Flexible Urban Modelling

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

Quota: 22

This subject is a quota subject and places are limited. Students may provisionally enrol via the Student Portal, but places are not guaranteed until selection is completed. You will be notified in writing by the Student Centre if you are selected.

Selection criteria: Academic merit. Students from the MC-URBDES Master of Urban Design and the MC-DESURBD Master of Design (Urban Design) will be given preference and selection will be based upon academic merit (overall GPA). Any remaining places will be made available to non urban design students and based upon academic merit (overall GPA).

For detailed information on the quota subject application process and due dates, refer to the EDSC Quota Subjects webpage: http://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/quota-subjects

170 hours

Admission into a course at the Melbourne School of Design.

Basic digital skills and 3D Max would be advantageous

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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This elective will involve modelling and interacting with complex urban sites focusing on modelling difficult terrains, both existing conditions and topographical manipulation. Students will investigate biomorphic/organic form making and representation techniques utilising procedural modelling using 3DS Max as well as plug-in and script use. Through investigating rapidly emerging digital modelling technologies, students will learn time-saving modelling, how to manage complex files, and how to move information between a range of software.

Throughout class, students will ‘record’ all that they learn with a ‘digital how to’ style manual. Students will be taught rapid knowledge capture techniques with the introduction of IrfanView capturing used with InDesign and Acrobat PDFs and video capture with Jing.

Assessment will be by coursework only

• A1 poster (30%), 1500 word equivalent, due week 10.
• Multipage PDF ‘How to guide’ (50%), 2500 word equivalent, due week 12.
• Video tutorials (20%), 1000 word equivalent, due week 12.

Reader will be available on line

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.