CAD 1205

Note:  This schedule is tentative, and may be modified during the course of the semester at the discretion of the Instructor

Week

Topic

Reading

Assignments

January 10

Chapters 1 &2, 

Pages 1 -33

Handouts,  Snowman Exercise

January 15 & 17

Chapters 2 & 3 (Shapes & Modifiers)

Pages 33 - 44

Text Book Exercise  3.1&  Still Life Exercise

January 22 & 24

Chapter 4 (Basic Modeling)

Pages 45 - 76

Text Book Exercises 4.2,  4.3 , 4.4, & 4.5

January 29 & 31

Test 1 / Chapter 5

Pages 76 - 87

Text Book Exercises 5.1, 5.2, & 5.3

February 5 & 7

Chapter 5 (3D Modeling)

Pages 87 -111

Text Book Exercises 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7 & 5.8

February 12 & 14

Chapter 6 (Cameras)

Pages 111 - 130

Text Book Exercises 6.1,6.2, 6.3 & Furniture Exercise

February 19 & 21

Chapter 7 (Basic Lighting)

Pages 130 - 150

Text Book Exercises 7.1,7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5& 7.6

February 26 & 28

Chapter 8 (3D Lighting)

Pages 151 - 180

Text Book Exercises 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 &8.5

March 4 & 6

Test 2/Chapter 9 (Rendering)

Pages 181 - 202

Text Book Exercises 9.1, 9.2. 9.3, 9.4, & 9.5

March 11 & 13

Chapter 10 (Materials)

Pages 203- 226

Text Book Exercises 10.1,10.2,10.3,10.4 & 10.5

March 18 & 20

Spring Break  -  No Classes

March 25 & 27

Chapter 11 (3D Materials)

Pages 227 - 257

Final Project

April 1 & 3

Chapters 12 (Illumination)

Pages 258 - 283

Preliminary Storyboard for Final Project must to be submitted for approval

Final Project

April 8 & 10

Chapter 13 (Animation)

Pages 283 - 298

Final Project

April 15 & 17

Chapter 14 (3D Animation)

Pages 299 - 315

Final Project

April 22 & 24

Test 3 / Chapter 16 (Effects)

Pages 316 - 346

Final Project

May 6 & 8

     Final Project Presentations