Continuing your education in the design field is always exciting and beneficial. If you looking to advance your knowledge in creating a design and producing full client document sets with amazing 3D views and renderings ready for construction, this textbook is your source.
This book walks you through the process of understanding how to implement standards that many companies have when creating drawing document files. It also introduces two 3D softwares that are commonly used in the design industry and explores industry used rendering techniques.
Focused on a Shipping Container Design Project, students will have the opportunity to think and design creatively for a small space. AutoCAD, Google SketchUp and Photoshop are all brought to students in an easy approach with step-by-step instructions, exercises and tutorials.
The intent of this textbook is to bring together all previously learned AutoCAD and Interior Design skills and add additional knowledge for the future designer that is ready to work with clients on major projects. Upon completion, you will be ready to provide any client with detailed AutoCAD documents and stunning 3D realistic rendered images of their spaces.
Required Knowledge and Tools:
- Previous basic AutoCAD experience
- Created for Interior Designers and classroom use
- Focused around a Shipping Container Design Project
- Google SketchUp required
- Adobe Photoshop required
Chapter 1 Meet AutoCAD (AutoCAD Reintroduced)
Chapter 2 Running A Few Basics
Chapter 3 Design Prep Recap
Chapter 4 Exercises Shipping Container File Setup
Chapter 5 Creating Schedules and Rendering in AutoCAD
Chapter 6 Project 1 – Shipping Container Design Layout
Chapter 7 Introduction to SketchUp
Chapter 8 Designing with SketchUp
Chapter 9 Project 2- Shipping Container 3D Design
Chapter 10 Introduction to Photoshop
Chapter 11 Project 3 – Shipping Container 3D Rendering
Yvette
Banks
Yvette Banks II is an Interior Design Professor and Interior Design business owner who hold degrees in both Architecture and Interior Design.
Yvette has worked in the design industry practicing Space Planning, Occupancy Planning, Furniture Merchandising and Marketing where she has worked closely with homeowners, investors, and business owners, to extend her aesthetic desires to design for commercial and residential spaces.
Yvette’s diligence in the design profession and passion for creating environments is what lead her into the classrooms where has taught many Interior Design and AutoCAD for Interior Design courses.
Yvette holds a seat on a College Advisory Board where she contributes to the advancements of the college and the Interior Design Program through group collaborations and discussions.