Journal 25: Mon. May 5th, 2014

Out of the Rut

In today's weekly meeting we talked about much time we really have left for this project. It's not a lot. We should really be done by June 9th, so we have enough time to give Ms. Lord all of the required papers 5 business days before our presentation. We have about a month left and that really scares me. Ms. Lord gave us a sheet that really broke down the planning for the next couple of days. I think planning is a huge part to this project. This was a great way to get organized and see what I need to get done.

PLANNING:

7 things I want to accomplish in the next week:
-Get my laptop and download AutoCAD
-Get the dimensions of the windows and doors of G and H  buildings
-Complete G and H buildings in AutoCAD
-Talk to Mr. Cowell about the laser cutter and see when he is available for supervision when I want to use it
-Start to get dimensions of the other buildings (Windows and Doors)
-Watch videos on AutoCAD to enhance my knowledge and see if there are any tips on speeding up the process

Supplies I need to get:
-Laptop
-Stock board for the laser cutter? (Talk to Mr. Cowell)
-Hot glue sticks for the assembly of the school

3 things I should talk to my mentor about:
-When to use the laser cutter
-Do I need to buy my own stock board
-What kind of laser cutter is the one we have. I can use this for research of possibly importing my SketchUp model and saving a ton of time.

Things I want or need to know more about:
-Dimensions of the school
-What are the size of the bricks on the school (If I have time, I can make the laser cutter just make lines on the stock board and not cut all the way through, so when it is done it will look like bricks. I think it would look really cool, but it will be very time consuming).