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=Rube Goldberg=

Symbols and Vocabulary Standards
To more effectively design and discuss Rube Goldberg machines, a standard needs to be set, including a descriptive and intuitive vocabulary, along with visual aids. The visual aids will be representative of the various "mechanisms" that compose a Rube Goldberg machine, or an "RGM".

Building a library of shapes in Microsoft Visio
Within Microsoft Visio there can be found numerous lists of shapes, which can be used to design Maps, Switches, Telecom Switches, Transformers, and many other items. This collection of lists is of no use to us in designing an RGM. To mend this situation we will create our own list of standardized RGM shapes, each to represent a different "mechanism".

Tutorial on Building a Custom Shapes List in Microsoft Visio
1. Begin by creating a blank document in Microsoft Visio.