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title: MDEF Pre Course - NOTES
description: Precourse
Autors: MDEF 2021 students
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###### tags: `MDEF`

# MDEF Pre Course - NOTES

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## Sylabus Modules
- [Design tools for Digital fabrication](https://hackmd.io/Hm8qnnJcTJSpMIk2Q2IAhQ)
- [Communication](https://hackmd.io/iIUBReB9RhmyUrTMG2K2Ag)
- Inputs and Outputs: An introduction to code and electronics

## DAY 1 - 2D - INKSCAPE

**Inkscape**
Open source software for 2d vector design with plugins and advanced operations.

-Tutorials: https://inkscape.org/learn/tutorials/

**Adobe Illustrator**
Not so open source software for 2d vector design

How to interpolate (create intermediate output between a set of curves) in Ai: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/blending-objects.html#blend_options

## DAY 2 - 3D - RHINO 6

NURBS (and mesh) 3d modeling software with parametric plugin Grasshopper, a swiss army knife we are going to use for everything.

* It's important to set the "normal" of your model - to set manufacturing direction.
* Setting layers is important for effective workflow (hide or manipulate objets together) and later for the rendering process.

Grid snap on Mac

### Useful Commands
- Rhino command list: https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/5/help/en-us/commandlist/command_list.htm

- Create surf from curve -> planarsurf
- Subdivide surface -> rebuild
- Conrol points -> PointsOn