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Department of Industrial Design Technology
Course Syllabus
DFT 212 CAD III
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
DFT-212 CAD III is a hands-on experience where students will develop still or animated photo realistic
presentations from 2D or 3D CAD drawings. The course includes a study of light and shading techniques,
assigning materials to surfaces, graphics file formats, motion techniques used in animations, and output to
both video and hard-copy devices.
2 lecture, 2 labs, 3 credits
Prerequisites: DFT 211 CAD II
Co-requisites: None
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
As a result of meeting the requirements in this
course, students will be able to:
Student performance on these objectives will be
measured by:
1. Students will be able to implement
different methods of CAD rendering and
shading techniques used to create
photorealistic images.
Drawing exercises and final animation project.
2. Students will demonstrate the value of high
quality rendered and animated CAD
presentations.
Drawing exercises and final animation project.
3. Students will be acquainted with the use of
multimedia techniques used to enhance a
CAD presentation.
Drawing exercises, mid-term exam and final
animation project.
COURSE CONTENT: 3D Studio Max 2014 Bible:
Chapter Topic
1 Exploring the Max Interface (Pg. 15)
2 Controlling the Viewports
3 Working with files, Importing & Exporting
4 Creating & Editing Primitive Objects
6 Transforming Objects, Pivoting, Aligning & Snapping
9 Introducing Subobjects Modifiers & Using the Modifier Stack
14 Creating & Applying Standard Materials with the Slate Material
Editor
15 Adding Material Details with Maps
16 Creating Compound Materials and using Material Modifiers
18 Configuring & Aiming Cameras
19 Using Lights & Basic Lighting Techniques
20 Rendering a Scene & Enabling Quicksilver
22 Rendering with Mental Ray & Iray
24 Understanding Animation & Keyframes
25 Animating with Constraints & Simple Controllers
32 Creating Particles
33 Using Space Warps
TEXTBOOK: 3D Studio Max 2014 Bible, Kelly L. Murdock, Wiley, 2013
PhotoShop CS 5 Bible, Danae Dayley, Wiley, 2010
EVALUATION: A. Drawings .............................30%
B. Final Animation Project.......50%
C. Mid Term Exam...................10%
D. Class Participation................10%
Assignments are due the class meeting after they are assigned (Unless otherwise noted by instructor).
Assignments submitted after that date will be lowered one full letter grade per class meeting that they are
late. Assignments will not be accepted after the final submission date listed in the calendar and will
receive a failing grade after that last submission date.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance will be taken twice during each class period. The first attendance for the lecture portion of the
class will be at the beginning of each class. The second attendance, for the laboratory portion of the class
will be taken at 11:30 a.m. for classes beginning in the morning, 5:15 p.m. for classes beginning early
afternoon, and 9:45 p.m. for evening classes.
If a student is absent from the lecture portion of the class, it will be recorded as an absence for the entire
class period. If a student is absent from the laboratory portion of the class, it will be recorded as an
absence from that portion of the class only.
A letter grade will be deducted from the class participation portion of your final grade for each absence
beyond three absences from either portion of a class period.
SPECIAL NOTES: A final grade cannot be assigned for the course until all drawings, projects and
examinations for the course have been completed.
Make-up examinations will be administered in accordance with the instructor's and
division's policy.
FACULTY ABSENCE PROCEDURE: Please note well.
A daily listing will appear in the glass case located in the main hall A bldg. which will indicate all classes
which are cancelled. Students can consult this case before going to class. If students find a class
cancelled which has not been listed, they should report this to the divisional dean’s office (S338) or to the
evening/Saturday office (L113).
CALENDAR:
CLASS
MEETING
DATE TOPIC CHAPTER
1 ______________ New Features of AutoCAD & AutoCAD
Architecture
2 ______________ PhotoShop I; Interface, selection tools, image
correction tools
2,3,8
3 ______________ PhotoShop II ; Layers, soft edged vignettes,
drop shadow, Blend modes
8, 12,14
4 ______________ PhotoShop III Brushes, Opacity Maps, Layer
Masks, Gradient Effects
Exam (10%)
5, 7,12, 13
5 ______________ MAX Part I: Intro to interface, Primitives, Intro
to animation
Animation Project announcement
1, 2, 5, 7
6 ______________ MAX Part II: Special Effects – Cloth, Particle
Systems, Fire, etc.
7 ______________ MAX II: Importing AutoCad geometry & Blocks
Materials editor I
3, 7, 11, 17
8 ______________ MAX III: Animation I
Animation Project commitment
21
9 ______________ MAX IV: Cameras & Animation II 19, 21, 22
10 ______________ MAX V: Lights I & Materials II
**Due Date: Scene Creation - Basic Geometry
in
Place
15, 16, 20
11 ______________ MAX VI: Lights & Shadows 20, 45, 47
12 ______________ MAX VII: Animation III
**Due Date: Animation preview in .AVI
41, 44, 47
13 ______________ OPEN LAB --
14 ______________ Final Animation Project Due
(Value:50% of course grade)
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15 ______________ Video presentations --
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