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Blender Intermediate 3h 45m • 35 Lessons • Intermediate In this Blender Intermediate course, you’ll learn about shading and texturing of objects, node-based editing, powerful modifiers including geometry nodes, character modeling, and physics and simulations.

Blender Intermediate: Textures and Shading 1h 12m • 11 Lessons • Intermediate By learning the difference between shading and texturing in Blender, you’ll understand which is best for producing specific results. You’ll learn how procedural texturing can be modified independent of resolution. And you’ll learn how 2D images can be applied to 3D objects.

Blender Intermediate: Geometry Nodes 48m • 8 Lessons • Intermediate In these lessons, you’ll use a nondestructive approach to modeling to discover how Blender’s object modifiers add new geometry onto 3D objects in the form of effects. The result is the illusion of complex geometry without impacting the integrity of the original object. Then we’ll explore how geometry nodes are used to create and modify multiple objects in a scene.

Blender Intermediate: Character Workflow 25m • 4 Lessons • Intermediate In these lessons, you’ll learn to construct a 3D character with the help of Blender’s object modifiers. Starting with a low-polygon default cube, we’ll go over the basics of character modeling. Then you’ll begin creating a character with more detail by adding ears and antennae.

Blender Intermediate: Character Animation 37m • 5 Lessons • Intermediate In these lessons, you’ll learn about parent-child relations in Blender. We’ll explain how armature serves as the virtual skeleton of a 3D character, then learn how to animate your alien creature by creating, assigning, and modifying its armature. You’ll discover how to articulate different body parts by modifying the bones of the armature, then you’ll use Blender’s automatic armature rigging feature to prepare it for animation.

Blender Intermediate: Simulations and Physics 39m • 5 Lessons • Intermediate In these lessons we’ll show you how to use Blender’s powerful physics engine to begin simulating real-world characteristics of default objects in 3D space. You’ll explore gravity, smoke, and cloth dynamics, including how to modify their respective properties to produce realistic behaviors through the use of emitters.

Blender Advanced 3h 14m • 33 Lessons • Advanced In this course on Blender Advanced, you will learn advanced techniques for modeling and animation in Blender. You will explore video editing and effects, animation using forward kinematics, and scripting with Python. By the end of this course, you will be able to animate meshes, create and save photo-realistic renderings, and code objects in Blender using Python.

Blender Advanced: Advanced Meshes 46m • 8 Lessons • Advanced In this course, you will learn how to install and use add-ons to create, modify, and animate complex geometric meshes. We will also discuss how to import Blender objects directly into a Blender scene while retaining their original properties. By the end of this course, you will be able to import Blender objects into a Blender scene, animate text, and animate the geometry of objects.

Blender Advanced: Rendering 40m • 6 Lessons • Advanced In this course, you will learn how to use HDRI to produce realistic lighting with Blender’s Eevee and Cycles Rendering Engines. You learn how to build and render the interior of a room, and the exterior of a house. By the end of this course, you will be able to produce photo-realistic renderings, as well as better understand the best practices for exporting animations in Blender.

Blender Advanced: Video 27m • 5 Lessons • Advanced In this course, you will learn how to edit video and sync audio. We will also explore how to composite and stabilize videos in Blender, as well as explain how you can use 3D motion tracking to stabilize shaky video footage. By the end of this course, you will be able to create and edit more unique and appealing videos in Blender.

Blender Advanced: Forward Kinematics (FK) and Inverse Kinematics (IK) 42m • 7 Lessons • Advanced In this course, you will learn the difference between Forward Kinematics (FK) and Inverse Kinematics (IK) in Blender. You will learn how to use the Graph Editor to create dynamic animation, and how an Empty 3D object can affect other objects in your scene. By the end of this course, you will be able to rig and animate the mechanical motion of 3D objects.

Blender Advanced: Scripting 35m • 5 Lessons • Advanced In this course, you will learn to use Python in Blender to automate repetitive tasks using a process called “scripting. You will discover Python’s benefits, syntax, terminology, interface, and uses, along with Blender’s Drivers. By the end of this course, you will be able to write scripts to create, modify, and animate 3D objects, along with object materials.

Blender Beginner 2h 56m • 38 Lessons • Beginner In this introduction to Blender 3D, you will get acquainted with the interface, learn how to navigate 3D environments, create and modify objects in 3D space, and understand how Blender treats objects in scenes.

