Making a Coke bottle in AutoCAD

Learn to model and render a classic glass Coke bottle in AutoCAD using solid and surface tools, for users who know 3D basics.

<h2>About this course</h2>In this course, you model the classic glass Coke bottle in AutoCAD, using its familiar curved shape as a practical project for 3D modeling. You begin by sketching the outline that defines the bottle's form. From that sketch, you move into 3D and create the main body of the bottle. The course then focuses on detailing. You add the details that give the bottle its recognizable shape, then refine it further with more detailed features, combining surface modeling and solid 3D tools to reach the final object. This mix is the core of the course: you see when a surface tool suits a shape better than a solid one, and how the two work together in a single model. Once the geometry is complete, you render the bottle to present it as a finished glass object. A closing quiz checks your understanding of the workflow. Because the project moves from sketch to 3D form, detailing, and rendering in sequence, each lesson builds directly on the last. By the end, you will have a good working knowledge of using solid and surface modeling tools together to create 3D parts in AutoCAD, and a finished, rendered model to show for it.<h2>Who should take this course</h2>This course is for you if you know the basics of 3D modeling in AutoCAD and want to apply them to a real, recognizable object. It suits intermediate AutoCAD users, product and industrial design students, and drafters who mostly work in solids and want to learn how surface tools handle curved, organic shapes. It also fits anyone who wants a short, focused project that ends with a rendered model they can show.<h2>Pre-requisites</h2>You should know the basics of 3D modeling in AutoCAD before starting. AutoCAD 2013 or a later version on the Windows or Mac operating system is recommended so you can follow along with each lesson.