Tutorials

Adobe Illustrator Quick Reference Guide - Text Tutorial

Illustrator In-depth Command List 

Video Tutorials for Illustrator

Line and Object Modification in Illustrator - Text Tutorial

Rhino to Illustrator Tutorial (Summer 2014 Workshop) PDF , Video (1 hour, 20 min)

Adobe Linked Drawings

Compressing Files

Artboards for Multipage Layouts

SPECIFIC TOOLS

Document Setup | New File/Workspace (Easy) - Text Tutorial

Exporting | Making PDF/PNG/JPG  (Easy) - Text Tutorial

Shape Building | Shape Builder Tool (Easy) - Text Tutorial

Shape Building | Pathfinder Tool (Intermediate) - Text Tutorial

Drawing Lines | Pen tool (Hard) - Text Tutorial

Drawing Curved Lines | Curvature Tool (Easy) - Text Tutorial

Fills & Line-weights | Properties Panel (Easy) - Text Tutorial

Making Vector Silhouettes | Image Trace Tool (Easy) - Text Tutorial

Blending Shapes/Color | Blend Tool (Easy-Intermediate) - Text Tutorial

Shaping Text in Illustrator: Paths, Warps & Creative Tools (Easy) - Text Tutorial

Creating Custom Tree Brushes in Illustrator (Easy) - Text Tutorial

Recoloring Artwork in Illustrator (Easy) - Text Tutorial

Creating Custom Patterns in Illustrator 

Clipping Masks vs Opacity Masks in Illustrator 

Understanding the Photoshop Interface

Creating a New File 

Selection Tools 101

Basic Photo Adjustments

Adobe Photoshop Quick Reference Guide

Mastering Layers & Groups

How to cut out objects

Adobe Photoshop Layer Masks 

Blending Modes in Photoshop

Adobe Linked Drawings

Compressing Files

How to Clean Up a Scanned Drawing

Creating a Grid Layout in Photoshop

How to Add People and Shadows to Renders Using Photoshop 

Photoshop Video Tutorials

Photoshop Actions and Batch Processing (7 min)

Photoshop Tutorial 1: PDF  Video (Summer 2014 Workshop)

Navigating the InDesign Workspace

Setting Up a New InDesign Document

InDesign Quick Reference Guide

InDesign In-depth Command List 

Introduction to InDesign  (9 min)

Setting Up a Grid - Margins, Columns, Bleed + Guides

Precision Layout Tools

Using Paragraph and Character Styles

Master Pages

Text and Image Frames

Adobe Linked Drawings

Exporting a Packaged File 

Compressing Files

Adobe AfterEffects

How to use AE to present your analysis :

             Tutorial #1: Introduction & basic operation (1hr)

             Tutorial #2 : Animation (32min)

             Tutorial #3 :  Import AI [Illustrator] into AE [AfterEffects] (10min)

Adobe Premiere Pro

Intro to Video editing:

            Tutorial #1 (10min) 

This tutorial covers the Premiere interface, media importing, layer adjustments, and integrating After Effects compositions for a smoother workflow, plus tips on animation previews and performance optimization. 

            Tutorial #2 (10min)

This Tutorial covers handling media in Premiere Pro, importing After Effects compositions, performance tips, voiceover enhancements, transitions, text effects, scaling, layering, color correction, and animation. It encourages further learning through YouTube tutorials. 

Other Adobe CC Apps

Adobe Acrobat Basics

Adobe Color - Create custom color palettes

Quick Start:

Introduction to Rhino (9m, 10s) 

Starting Rhino, setting units, importing a scan "at scale," 2D tracing.

Layers in Rhino (7m, 35s)

Working with layers, tracing a scan.

Rhino Official Help Website 

Simply Pressing "F1" in Rhino Interface can open the same website

Introductory Tutorials:

Rhino Introduction Tutorials

Series of introduction tutorials that cover a wide range of rhino basics in both 2D and 3D.

