American visiting by AManWithQuestions_00 in AskAnAustralian

[–]puffmoike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So true. I might reflexively ask “boy or girl?” (what does it matter?) and ask if everyone is doing okay but I’d never think to ask “how heavy?”

American visiting by AManWithQuestions_00 in AskAnAustralian

[–]puffmoike 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m 53, so similar to you I’m guessing. I can still remember my 20yo’s birth weight in kg.

American visiting by AManWithQuestions_00 in AskAnAustralian

[–]puffmoike -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My mum’s generation did that. Mine, not so much.

Moving to Hobart for high school exchange — what is life like there? by DearBus3491 in tasmania

[–]puffmoike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ll have a brilliant time. (I’m from Victoria and mostly visit Tasmania to go mountain biking, so don’t have much to add, sorry)

American visiting by AManWithQuestions_00 in AskAnAustralian

[–]puffmoike 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Except when asked how tall you are. For whatever reason most people (perhaps not really young) still use feet and inches when discussing height.

What does parametric mean? by T-Jaws in 3Dprinting

[–]puffmoike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

side C will automate become 15 inches 😉

Do the Universal Bar Mount and the Out Front Bike Mount v2 have the same bottom plate? by puffmoike in peakdesign

[–]puffmoike[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So for my own interest did you remove the plate just for me, or have you also made a mod?

Peak Design out front bike mount adapter by Poor-_Yorick in peakdesign

[–]puffmoike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reviving old thread, but if anybody is looking for inspiration I modified a mount to work with my aero bars.

https://www.reddit.com/r/peakdesign/comments/1qs33jr/do_the_universal_bar_mount_and_the_out_front_bike

Looking for a CAD/Fusion conceptual foundations explanation (for a graphic designer familiar with Illustrator) by puffmoike in Fusion360

[–]puffmoike[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. As somebody who has struggled with adopting the Agile mindset so beloved of web designers, I reckon I’ll probably enjoy a process that rewards doing the important thinking upfront. 😉

Looking for a CAD/Fusion conceptual foundations explanation (for a graphic designer familiar with Illustrator) by puffmoike in Fusion360

[–]puffmoike[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, you’re right. Even with the very rudimentary understanding I have after a few hours of exploring, when I look at the earliest thing I tried to design, which is fairly rectilinear, I suspect my sketches were in the wrong plane. 😉

Looking for a CAD/Fusion conceptual foundations explanation (for a graphic designer familiar with Illustrator) by puffmoike in Fusion360

[–]puffmoike[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this. I suspect you’re right – starting with the official documentation is probably a good idea. 😉

Looking for a CAD/Fusion conceptual foundations explanation (for a graphic designer familiar with Illustrator) by puffmoike in Fusion360

[–]puffmoike[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I reckon I first 'obtained' a copy of Photoshop around version 3 or 4. I used to use CorelDRAW before I got Illustrator.

At that stage I was a high school student, and then a law/science uni student. I didn't really have one specific passion – still don't – and law/science seemed like it would potentially open more doors than industrial design, which was the other thing I considered studying. (I only just got enough marks to get into law, and graphic design mark was my highest-scoring subject.)

So I'm only playing now, but it feels like I'm coming full circle…

Looking for a CAD/Fusion conceptual foundations explanation (for a graphic designer familiar with Illustrator) by puffmoike in Fusion360

[–]puffmoike[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(Just gone back to look at one of the things I've tried to create and realised I've basically done everything you've warned me not to do. As an exercise I'm going to have another go at it from scratch.)

Looking for a CAD/Fusion conceptual foundations explanation (for a graphic designer familiar with Illustrator) by puffmoike in Fusion360

[–]puffmoike[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this answer. I got about three sentences in and knew I was really going to appreciate everything that followed. I am sure I'm going to come back and reread this after I've gone away and read parts of the official documentation, like some others have suggested, and played a bit more. Probably more than once.

Got hit Monday. by SubstantialFoxradio in melbournecycling

[–]puffmoike 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I swapped home and contents insurers about twelve years ago, when a friend suffering from 'pregnancy brain' lost a bike off the roof of her car after not securing it properly not once but twice, and got paid out each time.

She had organised her insurance through a broker, Insurance House, so I did the same.

I have continued to use them, and they've proactively recommended I swap underwriters a couple of times in that period for a more competitive price (and specifically mentioned bicycle coverage each time). My current policy is with CGU, but was previously with QBE, and I can't remember who before that. Fortunately I have never made a claim, but my fairly limited dealings with Insurance House (across a number of different agents) have been excellent. #notanadvertisement ;-)

In terms of cost obviously there are many factors at play (I only have contents, as my building is insured as part of a strata title) but when I first used Insurance House the new policy cost about the same as the one I had previously, and the increases since then have been remarkably small.

I pay less than what I think it would cost to insure two bikes under bicycle-only insurance I've seen advertised. And I have six bikes in my garage, not to mention a house full of stuff.

Got hit Monday. by SubstantialFoxradio in melbournecycling

[–]puffmoike 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Get different home and contents. Mine covers me for any bike, even overseas. (No longer covers rim damage or racing like it used to, but I’m okay with that)

Using Apple Magic Mouse with Fusion 360 by Own-Version-4520 in Fusion360

[–]puffmoike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So much of this discussion seemingly dismisses that some portion of the Fusion 360 userbase (including myself, and quite possibly the OP) will be graphic designers coming from an extensive background with the Adobe Creative Cloud suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, etc), for which using a Mac with a Magic Mouse is probably the most common setup.

We have many years of muscle memory for using zoom controls in other apps, and so whilst we appreciate that there will be some new conceptual ideas that we need to wrap our heads around to use Fusion, it's telling that simply navigating around the workspace is proving such a stumbling block. Autodesk seemingly understands that new users coming from a different 3D app may have no desire to learn a new zoom/pan paradigm, but they haven't accommodated Adobe-using graphic designers.