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Amapi Pro 7.5 Tutorials

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Marc Berry, designer and 3D specialist, takes you on a complete journey through the workings of Amapi Pro 7.5, from basic principles to high-end output. This 13-hour course should satisfy everyone wishing to properly learn Amapi Pro 7.5, whether an outright beginner in the world of 3D, or someone who’s switched to Amapi Pro after a long gestation period with another product. The course includes a 45-minute movie-sequence with full commentary where Marc guides you step-by-step through the NURBS modeling of a contemporary domestic product, from start to finish. Work Files are included. To get started, click on one of the lessons below.
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Amapi Pro Basics
Introducing Amapi Pro (05:21)
Interface Quick-tour (05:30)
Opening and Closing Model Files (05:12)
The Rooms (04:45)
The Preferences Editor Pt.1 (03:44)
The Preferences Editor Pt.2 (03:38)
Saving Your Models Pt.1 (03:43)
Saving Your Models Pt.2 (02:55)
Poly or NURBS Modelling? (04:13)
Poly / NURBS Toggle (03:40)
The Interface and Screen Layout
The Tool Palette (05:07)
The Control Panel (07:20)
Describing the Scene View Pt.1 (02:04)
Describing the Scene View Pt.2 (05:00)
The Optional Palettes (05:47)
Single and Multi Pane Modes (04:07)
Navigation
Using the Navigation Palette (04:38)
Navigation Palette (Viewpoint Tool) (03:04)
Smart Navigation Pt.1 (04:54)
Smart Navigation Pt.2 (05:23)
Getting Started Modelling
Creating Freehand Primitives Pt.1 (05:31)
Creating Freehand Primitives Pt.2 (05:21)
Creating Precise Primitives (05:37)
Modified Primitives (05:31)
Creating Grid Planes (02:51)
Move Tool (06:33)
Rotate Tool Pt.1 (06:45)
Rotate Tool Pt.2 (Global/Local Toggle) (05:00)
Stretch Tool Pt.1 (Point Editing) (05:57)
Stretch Tool Pt.2 (06:03)
Scale Tool (07:18)
Some Basic Selection Techniques (05:31)
Freehand Extruding (06:45)
Freehand Extruding and Sweeping (05:04)
Selection Techniques in Full
Selection Techniques - Pt.1 (06:09)
Selection Techniques - Pt.2 (06:06)
Selection Techniques - Pt.3 (02:49)
Drawing Curves & Polylines
Introducing Polylines (05:38)
Polylines (06:14)
Circles (06:11)
NURBS Curves (05:14)
Interpolated Curves (05:18)
Bezier Curves (06:03)
Editing Basic Curves (Stretch tool) (03:59)
Editing Derived Curves (Stretch tool) (02:10)
Editing Bezier Curves (Stretch tool) (04:01)
Deleting Points on a Curve (06:36)
Adding Points to a Curve (05:56)
Arcs (05:17)
Helix (04:04)
Composite Curves (06:22)
Symmetry (05:01)
Extracting Curves Pt.1 (03:30)
Extracting Curves Pt.2 (03:49)
Extracting Curves Pt.3 (03:15)
Object Creation Using Curves
Extruding Curves (Freehand) (05:26)
Sweeping Curves (Freehand) (05:24)
Extruding Along a Path Pt.1 (04:53)
Extruding Along a Path Pt.2 (02:20)
Sweeping Along a Path (04:45)
Double Sweep Tool (04:53)
Ruled Surface Tool Pt.1 (03:13)
Ruled Surface Tool Pt.2 (03:13)
Coons Surfaces (03:20)
Gordon Surfaces (From Open Curves) (03:28)
Gordon Surfaces (From Closed Curves) (03:47)
Facet Creation Tool Pt.1 (05:25)
Facet Creation Tool Pt.2 (03:23)
The Modeling Palette
Chamfer Tool Pt.1 (05:29)
Chamfer Tool Pt.2 (02:47)
Chamfer Tool Pt.3 (02:09)
Chamfer Tool Pt.4 (03:02)
Thickness / Offset Tool Pt.1 (04:19)
Thickness / Offset Tool Pt.2 (03:18)
Cut Tool Pt.1 (Booleans) (07:01)
Cut Tool Pt.2 (Punch) (05:19)
Cut Tool Pt.3 (Extract / Slice) (04:10)
Delete Tool (05:03)