       Commands 'Cheat Sheet' 

Basic commands for 3D modeling 

Introductory Architectural Rhino 5.0 Tutorial II (Ando) - Video

Introductory Architectural Rhino 5.0 Tutorial - Video and Text

Rhino Tutorial 1 (Summer 2014 Workshop): PDF  Video

Rhino Tutorial 2 (Summer 2014 Workshop): PDF  Video

Rhino Tutorial 3 (Summer 2014 Workshop): PDF  Video

2D Drafting Techniques 

Rhino Basic:

Why Rhino & Principles in Rhino

                Intro to objects in Rhino  

Create 2D Objects in Rhino(Points&Curves)

Common Commands

Units Setting & Make Drawings Based on Existing Image

Creating Sections (Rhino + Illustrator)

Building a site model:

Terrain Model - video tutorial (20min)

Street model - video tutorial  (30min)

Other Rhino Tutorials:

              Rhino Render - Assign Materials to model

              Print Display Mode

              Import Furniture Model to Rhino

Plans and Sections using Clipping Planes + Make 2D

Cutting Plans/Sections in Rhino

Make2D Command - Diagramming in Rhino and Illustrator

Creating an Axonometric View in Rhino

Contacting Rhino Support

How to Import a SketchUp File Into Rhino:

               Nurbs vs Mesh (Text Tutorial)

               Import Skp File into Rhino (Text Tutorial)

What is Revit?

Getting Started with Revit

Revit Quick Reference Guide

InDepth Revit Command List

Revit Introduction Tutorials 

Collection of Tutorials that cover essential Revit tools and workflows, including the user interface, navigation, basic modeling, creating and managing views, and graphic visibility. Explores tecniques like creating sheets and rendering, along with resources for plugins and tips from forums. 

Rhino-to-Revit Workflows

A quick Rhino-to-Revit workflow (14min)

Revit Tutorials

Export Vector Drawings with Shadows 

Energy Plug-ins

Dynamo - Parametric Modeling in Revit  Video (Digital Tutorial Series F2014)

Revit Linework & pattern (15 mins)

Bubble facade Allianz Arena in Germany Case Study 

DIVA workflow + canopy 

Importing Topography and Using Graded Surface Tool (11 mins)

Using the built-in Enscape KeyFrame features to create a render animation (16 mins)

Full walkthrough tutorial (15 mins)

Alternative ways to create unconventional forms (without massing) (11 mins)

Basic wall operations in Dynamo (12 mins)

Wooden Slat System (13 mins)

How to Use Collaboration Tools (10 mins)

How to Create New Materials (13 mins)

Leonardo Glass Cube Case Study (19 mins)

Allianz Arena Case Study (14 mins)

How to Make a Door Schedule in Revit (10 mins)

Modeling Structural Columns in Revit (11 mins)

Creating and Editing Materials in Enscape / Revit (15 mins)

Creating Curtain Wall Families in Revit (11 mins)

Understanding Electrical Circuits in Revit (21 mins)

Introductory Tutorials:

Introduction to Grasshopper (9 min)

Number Sliders and Panels (8 min)

Example: Linear Pattern in Grasshopper (15 min)

Introduction to Attractor Points

Grasshopper for Excel-to-Rhino (12 min)

Introduction to Gridded Systems of Variable Components 

List and Surface Manipulation (19 min)

Grasshopper UI Tips & Hints 

Create Vector Text in Grasshopper (for CNC Output)

Data Management Find Maximum and Minimum 

Other GH Tutorials:

Evolutionary Computing with Grasshopper and Galapagos Text Tutorial / Video Tutorial (36 min)

Create Vector Text in Grasshopper (for CNC Output)

EGGCRATOR: Automated Eggcrate Creator

Creating a Surface Diagrid

Grasshopper General Index

Thermal Analysis 

Surface Diagrid

Jeff Niemasz's Workshop:

Jeff's Vimeo Site

Sun Study with DIVA for Rhino (5 mins)

