Course detail

Computer Visualization and Animation 1

FSI-YPV-AAcad. year: 2013/2014

This course is aimed to gain fundamentals in the softwares Maxon Cinema 4D, Autodesk 3DS Max and Adobe Flash. A students will be able to create basic polygonal 3D models with accent on their animations and visualisations in softwares Maxon Cinema 4D and Autodesk 3DS Max. At the end they will capable of prepare 3D models for 3D printing. The Adobe Flash session is aimed to fundamentals in animation of 2D graphics and basics of ActionScript to create applications with interaction.
The course has been upgraded with the support of the OPVK project. "The Studio digital sculpture and new media project", reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0278, is co-financed by the European Social Fund and the state budget of the Czech Republic.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. arch. Jan Rajlich

Department

Institute of Machine and Industrial Design (ÚK)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The course „Computer Visualization and Animation I“ concures to preview courses and intensify knowledge at the domain of 2D and 3D graphic. Anew it is aimed to making animations. Student is able to create an interactive-multimedial presentation and visualization of his/her own project.

Prerequisites

The course complements the courses „Computer Graphic I - CorelDraw/Adobe“ and "Computer Modelling - Rhinoceros 3D". The elements of work with 2D/3D graphic and knowledge of working with mentioned softwares are supposed.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through exercises which are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Graded course-unit credit requirements: attendance in lessons, meeting assigned projects deadlines, practical test verifying the knowledge of work with the software and creative work ability.
Resulting evaluation consists of evaluations on projects, tasks and a test. In total it will be possible to aquire 100 points. Resulting classification will be defined by the ECTS scale.
If some of the projects are awarded less than half of the maximum pts., final evaluation of the course is "failed".
According to the article No. 13 of Study and Examination Rules of Brno University of Technology ECTS evaluation degree scale is used. . If some of the projects are awarded less than 50 pts., final evaluation of the course is "failed". The course is evaluated with the following grades: ECTS EVALUATION DEGREES / PTS. RATING / NUMERIC RATING: A / 100 - 90 / 1 / Excellent; B /89 - 80 / 1,5 / Very good; C / 79 - 70 / 2 / Good; D / 69 - 60 / Satisfactory; E / 59 - 50 / Sufficient; F / 49 - 0 / 4 / Failed.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to learn the fundamentals in the softwares Maxon Cinema 4D, Autodesk 3DS Max a Adobe Flash. A students will be able to create the realistic vizualizations with the elements of Maxon Cinema 4D and Autodesk 3DS Max. A Students will know how to make 2D objects, animations and concepts of building their Flash application. Students will get elementary knowledge of ActionScript and after completing all lessons will be able to create their own interactive multimedia presentation.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The attendance in lectures is recommended. The attendance at seminars is controlled. Students have to be present in scheduled hours in the computer laboratory, work on given projects and wait for consultation, unless a lecturer gives other individual plan. The excuse of absence is possible only due serious reasons such as illness. Unexcused absence may jeopardise awarding the graded course-unit credit.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Adobe Creative Team: Adobe Flash CS5, ISBN: 9788025132241
Cinema 4D. - Praha : Computer Press, 2004.
Colin Moock - Essential ActionScript 3.0 , 978-0-596-52694-8
Gahan, A.: 3ds Max. - Praha : Computer press, 2009, 978-80-251-2491-8
Kříž, J.: Mistrovství v Autodesk 3ds Max. - ISBN: 9788025124642

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B3901-3 Bachelor's

    branch B-PDS , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Computer-assisted exercise

52 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. arch. Vladimír Haltof, Ph.D.
Ing. Róbert Machálek

Syllabus

1st Maxon Cinema 4D - familiarity with the environment Maxon Cinema 4D program, the philosophy of work, starting a new project, the layout of the main tools, files and objects
2nd Maxon Cinema 4D - creating a hierarchy of objects, modeling primitives, polygonal modeling, Hyper NURBS, transformation
3rd Maxon Cinema 4D - scene - environment, lights, cameras, working with materials, basic mapping
4th Maxon Cinema 4D - Advanced Techniques for photorealistic rendering with GI modifiers, basic keyframe animation
5th Autodesk 3DS Max – introduction to Autodesk 3DS Max environment, the philosophy of work, starting a new project, the layout of the main tools, files and objects
6th Autodesk 3DS Max - creating a hierarchy of objects, modeling primitives, polygonal modeling method, Mesh Smooth transition
7th Autodesk 3DS Max - scene - environment, lights, cameras, working with materials, basic mapping
8th Autodesk 3DS Max - Advanced Techniques for photorealistic rendering with GI modifiers, basic keyframe animation
9th Adobe Flash - Introduction to user interface, file, level, basic principles of work with graphics
10th Adobe Flash - editing tools for creating vector graphics, word processing, transformation and editing of objects, object properties
11th Adobe Flash - Working with the timeline, movie clip creation, structuring,symbols, animation, masks, motion tween, shape tween
12th Adobe Flash - work with sound, introduction to programming in Action Script, Export
13th Adobe Flash - a model project of designer’s portfolio