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Creative Motion Control Week 1: Hello World

Date: Thursday, April 2, 2026

Topics​

Core Theme: Controlling CNCs with Motion Streams

  • CNC Control Schemas
  • Basics of Motion Stream Manipulation with SSL
  • Project 1 intro

[3:00 - 3:10 PM] | Check Ins​

  • Repo / Website check in
  • Teams update
  • Consent form reminder

[3:10 - 3:35 PM] | Lecture​

Conventional and Interactive CNC Control Schemas: How are CNC machines normally controlled? How can we modify them to support interactive control? Lecture slides:

[3:35 - 4:10] | Activity 1 -- Write a Stepdance Motion Stream Pipeline from Scratch​

Follow the Motion-Stream Guide to learn the basics of setting up Stepdance Motion Streams to use manual input to control motor output: the Motion Stream Guide.

[4:40 - 4:50] Project 1 Overview​

Review the requirements and timeline for Project 1​

Assignments​

  • With your partner, complete the requirements for the Project 1 proposal. We will be presenting proposals for feedback in class Tuesday by pulling up team's githib.io websites. You will have 7 minutes to present your idea with your partner.

  • Complete week 1 reflection by Monday 4/6 10 AM. Reflection Slide

  • Optional: Look at the Intro to Generators Guide. Experiment with adding a generator to the step-a-sketch program.

Resources and References​