Tesselate Tool (Standard Tessellation) (03:05)
Tesselate Tool (Custom Tessellation) (04:45)
Deform Tool (Control Box) (05:52)
Deform Tool (Bend / Twist / Taper / etc) (04:22)
Bend Tool (03:21)
Mold Tool (04:48)
Bump / Soften Tool (04:49)
Smoothing Objects
Smoothing Surfaces & Volumes Pt.1 (06:12)
Smoothing Surfaces & Volumes Pt.2 (05:34)
Smoothing Curves & Polylines Pt.1 (05:18)
Smoothing Curves & Polylines Pt.2 (02:35)
Smoothing Summary (With Box Modeling Exercise) (06:07)
Dynamic Geometry
The DG Palette Pt.1 (02:53)
The DG Palette Pt.2 (05:22)
Working with DG Pt.1 (05:26)
Working with DG Pt.2 (06:14)
Smoothing and DG Pt.3 (03:56)
NURBS and DG (03:02)
Working with DG Turned Off (05:11)
The Control Panel
General Comment (01:27)
Grouping / Ungrouping Objects (05:48)
Absolute / Relative Modes (03:43)
Simplified Display (02:34)
The Ghost Icons (Hidden Layer) (03:41)
Backface Culling (01:21)
Working Planes (Advanced)
When to Change the Working Plane (01:55)
Changing the Working Plane (05:11)
The Camera Plane (04:53)
Changing the Orthonormal Base Origin (04:52)
NURBS Modelling
What is NURBS Modelling? (04:42)
Basic Principles (03:01)
Creating NURBS Primitives (04:17)
Editing NURBS Volumes (02:37)
Adding Geometry to Nurbs Surfaces (06:12)
Creating & Editing NURBS Curves (05:13)
Adding Geometry to Nurbs Curve (03:05)
Deleting NURBS Elements (03:17)
Creating NURBS Surfaces from Curves (03:55)
Trimming NURBS Surfaces (03:02)
Ruled Surface Tool Pt.1 (04:40)
Ruled Surface Tool Pt.2 (03:29)
Chamfer / Fillet Intro (05:04)
Chamfer / Fillet Usage (06:27)
Using the Thickness / Offset tool (04:08)
Advanced NURBS
Using the Manifold Tool (03:40)
Understanding BREPS (03:35)
Correcting NURBS Display Problems (03:10)
Customising NURBS Display (05:58)
Projecting a NURBS Curve (02:08)
Converting NURBS to Polyhedral (04:31)
Match Tangents Tool (06:53)
The Assembly Palette
Duplicate Tool (05:24)
Duplicate (on a Support) (05:42)
Symmetry Tool (05:43)
Close Tool (01:15)
Snap / Align Tool (04:43)
Lay-on Tool (01:56)
Weld Tool Pt.1 (05:26)
Weld Tool Pt.2 (04:10)
Decimate Tool (02:17)
Measurements Tool (05:38)
NURBS Project
Nurbs Project Intro (01:38)
NURBS Project Step 1. (03:43)
NURBS Project Step 2. (03:37)
NURBS Project Step 3. (05:13)
NURBS Project Step 4. (05:06)
NURBS Project Step 5. (04:42)
NURBS Project Step 6. (05:07)
NURBS Project Step 7. (05:12)
NURBS Project Step 8. (04:40)
NURBS Project Step 9. (03:19)
NURBS Project Step 10. (02:59)
Managing Your Scenes
The Object Information Panel (04:38)
The Scene Graph (04:27)
Search Objects (02:46)
Layers (05:23)
Naming Objects (01:59)
Enter / Leave Group (02:07)
Context-Sensitive Menu (02:15)
The Rendering Room
Assigning & Editing Materials Pt.1 (05:44)
Assigning & Editing Materials Pt.2 (05:35)
Rendering Conditions (05:58)
The Catalog Room
Working with Directories (06:01)
The Preferences Editor
Setting Preferences (04:25)
The Shortcuts Editor
Customising Shortcuts (04:13)
Normals
Object Normals (03:12)
Preparing Models for Export
Exporting Poly-Models (03:40)
Exporting Nurbs for CAD / CAM (02:33)
Amapi Pro Patches
Downloading Patches (01:38)
Last Word
What Has Been Covered (02:49)
Credits / Thanks (00:54)
About the Author (01:41)

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Tutorial Information / Pricing
Title: Amapi Pro 7.5
Author: Marcus Berry
SKU: 33660
ISBN: 1-932808-97-3
Duration: 13 hrs / 169 Lessons
Compatibility: Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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