Aug20
An essential element in creating an interior design or architectural model is building the walls with their correct thickness or width. We go through all the steps in our SketchUp training courses. If you have bought the SketchUp Pro version for around $600 you’ll be able to import the CAD plans and use them as a guide when building the... Read more...
Aug17
Once the modeling is complete in the Autocad 3d workspace, we add materials and lighting for a more realistic rendering. We show you how to do this in our Autocad 3D training courses. To practice creating simple materials and lighting effects firstly create a new document using the acadiso_3D template, with limits of 15 by 15 metres, for example. Go... Read more...
Aug17
Attending to the dimension scale in Autocad 2d drafting is a very important factor when adding annotations to a drawing. We discuss various aspects of dimensioning a drawing in our Autocad 2d training courses. We first make the Dimension layer active from the Layer panel drop-down list. We can may add our dimensions in several ways. You can first type... Read more...
Aug11
Creating a flare effect in Photoshop involves working with the Brush options – we show you how in our Adobe Photoshop training courses. Firstly create a new document specifying the size and resolution of the image – this will vary according to the end result. Next select the Brush tool and in the top Control panel click on the drop-down... Read more...
Aug11
There are various options available when numbering multi-page documents in Indesign. We discuss these in our Adobe Indesign training courses. Firstly, we would add a number marker on our A-Master pages – this is covered in another blog post. Then we test on the local pages to ensure that it has worked. The standard numbering is from the first page... Read more...
Aug11
Placing images into Illustrator involves just a few simple steps. We show you how in our Adobe Illustrator training courses. Firstly, go to the File drop down menu on the top right of the interface, and choose Place. A dialog box will open with several options. Browse to where your image is stored – several file formats can be placed... Read more...
Aug7
When creating a building in SketchUp, the meaurements and dimensions can be introduced through a variety of import formats. We explain all in our SketchUp training courses. The most common ways we receive the information are as either rough sketches on paper, or as CAD files (either DWG or DXF). Alternatively as PDFs or simple JPEGs. DWG is the native... Read more...
Aug7
Once a 3d model has been created in Autocad, you may wish to view various cross-sections of the model. We demonstrate how in our Autocad 3D training courses. A simple example of the section plane functionality would be a through a simple box and cylinder as shown here. Create a box either using the Box tool in Autocad’s 3D interface,... Read more...
Aug7
The baseline dimension function in Autocad 2D is a useful feature when you want to measure distances from a common level. We show you how in our Autocad 2D training courses. As an example of how this works first open an existing drawing. The feature is most often used in front and side elevations to show RLs or height from... Read more...
Jul26
Creating the blurred, out-of-focus Bokeh effect in Photoshop is easy – we show you how in our Adobe Photoshop training courses. This simple effect is often seen in the photograph around a light source and allows us to focus on the main part of the image. Bokeh is a Japanese word for the blur or the aesthetic effect of a... Read more...
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