AutoCAD Level 3 Outline

Lesson 1 – Explaining the various techniques of working in 3D

            Overview of the different types of 3Dmodeling.

Lesson 2 – Creating 3D Solid Models

            Creating Solid Primitives

            Creating Complex Solid objects using

Extrude, Revolve, Sweep, Loft, and PressPull

            Creating 3D objects to use in your renderings.

Lesson 3 - View commands

Pan, Zoom, Orbit in 3D environment

Using the View Cube to set your view

Saving Views

Working with Visual Styles

Lesson 4 – Editing Solid Models

            Using the “Gizmo” to edit a solid form.

            Working with the Offset Face command.

            Using the Move and Copy Face commands.

Deleting faces.

            Creating thin walled parts by using Shell.

Lesson 5 – Working on different planes using the Coordinate System Tools

            Understanding Coordinate Systems.

            Creating Coordinate Systems.

            Working with Dynamic User Coordinate

Systems.

Lesson 6 - Adding Cameras to your drawing to create perspective views

            The Camera Command.

            Placing and Adjusting Camera location and

properties.

Lesson 7 – Adding real world Lighting to your drawing

            Adding Lights to the drawing

            Understanding the Light Manager Dialog box.

            Modifying Light properties

            Working with the various kinds of lighting.

Lesson 8 – Applying Materials to 3DSolid Models

            Working with the Materials Library

            Adding Materials to objects

            Creating Custom Materials

Lesson 9 – Rendering the drawing

            Rendering Command and its settings

            Adjusting renderings appearance

            The Sun angle and its settings

            Adjusting Lighting and Materials.

            Saving renderings under different file formats.