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3D Modeling Tutorial - Autodesk VIZ 1

Working with Autodesk VIZ can be very easy, once you are familiar to its

interface.

1This tutorial is adapted from sources of http://www.allahabadtoday.com/ and

http://archone.tamu.edu/aangulo/ENDS170/TUTORIALS/VIZ/exercise04_tutorial.htm


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When you bring mouse on an empty area

insideCommand Panel, it changes to Hand shape,

now press mouse button and drag Up or

Downand you are able to see many more buttons.It means part of Command Panel containing

buttons

is also movable.


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Create your first 3d object

Click mouse in Top View Port, it willbe surrounded by Yellow Colorrectangle, showing that Top View Po

is Active.

Now click in Perspective View Port, i

will be surrounded by Yellow Colorrectangle, showing that PerspectiveView Port is Active.

Similarly click on other View Ports oby one and observe the reaction.


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Now bring mouse near Command Panel >

Click on Create Panel > Click on Geometry> Standard Primitives > Click on Teapot button

Now we are Ready to make Teapot.

Bring mouse in Top View Port, press mouse button and drag to make Teapot of desired

size, release mouse button.

Congratulations, your first 3d object is ready. You can observe this object from differentangles in different View Ports. White color object - shown in Top, Front and Left View

Ports is known as "Wireframe or Mesh" and colored object in Perspective View Port isknown as Shaded, gives only a rough feeling of Object. Final rendered Image of this

object will be far better.

Create few more 3d objects, using same procedure. Right click anobject>Properties>Color picker to change colors


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Now click on Select Object Tool othe main toolbar and then bring

mouse in Top View Port, click onsecond object.

Second object will be selected an

first object will be deselected.

Similarly click on third, fourthobjects one by one and observethe reaction.

Objects can be selected in anyView Port.

Now click on an empty area,anywhere outside the current

selection in the View Port.

Selected object will be deselected

Thus for deselecting allobjects, we can simply click

anywhere in the View Port onan empty area.

Click objects while pressingCtl key for selecting two or

more objects.


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Let's create some more 3d objects

First check the unit setting by Customize>Units setup. Set US Standard-Feetw/Decimal Inches, and Default Units:Feet

Creating Sphere

Bring mouse nearCommand Panel >

Click on Create Panel >Geometry> Standard Primitives

> Click on Spherebutton

Now we are Ready tomake Sphere.

Bring mouse in anyViewport, press mouse

button and drag tomake Sphere of desired

size, release mousebutton. Similarly create

few more spheres of

different sizes.

Deleting Objects : Click on Select Object Tool and then clickon any Object to select it, press Delete button on Keyboard orEdit Menu > Delete

Selected Object will be deleted.

Creating Box

1. Create Panel > Geometry > Standard Primitives > Click onBox button


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2. A Box has three parameters - Length, Width and Height(or depth). Bring mouse in Top Viewport, press mousebutton on one end and drag upto second end to define

Width and Length of Box, release mouse button. Now

move mouse Up to define Height of the Box and clickmouse button at suitable height. Height of the Box will be

Visible in other three viewports.3. Use Parameters in Command Panel to set up the box

dimensions: 5, 5, 5

Creating Cylinder

1. Create Panel > Geometry > Standard Primitives > Click onCylinder button

2. Bring mouse in Top Viewport, press mouse button anddrag to define radius of Cylinder, release mouse button.

Now move mouse Up to define Height of the Cylinder andclick mouse button at suitable height. Height of theCylinder will be Visible in other three viewports.

3. Use Parameters in Command Panel to set up the Cylinderdimensions: 3, 5. And change other parameters to seethe results.

Creating Torus

1. Create Panel > Geometry > Standard Primitives > Click onTorus button

2. Bring mouse in Top Viewport, press mouse button anddrag to define radius of Torus, release mouse button. Now

move mouse outside or inside to define radius of theCross Section of Torus and click mouse button at suitablesize.

Creating Cone

1. Create Panel > Geometry > Standard Primitives > Click onCone button

2. Bring mouse in Top Viewport, press mouse button anddrag to define radius of Cone, release mouse button.

3. Now move mouse Up to define Height of the Cone andclick mouse button at suitable height.

4. Now move mouse Up or Down to give desired shape to theCone and click mouse button.


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Creating GeoSphere

1. Geospheres produce a more regular surface than standardspheres. Geosphere uses triangle faces instead of square

faces and created using fewer polygon faces than thestandard Sphere object. They also render with a slightlysmoother profile than a standard sphere given the samenumber of faces.

