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If you wait to document things till you're all done, very little documentation will actually get done. A little planning goes a long way for documentation. | If you wait to document things till you're all done, very little documentation will actually get done. A little planning goes a long way for documentation. | ||
You may want to take some pictures | You may want to take some pictures or movies | ||
==== Education ==== | ==== Education ==== | ||
Ok, maybe you know everything you need to know to build a professional looking full motion 747 simulator in your garage. I don't. You probably don't either. There's stuff I need to learn and stuff I think I need to learn | Ok, maybe you know everything you need to know to build a professional looking full motion 747 simulator in your garage. I don't. You probably don't either. There's stuff I need to learn and stuff I think I need to learn but don't Plan on spending time educating yourself about things you'll actually need to do. Here's some examples from my plan: Electronics to the level where I can choose circuit element values in a design. Drafting Skills. CAD Software usage. the list goes on. | ||
If you keep track of what you need, and devote specific times to learning with specific objectives, you'll be ahead of the game. Start with "I want to do X - Now What?" Ask yourself what you actually need to know and go as directly after that as you can. Experiment a little with what you learn. Be prepared to trim out any items you can do without. This is not a college course. Nobody's going to give you a grade, mark or certificate. And as Yoda says: "There is no try, There is only do or not do." Spend your time wisely. | If you keep track of what you need, and devote specific times to learning with specific objectives, you'll be ahead of the game. Start with "I want to do X - Now What?" Ask yourself what you actually need to know and go as directly after that as you can. Experiment a little with what you learn. Be prepared to trim out any items you can do without. This is not a college course. Nobody's going to give you a grade, mark or certificate. And as Yoda says: "There is no try, There is only do or not do." Spend your time wisely. | ||
==== Shopping for parts ==== | ==== Shopping for parts ==== | ||
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==== Designing ==== | ==== Designing ==== | ||
Your | Designs are worth documenting. | ||
Your designs may depend on the tools you have available. | |||
==== Building ==== | ==== Building ==== | ||