The last of a four course series in the Digital Design Graphics Technology A.S. Degree program. Study in technical 3D animation, video editing, and compositing. Study of Adobe After Effects as a tool for video compositing, motion graphics design, and animation. Students will work together on a group project showcasing all of the skills they have learned in the two year program. Students will put together and post a resume and portfolio with animated demo reel on their student websites. Students will prepare for Autodesk Certified Professional Exams.

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Documents: Syallabus and Handouts Top of Page

Working Drawing Checklist

DDGT241 Syllabus Spring 2024
DDGT241 Syllabus Signature Page
DDGT241 Kitchen Safety Guide
DDGT241 Schedule Spring 2024
DDGT241 Assignment List Spring 2024

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Assignments Top of Page

Final Project - Individual
Final Project - Group

#1 - Signed Syllabus
#2 - Signed Kitchen Safety Sheets

#3 - SCALES - Assignment A
     DDGT241 2022.01.24 Scales Assignment A SUBS 14:05

#4 - SCALES - Assignment B
     DDGT241 2022.01.24 Scales Assignment B SUBS 16:40

#5 - SCALES - Assignment C
     DDGT241 2022.01.24 Scales Assignment C SUBS 9:01

#6 - XREF Template No2 - Part I
     KEY DDGT241 Spring2022 06 XREF Template No2 Part I SUBS 37:18

#7 - XREF Template No2 - Part II
     KEY DDGT241 Spring2022 07 XREF Template No2 Part II SUBS 44:56
     XREF Assignment Description
     XREF DEMO
     DDGT DETAIL VIEW DEMO SUBS

#8 - 1058 Robotic Arm - Part I
        1058 Robotic Arm Assignment Description
        AutoCAD 3D WD ANSI B SCALE 1:2

#9 - 1058 Robotic Arm - Part II
        1058 Robotic Arm Assignment Description
        1058 Robotic Arm AutoCAD 3D WD ANSI C SCALE 1:1 with revisions (Visual Check Off)

#10 - 1058 Robotic Arm - Part III
          1058 Robotic Arm Assignment Description
          1058 Robotic Arm Inventor WD ANSI B SCALE 1:2
          DDGT241 2021.01.25 Robotic Arm - Inventor Vacuum Tube Demo SUBS 34:00
          DDGT241 2020.01.27 Robotic Arm - Inventor 3D Sketch for Vacuum Tube 22:37

#11 - 1058 Robotic Arm - Part IV
          1058 Robotic Arm Assignment Description
          1058 Robotic Arm Inventor WD ANSI C SCALE 1:1 with revisions (Visual Check Off)

#12 - 1058 Robotic Arm - Part V
          1058 Robotic Arm Assignment Description
          1058 Robotic Arm Animation on Website)
          DDGT241 2022.01.24 Robotic Arm Animation Description 12:15
          DDGT241 2021.01.25 Robotic Arm Inventor Setup SUBS 55:33
          DDGT241 2021.01.26 Robotic Arm 3ds Max Setup SUBS 1:14:09

          DDGT241 2020.01.27 Robotic Arm - Inventor Prep for Max Import 16:53
          DDGT241 2020.01.27 Robotic Arm - 3ds Max Import and Linking 26:35
          DDGT241 2020.01.28 Robotic Arm - Hose 24:19
          DDGT241 2020.01.28 Robotic Arm - Reaction Manager Sliding Tube 10:41
          DDGT241 2020.01.28 Robotic Arm - Reaction Manager Morpher 14:38
          241 Inventor Platform Setup 25:31
          DDGT241 2020.01.29 Robotic Arm - Animation Demo 43:46

