Notes for computer aided design lessons Photoshop 3ds Max Google Sketchup
Year 2012 - 2013
16/10/2012 1.Find image larger than 6MP
2. Open (Disney) streetview
3. Open saved “Sky” image in the PS5 4. Drag “Sky” image into Disney picture 5. Create a copy of Disney picture 6. Use magic wand to cut out the background 7.Press down Shift to add selections
8. Use Ctrl+T to rescale background
Ctrl+Shift+I – invert
13/11/2012 jj
Press this to add a vector mask
Add layer with background (Layer mask)
Use the brush tool To switch between black & white use X
12/11/2012
Use crop tool – C Change a background into a layer Double click on background
Alt + drag down to make a copy of a layer
Work from left to right to get brightness change
Use d roppers to indicate dark/ light areas and tidy them up
Can also use curve tool to
Arrow allows indicating the amount of black / white elements
Use polygonal lasso tool to draw the shape of the wall
Ctrl and press in the layer
Zoom out, use lasso tool to select an area
Pick foreground to transparent
Draw gradient line from top, a bit out so light is not too intense
To add the contoures for the drawing go into layer
Select lines with magic wand
27/11/2013
Open STYLES toolbar
Export 2D
Change to 2000pixels wide so it is good rez for A4
To restore default colours, settings click on house icon and then 1st ion
Change styles for the type of drawing In mix can combine line styles with styles of colour
Display hidden line mode to So all the lines are available
Untick the edges so no borders are seeable
Click on the SHADOWS
Change percentage of the OPACITY
RASTERIZE layer to
29/01/2013 AUTODESK 3DS MAX DESIGN
To create an object
Shortcuts: • • • • • •
G – grid P – perspective B – bottom W – move X – to get rid/ show axes I -‐ rotate
Modify
Copy tool Hold down shift and drag the item you want to copy Choose copy and select amout of items you want
F – switch the edges on
Polygon Box Modeling SolidTo split the face up select 2 edges Detach / attach / make unique To edit an object go into one view F4 turns on/ off edged faces To edit facade
To select a row of faces hold Shift+line To select the ones you want Ctrl+selection Extrude Outline Insert Bridge Flip
Press ctrl+ selects all edges, right click & connect
To add new faces by connecting edges 1. Choose poly editable 2. Ctrl+ choose edges 3. Right click -‐ connect