| ▲ | bdcravens 2 days ago | |
I've been working on learning Fusion 360 for 3d modeling recently. I made a little progress. Then I recently tried to recreate a model I've already downloaded, because I needed to make some changes to it. Recreating it 1:1 taught me more than all of the learning I've done. | ||
| ▲ | sunrunner 2 days ago | parent [-] | |
> Recreating it 1:1 taught me more than all of the learning I've done. Which nicely fits into the idea that repetition leads to familiarity, and that the act of re-creating those examples is a form of study and source of learning. I'm not sure what the name for the 3D modelling equivalent of a musical etude is but perhaps this seems like that. Incidentally, I've also been trying to learn some amount of 3D modelling (with Blender) and in some cases have got to, say, half way through some structured courses before having to pause for a bit. After finding some more time to get back to it it seemed easier to just start over instead of pick up where I left off, and not only did the process seem a bit easier the second time around, being able to refresh and reinforce general concepts and specific techniques felt very valuable. Incidentally, Mike Acton's talk 'Solving the Right Problems for Engine Programmers' [1] includes a part on deliberate practice with small focused examples. Wax on, wax off... | ||