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Interior Design Bundle
Interior Design Software Classes
Learn the software applications used by Interior Designers to create drafting floor plans, 3D models, render realistic visuals, and design polished presentations for their clients. An Interior Designer uses computer-aided design (CAD), 3D modeling (SketchUp) software to plan, design, and furnish rooms or buildings that are practical, aesthetic, and conducive to the intended purposes of the environment. They also use Photoshop to prepare additional visuals for their presentations. This bundle includes training in AutoCAD Fundamentals, SketchUp Pro, and Photoshop.
- 100% Online & Self-Paced Options
- AEC Industry Architectural Design Skills
- Course Certificates & Digital Credentials
- Free Student Software
This course bundle is 100% online and self-paced with no live class sessions. Course materials are accessible immediately after purchase and you can choose when to start the training.
Complete in Your Own Time
Choose a start date that best aligns with your schedule and complete courses at your own pace. You have the freedom to stack multiple courses or bundles on top of each other or take a break and return to them later.
The average completion time for the Interior Design Bundle is 4-5 Months.
Courses Included
The Interior Design Bundle consists of 6 courses.
CAD 101 – Introduction to AutoCAD
We start at the very beginning, using AutoCAD to draw drafting symbols, kitchen and bath fixtures, and then create a floor plan. We assemble everything into one sheet file. Learn about Drawing on Layers, Adding Text, Dimensions & Plotting.
- Create drafting symbols, kitchen and bath fixtures, a floor plan and integrate all information into one deliverable sheet file.
- Distinguish the differences required to generate drawings for use as annotation and real-world model components.
- Create and insert blocks and externally reference files and determine the appropriate times to apply those skill sets.
- Master file management, drafting on layers, integrating drawing component files and plotting while creating on the class residential project.
CAD 201 – Intermediate AutoCAD
Use AutoCAD to draw an abbreviated set of construction documents for a residential project: floor plan, roof plan, foundation plan, electrical plan & building elevations. Create, insert and link drawings. Learn the best workflow.
- Create an abbreviated set of construction documents including floor plan, foundation plan, electrical plan and building elevations for a small residential project.
- Create and insert blocks, externally reference files and determine the appropriate times to apply those skill sets to optimize project efficiency.
- Demonstrate layer and file management, external file referencing, use of model/layout environments and user coordinate systems.
- Apply intermediate-level skills including layer management, user coordinate system development, creating sheet layout environments and plotting.
SKP 101 – Introduction to SketchUp Pro
Create a Community Park, including topography. Make 3D models of a picnic table, carousel & other site furnishings. Learn to navigate SketchUp and different workflows to create the 3D model of the Park.
- Design massing and preliminary design 3D models.
- Build collaboration
- Determine the most efficient way of accurately and productively working within SketchUp
- Use all of the SketchUp tools to best learn the functionality of the software program.
SKP 201 – Intermediate SketchUp Pro
Learn to use the Sandbox tools to create 3D Topography, and to use Project Geo-Location. Model a Clubhouse for the Community Park. Explore new workflows. Include the 3D Warehouse assets & the SketchUp camera tools.
- Use more advanced SketchUp tools to create doors, walls, windows and to detail the interior of buildings.
- Create and edit new materials and add photo textures to SketchUp models from Google Earth.
- Create scenes, generate scene settings and animate those settings in SketchUp.
- Explore creating topography and exporting images and animations.
DAC 101 – Introduction to Adobe Photoshop
Learn the Adobe Photoshop user interface and the specific tools and features that make Photoshop valuable. Learn major strategies to adjust, correct and supplement photos and graphic projects.
- Recognize the basic tools of Photoshop and appropriately utilize these tools for the desired adjustments and corrections.
- Carry out techniques to adjust, enhance, supplement, and compose files necessary to produce marketing materials.
- Implement proper understanding and organization of files and layers within the layers panel and Photoshop interface.
- Appropriately adjust and export images with variations in image file-type, dimension and color.
DAC 201 – Intermediate Adobe Photoshop
This Photoshop class reinforces techniques and expands on the Introdction to Photoshop class. You will learn important strategies on how to work successfully, how to plan, design, collaborate and export a project.
- Reinforce the basic tools of Adobe Photoshop and appropriately use these tools for the desired adjustments and corrections.
- Carry out techniques to adjust, enhance, supplement, and compose files necessary to produce marketing materials.
- Incorporate client’s determined goals, audience, and branding.
- Assess and adjust image strategy based on determined marketing and design goals.