Blender: Starting Blender 17m • 4 Lessons • Beginner This module reviews everything you need to know to dive into Blender 3D, from launching the software to managing your first 3D objects. Learn where to download the right version of Blender 3D, how to navigate its user interface, and explore commonly used tools.

Blender: Objects in Blender 22m • 5 Lessons • Beginner By introducing you to fundamental tools, this module will teach you how Blender handles 3D objects in space. You will explore assembling objects in a scene, how to manipulate Blender’s camera, and how to use the 3D cursor to orient new objects.

Blender: Edit Mode 16m • 4 Lessons • Beginner In this module, we take a deep dive into the basic elements of a 3D object and examine how Blender constructs a “mesh” in space. We will take a closer look at the components that make up a 3D object and identify the vertices, edges, and faces that create a mesh in Blender. In Blender’s Edit Mode, we’ll explore detailed tools that allow the creation of unique objects. We learn how to select each component. And we begin creating unique objects by modifying their position, rotation, and size.

Blender: 3D Modeling in Edit Mode 46m • 9 Lessons • Beginner Uncover a new level of creative possibilities in Blender 3D with these lessons, which pack your toolbox with new modeling and measuring functions. You’ll be introduced to a variety of Blender tools, where to find them, and their specific functions.

Blender: Modeling Exercises 21m • 3 Lessons • Beginner In this module, you will see Blender’s 3D modeling capabilities in action. Through the example of a dining room scene, these lessons will illustrate how to place default objects, how to duplicate them, and how to modify their shape in Edit Mode. After following along in this demonstration, you will be able to use fundamental modeling tools to construct your own three dimensional scenes.

Blender: Lighting 24m • 6 Lessons • Beginner In this module, learn how to light your scenes in Blender 3D. By becoming familiar with Blender’s four methods of shading views, its three render engines, and its different types of lights, you’ll have the tools you need to bring a three dimensional space to life.

Blender: Shading, Surfacing, and Basic Keyframe Animation 25m • 5 Lessons • Beginner In this module, we will explore the various coloring, surfacing, and shading options available to us in Blender 3D. You’ll be introduced to keyframe animation, diving into Blender’s timeline and exploring how to animate an object’s position, size, and rotation in 3D space.

Unreal Engine 5 Advanced 3h 6m • 26 Lessons • Advanced Unreal Engine has been the industry-standard game development platform for decades. This course will dive into the advanced features in Unreal Engine 5.

Unreal Engine 5: Advanced Game Design 30m • 4 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons you will import a character and several animation clips from the Adobe Mixamo website, then create a Non-Player Character (NPC) that patrols, detects, and chases after a player within a certain defined range.

Unreal Engine 5: C++ Programming 20m • 3 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons, you’ll download, install, and set options to use Visual Studio to code in C++.

Unreal Engine 5: Augmented and Virtual Reality 15m • 2 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons, you will learn about Augmented (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in Unreal Engine.

Unreal Engine 5: Visualization 21m • 3 Lessons • Advanced Unreal Engine 5 is used by the Architectural Visualization (ArchViz) industry to create lifelike walkthroughs of designs. In these lessons, you will learn how to create lighting and cinematic sequences using an imported ArchViz asset.

Unreal Engine 5: Advanced Interactivity 23m • 3 Lessons • Advanced Unreal Engine 5 allows you to create fully functional interactive ArchViz walkthroughs. In these lessons, you will learn how to create User Interface Widgets to control Time of Day as well as modify meshes in your level to become interactive Blueprint Actors.

Unreal Engine 5: Advanced Landscape Design 21m • 3 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons, you’ll learn how to use a landscape texture image to create a custom material that randomizes the texture pattern. You’ll also learn to use the LandMass plugin to create non-destructive landscape details.

Unreal Engine 5: Rendering and Advanced Post-Process 22m • 3 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons, you will learn how to work with advanced Post Process Volume settings. You will also learn to render a movie from cinematic sequences and export high-resolution images.

Unreal Engine 5: Testing Project Performance 28m • 3 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons, you will learn how to profile and improve performance in your project.

