GIT for digital fabrication
WHY
USE
GIT?
better personal workflow
friction-less collaboration
GIT
github
version control system
hosting service for GIT projects
repositories
organizations
repositories
= Folder + change history
better personal workflow
better personal workflow
When you want to create a check-point in your work
you "Save As.." and increase counter
you "Save As.." and increase counter
...you commit your changes
project storytelling
better personal workflow
the-sequential-roof.3dm
the-sequential-roof.3dm
Add first layer
the-sequential-roof.3dm
Add second layer
the-sequential-roof.3dm
Fix corners
the-sequential-roof.3dm
Change beam widths
Initial commit
project storytelling
better personal workflow
vs
project storytelling
On every commit there's meta data:
better personal workflow
Who?
What?
When?
project storytelling
better personal workflow
less file clutter
less manual steps
less redundant info
more meaningful meta data
better traceability
project storytelling
WTF!
IT WAS WORKING YESTERDAY
better personal workflow
time
travel
Add first layer
Add second layer
Fix corners
Change beam widths
Initial commit
2016-12-01 by George
2017-01-03 by Marty
2017-01-06 by Dr. Emmett
2017-01-10 by Marty
2017-12-30 by Bill
Change beam widths
2017-12-30 by Bill
Alternative widths
2017-12-31 by Marty
Merge
2017-12-31 by Marty
GO BACK IN TIME
FIX PROBLEM
MERGE WITH MASTER
better personal workflow
time
travel
full change history storage
go back & forth in history
multi-file changes are atomic
friction-less collaboration
friction-less collaboration
share work
github
you
sync
clone
them
sync
push
sync
push
sync
pull & merge
GET A LOCAL COPY
MAKE CHANGES
sync
PUBLISH CHANGES
THEY MAKE CHANGES
AND SO DO YOU
MERGING IS EASY
friction-less collaboration
project files are local
better project visibility
async collaboration
parallel experimentation
implicit backup system
share work
GIT in
Use a visual GIT client
Github Desktop
desktop.github.com
Use a visual GIT client
SourceTree
sourcetreeapp.com
Use a simple diff tool
P4Merge
perforce.com/product/components/perforce-visual-merge-and-diff-tools
NOTE: Download Helix P4V Visual Client and uncheck everything except P4Merge
Use a simple diff tool
Workflow
Commit early, commit often
Happy?
Push your changes
Create a branch when starting a new task
Open a pull request
Merge back to master
Icons by Nick Bluth from the Noun Project
