This course is aimed AutoCAD users with 3D experience who wish to create more realistic images of their 3D models by adding light and materials to scenes such as room layouts or external buildings to create images like those shown on the right hand side of this page. 

 

 

With patience and experience high quality images can be achieved using AutoCAD's rendering & visualisation tools. However AutoCAD is primarily a drafting package and for high end graphics output Autodesk's 3D Studio Max should be considered. The top two drawings on the right were created in AutoCAD. whilst the bottom image was created in 3D Studio Max (click on it to see it properly). 

 

Users should be familiar with the basics of AutoCAD's 3D functionality and ideally have attended a 3D course. 

 

This is a One Day course, see our prices list on the CAD Training pull down menu at the top of this page. 

 

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (virtually any date), London and other major East Anglian towns. School holiday periods only (on site or hired venue). 

 

 

It may sound obvious but a good view of your model is the basis to creating a high quality image. The course starts by showing you how to view your model in various formats, angles, views, shadings and perspectives. 

 

Lighting is the key to creating a high quality image. Light is involved with everything we see, how it illuminates an object, how that object reflects, absorbs and emits light affects the way we see and perceive our surroundings. This module deals with the various light types that can be used in AutoCAD, how they can be used to illuminate your model and cast shadows. 

 

The final part in making your model realistic is to add materials that make it look like a real object. This could be adding a wood grain effect to furniture, chrome to a metallic part or a transparent glass material to a window pane. You will learn how to use the materials library, create materials and to adjust these materials to suit the geometry in your model. 

 

Once you have set your model up, added lighting and materials you need to create a scene to collate this information in order that it can be rendered. Once a scene is created using these elements additional effect such as adding backgrounds, fog and landscape objects can be added. . 

 

Once you have created your rendered model you will want to output it to an external file or print it. This module shows you the different output methods and how to show a rendered model in your plotted drawing.