Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Fundamentals of Engineering Animation (17.IGB340)

Native organizations units: Chair of Animation in Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Engineering Animation (Godina: 2, Summer)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Design
Interdisciplinary	Yes
ECTS	8

Educational goal:

Learning topics related to creating simple animations of rigid bodies or animals that have relatively simple geometry and skeleton.

Educational outcome:

Creating geometry of rigid body and simple animals, setting up appropriate rigging, creating skinning and creating characters key positions. Creating an animation.

Course content:

Creating geometry (Mesh) of character. Creating character rigging. Creating bones, as well as controlling these bones, setting the parameters that prevent unnatural movement. Set bones and create Inverse Kinematik and Forward Kinematik chains. Using curve editor to better control movement. Control of twisting of the hand, torso or neck. Creating bones of the head, eyes and eyelids, eyebrows, lips and their controls. Skinning creating, i.e. connecting the geometry (Mesh) of a character with a set of rigging of character. Setting Character in Key Poses. Using different techniques, i.e. skin modifiers (Weight tool and Parameters Rollout) to correct a characters Mesh.

Teaching methods:

Lectures and Practice in the computer laboratory. Consultations. Computer practice is based on the use of 3D Studio Max, After Effects and Premiere softwares. During the semester colloquiums are organized after completed thematic wholes. During the semester computer animation are being done and each students work on his/her own personal animation, but also the Practice group creates a common animation. In order for the student to pass the examination, besides other prerequisites, he/she has to win at least 30% of the points in each obligation.

Literature:

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Boaz Livny	Mental Ray for Maya, 3ds Max and XSI a 3D artist’s guide to rendering	2008	Wiley Publishing	English
Watt, A., Policarpo, F.	3D Games : Real-time Rendering and Software Technology	2001	Addison-Wesley, New York	English
Hooks, E.	Acting for Animators	2017	Routledge	English
Rick Parent	Computer Animation Algorithms & Techniques	2008	Elsevier	English
Banchoff, T., Lovett, S.	Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces	2016	CRC Press, Boca Raton	English
Angel, E.	Interactive computer graphics : a top-down approach with OpenGL	2003	Addison-Wesley	English
Pete Draper	Deconstructing the Elements with 3ds Max Create natural fire, earth, air and water without plug-in	2009	Autodesk	English
Watt, A.	3D Computer Graphics	2000	Addison-Wesley, New York	English
Mark Gerhard, Jeffrey Harper, Jon McFarland	Mastering Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010	2009	Wiley Publishing	English

Knowledge evaluation:

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory	No	Yes	30.00
Computer exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Project task	Yes	Yes	15.00
Project	Yes	Yes	30.00
Project task	Yes	Yes	15.00
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00