Sun Study with DIVA for Grasshopper (6 mins)

Viper Basics (7 mins)

Custom Energy and Illuminance Plots in DIVA for Grasshopper (3 mins)

Advanced Shading in DIVA for Rhino (3 mins)

Rhino to Sefaira Detailed Static Shading (13 mins)

Rhino to Sefaira Seasonal Shading Strategy (10 mins)

Sefaira to Excel Seasonal Shading Strategy (9 mins)

Grasshopper Workshop - Support Files 

Plugins For GrassHopper:

DIVA 

Louver Tutorial 

Kangaroo

Introduction

Simple Modeling for Spring Force

Shrink Wrap Modeling

Modeling for Wind Force

Weaverbird

Weaverbird

Elk

Using Elk for Mapping

Using Elk to Create Site Maps in Grasshopper

Introductory Tutorials

Fundamental Commands 

AutoCAD Architecture Introduction

AutoCAD Layouts and Viewports 

Line weights

AutoCAD Layers

Other Tutorials 

In-depth Commands - Categorized / Alphabetical

Drawing Simple 2D Outlines in AutoCAD 

AutoCAD Plot Style Tables 

Scale Factors

Basic AutoCAD 2D Drafting

Part 1 :Setting up a drawing

Part 2 : Layers

Part 3): Quick Print, Line weights

Installation Instructions (text tutorial)

ArcGIS Pro tutorial video (video tutorial)

* If a student has a Mac/Apple computer, they will need to use Bootcamp or Parallels (which are separate software), and obtain a Windows license (discounted from UMN computer store), in order to run ArcGIS Pro, which only runs on Windows.

Beginner's  guide to SketchUp (video tutorial) [sketchup]

Rendering From Sketchup (using Photoshop)

Sketchup Styles

Sketchup Layer Masks 

ENSCAPE for Rhino (All the basic steps are similar in Enscape for SketchUp/Revit)

         Enscape3.0 New Interface  (6min video)

        Introduction (12min video)

         Assign Texture (25min video)

Applying Materials (Text Tutorial)

         Export Image & Video (24min video)

                Add Artificial Light in Enscape for Rhino (PDF tutorial)

Location and Sun Setting (Text Tutorial)

Using Saved Views (Text Tutorial)

Official Text Tutorial about Adding Artificial Light in Rhino

Note: This link will take you to an external website

Daylight Visualization and Radiation Maps 

Shading Controls 

Lighting Controls 

DIVA workflow + canopy  (REVIT)

Louver Tutorial (Grasshopper)

Introduction to Midjourney

Introductory methods for 2D digital drafting:

the absolute coordinate method [AutoCAD] [Rhino]

the ortho method  [AutoCAD] [Rhino]

the polar method  [AutoCAD] [Rhino]

the relative coordinate method [AutoCAD] [Rhino]

the snap method  [AutoCAD] [Rhino]

Introductory applications for 2D digital drafting:

adding thicknesses to walls  [AutoCAD] [Rhino]

creating an opening  [AutoCAD] [Rhino]

adding a pilaster  [AutoCAD] [Rhino]

drawing a door - line and arc  [AutoCAD] [Rhino]

drawing a door - line and circle  [AutoCAD] [Rhino]

drawing elevations   [AutoCAD] [Rhino]

Introductory 2D AutoCAD:

imported scan as base - part 1 [AutoCAD] (recorded 2021, 15min)

drafting in AutoCAD part 2 - layers [AutoCAD] (recorded 2021, 14min)

drafting in AutoCAD part 3 - quick print, lineweight [AutoCAD] (recorded 2021,  7:22)

Linetypes, lineweights, and hatch patterns:

linetypes in rhino [Rhino] (recorded 2021,  8min)

hatching in rhino [Rhino] (recorded 2020,  3min)

