class.
for anyone interested i will be offering a brief intro into 3ds_max interface and modeling basics tomorrow, saturday august 4th from 3.30 until sometime between 5 and 6. starting monday we will jump straight into materials, lighting and animation, so we will have NO time for the interface or modeling. anyone that wants to come is welcome. it is not required that you do so.
i can make the lab available to any and all of you at any time during this weekend. just be sure to give me a little advanced notice and the lab will be yours for the using. there is much to do before wednesday, so this wekend is crucial to your survival in the course. don't waste these final moments to finish strong!
also, as i mentioned in class the first friday art trail is going on tonight and i will be willing to give anyone whos shows me evidence of their attendance some extra credit for doing so. bring me a photo, brochure, postcard, etc. you must simply show me that you went to tonights art walk and you'll get some points. it starts at 6, ends at 9. more details can be found at www.ffat.org
have a nice weekend. i am available to help if you need me this weekend; just call or email.
joshua m. nason
Friday, August 3, 2007
more alternate form_z tutorials!!! you're welcome!
if you did not complete the teapothammer tutorial or the arch and you need to yet complete your form-z tutorials for this course there are options below. you can substitute a tutorial below for which ever one you are currently missing.
http://www.formz.com/support/tutorials.html
look in the light blue column to the right. at about the bottom of the screen before you scroll you will begin to see the section that sais:
"Roger Harris Tutorials
form·Z HandbookWritten originally for form•Z 2.9, this tutorial contains tips and tricks that are still relevant and useful. You may brouse through this PDF document or download it. It is 8 Mb.
Download the PDF
or Download a compressed file:Mac Win
Modeling the USS Enterprise"
Click on either Mac or Win depending on the type of computer you have and this will download the FORM_Z HANDBOOK.
note: the HANDBOOK is different than the manual, the manual does not have these tutorials!!!!
you can do the speaker cabinet that is on pages 12-30.
and then you can do: the teapot which is on pages 32-44.
either will do.
if you have completed the aforementioned tutorials i will accept either of these as extra credit. however, do not do poorly on the required work in order to complete some extra credit. do your main work as well as possible first. then, if there is time, you can go into the extra credit assignments.
good luck and let me know if you need help this weekend. the room should be available as shall i!
jn.
http://www.formz.com/support/tutorials.html
look in the light blue column to the right. at about the bottom of the screen before you scroll you will begin to see the section that sais:
"Roger Harris Tutorials
form·Z HandbookWritten originally for form•Z 2.9, this tutorial contains tips and tricks that are still relevant and useful. You may brouse through this PDF document or download it. It is 8 Mb.
Download the PDF
or Download a compressed file:Mac Win
Modeling the USS Enterprise"
Click on either Mac or Win depending on the type of computer you have and this will download the FORM_Z HANDBOOK.
note: the HANDBOOK is different than the manual, the manual does not have these tutorials!!!!
you can do the speaker cabinet that is on pages 12-30.
and then you can do: the teapot which is on pages 32-44.
either will do.
if you have completed the aforementioned tutorials i will accept either of these as extra credit. however, do not do poorly on the required work in order to complete some extra credit. do your main work as well as possible first. then, if there is time, you can go into the extra credit assignments.
good luck and let me know if you need help this weekend. the room should be available as shall i!
jn.
Thursday, August 2, 2007
form_Z tutorials
dearest class.
apparently we can no longer gain access to the columbia website to access the tutorials.
i hope that by now you are done with the arch and the hammer/teapot.
if you were working on the phone for extra credit, i hope you are done with that one as well.
if you have not finished a tutorial in form_z send me an email immediately, so that i can help set you up with a back up plan.
the link below will lead you to an alternate tutorial.
jn.
ftp://ftp.formz.com/pub/formz/PDF_files/50_Tutorial/38_A_sail_boat.pdf
apparently we can no longer gain access to the columbia website to access the tutorials.
