00.01 Course Resources

Course Introduction

This course is intended for first year college students studying art and design.

The course introduces basic technical sketching, third angle projections, 3D modeling in Fusion 360, laser cutting, 3D printing, CNC fabrication, mesh / polygon modeling in Blender and Maya, and basic 3D animation and rendering, non-linear video editing.

Course Materials

• Canvas Course Page  
• Course Website  

School Material and Equipment Resources

• CIA Fabrication Studios Store  
• CIA Equipment Checkout  
• Think[box] Material Store  

Software Documentation

• Autodesk Fusion 360 Online Product Documentation  
• Blender Docs  
• Maya Documentation  
• Ultimaker Support  
• Adobe Premiere User Guide  

Digital II Modeling and Fabrication Course Topics

• Technical Sketching
  • Third Angle Projections
• 3D Modeling
  • Parametric Modeling
    • Fusion 360
  • Mesh / Polygon modeling
    • Blender
    • Maya
• Laser Cutting
• 3D Printing
• CNC Fabrication
• 3D Animation
  • Blender 3D Animation
  • Maya 3D Animation
• Rendering
  • Blender Rendering
  • Maya Rendering

Course Information

• Syllabus

External Resources

CAD Quest   - Online learning platform that presents CAD challenges and puzzles