Unreal Engine Intermediate 3h 16m • 26 Lessons • Intermediate Unreal Engine has been the industry-standard game development platform for decades. Its newest iteration, Unreal Engine 5, brings with it new features that allow designers an unparalleled degree of freedom and sophistication. This course will take a deeper dive into Unreal Engine 5, exploring many of those new features and how they work.

Intermediate Landscape Design in UE5 43m • 5 Lessons • Intermediate In these lessons on Intermediate Landscape Design in Unreal Engine 5, you will work with landscape brushes and layered materials, add mixed foliage, add water effects and buoyancy, and learn how to use world partitions in Unreal Engine 5.

Constructing Levels in UE5 22m • 3 Lessons • Intermediate In these lessons, you’ll review the many level templates available in Unreal Engine 5, use the Cube Grid modeling tool to rapidly build levels, and utilize level streaming to dynamically load and unload assets during gameplay.

Using UE5’s Cinematic Editor 24m • 3 Lessons • Intermediate In these lessons, you will learn how to add a camera rig crane and attach a Cine camera to it. You will also explore how to animate camera focus and import video clips for virtual production.

Making Animations in UE5 24m • 3 Lessons • Intermediate Unreal Engine 5 has many ways to animate actors in your level. You can use the Level Sequencer to animate transforms of an object, or import skeleton meshes and animation clips to create an NPC.

UE5 Game Mechanics 32m • 4 Lessons • Intermediate Unreal Engine 5 allows you to create fully functional interactive games or product simulations. In these lessons, you will learn how to create an on-screen inventory system using Widget Blueprints and custom Blueprint-coded pickup objects.

Post-Process Design in UE5 32m • 3 Lessons • Intermediate In these lessons, you’ll learn more about the post-process volume for setting up visual lighting effects as well as color correction. Learn how to enable hardware ray tracing to enhance reflections and refraction, and give your levels evocative, mood-setting atmospheric lighting.

Project Packing in UE5 13m • 3 Lessons • Intermediate In these lessons, you will learn how to prepare the levels you’ve created to be packaged as a playable experience, and how to format a level for standalone playback in Windows. You will also learn how to code a Widget Blueprint to incorporate a quit button for your game.

Unreal Engine 5 Beginner 4h 15m • 38 Lessons • Beginner Unreal Engine has been the industry-standard game development platform for decades. This course will cover the basics of Unreal Engine 5 and explore many of the new features of version 5. This course introduces the tools available in the viewport panel, content drawer, details panel, and the world outliner. It will also prepare students to start creating games and/or product simulations for many diverse industries.

Unreal Engine Game Design and Editor 1h 5m • 10 Lessons • Beginner In these lessons on Unreal Engine 5 and game design, you will get an overview of the origins of Unreal Engine, how to navigate the Unreal Editor interface, and discover the new features found in Unreal Engine 5. You’ll learn how to download and install the Epic Games launcher, install Unreal Engine 5, locate and install plug-ins and content packs, add actors and other assets including audio, and add and edit geometry.

Levels and Geometry in Unreal Engine 5 40m • 6 Lessons • Beginner In these lessons, you will learn what a level is, and how to “teleport” between levels in your game using some basic blueprints. You will also explore the third- and first-person templates, create and edit a landscape, and add water effects to the landscape.

Materials in Unreal Engine 5 22m • 3 Lessons • Beginner Unreal Engine 5 renders your levels in high quality in real time. One of the factors that adds to this level of quality is the use of physically-based materials, where a material can have multiple inputs to control parameters, such as roughness, color, bumpiness, and metallic to name a few. In these lessons, you will learn how to create materials, add textures to the materials, and create material instances to allow real-time adjustment of parameters you set up in the material editor.

Lighting in Unreal Engine 5 16m • 3 Lessons • Beginner Unreal Engine 5 renders your levels in with high-quality lighting that can be baked in the traditional way, or provide ray-tracing and global illumination in real time. In these lessons, you will learn about the many different lighting actors and how to use them in your level. They include a point light, spot light, sky light. You can even emit light in real time from an emissive material exclusive to Unreal Engine 5.

Meshes in Unreal Engine 5 19m • 3 Lessons • Beginner In lessons, you will learn how to import meshes into Unreal Engine and convert them to Nanite to optimize performance. We will also explore BPS geometry, which allows you to edit shapes and build models within the Unreal Engine editor without the need of an external 3D modeling app.

