1. Introduction to 3D
-3D-Concepts (Isometric Drawings, Wire-frame, Surfaces / Regions, Solid Objects)
-3D-CAD Terminology (2D, 3D, Boolean operations, Complex Surface, Elevation, Extrude,
Face, Facet, Isometric Drawing, Plan View, Primitive etc.)
2. Isometric drawing or false 3D
– Introducing THE COMMAND ISOPLANE
– Executing a simple drawing using the command Isoplane
3. Working in 3 dimensions
-Introducing the 3D co-ordinate system
-Understanding the concept of the Z-axis
-Knowing how AutoCAD measures angles of rotation in 3D
-Setting Viewports
4. Region & 3D surfaces
-Creating a 2D region and extruding it in a 3D solid
-Add 3D surfaces to a drawing
-Extruding and lofting
5. Solids
-Introducing solids and terminology
-Draw an object apply the materials, render the scene.
-Draw a box, sphere, cylinder, cone, wedge etc.
-Introducing union, subtract, intersect, extrude face, slice, 3-D Align
-Using the above-named functions and apply to project
6. Introduction to Rendering
-Understanding the render command, render quality, render selection
-Applying materials to a drawing, attaching a material, understanding the material scale
factor, opacity, applying point light, spot light and background.
-Photo-realistic rendering
7. Introducing a small project work. Create and render a small building from start to
finish.
