Feb17
After the SketchUp house model is complete we add several pieces of furniture to add a sense of human scale and realism. We talk you through the whole process in our SketchUp training courses. For example, to create the sofas pictured here we would first of all create a rectangle with the Rectangle tool, of dimensions say 1500mm by 650mm.... 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...
Dec20
After objects have been created in the Autocad 3d interface, the next step is to add realistic lighting and add textures and materials. We show you how it’s done in our Autocad 3D training courses. For example, to create and test a realistic plastic texture, first create shapes like cylinders and boxes – both flat and curved surfaces will enable... Read more...
Nov10
We can create our own materials in Autocad 3D by importing a JPEG into the Materials Browser. We show you how in our Autocad 3d training courses. To test this process first of all we need to create some objects, for example a thin box. Then in the Material editor create a New material. Name it Pattern 01, for example.... Read more...
Oct16
In order to get the best results from lighting and shadow effects in Autocad 3d it’s necessary to create a surface plane on which our created objects rest. We show you how in our Autocad 3d training courses. To create a surface plane in Autocad 3d first type planesurf into the Command line or at the Dynamic Input field. Then... 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...
