Off to Mexico
Tuesday morning came way too early. I signed up for a 3-D printing class through iSTEM back in February. I left early because traffic can be a beast when headed to Boise. I was grateful to be in the 3-D printing class, only 15 participants were chosen for the class. After breakfast, keynote speaker, and agenda stuff it was time for 3-D! Rebekah had us jump right in with unpacking our new FlashForge printers. The first day we learned how to set up the printer, trouble shoot filament problems, and jumped right in to Tinkercad. We were left to learn the best way possible: trial and error. I had more error than trial, it was a steep learning curve. Tinkercad does not work the same way Photoshop and other 2-d programs work. I literally had to stop my brain and challenge it to think in 3-D, that hurt my brain. Within an hour we had our first prints chugging along. Over the next few days more and more fail-ebrations appeared in front of Rebekah’s desk. Lots of spaghetti nests, melted creation...
