The 3D unit has several parts to it. First, it's important to understand what 3d means. Click here to visit a site that will summarize how the three dimensions are viewed and created. Then learning the basics of 3d software is the next step. After practicing how to create objects in a three dimensional environment you need to combine objects.

SKETCHUP information is here.

Here's examples created by Ryan Richter, Sarai Albert, and Lindy Schweitzer.

The layout is similar in some regards but will reguire time to adjust. Sketchup has several types of tutorials to follow also. Use them to create a building. You should create your company store or a museum in which you can hang pictures or photographs of your work from this year. You need to design the interior and exterior thoroughly. Design the inside with detail and landscape the exterior completely. The more the better. Pay attention to the scale of your building and all objects. They should be scaled appropriately for real life size humans.

The basic criteria is as follows:

Exterior - street, sidewalk, grass, shrubbery or trees, parking lot, lights, sign created in Photoshop or Illustrator, and textures.
Interior - basic furnishings, painted or textured walls, flooring, lights, windows, doors, and four or more of your personally created images on the walls as posters.
The last step of this assignment is to animate two walk throughs of your building. One walk through is the exterior while the second should be the interior.

After finishing the above assignment and turning them in for grades you get to decide what type of 3D program you pursue for your final 3d project. Research various types of software and determine which one you want to use such as: Blender, Poser, Vue 7, Pov Ray, Doga, Anim8or, WorldBuilder, Webmaker, Terragen, or another.

Here's a link to numerous websites with free 3D content for various programs. 3dvia is one of the largest sharing sites on the Net.
Motion capture technology is emerging as a major art form that many animation companies are implementing as their main technique in 3D productions.

After using Skecthup to create your building use another program called Terragen to create 3d landscapes.