Basics
This phase should deliver a portfolio artifact you can show:
- UI
- Draw & modify
Applied
This phase should deliver a portfolio artifact you can show:
- Layouts
- Sheets
- 3D
Specialist
This phase should deliver a portfolio artifact you can show:
- Discipline templates
- Automation (Lisp)
Weekly cadence
How to structure each week:
- 3-4 focused study blocks
- 1 project checkpoint
- 1 hour of review + notes
- One community post or share
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