Start Printing ================== A beginner hack by Alison Thompson coded on Qoom ## Inspiration When thinking of the perfect project for this hackathon, I wanted to create a website that capitalized on the simplicity of my coding experience by creating a website based on simplicity. I knew that, back when I had started 3d printing, I could never find a website that was simple enough to understand, so I decided to create a website that would teach you the absolute basics of 3d printing that you could visit before moving on to preexisting beginner tutorials. ## What it does Start Printing aims to be an oversimplified 3d printing tutorial that those who are new to the hobby can visit without becoming overwhelmed. ## Why this project is useful I wish I could have found something like this when I was first getting started in 3d printing. All of the websites I found were geared towards those with slightly more experienced. In fact, almost all of the beginner articles I found were for choosing the right 3d printer, while at the time, I didn't understad the comparisions they were making or if I even wanted to buy a 3d printer at the time. ## How I built it I chose to go solo on this hackathon since I'm new to coding and am still proving to myself that I can make a functional and beautiful website on my own. I accomplished this goal with the only help I received being from a Qoom.io starter tutorial. I also made an additional page to my website entirely on my own using the knowledge that I learned from the tutorial. ## Challenges that I ran into The main challenge I faced was understanding the code I was being taught enough to change it to suit my needs. I almost always figured it out, with the only issue I didn't have time to resolve being my nav bar changing size when I switch between the different pages. I aim to fix this in the near future. ## Accomplishments that I am proud of and what I learned While I had some experience with JavaScript before this project, I was almost entirely lost on both the JavaScript and the JSON portions when I first started this tutorial. However, after a lot of rereading and trial and error, I learned a lot about both JavaScript and JSON. One CSS alteration that I'm particularly proud of is how I changed the banner in the header of my site from one image to four different ones that I found on Pixabay by mohamed_hassan. ## What is next for this project I plan on adding another page to this project that will explain more terms that you would find in preexisting 3d printing tutorials to further this site's mission as a pre-tutorial tutorial. Some examples would be the different parts of 3d printing exturders or even bed leveling.