AutoCAD 3D Drawing and Modeling introduces students who are proficient with AutoCAD’s 2D commands to the concepts and methods of 3D modeling. The course provides a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of 3D and explores the main features of AutoCAD’s advanced 3D Modeling workspace.

Before taking this course, students need to have a good working skill level in AutoCAD. A minimum of 80 hours of work experience with AutoCAD is recommended.

Day 1

• Why use 3D?
• Introduction to the 3D Modeling Workspace
• Basic 3D Viewing Tools
• 3D Navigation Tools
• Introduction to the User Coordinate System
• Working With Solid Primitives
• Solid Primitive Types
• Working With Composite Solids
• Working With Mesh Models
• Extruded Solids and Surfaces
• Revolved Solids and Surfaces
• Lofted Solids and Surfaces
• 3D Gizmo Tools
• Aligning Objects in 3D Space
• 3D Modify Commands

Day 2

• Editing Components of Solids
• Editing Faces of Solids
• Fillets and Chamfers on Solids
• Creating a Shell
• Imprinting Edges of Solids
• Slicing a Solid Along a Plane
• Interference Checking
• Converting Objects to Surfaces
• Converting Objects to Solids
• Working With Sections
• Working With Cameras
• Managing Views in 3D
• Animating With ShowMotion
• Creating ShowMotion Shots
• Creating Animations

Day 3

• Creating Visual Styles
• Working With Materials
• Specifying Light Sources
• Rendering Concepts
• Creating Multiple Viewports
• 2D Views from 3D Solids
• Creating Technical Drawings with Flatshot
• UCS Basics
• UCS  X, Y, and Z Commands
• Saving a UCS by Name