WEEKno.

DATE DAY LESSONS LEARNINGS|TASK

LECTURE

1)INTRODUCTION(1hr):WhatisDigitalDesign?It'srelevancetodayThetypesofsoftwaresusedtodayandwhatwewill
learn.PreviewofREVIT,SKETCHUP&RHINO(5minvideosfromyoutubetoshowwhatrhinomodelingisabout)
2)PowerpointpresentationbyIpsita(inallthesections)tointroducetowhatwewanttodofromthisyearandinducinghe
ambitiontocreatethelevelofdigitaldrawingforyearstocome
3)ShowinstallationprocedureofAUTOCAD&SKETCHUPonprojector(AboutAdobesoftwaresandlicensing,asktoto
checkwiththeuniversityiftheyareprovidingelsetofigureoutthewaytoinstallfromtheirown) 1)Familiarizingwiththelookofthedifferent
4)Instructiontogetlaptopswithconfigurations8GBRAM,i5andbeyondandGraphicscardwithdedicatedRAM,adequate softwaresandinstallationproceduresand

8/08/2017
0 screensizeaspertheirpreference. licensingofsoftwares
Tuesday
1 09/08/2017
Wednesday
5)MaintaininganA6notebookforkeepingcommandsandinstructions
11/08/2017 2)MaintaininganA6notebookofcommands
Friday
SKETCHUP1 andtricks.

1)Installationandsettingtemplatetometres(ExpaliningUnitsandLimits>comparingwithAutoCADlimits)andshowingthefirst
videotutorialfromtheSketchUpwebsite
2)ALLBASICcommandsontheprojectorLine,Rectangle,Circle,Push/pull,Move,Copy,Scale,Measure,Dimensiontaskbar,
Colours,Materials,GeoLocation,3Dwarehouse(GetmodelandShareModel),Views,Pan,zoomextent,MakeGroup,Make
ComponentandMakeUnique(explainconceptsandshowexamplesbydoing)
3)Askstudentstodoalloftheseontheirlaptionsathomeandlearnonenewthingwhichhasn'tbeentaughtinclass.Nextclass
randomlystudentswillbeaskedtoinstructtheirpeerstoteachonenewinterestingcommand.

SKETCHUP2
1)StudenttocomeupandteachonenewcommaninSketchUp34studentsrandomlypicked.Ifpendingcommandsnot
coveredifthestudents,facultytoIntroducethenewcommandsandwrapupSketchUp.(1hours1.5hours)

Wednesday )Creatingacompositionofshapesandlines
1
16/08/2017 onapapersizeand
2 AutoCAD1
2)savingthefilefornextclasstoworkon
1)Linesandshapes|
2)units&limits|
3)Crlt+PPrintingindifferentpapersizes(actualmmsizeofA3)andinPDF|
4)SAVEoptions|
5)EXPORToptionsforothersoftwaresandtaketoSketchUp
 AutoCAD2
)Senseofscaleanddimensionsonscreen&
1
1)TRIM,EXTEND,JOIN,FILLET,CHAMFER|2)INSERTINGRASTERIMAGE(googlemap)&digitizingitandthentaketo senseofdigitaldrawing.Savingthefilefor
2/08/2017
2 Tuesday GoogleEarthformeasuringareferencelength furtheruseinnextclass
3 23/08/2017 Wednesday 3)SCALE&ALIGNtothereferencelength|
4)UnderstandingthescalethroughDIMENSIONS(Dimensioningthedifferentshapesandforms,DLI,DAL,ARCdimensions) 2)UpdatingA5notebookofcommandsand
5)LAYERSinDetail tricks.
6)Crtl+PADVANCElinethicknesses,Colourandmonochromeandotherpropertiesetc.

AutoCAD3
1)BlocksInsertblocks|Fromotherfiles(library)CopyandPastetypes>Scalingitafterinserting|Blockediting(all
Tuesday
9/08/2017
2 options)|MakingBlocksetc. )Advanceknowledgeofthesoftware
1
4 30/08/2017
Wednesday
2)HATCH 2)Updatingthenotebook
3)Dimensionsstylemanager
4)REGION|BOUNDARYCtrl1(properties)
5)LAYERSLineweights|Linetypesetc.EVERYTHING

AutoCAD4

Tuesday
5/09/2017
0 1)VIEWPORTS
5 06/09/2017
Wednesday
2)MODELSPACEv/sLAYOUT
1)Sheetsetups
3)LAYOUTpagesetuptoscales

AutoCAD5

Tuesday
2/09/2017
1 1)TOOLS>TOOLBARSTEXTs )Advanceconceptsofthesoftware
1
6 13/09/2017
Wednesday
2)ABOUTLayerstatemanagerconcept&XREFconcept(Showexamples)andfiling(FILEMANAGEMENTforXref) 2)AssignmentforMIDTERM
3)EPS>PlotterManager(ForPhotoshop)MaybeatalaterstagewhentaightPhotoshop
4)RECAPofallCommands
 AbobeILLUSTRATOR1
.UnderstandingAutoCADvsIllustrationand
1
Tuesday
Lecture(20minsmax):ImportanceofIllustratorandAdobeSuiteinGeneralandthemusthaveSoftwares
9/09/2017
1 1)IMPORTingfilesfromAutoCAD| doingthesmartwork
7 20/09/2017
Wednesday
2)ExploringtheINTERFACEandTABS 2.Theneedtoswitchsoftwares(WHEN,WHY
3)UnderstaingLAYERS|Coloursegregations|SELECTSIMILAR|GROUPing &HOW)

AbobeILLUSTRATOR2

Tuesday
6/09/2017
2 1)DrawingonIllustrator| .Understandingworkflow
1
8 27/09/2017
Wednesday
2)Linethicknessesandsimilar 2.Creatingsomegraphics
3)Crtl+PADVANCElinethicknesses,Colourandmonochromeandotherpropertiesetc.

MIDTERMASSESSMENTS
AbobeILLUSTRATOR3

Tuesday 1)IMPORTingfilesfromAutoCAD(assignments)andRECAPing
3/10/2017
0 )Advanceknowledgeofthesoftware
1
9 04/10/2017
Wednesday 2)HATCHing
2)Presentationoflinedrawings
3)ROTATE|SCALE
4)SLICE
5)Splitbanana

0/10/2017
1
Tuesday AbobeILLUSTRATOR4|AutoCAD6Revisit )Thoroughknowledge
1
10 11/10/2017
Wednesday
2)Updatenotes
ADVANCEEXPERTTipsandTricks

Tuesday
7/10/2017
1 RHINO/PHOTOSHOP(TBC)1
11 18/10/2017
Wednesday

4/10/2017
2
Tuesday RHINO/PHOTOSHOP(TBC)2
12 25/10/2017
Wednesday

Tuesday
1/10/2017
3
13 01/11/2017
Wednesday RHINO/PHOTOSHOP(TBC)3

Tuesday
7/11/2017
0
14 08/11/2017
Wednesday RHINO/PHOTOSHOP(TBC)4

Tuesday
4/11/2017
1
15 15/11/2017
Wednesday EXTRACLASS/CANCELLEDCLASSES?HOLIDAYS

Tuesday
1/11/2017
2
16 22/11/2017
Wednesday EXTRACLASS/CANCELLEDCLASSES?HOLIDAYS