2. Create Panel > Geometry > Standard Primitives > Click onGeoSphere button

3. Bring mouse in any Viewport, press mouse button anddrag to make GeoSphere of desired size, release mousebutton.

Creating Tube

1. Tube is similar to the cylinder with a hole in it.2. Create Panel > Geometry > Standard Primitives > Click on

Tube button

3. Bring mouse in Top Viewport, press mouse button anddrag to define the first radius of the tube, release mousebutton.

4. Now move mouse to define the second radius, then clickmouse button.

5. Move mouse up or down to define a height, either positiveor negative - and click mouse button.

Creating Pyramid

1. Create Panel > Geometry > Standard Primitives > Click onPyramid button

2. Bring mouse in Top Viewport, press mouse button anddrag to define the base of the pyramid, release mouse

button. Now move mouse Up to define Height of thepyramid and click mouse button at suitable height. Heightof the pyramid will be Visible in other three viewports.

Note : You can Create Objects in any Viewport


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Moving Objects

bring mouse in any View Port, press mouse buttonon the object and drag mouse Left-Right or Up-

Down, you are able to move object in alldirections. By using this tool - we can Select

objects, Move previously selected objects, or bothselect and move objects in a single mouse action.

To move a single object, you do not need to select

it first. When this button is active, clicking anobject selects it and dragging the mouse moves it.

To restrict object movement to the X, Y, or Z axis,

or to any two axes, we can use Move Gizmo.


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1. Create teapot, click on Select and Move Tool on the main toolbar andthen click on the object. The Transform gizmo (move gizmo) appears

at the center of the object.

2. The Transform gizmos are viewport icons that allow us to quicklychoose one or two axes when moving an object with the mouse.

When we point the mouse at any axis or arrow, it turns yellow to

indicate that its active. Now we can move the selected object alongthe indicated axis. In addition, we can also use other areas of thegizmo to perform movement along any two axes simultaneously.

Click on Select and Move Tool onthe main toolbar and then bring

mouse in Front View Port in thisarea. In this situation both X-

axis and Y-axis are yellow and it

also shows yellow squarebetween two axes.

Press mouse button here andmove mouse

Left-Right or Up-Down, you are

able to move object in all

directions.

Bring mouse in this area, both X-

axis and Y-axis are yellow and italso shows yellow squarebetween two axes.

Press mouse button here and

move mouse Left-Right or Up-

Down, you are able to moveobject in all directions.

Bring mouse here, X-axis turns

yellow. Press mouse button andmove mouse Left or Right. In

this situation we can moveobject along X-axis only

(horizontal).


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Bring mouse here, Y-axis turnsyellow. Press mouse button and

move mouse Up or Down. In thissituation we can move object

along Y-axis only (vertical).

Using the Axis ConstraintsAutodesk Viz 2005 and Viz 2006 provides one more alternative to constrainthe movement of the Object. Axis Constraint buttons which were frequently

used in Viz 4 and lower, were available on Main Toolbar. Axis Constraints

toolbar is OFF by default in Autodesk Viz 2005 and Viz 2006. You canturn it ON by right-clicking on the main toolbar and selecting AxisConstraints from the pop-up menu.

Floating Axis Constraints toolbar appears on thescreen.

Axis Constraint buttons on this toolbar help you to specify one or two axes

about or along which the movement (or other transformation like Rotationand Scaling) takes place.

When you click Select And Move tool and then click Restrict to X-axis

button, you will only be able to move the object in Left or Right direction.Use this when you want to make sure you dont inadvertently move an


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object in the other directions.

Similarly you can restrict movement in Up or Down direction by clicking on

Restrict to Y-axis button.

When Restrict to XY Plane button is clicked, object can move Left-Right

or Up-Down both.


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Rotating Objects

The button highlights. You can now

click on the object to select it, rotapreviously selected object, or bothselect and rotate an object in asingle mouse action.

To rotate an object, you do not neeto select it first. When this button

active, clicking on object selects itand dragging the mouse rotates it

To restrict object rotation to the X

Y, or Z axis, we can use RotateGizmo.

The Rotate Gizmo is built around the concept of a virtualtrackball. You can rotate an object along the X, Y, or Zaxis, with free rotation.

The axis handles are circles around the trackball. Draganywhere on one of them, and you can rotate the objectalong that axis. As you rotate along the X, Y, or Z-axis a

transparent slice provides a visual representation of thedirection and amount of rotation. If you rotate more

than 360, the slice overlaps and the shading becomesmore and more intense.

