Nov20
In an earlier blog post we showed you how to create Lofted Terrain. In this post we demonstrate some terrain variations on this technique. We cover all these methods in our Autocad 3D training courses. Firstly copy the terrain to one side. Note that if the original splines are too close to each other it can give the appearance of... Read more...
Apr24
Often users will create SketchUp collections of their favourite interior design models, to be used over and over again in future models. We show you how to do this, and more, in our SketchUp training courses. Many props can be sourced via the 3D Warehouse, of course. And many furniture companies will upload their products to the 3D Warehouse. But... Read more...
Mar12
In the last Illustrator blog post we looked at how to create technical drawings in Adobe Illustrator. We continue this theme by exploring how to make the drawn objects three-dimensional. We show you the whole process in our Adobe Illustrator training courses. To create the hexagonal nut we first need to measure the gap between the top and the bottom... Read more...
Jan12
Creating curved surfaces in Autocad 3D is a simple process and leads us into the subject of organic geometry. This is a topic which we cover more fully in our Autocad 3D training courses. To create curved walls like those illustrated here first select the Circle tool, or press C and hit the Enter key. Create a circle on the... 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...
Jul23
The Imprint function in Autocad 3D is a great way to add a new face to an existing object, or for adding a different material to a part of an object. We show you how in our Autocad 3D training courses. The imprint command adds 2d geometry to 3d objects, thus creating extra faces. For example, first create a cube... Read more...
Jun23
Various 3D operations are combined to create most components in the Autocad 3D interface. We explore the main functions in our Autocad 3D training courses. For example, to create the 3D Sparkplug shown here, we could modify an existing 2D Drawing. After switching to the 3D interface from the bottom right Workspace Shifter, go to the Top view and either... Read more...
