ARCH 428

3D ANIMATION IN CAD PRESENTATIONS

Semester: Spring
Instructor: Robert J. Krawczyk
Credit: 3 Hour
Prerequisite:

ARCH 425 - Computer-Aided Design in Practice

ARCH 426 - 3D Modeling and Rendering

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COURSE OBJECTIVE

To review methods and concepts on how to create dynamic architectural presentation using 3D animation software. The focus is on computer-based animation and digital editing techniques.

NAAB CRITERIA COVERED: 14,16,40,41,42,43,48,53

TEACHING METHOD

The course consists of a series of lectures and labs. The lectures cover basic animation concepts related to the exercises. The labs are used to work on the exercises. The exercises include advanced rendering methods, lighting techniques, material assignment, camera movements, assembling/disassembling objects, ground and background movements, morphing of objects and materials, digital editing of animation sequences, composing with multiple cameras, and adding titles and special effects.

Each student is assigned a personal computer using Autodesk 3D-Studio for animation and Adobe Premiere for editing. Completed animations are recorded onto video tape.

Lectures are supplemented with videos of professional animations.

EVALUATION

Students are evaluated by 98 exercises, 1 rendering project and 1 animation project. Work is evaluated according to:

understanding of basic animation concepts for lighting, material selection, and camera movement
quality of animation; ability to tell a story or describe a process or idea

COURSE CONTENT

This is a week by week breakdown of the course.

Week #1

Animation Introduction	Course overview and requirements
	General concepts in animation

Week #2

Rendering a Model	Review of 3D Studio concepts and menu structure
	Introduction to rendering with 3D Studio
	Rendering exercise

Week #3

Lights	Review lighting types and strategy
	Complete Omni light exercises
	Complete Spot light exercises
	Complete Sun exercises
	Complete Projector exercises

Week #4

Materials	Review material types and properties
	Complete Glass exercises
	Complete Brick exercises
	Complete Wood exercises
	Complete Decal exercises
	Complete Multiple Material exercises
	Complete Reflective Material exercises
	Complete Pattern Texture exercises
	Complete Material Tinting exercises
	Complete Two Texture exercises
	Complete Opacity Map exercises
	Complete Bump Map exercises
	Complete Map Summary exercises
	Complete Solid Material exercises
	Complete Wireframe exercises
	Complete Light Cones and Balls exercises
	Complete Atmospheric Effects exercises

Week #5

Materials

Continue material application

Week #6

Rendering Project

Review rendering project requirements

Week #7

Rendering Project

Continue from previous week

Week #8

Animation of Objects	Review object animation techniques
	Complete Object Movement exercises
	Complete Object Rotation exercises
	Complete Object Scaling exercises
	Complete Object Morphing exercise
	Complete Material Morphing exercises
	Complete Water exercises
	Complete Sky exercise

Week #9

Animation of Lights	Review lighting animation techniques
	Complete Light Intensity exercises
	Complete Light Falloff exercises
	Complete Light Target animation exercise
	Complete Light Path animation exercises
	Complete Sun Path animation exercise

Week #10

Animation of the Camera	Review camera animation techniques
	Complete Panning exercises
	Complete Tracking exercises
	Complete Panning and Tracking exercise
	Complete Zoom exercise
	Complete Tripod exercises
	Complete Path exercises