Blueprints and UI in Unreal Engine 5 47m • 5 Lessons • Beginner In these lessons, you will learn how to create and edit blueprints, the visual scripting system exclusive to Unreal Engine that allows artists with no programming knowledge to start writing code by using nodes that you wire together. You will also see how to add a UI widget to your level to display a score on your screen, as well as create a mini game to get a feel for the game design workflow.

Physics in Unreal Engine 5 21m • 3 Lessons • Beginner In these lessons, you will learn how basic physics work in the Unreal Engine level, enhance the physics of an actor using physics materials, and fracture and destroy meshes using the chaos physics and destructible meshes. You’ll also take a brief look into creating a particle system and particle emitters that can add effects to your level, such as fire, smoke, and rain.

Cinematics in Unreal Engine 5 21m • 3 Lessons • Beginner In these lessons, you will learn how to add a cinematic-style camera rig that is animated using the sequencer after you’ve created your level with actors, materials, and lights. You’ll also learn to render a movie file to share with your friends.

Beginner Maya 2h 44m • 31 Lessons • Beginner Start with the Beginner Topics of 3D Animation in Maya. Learn how to setup scenes, work with objects, NURBS, and basic modeling. After this course you will have the basic knowledge of how to get started in Maya.

Maya 2022 Advanced 3h 52m • 37 Lessons • Advanced In this course, you will model, texture, render, and rig a character, animate a walk cycle, and explore effects at an advanced level.

Maya 2022 Advanced: Character Modeling 56m • 7 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons, you will discover how to create character models with correct edge looping, including eye and mouth loops without N-gons (illegal polygons).

Maya 2022 Advanced: UV 28m • 5 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons, you will learn how to unwrap various objects using the UV Editor. Starting with primitives, we will go over how to use various UV projections and how to unwrap our alien model.

Maya 2022 Advanced: Materials and Textures 17m • 4 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons, follow along as we create realistic texture maps for our alien character's head.

Maya 2022 Advanced: Character Rigging 1h 4m • 9 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons, we will explore the basics of skinning and rigging in Maya 2022.

Maya 2022 Advanced: Body Mechanics 40m • 6 Lessons • Advanced These lessons will show you how to use a control rig to animate a simple walk cycle.

Maya 2022 Advanced: Effects (FX) 23m • 4 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons, you will explore Mel and Python scripting using the Script Editor in Maya 2022.

SolidWorks 2022 Advanced 3h 36m • 40 Lessons • Advanced In this SolidWorks Advanced 2022 Course, you will take your skills in SolidWorks and apply them to new design methodologies. You will also discover how to use specialized toolkits to create unique pieces. Then you’ll dive into mechanical analysis and use it to make intelligent part modifications. Lastly, you will be introduced to a larger community within the SolidWorks sphere.

SolidWorks 2022 Advanced: Top-Down Assembly 1h 9m • 10 Lessons • Advanced These lessons are dedicated to a comprehensive review of all major feature families, but within a new methodology of modeling. This is known as top-down assembly modeling, and it allows the designer to create and edit several part files at once, each one referencing the next so that they are parametrically linked.

SolidWorks 2022 Advanced: Sheet Metal 1h 7m • 11 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons, you will learn how to model sheet metal parts in SolidWorks that are fabrication ready. This involves setting general sheet metal design parameters, designing to specifications, and creating realistic features that are buildable. Once a sheet metal part is begun, it can be unfolded to reveal the raw material. From there, you can take measurements, analyze mass properties, create cut lists, and more.

SolidWorks 2022 Advanced: Weldments 31m • 7 Lessons • Advanced These lessons are meant to teach you how to use the built-in SolidWorks weldment feature library to create and edit realistic weldments for fabrication. We’ll begin by setting a profile for a tubing extrusion and assigning that profile to a path or set of paths to create scalable structures. These structures, or weldments, are collections of tubing extrusions welded together and supported with gussets. You will learn how to create, edit, and publish these types of structures.

SolidWorks 2022 Advanced: Simulation Xpress 29m • 6 Lessons • Advanced These lessons cover SolidWorks Simulation Xpress Analysis Wizard. This is a tool the program provides that can be used to simulate stresses and failures in part design when significant forces or pressures are applied. You will learn how to use this tool, generate reports, and optimize your design based on recommendations the program provides for you.

