# Tech Direction Spring 22

## Class 1

### What is the role of a tech director

- Fix problems for the creative director
- Make things easier for the creative team
- Build new tools for the creative process

#### If tech direction was a Venn Diagram

#### Further discussion - The Eisenhower Box

[How to be More Productive and Eliminate Time Wasting Activities by Using the “Eisenhower Box”](https://jamesclear.com/eisenhower-box)

### Learning Markdown

Notes from this class will be in markdown format

Please complete this profile to famaliarize yourself with Markdown

[Tech Direction Profile Template](https://hackmd.io/@michaelgold/rJEZseqqj)

#### Markdown guide

[HackMD Guide](https://hackmd.io/HNoFPnHYQSmffEmj67v75w)

#### Sharing a document in HackMD


### Tools

- Markdown: https://hackmd.io
- Diagrams / Screenshots: https://excalidraw.com/

### Blender Intro

#### Preferences

##### Navigation


##### Blender has come a long way

https://www.tiktok.com/@savannahxyzart/video/7117085164953472298?is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7117085164953472298

## Class 2

### Modeling in Blender

#### Create a backdrop
`Shift+A` to add a plane

`Tab` into edit mode
`S` to scale up the plane


Switch into edge select mode


Click the back edge to select it


`e, z, 10, enter` to extrude the back edge by 10 meters


click the back edge to select it


`ctrl + b + drag mouse along y` to bevel


`mouse scroll` to add loop cuts to the bevel


`tab` back into object mode
`right click, shade smooth` to remove the faceted look

final model

### Lighting and shading

#### Studio lighting


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## Generative Primitives

[Generative Primitive Bundle](https://github.com/michaelgold/generative-primitives/blob/main/primitives_bundle.blend?raw=true)

[Spline Lesson](https://github.com/michaelgold/generative-primitives/blob/main/generative_spline_lesson_bundle.blend?raw=true)

[SDF Lesson](https://github.com/michaelgold/generative-primitives/blob/main/sdf_bundle.blend?raw=true)

## Github

### The problem


### The solution - version control

#### Single User


#### Many Users

1. Make a repository on Github
2. Clone that repository
a. copy the repository link
b. `git clone repositoryurl`
for example:
`git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/td2023.git`
c. switch into the repo directory:
`cd td2023`
d. check the status of the repo:
`git status`
e. you should see:

    On branch main

    No commits yet

    nothing to commit (create/copy files and use "git add" to track)

f. add a file to staging
`cd hw1`
`git add hw1.blend`
or if working on many files
`git add .`
g. commit our staged files
`git commit -m "design: work you did"`
g. push the staged commits to github
`git push`

## Parameterizing Node Groups


## Using the SDF Primitive Assets

1. Run this in the terminal
`cd u:\blender\projects`
`git clone https://github.com/michaelgold/generative-primitives.git`
2. Open Blender and add this to `edit > preferences`
click plus to add a directory

add the path we git cloned`u:\blender\projects\generative-primitives`

You should now see generative primitives in your asset library


In Geometry Nodes Editor click `Add > Search`

SDF nodes should display

### example

1. Run this in the terminal
`cd u:\blender\projects`
`git clone https://github.com/michaelgold/td2023`

2. Open `sdf_head.blend`


## Geometry Nodes Tutorials

Intro to Geometry Nodes Tutorial Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwCRakRO61dZEV4WNQNo1u8BUKwhiW3w0

Deep dive Geometry Nodes Workshop:

{%youtube xJxraSbwX64 %}

## Shaderverse Generative Art Addon

Shaderverse is an open-source generative art add-on for Blender

You can use Shaderverse to quickly preview and export Geometry Nodes projects into various 2D and 3D file formats

[Addon Download](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UFQ74yLzJIfcT3QyCtwSt7kG3DOdPEYh/view?usp=sharing)

[Example Project](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FLUebABddrWjwIcQdIel4_N1TpUrK05O/view)