Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.Arch - Architecture SAR4059 Computer Studio I Syllabus

[Arvind Kumar]

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.Arch - Architecture SAR4059 Computer Studio I Syllabus

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology SCHOOL OF BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

SAR4059 COMPUTER STUDIO I L T P Credits Total Marks
0 0 3 2 100

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO IMAGE EDITING 12 Hrs.
Basic Tools for Editing and Creating Graphics in ADOBE PHOTOSHOP - Layers (layer styles opacity- adjustment layers)
Basic Retouching (Colour, manipulations, Levels, Curves, Seeing Colour accurately, Patch tool, Cropping ,Reading
palettes, Dust and scratches) - Advanced Retouching(smoothing skin, smoothing wrinkles, special colour effects: black
and white, sepia, grainy).

UNIT 2 INTRODUCTION TO GOOGLE SKETCH UP & LUMION 12 Hrs.
Importing AutoCAD drawing File in sketch up-Basic Tools for Editing and Creating- Material apply, rendering with
advanced VRAY. Importing 3D MODEL in lumion-Basic Tools for Editing and Creating- Material apply, rendering with
advanced rendering tool, final walk through making.

UNIT 3 INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL COMPOSITION USING COMPUTER TOOLS 14 Hrs.
Understanding the drawing unit’s settings, scales, limits, drawing tools, drawing objects, object editing and text,
dimensioning in ACAD.

UNIT 4 PRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES & DRAWING OUTPUT 7 Hrs.
Transparent overlays, hatching utilities, line type, line weight and colour, Multiline, Polyline, etc. Styles, blocks and
symbol library in ACAD, File management, retrieving data, attributes, Layout and plotting.
Max. 45 Hours

COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course the student will be able to
CO1: Gain a working knowledge of Photoshop and develop their skills in editing and altering photographs for through a
basic understanding of the tool bar, layers, and the adjustments panel.
CO2:. Understand the fundamentals of Google Sketch Up,and begin a new project using tools and concepts necessary
to design and draw
CO3: Create drawing that encompasses the AutoCAD skills learned in the class.
CO4:Possess a basic knowledge of the communication needed to operate the system with the use of a computer aided
drafting system for the production of drawings.

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Watt A., Fundamentals of Three-Dimensional Computer Graphics, Addis Wesley, Massachusetts, 1989
2. AutoCAD architectural user guide - Autodesk Inc., 1998
3. AutoCAD 2000: A Problem-Solving Approach, Sham tikoo. Pub: ThomsonLearning,1999
4. Photoshop 7 Bible Professional Edition, Wiley John & Son INC, New York, Deke McClelland, 2000
5. Ralph Grabowski, The Illustrated AutoCAD 2002 Quick Reference
6. Jeffrey Harper, Mastering Autodesk 3ds Max, 2013