SolidWorks 2022 Advanced: Online Support 14m • 4 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons, you will gain the tools you need to move forward in your SolidWorks journey. This includes accessing online resources, engaging with your SolidWorks representative, and preparing for certification examinations. With the knowledge you will have gained in this course, as well as the Beginner and Intermediate SolidWorks courses—and with a bit of review and practice—you should be ready to take and pass the following certification examinations: CSWP Mechanical Design; CSWPA Sheet Me

Maya 2022 Intermediate 3h 50m • 33 Lessons • Intermediate In this course, you’ll build on your foundations in Maya 2022. You’ll learn how to use deformers to construct more sophisticated, dynamic models. By exploring the FX menu, you’ll be introduced to tools like Bifrost and Bullet that allow you to create effects simulations with ease.

Maya 2022 Intermediate: 3D Modeling 39m • 5 Lessons • Intermediate In these lessons, discover how to create more complex models with deformers. Learn how to use nonlinear deformers to combine, bend, flare, and twist objects. Using the Duplicate Special command, you’ll create duplicates of your custom models.

Maya 2022 Intermediate: Animation 26m • 3 Lessons • Intermediate In these lessons, we will animate a bouncing ball. Starting with preparation and planning using the grease pencil, learn how to block out the animation using stepped curves and how to modify the curves in the graph editor.

Maya 2022 Intermediate: Architecture 37m • 4 Lessons • Intermediate In this module, we'll create an architectural design of a house. Learn how to build a scale 3D architectural model from a floor plan using precise measurements and Maya’s Modeling Toolkit.

Maya 2022 Intermediate: Dynamic Effects 1h 20m • 12 Lessons • Intermediate Learn how to create dynamic effects using particles, dynamic and passive colliders, Bullet, and Maya’s Shatter and nCloth effects.

Maya 2022 Intermediate: Bifrost Extension 22m • 4 Lessons • Intermediate In this module we will explore the new Bifrost node editor new to Maya 2022. We will go through the node connection pipeline, and how to create a simple Bifrost Aero Effect simulation. You’ll learn how to export the new Bifrost Browser and Bifrost Ocean System Simulator (BOSS) for more realistic and creative simulations.

Maya 2022 Intermediate: Scripting 22m • 3 Lessons • Intermediate In this module, you will explore MEL and Python scripting using the script editor in Maya 2022.

Maya 2022 Beginner 4h 53m • 44 Lessons • Beginner In this course, you will explore the foundations of Maya 2022. You will learn how to create a project, navigate around the interface, and set up a custom workspace. Using the basic modeling tools, you will model and texture a simple lamp. Once you’ve accomplished that, you will then learn how to rig and animate the lamp.

Maya 2022 Beginner: Interface 41m • 8 Lessons • Beginner In these lessons, you will discover how to navigate Maya’s basic interface, including how to move, rotate, and zoom in the viewport; how to switch between viewports, and how to switch between Maya’s menu sets. In these lessons, we will also discover how to set up your project file and customize Maya’s interface, shelves, and hotbox.

Maya 2022 Beginner: Modeling Tools 55m • 8 Lessons • Beginner In these lessons, you will create and manipulate primitive shapes using the basic modeling tools in Maya 2022. You will edit vertices, edges and faces using Maya’s marking menus. In addition, you will modify basic primitives using Maya’s modeling toolbar.

Maya 2022 Beginner: Modeling Techniques 50m • 6 Lessons • Beginner In these lessons, you will create a simple lamp model with various modeling techniques using Maya’s modeling toolkit. Proper edge flow for animation and rendering will also be explored.

Maya 2022 Beginner: Materials and Textures 34m • 4 Lessons • Beginner In these lessons, you will explore some of the shaders and textures in Maya’s Arnold renderer. Various HDRI shading techniques for Arnold will also be explored.

Maya 2022 Beginner: Lighting and Rendering 35m • 5 Lessons • Beginner In these lessons, you will explore Arnold render settings to improve render quality. You will learn about different types of lights in Arnold and how to control them using light linking. Using various types of lights, you will light and render the lamp.