i hope that by now you are done with the arch and the hammer/teapot.
if you were working on the phone for extra credit, i hope you are done with that one as well.
if you have not finished a tutorial in form_z send me an email immediately, so that i can help set you up with a back up plan.
the link below will lead you to an alternate tutorial.
jn.
ftp://ftp.formz.com/pub/formz/PDF_files/50_Tutorial/38_A_sail_boat.pdf
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
course schedule update
dearest class.
here are the tutorials for revit that group1 will begin tomorrow.
required: [do both, not just one or the other.]
http://www.dgcad.com/Revit8.asp
and
http://www.dgcad.com/Revit5-3DHouse.htm
optional for extra credit:[both need to be done for credit, since they are both short.]http://www.dgcad.com/Revit9-KeyNotes.asp
and
http://www.dgcad.com/Revit9-Detailing.asp
group one should finish these tutorials BEFORE class begins on tuesday! so group 1, you are revit thursday, friday and monday. starting tuesday you will begin [again] to work in form_z and you will have tuesday, wednesday and thursday to finish your form_z stuff.
group two you will finish form_Z BEFORE class on monday [thurs,fri,mon] and you will be doing the revit tutorials in class until thursday [so, your revit days are tues,wed,thurs].
group1: david, austin, ronny, berkley, eric and richard geer.
group2: terri, brianna, derek, ryan, scott and blake.
form_z preference will be given to those in the allocated group on their assigned day.
nights and weekends will be NEEDED to finish all of this in time.
we are pushing it to fit everything in. the final week[ish] of class [fri,mon,tues&wed] will be split between lighting and animation in 3ds_max, and individual presentations.
we will discuss the details of the presentations tomorrow [i.e. you will get your topic and be able to start]. we will only do one presentation each [about 10 minutes in length] and it will be a bit of a variety of topics between architects, theorists, etc.
we also have some quizzings to do before we wrap up, so you can show me what you know. the first quiz will take place on monday. it will be over the basic form_z stuff we have encountered thus far. the next quizzes will take place on next friday and they will be over form_z in a bit more detail and over the revit tutorials. so yes you will take two on friday, and yes that will make 3 quizzes in one week.
so here's the basic schedule for the remainder of the term:
revit intro form_z outro:
bisbim tutorials finer modeling and finishig techniques.
from now until the end of class a week from tomorrow. [7.26-7.30 7.31-8.2]
3dstudio max:
basic into lighting rendering animation
from next friday through mondaytuesday of the follwing week. [8.3-8.68.7]
personal research presentations:
over assigned topic, article, person.
the last 2 days of class. [8.7-8.8]
quiz1:monday 7.30 - form_z basics.
quiz2:friday 8.03 - form_z details.
quiz3:friday 8.03 - revit basics.
final: last day of class if time, otherwise on assigned morning. this will be comprehensive, but focus more readily on unquized materials [max, presentations].
if we finish then we will not meet at our allocated final exam time [8am]. if we do not finish everything we will need to. so, there's your incentive to work hard for the next two weeks.
we will, as always, meet as a class during our normal class hours from 2-3.30 everyday through wednesday 8.8.07.
now it's really time to work, so let's get rolling!
sincerely,
josh nason
here are the tutorials for revit that group1 will begin tomorrow.
required: [do both, not just one or the other.]
http://www.dgcad.com/Revit8.asp
and
http://www.dgcad.com/Revit5-3DHouse.htm
optional for extra credit:[both need to be done for credit, since they are both short.]http://www.dgcad.com/Revit9-KeyNotes.asp
and
http://www.dgcad.com/Revit9-Detailing.asp
group one should finish these tutorials BEFORE class begins on tuesday! so group 1, you are revit thursday, friday and monday. starting tuesday you will begin [again] to work in form_z and you will have tuesday, wednesday and thursday to finish your form_z stuff.
