Skill Development

For hard skill development, you will primarily rely on each other and the expertise of your project group(s). In the case that you would need to consult additional resources, several helpful links are posted below.

Electronics • Components, Circuitry, & Programming

General	Overview of Electronic Components Example Projects, Schematics, & Demos Electronic Tools & Prototyping PCB Design Introduction to Electronic Principles Example Projects, Schematics, & Demos
Arduino	Introduction to IDE & Web Editor Functions, Values, & Structure Introduction to I/O & Hardware Coding Cheatsheet
Purchasing	Adafruit Catalog Sparkfun Catalog Digikey Catalog McMaster Carr Catalog

Programming • Theory, Parametricism, & Interfacing

General	What is Visual Programming? History of Visual Programming
Grasshopper	Community Video Documentation Discussion Forums & Support Hands-on Tutorials Example Projects
Processing	Tutorials Example Projects
TouchDesigner	TouchDesigner Wiki Introduction to Workflow

Media • 2D Design, 3D Modeling, & Animation

Adobe CC	Creative Cloud Tutorials Adobe Design Basics
Rhinoceros	Interface, Tutorials, & Tips YouTube Tutorials Modeling Techniques
TinkerCad	3D Design Tutorials Circuitry Tutorials Visual Programming Tutorials (“Code Blocks”)
Figma	Figma for Beginners Tutorial Design Basics
InVision Studio	Introduction to Prototyping Training & Tutorials

IDeATe & CMU

In addition to the skills posted above, you are encouraged to familiarize yourself with the myriad of material, software and technical resources available to you from IDeATe and the University at large.

IDeATe • Software & Fabrication

Lending	History of IDeATe Courses
Lending	Equipment Inventory
Facilities	List of Resources
Materials	Materials Price List
A10 Calendar	Space Schedule

CMU • Software & Fabrication

SoA FabLab	Equipment, Materials, & Reservations
CMU Software	Catalog of Downloadable Software
COVID-19	University Updates