Thursday, July 24, 2014

3D Model

3D model is a complete object in all dimensions



It's display the length, width and height



A 3D wall can include all interior framing, drywall, baseboards


Different between 2D and 3D Object




From the 2D drawings, you have to imagine how the object look like



With the 3D drawing, you can see the actual object in all directions



You can generate 2D drawings from the 3D object



You can render the object to create photorealistic image of the finish model

3D Model Types


Wireframe Model


Only edges
No surfaces between the edges
Let you see through the model

Surface Medel


Consist of infinitely thin surfaces that represent the shell of the model
Create complex geometry, like car body, cell phone

Mesh Model


Consist of polygons that form edges, faces and vertices
No mass
Can create complex shapes that can be creased, split, deformed
Can be shaded  and rendered without a mass
An alternative for solid

Solid Model


A volume that represent a 3D object
Mass inside, center of gravity, moments of inertia
The only model can be used for mechanical and thermal analysis

3D Workspace

Provide a 3D environment to create object in 3 dimensions


Different Ribbon provide different tools to work for 3D modeling


Home tab includes Modeling, Mesh, Solid Editing, 2D Draw and Modify, Section, View, Selection


Solid tab includes Primitive, Solid, Boolean, Solid Editing, Section, Selection


Surface tab includes Create, Edit, Control Vertices, Curves, Project Geometry, Analysis


Mesh tab includes Primitives, Mesh, Mesh Edit, Convert Mesh, Section, Selection


Render tab includes Lights, Sun & Location, Materials, Render, Autodesk 360

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

3D View 3D Navigation and Display

Preview 3D View

There are 4 preset Isometric Views


South East


South West


North East


North West

There are 6 Orthographic Views



Top and Bottom



Front and Back



Right and Left


ViewCube


ViewCube provide you the ways to navigate between the preset Isometric views and Orthographic views



A better way to navigate within the Orthographic views by the list from the top-left corner of screen

3D Orbit




Shift + Middle Wheel of mouse
You can freely rotate the solid in any angle within the 3D space
3D Orbit is easily to operate in perspective view



Perspective View




Perspective view give a better space and depth sense
Common for building


Parallel View




Parallel view displays the object's shape and size without any distortion
Not for building



Common for mechanical part


Visual Style


Visual Styles control the display of the model



2D Wireframe
Displays object by lines and curves for the boundaries


Best result for orthographic views

Wireframe
Displays object by lines and curves for the boundaries


See through the interior parts of the object

Hidden


Displays the outline of object by lines

Conceptual
Displays object by smooth shading and Gooch Face style


Transitions between cool and warm color, not dark and light
Less realistic, but easier to see the details

Realistic


Displays smooth shading and materials

Shaded


Displays object by smooth shading

Shaded with Edges


Displays object by smooth shading and visible edges

Shades of Gray


Displays object by smooth shading and monochromatic shades of gray

Sketchy


Displays object with hand sketched effect by extension lines and jitter edges

X-Ray


Displays object with partial transparency

Ex: 3D Navigation and Display


You can use the ViewCube to navigate between the preset isometric view: 
SE South East
SW South West
NE North East
NW North West



Click on the top corner of the ViewCube to navigate



SW South West



NE North East



NW North West

For Orthographic View



The easy way is set from the list at the top-left corner of the screen



Top view



Front view



Right view


3D Orbit




Shift + Middle Wheel of mouse
You can freely rotate the solid in any angle within the 3D space


3D Orbit is easily to operate in perspective view

Try both the perspective view and parallel view and compare the different



Visual Style

Visual Style control the display of the model



Home tab > View panel > Visual Styles
Try the different visual style to see the effects