How to Restrict Blogger's Tag Cloud to A Page

Blogger has a tag cloud (label cloud) widget that simply lets you have a listing of all the labels you've used in your blog. As I mentioned in a prior post, the downside of this is that every page has the tag cloud, and thus those tags become searchable text for each and every page. That doesn't make it any easier for search engines to look at your site...

Autodesk Inventor: Add/Subtract One Model from Another - Boolean Modifier/Operation

I am venturing into the world of 3D design, and 3D printing, by learning Autodesk Inventor. It is mechanical and methodical compared to other programs like Sketchup and Blender- and I was wondering if Inventor could merge models together, or use one model as a cutter for another model. I guess for applications like Blender, this function is called a boolean modifier (here's a video of that). Autodesk Inventor can do something similar- here are the steps.

Motion Graphics

The Art of Making, The Carpenter from Deep Green Sea on Vimeo.

This is a really awesome video (no doubt with the staff pick badge). I want to try something like this. Dave Dugdale of LearningDSLRVideo.com has a nice post and video on dissecting the graphics.

Here's a similar video I found on Vimeo.

precious lines from alexandre chappel on Vimeo.

DIY White/Color Balance with Warm Cards

I'm a film/television/visual arts student. One of the most important steps to good production as a cameraman/photographer is to make sure you have proper white balance to record accurate colors. You can stylize the color tones in editing. This is also important for photography (but if you shoot in a RAW format, you may not need to worry about this- still a good practice).

Autodesk Inventor: How To Import STL Files

My goal is to learn how to design in 3D with software like Blender, but I am getting into the swing of 3D printing by learning the basics of Autodesk Inventor. A lot of people share their designs on Thingiverse, where you can download the designs and examine them. Autodesk Inventor can import .STL files, but you it doesn't appear you can do anything with them, let alone modify them... but there is a plugin.