Digital Presentation III: 3D CAD (Using SketchUp, SU Podium, and AutoCAD)

ARCH X 468.5B

This continuation of Digital Presentation II covers the basic commands necessary to construct and view in 3-D. Instruction covers the accurate drawing of walls, doors, windows, details, and other 3-D objects.

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What you can learn.

Learn how to draw a floor plan while creating a complete 3-D virtual building
Develop the skills to accurately draw walls, doors, windows, details, and other 3-D objects
Understand menu commands and other features, including editing, rasterizing, layouts, and more

About this course:

This continuation of ARCH X 468.5A Digital Presentation II: 2D CAD/AutoCAD covers the basic commands necessary to construct and view in 3D. Using SketchUp software, students draw a floor plan while simultaneously creating a complete 3D virtual building. Instruction covers the accurate drawing of walls, doors, windows, details, and other 3D objects. Additionally, the course covers numerous basic menu commands and other features, such as modifying, editing, offsetting, layers, line types, color, solid modeling, perspectives, rasterizing, layouts, printing, plotting, and methods for importing and exporting files between SketchUp and AutoCAD.

Prerequisites

ARCH X 468.5A Digital Presentation II: 2DCAD/AutoCAD. Software requirement: The most recent version of AutoCAD. A student version of the AutoDesk software will be provided for free upon proof of student status. Review CAD course requirements.