Maya 2022 Beginner: Rigging 37m • 5 Lessons • Beginner In these lessons, you will learn the basics of rigging, including parent-child relationships and the use of constraints. You will learn how to use bones, and FK and IK controls for a rig, as well as how to add a skin modifier to a mesh in Maya 2022.

Maya 2022 Beginner: Animation 36m • 6 Lessons • Beginner In these lessons, you will create a simple lamp jump animation in Maya 2022. You will learn how to set and modify key frames in the timeline, make adjustments in the curve editor, and create a Maya playblast of your animation sequence. You will also explore creating a final render for animation.

SolidWorks 2022 Intermediate 4h 14m • 45 Lessons • Intermediate In this Solidworks Intermediate 2021 Course, you will learn to expand part files both in adding them to larger assemblies as well as how to recreate them using surface modeling as opposed to solid modeling. You will then learn how to express these designs in drawings that can be shared for design intent and production purposes.

SolidWorks 2022 Intermediate: Parts and Mating 38m • 7 Lessons • Intermediate You will begin by exploring types of bodies in part files and how a single part file can have any number of bodies within. You will then learn how to move those bodies in XYZ space as well as relate them to one another in design parameters and location. Secondly, you will learn to connect bodies to one another through mates. This also includes inserting part files into other part files and mating them to existing bodies automatically. Finally, you will learn how to break apart multi-body pa

SolidWorks 2022 Intermediate: Features 36m • 6 Lessons • Intermediate Having covered the basic operation of modeling features such as Extrude Boss/Base, Swept Boss/Base, and Lofted Boss/Base, we now learn how they can be leveraged to create real-world parts within multibody part files. Most parts made in Solidworks are multibody parts where each command affects more than one body at a time. Along those same lines, building using multibody parts as opposed to single body parts allows the designer to explore concepts in totality and not piece-by-piece. From there

SolidWorks 2022 Intermediate: Surfaces 46m • 9 Lessons • Intermediate In this module, you will learn how to build designs using surface features. Some of the tools that will be taught include Surface Extrudes, Lofted Surface, Boundary Surface, Revolved Surface, and Swept Surface. These tools will help develop the basic components of a standard surface body. Using Trim Surface, you will be able to edit surface bodies for greater detail and CAD control.

SolidWorks 2022 Intermediate: Assembly 1h 2m • 11 Lessons • Intermediate Here, you will explore assembly documents in Solidworks for the first time. You will learn the most common tasks involved with creating comprehensive assemblies. These include importing part and other assembly files, assigning mates, expanding configurations, and creating exploded assembly conditions. Finally, you will learn how to edit mates in different configurations and ultimately prepare assemblies for drawings.

SolidWorks 2022 Intermediate: Drawings 1h 8m • 10 Lessons • Intermediate This final module is dedicated to the final type of Solidworks document, drawings. You will begin by opening a drawing document for the first time, exploring the general interface, and loading a part or assembly into the document to see how it is expressed. You will learn the basics of setting up and editing different types of views in drawings. Once each major type of view is explored, you will move onto creating tables in drawings, specifically bills of materials. Finally, you will learn h

SolidWorks 2022 Beginner 3h 59m • 45 Lessons • Beginner In this Solidworks Beginner 2022 Course, you will explore the program through design in both 2D sketching and 3D modeling. Early lessons will establish a basic framework of how the program is designed and best utilized, while later lessons will dive deeper into the features and commands that add nuance to a 3D part model.

SolidWorks 2022: Getting Started 19m • 4 Lessons • Beginner You will experience what Solidworks is on a general level. You will begin by opening the program and exploring the interface zones. You will also learn techniques for using the program in a manner that fits you as a designer.

SolidWorks 2022: Sketching 27m • 6 Lessons • Beginner Here, you will dive into 2D sketching for the first time. You will learn what a sketch in Solidworks is, how and why it is used in modeling, and how sketches and 3D models relate to one another.

SolidWorks 2022: Sketch Tools 41m • 5 Lessons • Beginner You will learn all the basic and most-used tools in 2D sketching in Solidworks. You will also learn the difference between open-contour sketches and closed-contour sketches and what each type implies. Some of the sketch entities you will learn to create will include rectangles, circles, ellipses, slots, lines, curved lines (splines and arcs), and construction geometry.

