Syllabus

1. 3D Foundations

• Why use 3D?
• Types of 3D Models
• Introduction to the 3D Modeling Workspace
• 3D Ribbon Panels
• Basic 3D Viewing Tools
• Preset 3D Views
• Orbiting in 3D
• Using Visual Styles
• 3D Navigation Tools
• ViewCube
• SteeringWheel
• Introduction to the User Coordinate System
• Dynamic UCS

2. Simple Solids

• Working with Solid Primitives
• Drawing Solid Primitives
• Editing Solid Primitives
• Solid Primitive Types
• Creating Boxes and Wedges
• Creating Pyramids
• Creating Cylinders and Cones
• Creating Spheres and Tori
• Creating Wall-like Solids with Polysolid
• Working with Composite Solids
• Creating Composite Solids
• Modifying Composite Solids
• Working with Mesh Models
• Creating Mesh Primitives
• Creating Mesh Models from Objects
• Editing Mesh Models
• Convert From Mesh Models

3. Creating Solids & Surfaces from 2D Objects

• Complex 3D Geometry
• Creating Surfaces and Solids
• Extruded Solids and Surfaces
• Press Pull
• Modifying Extrusion
• Swept Solids and Surfaces
• Modifying Sweeps
• 3D Paths
• Revolved Solids and Surfaces
• Modifying Revolves
• Lofted Solids and Surfaces
• Modifying Lofts
• NURBS Surfaces
• Creating NURBS Surfaces
• Edit NURBS Surfaces

4. Modifying in 3D Space

• 3D Gizmo Tools
• Aligning Objects in 3D Space
• Align Command
• 3D Align Command
• 3D Modify Commands
• 3D Move and 3D Rotate
• 3D Scale
• Mirroring Objects in 3D
• Arraying Objects in 3D

5. Advanced Solid Editing

• Editing Components of Solids
• Editing Faces
• Editing Edges
• Editing Vertices
• Modification Options
• Editing Faces of Solids
• Extruding Faces
• Offsetting Faces and Edges
• Moving Faces
• Rotating Faces
• Tapering Faces
• Removing Faces
• Copying Faces
• Fillets and Chamfers in Solids

6. Additional Editing Tools

• Creating a Shell
• Imprinting Edges of Solids
• Slicing a Solid along a Plane
• Interference Checking
• Converting Object to Surfaces
• Creating Planar Surfaces from 20 Objects
• Converting 20 Objects to Surfaces
• Converting Solids to Surfaces
• Converting Objects to Solids
• Converting 20 Objects to Solids
• Converting Surfaces to Solids
• Converting Solids or Surfaces to Wireframe

7. Refining the View

• Working with Sections
• Working with Sections
• Setting the Section Plane
• Working with Live Sections
• Generating Sections from Section Planes
• Working with Cameras
• Adjusting a Camera
• Clipping Camera Views
• Managing Views in 3D
• Modifying Views
• Animating with ShowMotion
• Creating ShowMotion Shots
• Creating Animations
• Using Walk and Fly
• Animating a Walkthrough
• Animation Motion Paths

8. Visualization

• Creating Visual Styles
• Visual Style Settings
• Working with Materials
• Using the Materials Browser
• Libraries
• Adding Materials
• Attaching Materials by Layer
• Materials Editor
• Texture Editor
• Specifying Light Sources
• Default Lighting
• Sunlight
• User-Defined Lights
• Modifying Lights
• Rendering Concepts
• Adjusting the Exposure
• Creating a Sense of Distance
• Advanced Render Settings

9. Working Drawings from 3D Models

• Creating Multiple Viewports
• 2D Views from 3D Solids
• Creating Hidden Line Views
• Creating Profiles from Solids
• Creating Technical Drawings with Flatshot
• 3D Model Import
• Automatic Model Documentation
• Adding Base Views
• Adding Projected Views
• Editing Drawing Views

10. Working with the User Coordinate System

• UCS Basics
• UCS Icon
• Moving the UCS Origin
• Moving the UCS to a Face
• Moving the UCS Using 3 Points
• The UCS X, Y, and Z-Commands
• UCS Multifunctional Grips
• Saving a UCS by Name

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