Partial Lesson 1 Submission (1 / 10 exercises)
2:48 AM, Thursday March 5th 2020
it's been a while but I'm back. feedback is appreciated
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6:08 AM, Thursday March 5th 2020
They’re a little lacking in confidence, but I suppose that’s a side effect of it having been a while. They’re all missing a center line, though. (Planes are made out of 8 lines- 4 inner, 4 outer.) I’d also recommend plotting start/end points for the non-diagonal center lines, same as all other lines.
1:07 PM, Thursday March 5th 2020
thanks for the response I'll be sure to remember to plot the other center line as well.
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