Establishing Professional Practic e “For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” ― Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics
Yvonne Douglas University of Salford
contents a few basics photoshop/images issu wix AutoCAD commands & simple instructions AutoCAD the basics & lynda.com AutoCAD & Digimap Sketchup
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KEY BOARD SHORT CUTS Alt & tab – switches screen ctrl, alt, print screen – to copy ctrl v – paste into document ctrl x – cut ctrl y –pastes past line Wikipedia – table of keyboard shortcuts
idle timer > switch off > windows task manager > end process
Professional Practice Interior Design images/photoshop
ADOBE ACROBAT pdf READER Open Adobe Acrobat Create document > combine files single pdf > click and drag into screen> click combine
PHOTOSHOP CONTACT SHEET Set up A1 sheet Resolution :
841 x 594mm (always mm) 225 (minimum) pixels per inch
go to file :
File > Auto make Contact sheet II
Use folder: Folder > Choose : 7 (find photos) Document . UNTICK = flatten all pages Unclick USE
resolution Screen resolution Iphone
72 dpi
96 dpi
News print
150 dpi
Glossy Magazine
150 dpi
Standard photo 600 dpi Good photo
1200 dpi
DPI – dots per inch, quality of picture and good resolution
Set up contact sheet Set up A1 Sheet RESOLUTION: 225 (minimum) ppi (pixels per inch) 841 x 594 mm (always mm) Go to file > auto make
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Contact sheet II
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Use folder
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Choose (ie find images)
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Untick > flatten all layers
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auto make contact sheet
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make image larger/smaller
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right click
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ctrl T
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shift button down to size up
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enter
Screen resolution
72 dpi
Iphone
96 dpi
News print
150 dpi
Glossy Magazine
150 dpi
Standard photo
600 dpi
Good photo
1200 dpi
DPI – dots per inch, quality of picture and good resolution
Set up contact sheet Set up A1 Sheet RESOLUTION: 225 (minimum) ppi (pixels per inch) 841 x 594 mm (always mm) Go to file
> auto make ¬ Contact sheet II ¬ Use folder ¬ Choose (ie find images) ¬ Untick > flatten all layers
Edit
> file ¬ auto make contact sheet ¬ make image larger/smaller ¬ right click ¬ ctrl T ¬ shift button down to size up ¬ enter
Image size = 8mp
issu.com
wix.com
WIX.COM: http://yvonnedouglas@wixsite.com/mysite
i s su . c o m
Link > Web address > issu page > new window > save > publish
AutoCAD
commands
how to use AutoCAD simple instruc tions
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Decide what project you want to use AutoCAD for. AutoCAD programs over a board range of applications which specialise for an area of interest, these are architectural, structural engineering product design, electrical, aeronautical. Familiarise yourself with how to navigate through AutoCAD, the workspace is divided into 2 distinct areas. The drawing area and the toolbars. The drawing area is the black grid screen and the tool bars are anchored above and below the drawing area.
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Application Button > the large red A at the top, left hand corer of the screen is the application button. use this to print files and to exit the program.
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Quick Access Toolbar > this toolbar sites next the application button and contains common commands like “save” and “open”.
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Ribbon > located below the quick-access toolbar, the ribbon is comprised of a series of tabs i.e.: home, insert, annotate, view etc., that contain groups of standard commands and tools. Status bar > the toolbar across the bottom of the screen is the status bar. This mostly consists of control settings that allow you to monitor changes in the drawing. Command/prompt bar . directly above the status bar is the command prompt bar. This is where the software communicates with you. Create a new drawing, from the quick access bar click > file, and then > new. The new drawing wil use 1 of 2 default settings, either imperial or metric. If you want to use specific settings for a drawing select templates under the options dialog box. Master simple techniques in AutoCAD and practice fundamental skills before moving on to more complex drawings. Once mastered simples lines, squares, rectangles etc try arcs, and master the other simple functions like erase, change line weights and colours.
Open auto cad •
On the Create tab, click New. This opens a new drawing based on the default drawing template file dwt.
