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.

ZOOM - 4/24/2025 - DDGT241 10:30am - 12:35pm

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Documents: Syallabus and Handouts Top of Page

Working Drawing Checklist

DDGT241 Syllabus Spring 2025
DDGT241 Syllabus Signature Page
DDGT241 Kitchen Safety Guide
DDGT241 Schedule Spring 2025
DDGT241 Assignment List Spring 2025
Academic Calendar 2024-2025

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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
2018.01.10 - DDGT120 DYNAMIC TITLEBLOCK DEMO 1:28:55



DDGT241 2025.01.22 Orientation 1:34:56
DDGT241 2025.01.22 Scales Review Part I 11:09
DDGT241 2025.01.22 Backups 30:47
DDGT241 2025.01.22 AutoCAD Template Updates 7:55
DDGT241 2025.01.22 Inventor Template Updates 9:40
DDGT241 2025.01.22 Robotic Arm Assignment Description 20:00
DDGT241 2025.01.23 Certification Options 18:54
DDGT241 2025.01.23 Scales Review 27:05
DDGT241 2025.01.23 Final Project Discussion 1:17:40
DDGT241 2025.01.24 FP - Gantt Chart 26:22
DDGT241 2025.01.28 Dreamweaver Access 10:47
DDGT241 2025.01.28 Autodesk Compositor Link Setup I 6:28
DDGT241 2025.01.28 Advantages of 4K in a Full HD Project 9:54
DDGT241 2025.01.28 Autodesk Compositor Link Setup II 18:49
DDGT241 2025.01.28 Differences Between Premiere and After Effects 7:02
DDGT241 2025.01.29 AE Intro I 1:25:02
DDGT241 2025.02.03 Class Intro 2:10
DDGT241 2025.02.03 AE Logo Animation Assignment Description 15:58
DDGT241 2025.02.03 Class Status 10:42

DDGT241 2025.02.04 MPR Instructions 4:57
Multi-Pass Rendering
DDGT241 2024.02.01 MPR I - Project Setup and Max Start 22:30
DDGT241 2024.02.06 MPR - Arnold AOVs 1:14:47
You will need to set time to render 100 frames at 4K with Arnold Renderer to move on to AE
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 2025.02.06 FP - Gantt Chart and Scanning Prep 52:06
DDGT241 2025.02.06 FP - Project Folder File Management Review 16:31
DDGT241 2025.02.11 TRW Youtube Training I 1:19:19
DDGT241 2025.02.12 TRW Youtube Training II 16:58
DDGT241 2025.02.12 FP - Additional Tasks 20:10
DDGT241 2025.02.13 FP - Tutorials 28:11
DDGT241 2025.02.13 TRW Registration 38:22
DDGT241 2025.02.19 FP - Step 9 TRW - Updated for our needs 18:33
DDGT241 2025.02.20 AutoCAD Point Cloud Demo 19:39
DDGT241 2025.02.20 FP - Noah - 3ds Max Trees Directions 13:45
DDGT241 2025.02.20 FP - Nathan - Photoshop Google Map Terrain Directions 13:45
DDGT241 2025.02.24 Class Status 6:02
DDGT241 2025.02.27 FP - Gino Test 3D Printed Parts 10:11
DDGT241 2025.03.03 AutoCAD Advanced - Setup 11:32
DDGT241 2025.03.03 AutoCAD Advanced - Ch2 Advanced Text Objects 1:04:36
DDGT241 2025.03.04 AutoCAD Advanced - Ch3 Working With Tables 33:46
DDGT241 2025.03.05 AutoCAD Advanced - Ch5 Dynamic Blocks 1:36:55
DDGT241 2025.03.10 AutoCAD Advanced - Ch6 Attributes 58:42
DDGT241 2025.03.11 AutoCAD Advanced - Ch8 Output and Publishing 53:11
DDGT241 2025.03.12 AutoCAD Advanced - Ch9 Other Tools for Collaboration 48:08

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 2025.03.17 AutoCAD Advanced - Ch13 Managing Layers 39:22
DDGT241 2025.03.18 AutoCAD Advanced - Ch14 CAD Standards 37:29
DDGT241 2025.03.25 AutoCAD Advanced - Ch15 System Setup 47:09
DDGT121 2025.03.31 AutoCAD Advanced - Ch16 Introduction to Customization 13:51
DDGT121 2025.03.31 AutoCAD Advanced - Ch17 Customizing the User Interface 22:10
DDGT121 2025.03.31 AutoCAD Advanced - Ch18 Macros and Custom Routines 31:14
DDGT241 2025.04.01 Class Status 21:54
DDGT241 2025.04.09 FP AutoCAD to Max 55:41
DDGT241 2025.04.10 FP Building 3D Print Setup 41:45
DDGT241 2025.04.21 FP Class Status 47:59
DDGT241 2025.04.24 FP - AutoCAD Building Additions 1:09:41


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