Lynda - Up and Running with 3D in AutoCAD 2013

If you're comfortable with 2D drawing in AutoCAD 2013 and ready to start creating and designing three-dimensional models, this workshop from AutoCAD expert and author Scott Onstott is for you. Learn about 3D navigation and wireframing; surface, solid, and mesh modeling techniques; designing and assigning materials; placing natural and artificial lights; and configuring both direct and global illumination rendering parameters to create photorealistic renderings. With the 3D techniques from this course, you can prepare to bring your designs one step closer to reality.

Topics include:

3D views, perspectives, and tools in AutoCAD  

Controlling the visual style  

Working with tiled viewports  

Composing perspective views  

Drawing in 3D  

Modeling an Ionic column  

Documenting 3D models  

Creating dynamic slideshows, animations, and renderings