#13 - Mandatory Meeting With Instructor - February
#14 - After Effects Tutorial Research
#15 - After Effects Animated Logo
#16 Multipass Rendering - Photoshop Composition (In Class Demo)
#17 Multipass Rendering - Ambient Occlusion (In Class Demo)
#18 Multipass Rendering - After Effects Video Composition (In Class Demo)
#19 - AutoCAD Review for Certification Questions
#20 - Mandatory Meeting With Instructor - March
#21 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 2A
#22 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 2B
#23 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 2C
#24 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 2D
#25 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 3A (Submit Excel file with assignment)
#26 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 4.1
#27 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 5B
#28 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 5C
#29 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 6A
#30 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 6B
#31 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 6C
#32 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 6D
#33 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 8A (Submit DWF file with assignment)
#34 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 9A (Submit ZIP file with assignment)
#35 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 9B
#36 - Mandatory Meeting With Instructor - April
#37 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 11A
#38 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 13A (Submit ZIP and DWF with assignment)
#39 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 13B
#40 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 13C
#41 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 14A
#42 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 14B
#43 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 15F
#44 - Ascent AutoCAD Advanced 15G
#45 - Final Project Individual Contributions
#46 - Final Project Questioinnaire
#47 - Degree Questionnaire
#48 - Autodesk Certificate of Completion


Additional Practice Assignments

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Lectures Top of Page

Reference Videos:
2015 AutoCAD 3D Toolbars
2015 AutoCAD Create a CTB - Color Table File for Printing
2015 Inventor Application Options
Inventor Cool Orange Thread Modeler Add On SUBS
DDGT 2022.01.21 Dropbox Demo SUBS 17:52
DDGT 2022.01.21 Dropbox Demo Advanced (Optional) SUBS 12:15



DDGT121 and 241 2024.01.17 Introduction 1:21:23
DDGT241 2024.01.17 Assignments Overview 14:29
DDGT241 2024.01.18 Final Project Overview 1:05:46
DDGT241 2024.01.30 Logo Animation Description and 4K in Full HD Project Advantages 35:36
DDGT241 2024.01.30 After Effects Compositor Link Setup 15:01
DDGT241 2024.01.31 After Effects Lecture I 1:15:18
DDGT241 2024.02.01 After Effects Lecture II 15:47
DDGT241 2024.02.01 MPR I - Project Setup and Max Start 22:30
DDGT241 2024.02.05 Final Project - Figuring out the Scale Factor 28:31
DDGT241 2024.02.05 Final Project - TRW Project Management 21:08
DDGT241 2024.02.06 MPR - Arnold AOVs 1:14:47
DDGT241 2024.02.07 MPR Photoshop 52:54
DDGT241 2024.02.08 MPR After Effects 39:51
DDGT241 2024.02.14 MPR AE Compositor Link 1:05:54
DDGT241 2024.02.15 MPR - Rendering Output 34:58
DDGT241 2024.02.15 FP - Google Maps Terrain Image 30:13
DDGT241 2024.02.21 Class Status 8:30
DDGT241 2024.02.18 FP - Photoshop NVC Terrain Completed Section
DDGT241 2024.02.18 In Class Demo TRW - Viewing Point Clouds in AutoCAD 7:10
DDGT241 2024.02.18 In Class Demo TRW - File Management - Project Setup 28:09
DDGT241 2024.02.18 In Class Demo TRW - File Management - Separating Winery From Mac Lab and Facilities 14:11
DDGT241 2024.02.18 In Class Demo TRW - Point Cloud Registration - Winery 11:16
DDGT241 2024.02.18 In Class Demo TRW - Point Cloud Registration - Mac Lab and Facilities 11:03
DDGT241 2024.02.18 In Class Demo TRW - Fixing Non-Registered Scans DDGT Art and Ceramics 32:42
DDGT241 2024.02.18 In Class Demo TRW - Fixing Non-Registered Scans Winery 23:13
DDGT241 2024.02.18 In Class Demo TRW - Merging Projects I 14:43
DDGT241 2024.02.18 In Class Demo TRW - Point Cloud Verification Mac Lab and Facilities 1:07
DDGT241 2024.02.20 In Class Demo TRW - Point Cloud Verification DDGT ART Ceramics 16:11
DDGT241 2024.02.20 In Class Demo TRW - Merging Projects II 14:43
DDGT241 2024.02.20 In Class Demo TRW - XY Orientation 7:18
DDGT241 2024.02.20 In Class Demo TRW - Creating High Res Point Cloud of Individual Building 17:00
DDGT241 2024.02.21 Class Status 8:30
DDGT241 2024.02.21 In Class Demo TRW - Segmentation 1:12:07
DDGT241 2024.02.22 In Class Demo TRW - Align to AutoCAD DWG 38:29
DDGT241 2024.03.04 FP - Creating our Terrain Solid in Civil 3D and Master Terrain Material in PS 1:21:48
DDGT241 2024.03.05 FP - PS Terrain Material for Max and Material Application 1:05:59
DDGT241 2024.03.06 Inventor Test and AutoCAD Point Cloud and Modeling Overview 50:21
DDGT241 2024.03.07 FP - TRW Sampling and Exporting to Recap 27:45
DDGT241 2024.03.07 FP - AutoCAD File Setup for Building 3D Modeling 27:38
DDGT241 2024.03.11 In Class Demo - AutoCAD Master File Management and Inventor Printing Discussion 1:15:44
DDGT241 2024.03.12 AutoCAD Advanced Ch2 - Advanced Text Objects 46:04
DDGT241 2024.03.13 AutoCAD Advanced ASCENT Practice Files Setup 6:39
DDGT241 2024.03.13 AutoCAD Advanced Ch3 - Working With Tables 27:46
DDGT241 2024.03.14 AutoCAD Advanced Ch5 - Dynamic Blocks 1:03:19
DDGT241 2024.03.18 AutoCAD Advanced Ch6 - Block Attributes 53:36
DDGT241 2024.03.19 AutoCAD Advanced Ch8 - Output and Publishing 41:43
DDGT241 2024.03.20 AutoCAD Advanced Ch9 - Other Tools for Collaboration 47:39
DDGT241 2024.04.01 Class Status 5:37

