The AutoCAD® Showcase® 2017 (R1) Fundamentals student guide instructs students in how to use the visualization and presentation tools in the Autodesk® Showcase® software to create compelling presentations of 3D CAD data. In the practice- intensive curriculum, students acquire the knowledge required to progress from importing data for use in a scene, preparing it for presentation, and publishing it as an image or movie or in a web presentation format.

Topics Covered

Overview of the Autodesk Showcase interface and workflow Importing Models Opening scenes Adjusting surface normal Selecting and transforming objects Assigning visual styles to enhance a scene Setting and manipulating rendering styles Adding lighting and shadow environments Adding accent lights to a scene Adding materials to objects in a scene Creating and manipulating design alternatives Creating and manipulating cross-sections Creating and manipulating Shots Creating and manipulating Behaviors Creating a Storyboard to present a scene Using the Pointer Tool to focus attention on a specific area Compare Scenes by placing two scenes side-by-side Publishing images, movies, and web presentations

Prerequisites There are no prerequisites for this guide.