CAD for Interior Design - Level Two

Level(s) of study: Short course
Study mode(s): Short course
Location: City Campus
Starting: 1 May 2021
Course duration: Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm, three weeks

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This short course aims to provide a deeper insight into the application of CAD.

The course is an ideal opportunity to implement and enhance the skills obtained from the CAD for Interior Design – Level One course.

During the three days, the various activities aim to provide you with a deeper understanding of professional skills required to successfully communicate your ideas.

The step-by-step processes will help enhance your awareness and knowledge of the different software techniques.

Tutor profile: After graduating from NTU, Michelle Haslam spent the next eight years as an interior designer at a CPMG Architects in Nottingham.

Currently Michelle shares her time between running her own interior design business, Harrington and Haslam, and teaching at NTU on the BA Interior Architecture and Design course.

Indicative maximum class size: 10

Any questions?

Contact the short course team.

Email: creativeshortcourses@ntu.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)115 848 2813

What you'll study

The course is structured as follows:

Day one: AutoCAD (2D drawings)

Welcome and course overview
Introduction to understanding a professional drawing package and conventions
Basic skills refresh
Introduction to how to create a professional drawing package in AutoCAD.

Day two: SketchUp (3D modelling)

Basic skills refresh
Understand how to build detail into your model
How to render in SketchUp, including natural daylight.

Day three: Photoshop (2D rendering)

Basic skills refresh
Understand how to add layers of detail, including people, textures and artificial lighting
Share your completed drawings and ideas with the group.