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Revising
2D skills
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Preparing a site plan for the
rear of a house. Using the LINE and OFFSET commands to
set the site boundaries and locate the house footprint on the
land. Adjusting the lines representing the property boundaries
such that they have the height of a 1800mm fence - extruding 2D
entities in the Z direction by 1800 units (mm). Viewing the
site plan from a preset viewpoint. Applying the SHADE and HIDE commands.
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3D CAD Process
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Using your CAD program
to generate a perspective view of a design. Using the VPOINT and
HATCH commands. Turning on perspective view. Using the DVIEW
command. Saving a perspective view. Plotting the 'bones'
of the perspective drawing ready for hand rendering. Inserting a
3D block of a garden seat into the perspective view.
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Visualization |
Understanding the
processes required to produce photo realistic images using CAD software.
The value of a block library containing 3D objects - 3DPlant
symbols, furniture, light poles, benches, table tennis tables.
Using DXF files to import 3D information, rendering a molecular
model of a hormone - an insulin-like growth factor.
A tutorial
showing stages in the development of a box made from sheet metal.
Passing 3D drawings from IntelliCAD
or AutoCAD to other
visualization software such as SKETCHUP and BLENDER for
rendering.
Reviewing surface mesh
and solid modelling in IntelliCAD. |
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Some 3D Blocks - 3D Garden Design |
Bringing it all
together. Given a site plan, part of a house located on the site
and back yard with some existing trees, your task is to populate
the design with trees and other furniture taken from the block
library. Setting up a site plan for design work. Using the
VPORTS command to save several configurations for ease of
working in 3D. Setting a suitable GRID and SNAP value, rotating
the design grid. Placing edging and paving on the plan.
Examining a composite view of plant symbols and using
them in a garden design. Scaling blocks for added interest. |
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Preliminaries
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Setting up for 3D CAD
work. More on wire frame modelling vs. solid modelling.
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Standard Entities
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Studying the behaviour of CAD entities in 3D space - extruding
drawing primitives and creating 3D blocks.
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Working in in 3D space |
The use and importance of the
VPOINT, VPORTS and VIEW commands. Working in the 3D space; the
right hand rule. Using different coordinate systems to
locate entities in 3D space. Using 3D surface mesh commands such
as REVSURF, TABSURF, and RULESURF. The value of AutoLISP. The
3D toolbar. Placing 3D elements. The use of XY filters when
placing elements.
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Creating Intelligent 3D entities |
Building some 3D objects with
appropriate layers and attributes such that subsequent rendering is made
convenient. The importance of layers for
assigning materials to surfaces. |
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3D
Block libraries |
Hard elements - 3D Soft
elements. Advice on creating symbols. |
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Manipulating objects in
3D space
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Editing in 3D.
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AutoLISP
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Creating and using LISP
routines to improve performance in 3D work.
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We offer three different pricing models covering
the same material:
1.
group or one-on-one courses (Adelaide or Canberra - in our offices or
yours)
Each course takes one day and
costs $AUD750.00. A
comprehensive workbook on CD-ROM and sample files is provided
to each participant.
2. CD-ROM based distance learning -
Many courses are available via
our
distance learning program at a
substantial discount -$AUD280.00. Again, we provide a CD-ROM containing many instructional on-screen
movies. The whole course can be completed at home or at work, on
your own computer, at your pace. No Internet connection is
required.
3. Online learning via broadband - fast Internet connection required
Many courses are available by online
learning at $AUD250.00 - these courses feature rapid enrolment,
online forums, multi choice reviews questionnaires etc. Click
here to visit our online
learning site.
Experience over many years has taught us that adults learn best by
progressing through a course of study at their own pace and at times
that suit them. Wherever possible, they like to learn by working on
their own materials, rather than work through long practice exercises. Our courses are specifically designed so that this can
occur- we introduce a topic, provide a movie which shows you how to do
it and then give detailed step-by-step instructions for you to follow.
When taken in-house, CAD and Garden
Design part 2 normally runs over a full day session.
When taken
externally, experience has shown us that students take
significantly longer to complete the course, primarily
because they are able to break up their learning into
small 'chunks' as time permits. InDesign is a large
program - please allow plenty of time to work through
our materials. We would estimate that you have 40-50
hours of work in front of you!
If you take the course as a private distance
student, payment for courses can also be
accepted through the the
PayPal system.
When taken in-house, CAD and Garden
Design part 3 normally runs over a full day session.
When taken
externally, experience has shown us that students take
significantly longer to complete the course, primarily
because they are able to break up their learning into
small 'chunks' as time permits. Learn to use CAD in 3D
is not trivial - please allow plenty of time to work through
our materials. We would estimate that you have 40-50
hours of work in front of you!
Please remember to practice
and build on your
knowledge of CAD after you complete the course.
We strongly recommend that CAD
software be used quite intensively after these early stages of learning.
You will lose a lot if you let new-found skills ‘wither on the vine’.
Practice is the key to learning CAD. The key to success is to complete
your first real drawing as soon as possible.
We offer
several 'discipline specific'
CAD workshops. Details of these courses are always available on
our web site -
http://www.designcad.com.au/courses/courses.htm#CadCourses
