a teacher. I like that it is compatible with my Adobe software and that it exports in all major 3d file formats.
Don't get me wrong, I have no affiliation with the product except that, to me, it represents a light at the end of a previously inaccessible tunnel! I may even dare myself to cast this pendant in silver? I am having a prototype printed on an UP 3d printer, the problem being if it's too good I may have to make room on my desk for one!
The other motivation for this project is that my daughter is away with her school for 8 weeks and I am probably missing her more than the reverse. So while I sit and wait for Skype to light up each night, I have had a play with her image in CAD.
Notice the word, play! This is due to the fact that I have found software with that: I think I can, I think I can, quality. I am having fun using it and I never thought I'd say that about CAD software.
I am using/learning a software package called MOI or Moment Of Inspiration. It's price is in the $100s not the $1,000s or $10,000s plus it has a 30 day try before you buy trial. So, for the baby beginner I am, I can see it's potential, not only as a jewellery designer but also as a teacher. I like that it is compatible with my Adobe software and that it exports in all major 3d file formats.
Don't get me wrong, I have no affiliation with the product except that, to me, it represents a light at the end of a previously inaccessible tunnel! I may even dare myself to cast this pendant in silver? I am having a prototype printed on an UP 3d printer, the problem being if it's too good I may have to make room on my desk for one!
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