d e p a r t m e n t o f a r c h i t e c t u r e , u n i v e r s i t y o f o r e g o n
Date |
Lecture Topic |
Tutorial |
Assignment |
Readings(not final) |
| WEEK 1:
April 1 |
Course Intro | Katz, p. 13, p. 29:
Interface, Opening & Closing, |
Hand-out: II. System notes | PA: Ross, Katz, Ch 1-4 |
| April 2/3 | Katz, p. 75, 98:
Drawing Setup, |
Katz, Ch 5,6,10 | ||
| WEEK 2:
April 8 |
Buddy System,
Guests Gary Hale & (206LA), Project Planning |
Katz, p. 118, 145: Drawing Control, Preferences, Hatching |
DUE: : II. System notes
Hand-out: III. 2D Drawing Project |
Sanders, Ch. 8,Katz, Ch 7-9 |
| April 9/10 | Katz, p. 182, 202 Editing functions, Polylines |
DUE: : I. 2D Design |
Katz, Ch 10-11 | |
| WEEK 3:
April 15 |
Ways to Organize CAD Information | Katz, p. 227, 260: Const. Lines, Linetypes & Plotting, Blocks |
Hand-out: V. Firm Survey/Research Report (4 credit option) |
Seebohm: CAD & the Baroque, Katz, Ch12-13 |
| April 16/17 | Practice on const. lines, osnaps, plotting, blocks | Katz, Ch 14-15,17 | ||
| WEEK 4:
April 22 |
REVISED: ArchiCAD demo by Dana Bjornson |
Wblocks, Xrefs & Paperspace/Modelspace |
DUE: : III. 2D Drawing Project | REVISED: Katz pp.302-304, 395-399 |
| April 23/24 | REVISED: Katz, p. 280, 292: Text, Information,Dimensioning |
Seebohm: Practice, Sanders: Ch 1&2 | ||
| WEEK 5:
April 29 |
REVISED: William Seider, WGBS Architecture & Planning (206 LA) | UCS, Navigating 3D space (Viewports & viewpoints) REVISED: p.358-377 (selected blocks) |
Katz, p. 300-301 + Ch 18 | |
| April 30/May 1 | Solid Modelling, REVISED: Quiz |
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| WEEK 6:
May 6 |
Examining Technology's Impact on Practicei | FormZ intro: interface, elements, selection hierarchies | Hand-out: VI. Form-Z project
DUE: IV. Project Summary w/ 3D |
Kalisperis, Kvan |
| May 7/8 | modeling operations, 2D to 3D |
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| WEEK 7:
May 13 |
Structuring CAD data in FormZ | REVISED: Coyne's Coping with Change, |
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| May 14/15 | Designing w/ Advanced modelling functions | |||
| WEEK 8:
May 20 |
Student Presentations | Rendering: Point of view | DUE: V. Report Draft | |
| May 21/22 | Rendering: Lighting & materials | |||
| WEEK 9:
May 27 |
Rendering: Purposes & Techniques | Rendering: Texture mapping & decals | ||
| May 28/29 | DUE: VI. Form-Z project | |||
| WEEK 10:
June 2-6 |
CRIT WEEK (NO CLASS) | |||
| WEEK 11:
June 9 |
Final Summaries | DUE: V. Final Revision |