This textbook is written to help beginners learn how to navigate the interface, set up and create basic scenes and animations.
This textbook is written to help beginners learn how to navigate the interface, set up and create basic scenes and animations.
1. The User Interface Exercise 1-1: Changing Tabs to Toolbar Exercise 1-2: Using the View Navigation Tools Exercise 1-3: Using View Shading Exercise 1-4: Creating Viewport Configurations Exercise 1-5: Changing Display Colors 2. Importing Models Exercise 2-1: Importing an AutoCAD Model Exercise 2-2: Importing an ADT Model Exercise 2-3: Importing a Revit Model Exercise 2-4: Importing an Inventor Model Exercise 2-5: Importing a Mechanical Desktop Model 3. Working with Objects Exercise 3-1: Naming Objects Exercise 3-2: Selecting Objects Exercise 3-3: Defining Layers Exercise 3-4: Object Properties Exercise 3-5: Creating Geometry Exercise 3-6: Moving Geometry Exercise 3-7: Arranging Geometry Exercise 3-8: Creating Arrays 4. Adding Cameras and Lights Exercise 4-1: Adding a Camera Exercise 4-2: Modifying a Camera Exercise 4-3: Create Camera from View Exercise 4-4: Checking your Units Exercise 4-5: Creating Lights Exercise 4-6: Modifying a Daylight Exercise 4-7: Adjusting Exposure Exercise 4-8: Adding a Background Exercise 4-9: Adding a Street Lamp Exercise 4-10: Creating a Volume Light Exercise 4-11: Lighting an Interior Scene 5. Materials Exercise 5-1: Configuring the Material Sample Window Exercise 5-2: Applying Material to an Object Exercise 5-3: Correcting Materials Exercise 5-4: Assigning a Map Exercise 5-5: Creating a Map Exercise 5-6: Controlling Material Appearance Exercise 5-7: Rendering a Still Image Exercise 5-8: Creating a Tire Material 6. Creating Animations Exercise 6-1: Opening a Door Exercise 6-2: Moving a Car Exercise 6-3: Assigning a Path Constraint Exercise 6-4: Adding Sound to an Animation Exercise 6-5: Building up your Animation Exercise 6-6: Creating a Walkthrough Using a Camera Exercise 6-7: Creating a Walkthrough Using the Walkthrough Assistant Index