Computer-Aided Furniture Design Express Course

Author: Wang Qingbin
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Furniture is the main content of human material civilization. Chinese furniture originated as early as the Neolithic Age. Due to the limitations of the environment and productive forces at that time, furniture was very simple. With the continuous development and progress of society, over thousands of years of human production and life, the vast laboring people of our country have created thousands of excellent pieces of furniture with their wisdom and diligence. Among them, Ming Dynasty furniture is renowned worldwide for its unique style characterized by simplicity, elegance, grace, and a harmonious blend of strength and softness. This book focuses closely on the knowledge theme of "Computer-Aided Furniture Design," systematically introducing the basic knowledge, theories, and methods of furniture design. With specific examples, it elaborates in detail on how to apply software such as 3ds Max and Photoshop for various types of furniture design. The book is divided into six chapters: Chapter 1 provides an overview of furniture design; Chapters 2 to 5 sequentially introduce furniture shape design, furniture material design, furniture structure design, and furniture color design; Chapter 6 comprehensively introduces how to apply computers for assisted furniture design with specific examples. The book is rich in content, well-illustrated, well-structured, and features a novel layout, making it highly practical and operational. It is suitable as a textbook or teaching reference for industrial design, environmental art design, and furniture design majors in vocational and technical schools, as well as for personal furniture design enthusiasts.