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250 box challenge line redrawing

4:04 PM, Sunday November 22nd 2020

If I have already drawn a box edge that does not successfully go through both my points, can I make more attempts at drawing it so that it does go through both, even if it makes a mess of many lines? If not, when checking the line convergences with the line extending, could the line extension instead be a new line going through both points on the page, rather than extending out the pre-existing free-handed line? As due to human error they may not be converging the way I wanted them to, making their line extensions inaccurate.

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5:50 PM, Sunday November 22nd 2020
edited at 6:07 PM, Nov 22nd 2020

If you can, avoid any correction whatsoever. This is a rule that applies throughout the whole course, as far as I know.

In my opinion, you can apply the line extending to check your original estimation, ignoring the trajectory of the wrong line. This way you keep the mistake without wasting an opportunity to learn. But it's something I would ask Uncomfortable or a TA to be sure.

Good luck!!

edited at 6:07 PM, Nov 22nd 2020
2:46 PM, Monday November 23rd 2020

Yeah this is pretty close to it. There's going to be lots of mistakes in the earlier pages, but in the last 100 boxes things really tighten up and you really gain a keen eye on how to avoid those situations.

The one thing I wanted to respond on corrections. Not sure if it counts as corrections, but in the further construction lessons, adding additional 3d mass onto a form is more than acceptable so long as it wasn't to cover up a haphazardly drawn line.

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5:53 PM, Sunday November 22nd 2020

I can only tell you what I did, so take it with a grain of salt. If I missed really badly, then I made another attempt to correct it. If the error was minor, I just went with it. As far as the extensions go (pun intended :D), I always put them on the line, not the points I was initially aiming for.

Good luck with the challenge!

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7:57 PM, Sunday November 22nd 2020

No. Move on. The idea is to build confidence in you lines. The exercise requires 250 boxes but you may have to do a few more before they are up to a presentable standard. Find the middle balance between perfection and grinding.

Besides, by leaving your mistakes and moving on you have a better view of where you are going wrong.

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