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Course Detail

Course Name Computer Graphics and Animation
Course Code 25RA752
Program M. Tech. in Robotics and Automation
Credits 3
Campus Amritapuri , Bengaluru

Syllabus

Computer graphics fundamentals –overview of CG pipeline- 2D shapes, clipping, 2D Geometric transformations. Simple Animation with 2D transformations. Three-dimensional viewing: viewing pipeline, projections: parallel projections, perspective projections. 3D transformations.

 

Illumination models and surface rendering – polygon rendering methods: constant intensity shading, Gouraud shading, Phong shading.– color models, Visible surface detection. Creating 3D Graphics scene using open-source tools such as blender: Creating Three-dimensional (3D) objects, creating 3D graphics scene with objects, Textures, cameras and lighting, Rendering the scene created.

 

Creating 3D animation using open-source tools such as blender: animation – basic keyframing, auto keyframing, creating bones and skeletons and animate their movement, inverse kinematics. Case study in video sequence editing.

Objectives and Outcomes

Course Outcomes:

CO1: Understand the basic shapes, 2D and 3D viewing in computer graphics.

CO2: Perform geometric transformations on objects.

CO3: Apply graphics algorithms for rendering objects and surfaces.

CO4: Create 3D objects in the graphics environment and render the scene using open-source tools.

CO5: Synthesize 2D and 3D animations using open-source tools.

Text Books / References

Textbooks / References:

1.       Hearn D and Baker P. “Computer Graphics Open GL Version”, Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall of India; 2013.

2.       Lance Flavell, “Beginning Blender: Open Source 3D Modeling, Animation, and Game Design”, Apress,2010

3.       James Chronister, “Blender basics classroom tutorial book”, Fourth edition, 2011.

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