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Tables of Contents for Linking Autocad to 3d Studio R2 for Architecture
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
INTRODUCTION
vii
Chapter 1 From 2D to 3D
1
11
VISUALIZATION
1
3
Presentations
3
1
Making a 3D Rendering
4
1
3D CONCEPTS
4
8
The Z Axis
4
1
AutoCAD in 3D
5
4
Limitations
9
3
Chapter 2 Introduction to 3D Studio
12
33
AUTOCAD vs. 3D STUDIO
12
5
Modeling
13
1
3D Studio Modules
14
3
3D STUDIO CONCEPTS
17
5
Objects
17
1
Vertices and Faces
18
3
Normals
21
1
WORKING WITH COLOR
22
4
Traditional color Wheel
22
1
Computer Color Wheel
23
1
Color Depth
24
1
Bitmaps
25
1
USING 3D STUDIO
26
17
Viewports
26
1
Menus
26
1
Canceling Commands
27
1
Object Orientation
27
2
Construction Plane
29
1
Object Names
30
1
Loading and Saving Files
31
2
File Selectors
33
1
Zooming
34
1
Lights
35
1
Cameras
36
1
TAB Key
37
1
Local Axis
38
1
Colors
38
3
Materials
41
1
Rendering
42
1
AUTOCAD TO 3D STUDIO
43
1
EXERCISES
43
2
Exercise 1 (3D Studio)
43
1
Exercise 2 (3D Studio)
43
2
Chapter 3 AutoCAD Plans for 3D Studio
45
26
AUTOCAD DRAWINGS
45
4
Loftable Plan
45
2
Loftable Elevation
47
1
Drawing a Loftable Plan or Elevation
48
1
ROTATE3D
48
1
DXF EXPORT
49
1
3D STUDIO LOFTING
50
5
Import to 3D Studio
50
1
2D Shapes
50
1
Lofting
51
2
Rotate to Position
53
2
Summary
55
1
TUTORIALS
55
15
Tutorial 1 Drawing the Floor Plan
55
7
Tutorial 2 Drawing the Elevation
62
8
EXERCISE (AUTOCAD)
70
1
Chapter 4 3D Drawing in AutoCAD
71
61
3D CONCEPTS
71
1
EXTRUSION METHOD
72
9
Commands
73
1
CHPROP
74
2
CHANGE
76
2
ELEV
78
2
Command Summary
80
1
PLINE
80
1
UCS and WCS
80
1
SURFACING METHOD
81
12
REVSURF
82
3
RULESURF
85
2
TABSURF
87
2
EDGESURF
89
3
Surfacing Variables
92
1
SOLID MODELING
93
5
Primitives
94
2
Operations with Primitives
96
2
3D FACE METHOD
98
1
VIEWING THE DRAWING
99
5
VPOINT
99
1
SHADE
100
1
HIDE
100
1
DVIEW
101
3
EXPORTING THE DRAWING
104
2
DXF Export
104
2
CREATING A 3D DRAWING
106
10
Layers
106
1
Building a 3D Architectural Drawing
107
4
Limitations in 3D Drawing
111
1
Lines
112
1
Blocks
112
1
Closed Polylines
112
2
Faces Coincident
114
1
Gaps in Edges
115
1
Tips
115
1
EXERCISES
116
1
Exercise 1 (AutoCAD--layers)
116
1
Exercise 2 (AutoCAD--3D entities)
116
1
Exercise 3 (AutoCAD--surfacing)
117
1
TUTORIAL (CREATING A SIMPLE HOUSE DRAWING IN AUTOCAD 3D)
117
15
Chapter 5 3D Studio Basics
132
35
USING AUTOCAD FILES
132
4
Import DXF File
132
2
Locating Objects
134
1
Creating Objects
135
1
MATERIALS
136
7
Materials Editor
137
1
Ambient, Diffuse, Specular
138
1
RGB and HLS Sliders
139
1
Shininess
139
1
Texture Map
140
1
Naming a Material
140
1
Premade Materials
141
1
Materials Libraries
141
1
Assigning Materials to Objects
141
2
MAPPING COORDINATES
143
4
Applying Mapping Coordinates
145
1
About Mapping Coordinates
145
1
Rendering
146
1
LIGHTS
147
7
Light Intensity
147
1
Omni Lights
148
1
Spotlights
149
2
Ambient Light
151
1
Placing Lights
151
1
Camera
152
1
Rendering
153
1
SUMMARY
154
1
TUTORIALS
154
12
Tutorial 1 (Using AutoCAD Files in 3D Studio)
154
11
Tutorial 2 (Assigning Materials in 3D Studio)
165
1
EXERCISE (WORKING WITH DXF FILES IN 3D STUDIO)
166
1
Chapter 6 3D Studio Animation
167
20
ANIMATING IN 3D STUDIO
167
15
What is Animation?
167
1
What is the Keyframer?
167
1
Frame Rate
168
1
Animation Files
168
1
In the Keyframer
168
4
Designing Animation
172
2
Camera Path
174
1
Preview
175
1
Track Info
176
2
Rendering
178
2
Playing Animation
180
1
Using the Keyframer
181
1
TOTURIALS
182
3
Tutorial 1 (Creating an Animation with a 3D Studio File)
182
1
Tutorial 2 (Adding Object Motion to the Scene)
183
1
Tutorial 3 (Using Track Info)
184
1
EXERCISE (CREATING AN ANIMATION)
185
2
Chapter 7 Visualization Techniques
187
16
MATERIALS
187
5
Mapping Assignment
187
2
Bitmaps
189
2
Variations Summary
191
1
Self Illumination
192
1
LIGHTING
192
2
Bouncing Light
192
1
Lighting Setups
193
1
SHADOWS
194
3
Troubleshooting
196
1
TUTORIALS
197
4
Tutorial 1 (Working with the Camera)
197
3
Tutorial 2 (Working with Lights)
200
1
EXERCISE (WORKING WITH MATERIALS)
201
2
INDEX
203