Introduction

For the Computer-Aided Design assignment, I opted to use the Fusion 360 software, since this software is used by some friends of mine in their company and I have received good comments. Furthermore, for image editing, I decided to use GIMP and Inkscape, because they are open source. Also, I tried to use Corel Draw, but I got discouraged because I only had a 15-day trial.

Rasters & Vectors

Raster image files use pixels, and each of these contains color information, which makes them dependent on the resolution of the image. That is, a good quality image requires more storage space. On the other hand, vector image files only use points and lines, therefore, they are not dependent on the resolution. A simple application of this type of file would be a logo. However, a vector image can not store much color information, so they are not convenient for digital images. I found a video that better explains the difference in the following link.
I used GIMP and Inkscape to vectorize an image.

3D design

Fusion 360

I'm more familiar with Autodesk Inventor, but I want to try modeling with Fusion 360 from now on. The steps to start a model in Fusion 360 are simple. Below are the steps I followed to model a possible seat for my final project.

Remarks

Fusion 360

One of the things that encouraged me to use Fusion 360 for the FabAcademy is that it has the option of version control. As you can see in the image, you have access to all the versions. And each version shows details of the date, time and who edited it.

Kdenlive

I have started using kdenlive to edit videos and have better documentation in the Fab Academy. And for this week I was able to render a gif file in this software.

Files

Rasters & Vectors

3D modeling