Monday, September 17, 2007

TO DO THIS WEEK 9/17-9/19

  • SURVEY CHECK
  • See if Survey questions are already done
  • Try to contact interview for date
  • go over research this and next week

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

TO DO THIS WEEK 9/10-9/14

  • Key Terms
  • Interview Contact
  • Maybe Survey
  • Images
  • Getting Plan Signed
  • Starting Outline

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

TO DO THIS WEEK 9/4-9/14

  • Update calender
  • Article
  • Interview Plan
  • Interview Questions

Key Terms

  • 3DStudio MAX (3ds Max)- a full-featured 3D graphics application developed by Autodesk Media and Entertainment
  • AutoCAD- a suite of CAD software products for 2- and 3-dimensional design and drafting, developed and sold by Autodesk, Inc.
  • CAD (Computer Aided Design)- is the use of a wide range of computer-based tools that assist engineers, architects and other design professionals in their design activities
  • CAE (Computer Aided Engineer)- is the use of information technology for supporting engineers in tasks such as analysis, simulation, design, manufacture, planning, diagnosis and repair
  • CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing)- is the use of a wide range of computer-based software tools that assist engineers and CNC machinists in the manufacture or prototyping of product components
  • Cinema 4D- a commercial cross platform high-end 3D graphics application produced by MAXON Computer GmbH of Friedrichsdorf
  • Concept Design- a prototype of a completely new design
  • Form & Function- the shape or structure of a thing that gives it its distinctive character, considered apart from its content, color, texture, or composition to suit its purpose
  • Industrial Design- the art of designing the shape, size, or appearance of manufactured objects
  • LightWave (LightWave 3D)- a computer graphics program for 3D modeling, animating and rendering
  • Maya- a high-end 3D computer graphics and 3D modeling software package originally developed by Alias Systems Corporation, but now owned by Autodesk
  • NURBS (Non-Uniform, Rational B-Spline)- is a mathematical model commonly used in computer graphics for generating and representing curves and surfaces
  • Perspective Drawing- artistic point of view when drawing or painting
  • Rendering- an artistic illustration of somebody or something in the artist's representation while drawn in perspective
  • Rhino 3D (Rhinoceros 3D)- a stand-alone, commercial NURBS-based modeling tool, originally developed by Robert McNeel & Associates as a plug-in for Autodesk's AutoCAD