AutoCAD 2012 3D Drawing and Modeling
AutoCAD 3D Drawing and Modeling introduces students who are proficient with AutoCAD’s 2D commands to the concepts and methods of 3D modeling.
The course provides a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of 3D and explores the main features of AutoCAD’s advanced 3D Modeling workspace.
Part 1
• Introduction to 3D Modeling
• Use the ViewCube
• Interact with 3D Models
• Create Solid Primitives
• Create Mesh Primitives
• Working with the UCS
• Create Solid Models from 2D Profiles'
• Create Sweeps
• Get information from 3D Objects
• Using Booleans in an Model
• Extract Geometry from Solid Models
• Create 3D Filets and Chamfers
• Slice a Solid Along a Plane
• Edit Solid Models
• Edit Solids to Create Complex Shapes
• Edit Solids Using Grips and Sub-object Selection
• Mirror Objects in 3D
• Array Objects in 3D
• Section a Solid Model and Generating 2D Geometry
• Flatten a View
• Define Section Planes & Draw Section Plane
Part 2
• Creating 3D Geometry (Small cabin)
• Setting up 3D workspace
• Using the Polysolid tool
• Using the Boolean functions
• Extruding 2D objects
• Craeting 3D surfaces
• Navigating in a 3D environment
• Rendering and Materials
• Using the Loft tool
• Creating cameras to reproduce views
• Creating a lighting scheme
• Enabling and controlling shadow effects
• Choosing the background
• Assigning materials to surfaces
• Adjusting mapping and tiling
• Saving setup views and lights as restorable scenes
• Rendering and outputting to a file
Before taking this course, students need to have a good working skill level in AutoCAD.
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