Description

You will master the 3D drawing functions and techniques of AutoCAD 2017/2016/2015. You will learn to model and edit 3D projects and create animations and computer-generated images.

Who is this training for ?

For whom ?

Managers, architects, engineers, technicians, draftsmen, drawing designers in design offices involved in the production and modification of 3D plans.

Prerequisites

Good knowledge of AutoCAD 2D version 2010-2016 or knowledge equivalent to that provided by the "AutoCAD 2D 2017/2016/2015, getting started" course ref. ATD.

Training objectives

Discover the AutoCAD 3D working environment

Understand AutoCAD 3D drawing functions

Model mechanical parts in 3D

Design views

Create and modify 3D projects

Training program

• Introduction
  • - Getting started with the AutoCAD 3D environment.
  • - General Coordinate System: SCG.
  • - User Coordinate System: SCU.
  • - The Gizmos (Local Coordinate System).
  • - Define a new 3-point UCS.
  • - Adapt the UCS to a non-orthogonal plane.
  • - Object tracking and polar tracking.
  • - DYNAMIC User Coordinate System: SCUD.
  • - Practical work Demonstration of AutoCAD functionalities.
• Visualization
  • - Predefined views.
  • - Creating and manipulating views.
  • - Multiwindowing.
  • - Orbit, free orbit and continuous orbit.
  • - Panoramics, navigation, movement.
  • - Practical work Design of a view.
• Modeling
  • - 3D wire objects.
  • - Creation and assembly of 3D solids.
  • - 3D primitives.
  • - Polysolid.
  • - Creating solids and surfaces from lines or curves.
  • - Extrude, Sweep, Revolve and Smooth.
  • - Creating 3D mesh.
  • - Work the faces, edges and vertices.
  • - Smooth and refine the mesh.
  • - Creating a cutting plane.
  • - Generate 2D to from a 3D model.
  • - Creation of a section.
  • - Practical work Modeling a 3D mechanical part.
• Editing 2D and 3D objects
  • - 3D surface editing and modification.
  • - 3D solid editing and modification.
  • - 3D mesh editing and modification.
  • - 3D moving , 3D rotation and 3D symmetry.
  • - Extrude faces, move, offset faces, erase and copy faces, rotate, taper and color faces.
  • - 3D rectangular array and array 3D polar.
  • - Gizmo: moving, rotating and 3D scaling.
  • - Boolean operations: union, subtraction, intersection, interference.
  • - Practical work Creation of a steam engine connecting rod.
• Visual styles
  • - 2D Wireframe visual style.
  • - Conceptual visual style.
  • - Shaded visual style with edges.
  • - Hidden visual style.
  • - Realistic visual style.
  • - Export a new visual style.
  • - Rendering quality.
  • - Ray tracing.
  • - Recording rendering.
  • - Practical work Construction of a 3D studio.
  • - Modeling a sofa and a table with chairs.