Feb16
Building a massing model in SketchUp is easy, especially when you utilize the program’s integration with Google Earth and Google Maps. This is one of the many topics we cover in our SketchUp for Town-Planning course. We first go to Google Earth and find our site. If we go to the same location in Google Maps we are given 45... Read more...
Feb16
Included in Autocad’s variety of 3d modeling tools and functions is a set of tools for mesh modeling. A polygon mesh is a collection of vertices, edges and triangular faces which make up an organic solid . The whole object is known as a TIN – a triangulated integrated network, triangles being the most efficient shape to encompass and define... Read more...
Feb16
One of the main uses for Autocad 2d is for the drafting of house plans by architects or builders, to be submitted for council approval. This is one of the procedures we look at in our Autocad 2d courses. The first stage would be to set up a new drawing by opening a template (dwt file) in the Autocad 2d... Read more...
Feb16
One of the main processes in Photoshop is the ability to retouch images. Incredible before and after shots are quite common in the media, but the procedure and skills involved are pretty simple. This is one of the many techniques we look at in our Photoshop courses. Before any retouching is done we would do some colour correction. This can... Read more...
Feb16
You can add interactivity to your PDF documents by adding hyperlinks. This is a straight-forward process in Indesign, which we explore when creating interactive documents in Day 2 of our Adobe Indesign course. An interactive document is created in the same fashion as a regular print document or PDF. You may wish to add your hyperlink as part of a... Read more...
Feb16
Creating Illustrator patterns, known as prints in the textiles industry, is very easy! And has been made even simpler with the new Pattern Maker function in Illustrator CS6. Repeat patterns can be used for all sorts of things, from garment design to differentiating areas on a floor plan to representing textures or materials. We show you how in our one-day... Read more...
Feb7
Creating terrain from contours is an easy process in SketchUp, utilizing a set of tools called Sandbox. This is just one of the many features we explore in our SketchUp courses. First of all Sandbox may not appear in the default setup, so go to Window > Preferences > Extensions > tick Sandbox tools > OK. Alternatively, right-click on the... Read more...
Feb7
In common with all modeling programs there are three types of Autocad 3d models: these are wireframe models, surface models and solid models. We look at all three types in our Autocad 3d course. The first and earliest type of 3d model is the wireframe model and first appeared in the public arena in late-1970s video games. Wireframe models (top... Read more...
Feb7
It’s sometimes helpful when drawing to set up an Autocad 2d grid, for example, if you were drawing support beams evenly spaced on a floor plan. Or, as in the screenshot below, if you were creating a diagram of a circuit board with equally spaced tracks and connectors. As you draw, the cross hairs of your cursor will jump to... Read more...
Feb7
Adobe Indesign is the industry-leader for creating professional publications and is used by graphic designers and publishers the world over. It’s also used widely in the fashion industry, for creating brochures, flyers, storyboards, price books, posters and web banners. In our specially customized Indesign for Fashion course we will help you explore the main features of the program, as well... Read more...
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