DDGT241 2022.03.28 AutoCAD Advanced Ch10 - Introduction to Sheet Sets (Optional) 43:48
DDGT241 2022.03.29 AutoCAD Advanced Ch11 - Publishing Sheet Sets (Optional) 27:15

DDGT241 2024.04.08 FP - AutoCAD Master High Res File Setup 1:26:21
DDGT241 2024.04.09 AutoCAD Advanced Ch13 - Managing Layers 40:28
DDGT241 2024.04.10 AutoCAD Advanced Ch14 - CAD Standards 26:03
DDGT241 2024.04.10 FP - 3ds Max File Management 35:38
DDGT241 2024.04.10 FP - SketchFab Testing I 23:23
DDGT241 2024.01.11 AutoCAD Advanced Ch15 - System Setup 30:59
DDGT241 2024.04.11 FP - SketchFab Testing II 40:42
DDGT241 2024.04.15 FP - 3ds Max to Sketchfab Render and Export Testing 35:24
     (Use Scanline Renderer)
DDGT241 2024.04.16 FP - Results from 3ds Max to Sketchfab Findings 3:56
DDGT241 2024.04.16 AutoCAD Advanced Ch16 - Introduction to Customization 19:14
DDGT241 2024.04.17 AutoCAD Advanced Ch17 - Customizing the User Interface 28:50
DDGT241 2024.04.18 AutoCAD Advanced Ch18 - Macros and Custom Routines 27:35
DDGT241 2024.04.18 FP Update 13:07
DDGT241 2024.04.24 FP - 3ds Max XREF Materials Research 1:21:32
DDGT241 2024.04.25 FP - AutoCAD to 3ds Max Documentation Update 42:52
DDGT241 2024.04.25 Class Status 5:27
DDGT241 2024.04.29 FP - Inventor 3D Printed Campus File Management 28:28
DDGT241 2024.04.29 FP - Inventor 3D Printed Campus Import and AutoCAD File Preparation 25:50
DDGT241 2024.04.30 FP - Inventor Import and Final Management Finalized 53:56
DDGT241 2024.05.07 FP - Inventor Buildings Test Pieces 22:20
DDGT241 2024.05.07 FP - AutoCAD Building Elevations from Trimble I 18:33
DDGT241 2024.05.08 FP - Trimble AutoCAD Buildings Repositioned 45:24
DDGT241 2024.05.08 FP - AutoCAD and 3ds Max Building Realignment 14:54
DDGT241 2024.05.16 FP - Deliverables 1:55:16


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