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Click open.
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autocad the basics
to draw a line, you need to hit the space bar, which will start the drawing process, then choose a point where you would like your line to start and click and drag your curser across the screen until you are where your line to end and hit the space bar. if you would like to draw a shape with the lines, then continue to drag and click
here you can see that different lines have been drawn, a line, circle and arc lilnes.
under Tools > draughting setttings> object snap turn everything on
to draw straight vertical and horizontal lines you need to turn ortho on this is by pressing f8 or your button upon your tool bar, this allows you to daw a neat square. once you have clicked for your first line you can type how long you wish your line to be.
there are three different ways of selecting items on the screen, you can just drag your cursor across the screen and this will pickup and highlight in blue as you drag over your work
lines, circles, arc, offset tool.
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Unit of measurements > scale tool > Sc space > select objects {ref} > base point (at bottom) Ref 1 – top and Ref 2 - bottom of large object Scale factor = multiple, wanted object half the size type in 0.5
Offset > this is a very powerful drawing and editing tool in Autocad it allows you to quickly create perfect polylines, arcs, parallel lines, circles and borders for objects. Offset is easy to access, type OFFSET or the letter O. Once selected the tool, enter the value for the offset. This then sets the amount of spacing between the line you are duplicating and the new line you plan to place. Once you have placed your line where you want it, left click. Done!.
offset in rectangle
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sketchup
how to use Sketchup simple instructions
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Once program opening, there is a set of 3 axes provided immediately, so you get the 3d feel at the beginning. The tools are all on the interface. There is a line tool, circle and polygon tool. Each of these present you with the various possible options to create your desired shapes. The basics to help navigate around the program: ❖
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the first thing you have to know that it has 10 simple tools that are all useful for making a model. The first group of tools are orbit, pan and zoom tools. There are used to help you move around and get different views of your subject.
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to move the whole viewing screen push the centre mouse button and hold down the shift key on your keyboard.
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to delete click the arrow on the toolbar, when the lines/shape is selected to delete it will turn blue. Hit the delete key.
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to save, click on file, and click save as. The file will be saved as a SKP file
The line tool is selected by default when you first open Sketchup. Create lots of lines, but be aware they are one dimensional so you will not be able to snap to axes etc. Beyond lines you can draw 2d shapes using the tools for shapes. Rectangles, circles and polygons. Just click the correct tool. Moving to make 3d shapes. The way you do this is by selecting push/pull tool. This then pulls the 2D shape into a 3D shape. Select push/full, press the mouse button to select the shape in which you want to pull into 3D, click the push/pull to the shape desired, click again.
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Enlarge the object as much as wanted. Then add more structure.
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Play with panning and orbiting. It is important to see created object in different perspectives.
simple 2D shapes
s i m p l e 3 D h o u s es u s i n g p u s h / p u l l
simple 3D house using push/pull
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how to sketch a 3D chess piece simple instructions
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on the Arc tool and create an arc. If, after you created it, the arc isn't exactly flat on the screen, use the Orbit tool until it is. Click on the Line tool and make a very short straight line. Again with the arc tool, create a slight arc. Create the final arc for your pawn. Using the Line tool and inference, draw two lines to create the path. One from the bottom and then one from that line to the top. Use the Circle tool and create a path by creating a circle underneath the profile.It doesn't really matter the size, but larger than the profile helps. Click on the circle to select it, click on the Follow Me tool, then click on the profile. This will complete the pawn.
all lines must be snapped together, otherwise shape will NOT shade white.
do not draw all around piece only 1/2 way
Rotate down so you can see the bottom of piece. Draw a circle on the bottom of the piece making sure you are on the correct plain. Orbit around.
Follow me tool turns the chess piece to 3d
draw circle from bottom inside point as this provides the area to extrude/follow me
Select the follow me tool under Tools. Click and drag the chess piece and it will turn in 3d.
Pan around to see different perspectives
Pan around to see different perspectives
Pan around to see different perspectives
the folly
its been an experience
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