Gallery of Student Work

This picture is taken from a movie showing an exterior and interior tour of a large house.  The house was designed in AutoCAD to meet architectural standards, then modeled and animated in 3D Studio Max. The house is currently under construction west of Bloomington.
Download the full animation here (1 MB)

A student is preparing to test a prototype airfoil in the wind tunnel.  Students designed and built their own airfoils, then tested the lift and drag characteristics of each airfoil.  Some of the designs rivaled commercial wing designs in overall lift/drag ratio.
 

A prototype of "Audio-Video Glasses" rendered in AutoCAD, with realistic lighting and materials.

A picture from a movie showing an animated tour of U-High's student lounge.  The basic floor plan was taken from ISU's master floor plans.  Students modeled furniture in AutoCAD.  The rendering and animation was done in 3D Studio Max.
Download the full animation here (1.7 MB)

A student welds the frame for a solar electric car under construction in the tech lab.  The car is being designed and built entirely by students. By May 2003, the initial design and frame had been completed.  Work on the suspension will begin in the fall.

Another student compares his model to the design dimensions  he drew on paper.  It can be a real challenge to complete a working car, on time, and within the tight size and weight constraints of the project.

This is a flask of biodiesel - diesel fuel made from vegetable oil.  A student team made this batch of biodiesel from soybean oil as part of a project on alternative energy.

This is a frame from a 30-second computer-animated film produced as a final project for the 3D Graphics course.  Students learn the applications of animation for both engineering and media applications.