Length: Two days
This course covers essentials and advanced topics for using 3DVIA Composer to author 2D images, 3D animations, and 3D interactive content based on existing CAD models.
Prerequisite: Windows computer literacy, SolidWorks or other CAD experience NOT required. Page layout and/or graphic design software experience NOT required.
The topics covered in this course are:
Lesson 1: Getting Started
What is the 3DVIA Composer Application?
Starting 3DVIA Composer
3DVIA Composer Terminology
3DVIA Composer User Interface
Preferences and Document Properties
Creating 2D Output
Exercise 1: User Interface
Exercise 2: Terminology
Lesson 2: Creating Cover and Detail Images
Overview
Views
Rendering Tools
Navigation Tools
Camera Alignment Tools
Create 2D Output
Digger
Exercise 3: Navigation Tools
Exercise 4: Digger
Exercise 5: Updating Views
Lesson 3: Creating an Exploded View
Overview
Visibility Tools
Exploded Views
Collaborative Actors
Styles
Vector Graphics Output
Exercise 6: Exploded View
Exercise 7: Styles
Exercise 8: Markups and Annotations
Exercise 9: Visibility and Rendering Tools
Lesson 4 Creating Additional Exploded Views
Overview
Paper Space
Importing Files
File Types
Update Views with Selected Actors
Align Actors
Explode Lines
Custom Views
Linking Between Views
Exercise 10: Importing Assemblies
Exercise 11: Merging and Aligning Actors
Exercise 12: Custom Views
Lesson 5: Creating Bills of Materials
Overview
Bill of Materials
Vector Graphics Output
Another BOM Table
Exercise 13: Exploded Views, BOMs, and Callouts
Exercise 14: Vector Graphics Files
Lesson 6: Creating a Marketing Image
Overview
Selections
Textures
Lighting
High Resolution Image
Exercise 15: Lights and Textures
Exercise 16: Render Effects
Lesson 7: Creating an Animation
Overview
Timeline Pane
Position Keys
Exercise 17: Creating an Explode Animation
Lesson 8: Creating Interactive Content
Overview
Selections in the Key Track
Position and Property Keys
Filters
Animating Collaborative Actors
Digger Keys
Events
Exercise 18: Managing the Timeline Pane
Exercise 19: Animating Changes to Actors
Exercise 20: Events
Lesson 9: Creating a Walkthrough Animation
Overview
Camera Keys
Adding Views to the Timeline
Grids
Exercise 21: Camera Keys 1
Exercise 22: Camera Keys 2
Lesson 10: Creating an Explode and Collapse Animation
Overview
Assembly Selection Mode
Scenarios
Exercise 23: Animating Actors and the Digger
Exercise 24: Compound Motion and Scenarios
Lesson 11: Updating 3DVIA Composer Files
Overview
Update an Entire Assembly
Changing the Geometry of an Actor
Exercise 25: Updating from CAD
Lesson 12: Publishing from 3DVIA Composer
Overview
Preparing a File for Publishing
Publishing to PDF
Publishing inside Microsoft Word
Publishing to HTML
Exercise 26: Publishing to PDF
Exercise 27: Publishing inside Microsoft Word
Exercise 28: Publishing inside HTML