group two you will finish form_Z BEFORE class on monday [thurs,fri,mon] and you will be doing the revit tutorials in class until thursday [so, your revit days are tues,wed,thurs].
group1: david, austin, ronny, berkley, eric and richard geer.
group2: terri, brianna, derek, ryan, scott and blake.
form_z preference will be given to those in the allocated group on their assigned day.
nights and weekends will be NEEDED to finish all of this in time.
we are pushing it to fit everything in. the final week[ish] of class [fri,mon,tues&wed] will be split between lighting and animation in 3ds_max, and individual presentations.
we will discuss the details of the presentations tomorrow [i.e. you will get your topic and be able to start]. we will only do one presentation each [about 10 minutes in length] and it will be a bit of a variety of topics between architects, theorists, etc.
we also have some quizzings to do before we wrap up, so you can show me what you know. the first quiz will take place on monday. it will be over the basic form_z stuff we have encountered thus far. the next quizzes will take place on next friday and they will be over form_z in a bit more detail and over the revit tutorials. so yes you will take two on friday, and yes that will make 3 quizzes in one week.
so here's the basic schedule for the remainder of the term:
revit intro form_z outro:
bisbim tutorials finer modeling and finishig techniques.
from now until the end of class a week from tomorrow. [7.26-7.30 7.31-8.2]
3dstudio max:
basic into lighting rendering animation
from next friday through mondaytuesday of the follwing week. [8.3-8.68.7]
personal research presentations:
over assigned topic, article, person.
the last 2 days of class. [8.7-8.8]
quiz1:monday 7.30 - form_z basics.
quiz2:friday 8.03 - form_z details.
quiz3:friday 8.03 - revit basics.
final: last day of class if time, otherwise on assigned morning. this will be comprehensive, but focus more readily on unquized materials [max, presentations].
if we finish then we will not meet at our allocated final exam time [8am]. if we do not finish everything we will need to. so, there's your incentive to work hard for the next two weeks.
we will, as always, meet as a class during our normal class hours from 2-3.30 everyday through wednesday 8.8.07.
now it's really time to work, so let's get rolling!
sincerely,
josh nason
Thursday, July 12, 2007
possible job opportunity
class.
i was emailed a possible opportunity to build a physical model. if any of you are interested the contact information is below. see you in class tomorrow.
josh.
Good morning Joshua,
I had a call from the Law School to see if there is someone that can build a model for a visually impaired student (inexpensively was thrown in there too). If you can think of anyone the number to call is 742-3990 Ext. # 274 – Calvin Lewis. I have emailed Professor Martin also.
i was emailed a possible opportunity to build a physical model. if any of you are interested the contact information is below. see you in class tomorrow.
josh.
Good morning Joshua,
I had a call from the Law School to see if there is someone that can build a model for a visually impaired student (inexpensively was thrown in there too). If you can think of anyone the number to call is 742-3990 Ext. # 274 – Calvin Lewis. I have emailed Professor Martin also.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
class tomorrow, 07.11.2007
class.
we will meet at two pm tomorrow, wednesday, july 11th in the year of our lord two thousand and seven. see you then and be ready to roll, we are starting form_z and will get going quickly.
we will meet at two pm tomorrow, wednesday, july 11th in the year of our lord two thousand and seven. see you then and be ready to roll, we are starting form_z and will get going quickly.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
for class 06.12.2007
dearest class.
today we will meet at 2pm in room 103. this is the student work gallery on the ground level. in here we will watch the video 'postmodernism' have a disussion about it, review and then take the quiz over the video and sketch up. bring something to write on, write with and be ready to absorb. you will not need your lap tops for class today.
see you at 2.
josh.
today we will meet at 2pm in room 103. this is the student work gallery on the ground level. in here we will watch the video 'postmodernism' have a disussion about it, review and then take the quiz over the video and sketch up. bring something to write on, write with and be ready to absorb. you will not need your lap tops for class today.
see you at 2.
josh.
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