Rhino-to-Illustrator techniques:

rhino to illustrator at scale [Rhino] [Illustrator] (recorded 2019,  8min)

rhino to illustrator at scale, explained differently [Rhino] [Illustrator] (recorded 2019,  6min)

rhino to illustrator, again [Rhino] [Illustrator] (recorded 2020,  4min)

rhino to illustrator, section-perspective case study  [Rhino] [Illustrator] (recorded 2021, 4min)

Drafting a 2D detail using Rhino:

importing a scan at scale  [Rhino] (recorded 2022,  6:38)

basic detail lines  [Rhino] (recorded 2022,  6:09)

break lines  [Rhino] (recorded 2022,  6:13)

drawing insulation in the detail  [Rhino] (recorded 2022,  9:53)

adding an intersecting floor to a wall-section detail  [Rhino] (recorded 2022,  7:51)

scale bar  [Rhino] (recorded 2020, 10:19)

scale factors 

From 3D models to 2D drafting:

creating 2D diagrams in Illustrator from a 3D model in Rhino  [Rhino] [Illustrator] (recorded 2020,  20mins)

translating digital information from [source] to Illustrator [Rhino] [Illustrator]

oblique projections using form-Z [form-Z] [Rhino]

PDF techniques:

working with oversize drawings [Illustrator] [Acrobat] (recorded 2019, 10mins)

Flipping Parts on the CNC Mill

Surface Milling Techniques

VELUX: 

Preparing a Model from Rhino & SketchUp 

Importing a Model into Velux 

Velux - Common Import Issues

Velux Interface + Daylighting Analysis (37 mins)

CLIMATE STUDIO:

Daylight Availability(Day light Quantitative Analysis)

DIVA FOR RHINO/GH:

Lighting Controls

Daylight Visualization & Radiation Maps for DIVA:  Urban Design Development

Louver Tutorial: DIVA for GH

Shading Controls

Revit-DIVA workflow & Canopy Design

Thermal Analysis in Grasshopper

Scale Factors 

This text-based tutorial discusses the concept of scale factor. Includes a link to explanatory spreadsheet.

Exploded Views  [Rhino/Revit/For-Z to Illustrator] (16 mins)

This tutorial covers the basics of producing exploded views in Rhino, Revit, and Form-Z, exporting to Illustrator. Differences between apps; using MAKE2D in Rhino; using Revit's "displaced view"; producing an oblique view in Form-Z. (Recorded in 2020)

Diagramming in Illustrator [Rhino + Illustrator] (6 mins)

 Quick steps for moving from 2D Rhino into Illustrator, at scale. (Recorded in 2020)

Diagramming in Illustrator [Rhino + Illustrator] (20 mins)

Generating diagrams from a basic 3D model. Includes some discussion of differences between 2D and 3D workflows. (Recorded in 2020)

Hatching in Rhino (3 mins)

Quick introduction to the hatch process (pattern fill) in Rhino. (Recorded in 2020)

CURVEBOOLEAN in Rhino (>2 mins)

Useful command for automatically tracing outlines and silhouettes of complex areas. (Recorded in 2020)

Linetypes in Rhino [Rhino] (8 mins)

Assigning linetypes to layers; setting up a custom linetype. (Recorded in 2021)

Exploded Axon Drawing Tutorial - [Rhino + Illustrator + Photoshop]   (46 mins)

Section drawing Tutorial - [Rhino + Illustrator] (14 mins)

Hidden Line Drawing Tutorial  [Rhino + Illustrator] (13 mins)

Sunpath Drawing Tutorial [Rhino + Illustrator] (11 mins)

Photoshop: Clay to Monet

VRay Rendering Channels (Rhino = VRay)

Introduction to Hybrid Renderings (Hand drawing + Photoshop) 

SketchUp and Photoshop Rendering

Introduction to Layer Masks

Sketchup Styles

Exterior Rendering: Color, Lighting, Landscape, & Seasons

Font Terminology

Adding New Fonts

Editing Fonts [Adobe Software]