Revolve_Cut

Class: Modeling
What I learned Today: How to make a centerline when you don't have a reference. Using a round edge as a reference. Selecting a centerline as an axis of rotation. Making a pattern. Making Radial Holes. It was a big day

Through Next

Class: Modeling
What I learned today: How to add references after the initial sketch, a distinction between through next and through all

First Midterm

Class: Statics
Today I learned: That I have to write given-find-plan on every single problem during the midterm.

Revolve

Class: Modeling
What I learned today: Revolving around a set centerline as an alternative to extruding.

Midterm Review in Class

Class: Statics
Today I learned: That the test does not cover moments.

Other Notes: We had a review session today in class. The whole class period was maybe a list of the topics covered, which I did not find all that useful. I did not learn a lot today in class to speak of, but it was useful not being given any more content to study the day before the exam.

Coaxial

Class: Solids Modeling
What I learned today: How to make holes oriented coaxially (opposed to in the x-y plane)

Other notes: I wish the computers they offered at school were more powerful. I hit the lottery by saving my document as soon as I got out of sketcher, but I had to start from that save point at least 3 times from the computer crashing so much. Everyone else in my class had to start completely over at least once. For some reason, dragging the arms manually crashed the creo driver like whoa. Class was only an hour long today so I was able to get out in enough time to feel like I could do some homework when I got home.

Midterm Review Session Already

Class: Statics Midterm Review Session
What I learned today: That if a force but not a magnitude is known, there are still only three unknowns. (Previously, I thought 4).

Poor Communication = A waste of time

 

Class: Solids Modeling (ME 101)

What I learned today: the different types of holes I can make in Creo. I don't know, the lecture was only five minutes long and that wasn't enough time for me to really absorb anything. 

cross products

 

Class: Statics (ME 200)

What I learned about today: Calculating moments using cross products

Other Notes: I am exhausting myself by waking up at 6:30 am some mornings and at 7:30 others. I am going to have to come up with a consistent schedule if I want to keep illness and depression at bay. Some people may be able to slide an hour here or there but not me. Also I am starting to think that I may have taken at least half of this class before. Cross Products? I could do a cross product blind folded with ne'er a sign out of place.