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Flat Breakout Test

    Last Tuesday, Andrew, Jonathan, and I tested which flat break out for the wall with the door would be better. Either splitting the flats in 3 like this (2 flats split vertically and 1 horizontally) or into 2 … Continue reading

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Paint Surface Tests

Here are a few tests I did with different materials, all covered with muslin and painted with a single coat, and uncovered and painted with a single coat respectively. I’ve concluded that a muslin covered surface seems to yield the … Continue reading

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Microsoft Excel Tips

Hey everyone, In order to preserve our class time for work in the shop, I have recorded an Excel tutorial video you can watch at your leisure. It is available here: https://vimeo.com/158501600 In this demo, I go over the budgeting sheet … Continue reading

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3/3/16- Problem 3 Individual Problems/Solutions

During this class period, we shared and discussed our own ideas of the Problem 3’s issues and solutions we thought of taking. I’m not going to go into detail of who decided on what but I will give a general … Continue reading

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2/26/16 – Problem 2 Presentations

Problem 2 rubrics were passed out while everyone organized their paperwork. For Problem 2 we all had to explain our primary problem definition, our load-in time, build time, and our solution to the quick change between the concert and the … Continue reading

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AutoCAD Review

If you still have some questions about AutoCAD title blocks and XREFS, you can learn more at the videos below: XREF Reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOP5WeDJp-s&list=PLtIYxv3oFXvYrNL99ZzIXXGr7JKkufHSi&index=1 Creating Blocks with Attributes

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Note-taking workshop

The Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) team is offering a note-taking workshop for students and faculty on Thursday, February 25th from 1-2pm in N402. You can see the flier here:  https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/writingacrossthecurriculum/files/2016/02/Wac_notetaking_poster.jpg This is a useful skill for technical directors, as … Continue reading

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Class Notes 3

For Todays class we presented our PB&J projects Group 1 Ota, Montana, Charles, Natasha Group 2 Jonathan, Spencer, TJ, Adreen Group 3 Sharon, Phoenixx, Andrew Group 4 Luis, Briana, Catarina

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Class 2 Notes

Open Lab setup and navigation To Begin we log in to the open lab. Find The Tech direction course by hitting the search magnifiying glass and in the two search field type direction and where it says people choose courses in the … Continue reading

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Portfolio Help Docs

Good work on generating your creed on day one. You can find it here. Also, to build on the work we are doing in class today, here’s a link to the Openlab ePortfolio help site. Use that as a reference … Continue reading

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