3D Design Tools

SculptGL

First Challenge-SculptGL

1. Add every shape possible to your scene
2. Use the Transform tool to move and rotate each shape!
3. Use every sculpting tool at least once
4. Paint every shape at least 1 color
5. Import an .stl file from Thingiverse
6. Make one shape partly transparent and another show the wireframe
7. Change the texture skin by importing an image
8. In Rendering, play with the Shader settings to any of your objects...
9. Add a background image for your scene
10. Save as an .stl when finished

Project:

Build a

• Fantastic Beast (Harry Potter World)
• Star Wars Sentient Lifeform/Droid

EditSDF

First Challenge-EditSDF

1. Add every shape (Primitive) - Click "Apply" after finished in order to add a new shape
2. Under the "Operator" section, experiment with and create each of the different options under the Transition option
3. Be prepared to explain what the Radius and Nb repeat options do
4. Skip down to the "Primitive" section and change the color and size of a shape
5. Do this LAST: In the "Domain repetition" section see what happens when you move the control bar for all 3 axes (x, y and z)

SketchUp

• Download for desktop version
• Online version

Introduction

1. Hands-on Tutorial Exercise

• Copy all of the shapes
  • Make sure shape measurements are accurate (+/- 5 mm)
  • Must color in all shapes (any color or material)

2. Tutorials

• SketchUp for School Video Tutorials
• The User Interface
  • Sketchup Make Interface Quiz
• Tutorial collection
• Creating an Arc
• Building a cone
• Building a Torus (donut)
• The Off Set Tool
• Drawing Terrains
• Truncated Icosahedron...Soccer Ball
  • Step-by-step directions
• Building a sphere
• Adding a photo as a texture
• Add a location to your scene
• Adding Photo Textures

3. Create a "hovering" animation effect by adding "scenes" or "pages" over the new structure you added to the tutorial.

• View-->Animation-->Add Scene and then use the Orbit tool to move to another part of your tutorial world

SketchUp Test

Build the following in SketchUp (all creations need to at least have color if not a texture)

• Volcano (Cone) - 100 ft tall
  • Need to color/texture with some lava
• Mayan or Egyptian Pyramid - 100 ft tall
  • add a photo texture to at least one side of the pyramid
• Torus - Radius=10 ft
  • Decorate so it looks like your favorite doughnut
• Martian Domed Habitat - r =/> 50 ft
  • Glass texture
• Re-Create the St. Louis Gateway Arch - 100 ft tall
• Place your models anywhere on Earth using "...Add Location"
• Add 3D text of first name to the pyramid (10 ft tall)
• Create 10 animated hovering scenes to each of the shapes you created

Projects

• Architectural Styles
• Dream House
• Athletic Fields
• My Ride
• Create a 3D Model of a building in Google Earth
• Geodesic Dome
• The New La Entrada Campus
• Build a Small City
• Put a puzzle together in Sketchup
• Tiny House
• Urban Design

Autodesk Mudbox

Introduction - Open up Mudbox and watch the following tutorials:

• Watch the 1-Minute Tutorial Videos that appear when Mudbox is opened (or in Help menu)
• Digital Sculpting Mudbox
• Sculpting a model in Mudbox (and exporting)
• Introduction to Joints and Posing

First Model

• Add 4, or more, joints and pose your model
• Paint your model(s) - 3 or more colors
• Alter with the Sculpt tools - at least 5
• Add textures (e.g. Stamp tools) to your model - at least 1
• Render as a turntable movie
• Trying exporting to Maya

Living Landscape - Video Tutorial

• Open the "Plane" mesh
• At least 7 different landforms
  • Experiment with the texture brushes
• Vegetation (at least 3 kinds)
  • Sculpting and textures
• A body of water (at least 3 kinds)
• Something interesting...you can invent a landform
• Paint your new land

Inspiration?

• Earth-Night, Day
• Mars
• Macro or Micro?

BeetleBlocks

BlocksCAD