Create teapot, click on Select and Rotate Tool first and then click in the Front View Port to activate

it. Now click on the object. The Rotate Gizmo appears around the object.


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1. Bring mouse near green color horizontal line in the Front View Port, it turns yellow. Pressmouse button and drag mouse left or right. Object will rotate along Y-axis.

2. Now bring mouse near red color vertical line, it turns yellow. Press mouse button and dragmouse up or down. Object will rotate along X-axis.

3. Now bring mouse near yellow color inner circle. Press mouse button and drag mouse up ordown. Object will rotate along Z-axis.

4. If we bring mouse near grey color inner circle, it turns yellow. Press mouse button and dragmouse up or down. Object will rotate along Z-axis.

5. Now click in the Top View Port to activate it and then click on the object. Try rotating objectby pressing mouse on various part ofRotate Gizmo, and drag mouse Left-Right or Up-Downand observe the effect.

6. You can try similar process in the Left and Perspective View Ports.


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7. You can move the pivot and rotate the object around the new pivot position.


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Modifying Solids with Parametric Modifiers(modified based on

http://archone.tamu.edu/aangulo/ENDS170/TUTORIALS/VIZ/exercise04_tutorial.htm)

1. Make the top view or the perspective view active by clicking inside the

viewport. In the Create Panel/ Geometry/ Standard Primitives/ choose Box.Creation Method: BoxKeyboard Entry: Accept the default values for the location of the box in the

three dimensional coordinate system (x = 0, y = 0, z = 0).Length = 20'

Width = 30'

Height = 60'Find the Parameters for the Box object, and input:Length segs: 2

Width segs: 3

Height segs: 6Generate Mapping Coords: on

Real World Map Size: on

Hit Create2. Select the box01, if

unselected.

Find and choose thearray option, within

the Tools menu.

Accept defaultoptions, with thefollowing changes:

In the Incremental

section, input 40'-0"for the "X" , and 50'-

0" for the "Y"coordinates.

In the Count section

(for the 1D option),input 7 units.

Select Copy in Typeof Object

Click OK then.3. Six boxes out of the seven will be modified using parametric modifiers. Once

an object is selected, there are two ways to find the modifiers:

Find the modifier list within the modify command panel, look inside theobject-space modifiers list and choose a modifier

Find and choose the Parametric Deformers in the Modifiers menu.


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4. Use the Select by name icon, found in the Main toolbar, choose the box06.Choose the Bend modifier:

In the Parameters, Bend/ Angle, input 90. The Direction remains 0.In the Parameters, Bend Axis, choose Z.Verify the effect, modify if necessary.

5. Select by name the box05.Choose the Taper modifier:

In the Parameters, Taper/ Amount, input 1.0; Taper/ Curve, input 1.0

In the Parameters, Taper Axis/ Primary, choose Z; Taper Axis/ Effect, chooseXY

Verify the effect, modify if necessary.

6. Select by name the box04.Choose the Skew modifier:

In the Parameters, Skew/ Amount, input 20'-0"; the Direction remains 0.In the Parameters, Skew Axis, choose Z.


7. Select by name the box03.

Choose the Twist modifier:In the Parameters, Twist/ Angle, input 90. The Bias remains 0.

In the Parameters, Twist Axis, choose Z.


8. Select by name the box02.Choose the Stretch modifier:In the Parameters, Stretch/ Stretch, input 1.0. The Amplify remains 0.

In the Parameters, Stretcht Axis, choose Z.


9. Select by name the box01.Choose the Spherify modifier:In the Parameters, Percent, input 60.0

Verify the effect, modify if necessary.10Save the max file


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VIZ Shortcutshttp://archone.tamu.edu/aangulo/ENDS170/TUTORIALS/VIZ/exercise04_tutorial.htm

Bottom View B

Front View F

Hide Grids Toggle G

Isometric User View U

Left View L

Maximize Viewport Toggle ALT+W

Open File CTRL+O

Pan View CTRL+P

Perspective User View P

Quick Render SHIFT+Q

Render Last F9

Render Scene F10

Save File CTRL+S

Top View T

Undo Scene Operation CTRL+Z

Undo Viewport Operation SHIFT+Z

View Edged Faces Toggle F4

Viewports V

Wireframe / Smooth+HighlightsToggle

F3

Zoom Extents ALT+CTRL+Z

Zoom Extents All SHIFT+CTRL+Z

Zoom Extents Selected All Z

Zoom Mode ALT+Z

Zoom Region Mode CTRL+W

Zoom Viewport In [ (open square bracket)

Zoom Viewport Out ] (closed square bracket)

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