Schedule

► Week1: Introductions
○ Lecture: Introduction to course – Instructor; Syllabus; Equipment; Supplies; Textbooks; and Modeling Principles
○ Lecture: Introduction to 3D space; 3D Coordinate Systems
○ In-class work: -Orientation to 3D
research topic: 3D Studio Max

► Week 2 MAX Orientation, Navigation, Primitives
Orthographic Worksheet Due
○ Lecture: Navigation Selection
○ Lecture: Creating, Transforming & Modifying Primitives
○ In-class work: -Primitives
ASSIGNMENT: BUILD YOUR ROBOT
research topic: splines and shapes

► Week 3 : 2D Shapes, 3D Forms
robot due
QUIZ 1: Orientation and Navigation
○ Lecture: 2D Shapes/ Text/ Extrude/ Bevel
○ In-class work: -Extrude & Bevel a 2D Shape (Logo)
○ ASSIGNMENT:-EXTRUDE & BEVEL A 2D SHAPE (LOGO)
research topic: materials, textures, surfaces in 3D Studio Max

► Week 4 ○ Surfacing
QUIZ 2: Primitives and 2D Shapes
Logo Due
○ Lecture: Basic Surfacing
○ In-class work: -Basic Surfacing (Ammo Room)
○ ASSIGNMENT: -BASIC SURFACING (AMMO ROOM) 
research topic: lighting in 3D Studio Max

► Week 5 Lighting
Ammo Room Due
○ Lecture: Practical Light & Color; Basic Lighting Tools
○ Lecture: Basic Cameras and rendering
○ ASSIGNMENT: -BASIC LIGHTING AND RENDERING (AMMO ROOM)
research topic:Lathe and Loft

► Week 6 Lathe, Loft, Boolean and compound objects
Ammo Room with Lighting due
QUIZ 3: Surfacing and Lighting
○ Lecture: Sweeping 2D Shapes - Lathe and Loft
○ Lecture: Boolean and Compound Objects
○ ASSIGNMENT: -LATHE AND LOFT
○ ASSIGNMENT: -BOOLEAN and COMPOUND OBJECT
research topic:Editable Polygon -- mechanical, architectural, hard surface modeling

► Week 7  Editable Polygon
QUIZ 4: Lathe and Loft
QUIZ 5: Boolean
MIDTERM EXAM
Lathe, Loft and Boolean Due
○ Lecture: Editable Polygon
○ ASSIGNMENT: -Spaceship/Snowspeeder

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► Week 8 Preproduction
○ material bank
○ prop bank
○ Lecture: Hard Surface Modeling w/ Editable Poly
○ ASSIGNMENT: - Hard Surface Modeling w/ Editable Poly


► Week 9
Feature model Due
critique and revise models

► Week 10
Feature texture due
critique and revise surfaces

► Week 11
assemble, light and render midterm

► Week 12
Midterm Renders Due
Midterm Post-Mortem
research topic: Edge Loop modeling, rigging, skinning, character modeling

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► Week 13
○ Lecture: -Organic Modeling w/ Edit Poly and Sub-D (Hand)
○ ASSIGNMENT: -ORGANIC MODELING W/ EDIT POLY &; SUB-D (Hand) 
research topic: Z-Brush

► Week 14 Holiday

 

► Week 14
Organic Model Due
○ Lecture: Z-Brush

QUIZ 6: Subdivision modeling

► Week 15
FINAL EXAM/PROJECT
party