SolidWorks 2022: Modifying Sketches 32m • 5 Lessons • Beginner Initially, you will learn how to modify sketches that have been previously created. A sketch may need modifications if your design changes or if an error occurs that disrupts the behavior of the sketch, affecting the model. In addition, you will learn, not only how to correct broken sketches, but also how to prevent them from happening. Finally, you will explore Global Variables and how they can speed up and consolidate the steps in the design process.

SolidWorks 2022: Geometry 36m • 6 Lessons • Beginner This module deals with the creating sketch entities in 3D space. The purpose is not to create 2D sketches or 3D models. Unlike those listed, these sketch entities can exist on their own and still be used as reference or influence tools in the design process. Initially, you will learn what reference geometry is and the purpose that it serves in modeling. The reference geometry tools include planes, axes, points in XYZ space, etc. From there, you will learn how to create curves in 3D space, o

SolidWorks 2022: Part Modeling Features for Building 27m • 7 Lessons • Beginner Here you will learn the basic tools for creating 3D volumes using the sketch geometry tools that were learned in previous modules. Each of the tools covered in this module deal with different ways of adding depth to a 2D sketch. These modeling tools can be grouped into 2 categories: Boss tools (tools for building mass) and cut tools (tools for removing mass from an existing volume).

SolidWorks 2022: Part Modeling Features for Refinement 24m • 6 Lessons • Beginner Here you will learn the basic tools for editing 3D volumes using the sketch geometry tools that were learned in previous modules. Each of the tools covered in this module add refinement and extra dimensionality to 3D volumes you have already created. Furthermore, you will learn how to duplicate or pattern 3D volumes in different ways.

SolidWorks 2022: Modifying Parts 25m • 4 Lessons • Beginner This module deals with editing the features / commands that created the 3D volumes in your part file. Like 2D sketches, 3D volumes can continuously be undone, expanded upon, or expressed in different ways. Lastly, you will learn how to manifest or suppress those expressions in different design studies within a single part file

Unity Advanced 4h 5m • 35 Lessons • Advanced In this advanced course on Unity, you will learn techniques for creating a complete 3D third-person game, an augmented reality application, and a virtual reality game. We will explore using imported assets, how to code game controls, and how to work with mixed reality. Additional features include scriptable objects, visual scripting and using the shader graph. By the end of this course, you will know how to utilize imported characters and animation clips, create terrain, create particle systems

Unity Advanced: 3D Level Design 25m • 3 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons, you will learn about using terrain systems. We will explore how to shape terrain, adding layered textures and populating the terrain with trees using a paint-on surface toolset. By the end of these lessons, you will be able to create world levels for all your characters and objects to interact with.

Unity Advanced: Particle Systems and Colliders 22m • 3 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons, you’ll work with Unity particle systems. We will explore how to adjust particles to create different effects and add colliders that the particles will bounce off of. By the end of these lessons, you will be able to create custom particle systems.

Unity Advanced: Character Animation and Programming 45m • 6 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons, you will learn how to import 3D characters and motion capture animation clips. We will explore the initial setup of the third-person character as well as a non-player character (NPC). By the end of these lessons, you will be able to control imported character models.

Unity Advanced: Interactions and Gameplay 59m • 8 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons, you will learn how to code an NPC to react to transition animator clips. We will explore using the imported walk, sneak, and idle motion capture files; and you’ll add line-of-sight actions to the NPC so that it detects the player. You’ll also expand your coding skills to add interactivity for picking up items, player detection, and sending score information to the UI overlay. By the end of these lessons, you will be able to code AI interactions for NPCs.

Unity Advanced: Augmented Reality 18m • 3 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons, you will learn how to create an augmented reality (AR) application. We will explore how to use the built-in XR components or the Vuforia target-driven AR plugin. By the end of these lessons, you will be able to create your own AR application.

Unity Advanced: Virtual Reality 29m • 4 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons you will learn how to create a virtual reality game. We will explore VR used in headsets such as the Meta Quest 2. By the end of these lessons, you will be able to create your own VR game.

Unity Advanced: Advanced Features 42m • 6 Lessons • Advanced In these lessons, you will learn about scriptable objects, visual scripting, and the shader graph. We will explore these advanced features of Unity and incorporate them into a simple patrol routine. By the end of these lessons, you will be able to create a scriptable object, code with visual scripting, and create a custom shader.

