[Noisebridge-discuss] Inkscape for cutting tools, Class/Tutorial-Authoring-Powow - part two

[Corey McGuire]

This is a reminder, I will be hosting this class at Noisebridge, Thursday,
September, 29th, 8PM.  The following concepts will be covered:

   - Layout preparation
   - Cut order composition
   - Kerf compensation
   - Path manipulation
   - Path simplification
   - Path transformation
   - Path combining tools


And the following tools will be covered:

   - Node editing mode
   - Text Tools
   - Object to path
   - Union
   - Difference
   - Fill and stroke
   - Outset
   - Break Apart
   - Grouping and ungrouping
   - Polygon tools
   - Align and distribute
   - and many of the simpler tools



On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 4:04 AM, Corey McGuire <coreyfro at coreyfro.com>wrote:

> Hey folks!
>
> So, I had a powwow last week that involved inviting people interested in
> learning Inkscape, for use with cutting tools, to help me author a
> tutorial.  I hosted it at noisebridge and we had a good time with great
> progress.
>
> I will be hosting it again on Thursday, September, 29th, 8PM for a larger
> audience.  The only price for admission is a solid understanding of what you
> want to do and some basic fabrication knowledge.  The reason I need you to
> have this knowledge is because I need people who will ask the right
> questions so the tutorial will include the answers for people not ready to
> ask such questions.
>
> This event is to help me author a tutorial.  In a way, it's better than a
> class because I will not be on auto pilot, and I will be turning your
> personal needs in to curriculum for everyone else.
>
> The basic structure of the tutorial is defined.  I take you from clean
> slate to finished document by dragging you through all the various tools you
> will most likely use.  I don't just stop there.  I go out of my way to take
> a path of greater resistance so you will see how these tools interact, not
> just once, but repeatedly.  I want to give you are realistic expectation of
> authoring what you want to make, not some greased rails template for what I
> was making.  That said, it is clear and complete.
>
> We'll be at the back classroom by the laser engraver.
>
> This will be the first piece of a four piece suite.  The pieces are:
>
>    1. Inkscape for cutting tools
>    2. From Inkscape to NB Laser
>    3. From Inkscape to Boxshop Plasma
>    4. Unfucking paths
>
>
>


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Perfection is reached not when there is nothing left to add, but when there
is nothing left to take away - Antoine de Saint
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