Collaborative Cloud es una iniciativa la cual tiene por objetivo el familiarizar a las personas con la fabricacion abierta. Mas alla de las innovaciones en el campo del “Do it Yourself” (o hazlo tu mismo) y la fabricacion local, Collaborative Cloud introduce ideas acerca del compartir ideas, diseños y herramientas… CCloud es un diseño que cambia constantemente y que estara definido por el usuario en terminos de escala y forma. Diseña tu propia pieza y contribuye a esta instalacion que va crreciendo dia a dia en el DHUB.
Online Collaborative Cloud
Instrucciones (en Ingles) > Collaborative Cloud Help:
The Collaborative Cloud Applet is divided vertically into three zones on the screen, Data/Design (Left), Visualization (Middle), and Attributes (Right).
Left Top: Data
On the left there are four text input fields where you can enter in your information (please note, your last name and email will NOT be made public).
Left Middle: Options
Below the text input fields are several buttons which control the functionality of the interface:
SUBMIT: When you are done designing your piece, click on submit to load your design to the server.
PREVIEW: Click this to view a preview of what your fabrication file will look like.
RESET: Click this to return to the default configuration.
RANDOM: Click this to generate a random piece.
LOAD: To load a design from the server, enter in its name (or person’s email) into the E-mail intput field on the top-left and click LOAD. If the design exists on the server, it will be loaded into the interface.
EXPORT: (Not enabled on the web interface) Click this to write a PDF of the piece you design.
INFO: Click to read about the Collaborative Cloud Project.
HELP: Click to reach this help Screen
ROTATE: Toggle this checkbox to affect the rotation of the visualization.
SHADING: There are three modes of shading: Wireframe, Sketch, and Shaded (default). Click on the different shading modes to change the way the design is visualized.
Left Bottom: Design
On the bottom left of the applet you will find an area where you can design your piece. There are three control points which you can use to freely design. Hover your mouse over one of the control points and you will see cross-hairs apprear. With a left-click and drag you can move the control points. The middle control point moves diagonally, while the other two control points are limited to the regions marked in red.
To maximize the design area, click on the button next to SHAPE.
Visualization [Middle]
In this middle area you will see the updates to your design. By default your design is rotating. To change this, toggle the ROTATE option on the left hand side of the interface.
Clicking and dragging any of the mouse buttons will allow you to rotate the view of the design. Using the scroll wheel of your mouse, you can zoom in and out.
Design Attributes [Right]
The right area of the applet serves as a way to control the numberof legs in the design as well as the material from which your design will be cut (concept).
There are three intersecting planes which make up the design (Plane A, B and C). Each of these planes can have 1-4 legs. To turn legs on or off, click on the square adjacent to the leg.
To control the materials from which your design will be fabricated, click on the button next to ‘material’ on the top left of each plane.