Unity Intermediate 2h 41m • 25 Lessons • Intermediate Unity is a robust game engine used to create interactive projects and games across a variety of platforms. This course will cover techniques for working on a complete 2D platformer game.

Unity Intermediate: UI Design 34m • 4 Lessons • Intermediate In these lessons you’ll learn about using user interface (UI) components, including creating splash screens, a main menu, and a health and pickups overlay.

Unity Intermediate: 2D Worlds 25m • 5 Lessons • Intermediate In these lessons, you’ll work with imported sprite sheets to create levels, a player, and interactive items.

Unity Intermediate: Using Input 26m • 4 Lessons • Intermediate In these lessons, you’ll learn about the default Unity inputs as well as the new input system to control the player character.

Unity Intermediate: 2D Gameplay 53m • 7 Lessons • Intermediate You’ll explore coding as you add interactivity to pickup items, traps, and overall gameplay, as well as sending information to the UI overlay.

Unity Intermediate: Audio Effects 20m • 3 Lessons • Intermediate Unity can enhance your game with added sound effects for level music and item sound effects

Unity Beginner 3h 12m • 31 Lessons • Beginner Unity is a robust game engine for creating interactive projects and games across a variety of platforms. This course introduces the user to the tools used to use basic shapes, create editable meshes, and convert to Prefabs. We will also cover an introduction to creating animation clips and utilizing the Animator controller. Lighting and cinematics will also be touched upon and used to enhance the look of your scenes.

Unity: Fundamentals 23m • 5 Lessons • Beginner In these lessons, you will learn about Unity, installing the Unity Hub, the Unity Editor, and Visual Studio. Then we’ll explore the main panels of the Unity Editor. You will learn how to download the Unity Hub and create a Unity ID. The Unity Editor will be downloaded and installed from the Unity Hub, with options to install the required Visual Studio script Editor and necessary options.

Unity: Prefabs 25m • 4 Lessons • Beginner In these lessons, you’ll work with the built-in Unity shapes grouped together to create a Prefab. Prefabs are pre-made game objects or collections that can be reused multiple times and even used in different scenes and projects. Prefabs can contain multiple components such as animations, sounds, meshes, materials, textures and C# scripts.

Unity: ProBuilder 34m • 5 Lessons • Beginner In these lessons, you will learn how to install and use ProBuilder in Unity and add and edit from a variety of starter shape meshes. We’ll show you how to utilize the Package Manager to install asset packages such as ProBuilder, and how to use the ProBuilder toolbar to create editable shapes such as arches and stairs. You’ll also learn how to use a basic Unity plane shape and convert it into a ProBuilder mesh. Then you’ll learn how to select ProBuilder mesh components such as vertices, edges a

Unity: Animation 29m • 4 Lessons • Beginner Unity can add motion to the GameObjects in your scene by utilizing Animation clips, which are edited in the Animation Panel and controlled by the Animator panel. In these lessons, we’ll show you how to create animation clips to be applied to the Prefabs in your scene. You will then assign an animation clip to a Prefab and using the Animator panel, add and adjust keyframe values to control GameObject transforms over time.

Unity: Lighting 22m • 3 Lessons • Beginner Unity can enhance your scene quality with the usage of various lights and shadows. Lighting is an essential component of creating immersive environments in your scenes. In these lessons, you’ll learn how to use Unity’s powerful lighting system to create a wide range of lighting effects, from realistic natural lighting to artistically stylized lighting.

Unity: Creating Cinematics 19m • 3 Lessons • Beginner In these lessons, you will learn how to add a Post Process volume to create cinematic effects like vignette and bloom. We’ll explain how to install Cinemachine and create camera cutscenes. Unity provides a variety of features and tools for creating cinematics, including timeline editing, animation, post-processing effects, and virtual camera controls.

Unity: Scripting in C# 35m • 5 Lessons • Beginner In these lessons, you will learn how to code C# (C Sharp) scripts to control GameObjects in Unity using the Visual Studio Editor. Scripting, or coding, is a critical aspect of game development in Unity, or any game engine, allowing users to create custom game mechanics and functionality to enhance gameplay. We’ll show you how Unity provides a powerful scripting API, and you’ll discover what you can achieve with it.