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Monday, November 5, 2012

Class Goals


NOVEMBER 7 (Wednesday):
Details for Assignment No 4: COMPLETE!

NOVEMBER 14 (Wednesday):
Basic Masses with some details of your Building: COMPLETE!


NOVEMBER 19 (Monday):
QUIZ!! Be ready!  Bring me some Printouts to review before Wednesday.


NOVEMBER 21 (Wednesday):
Masses with Details and Materials all set and ready to go.  Photoshop file with  environment started.


NOVEMBER 26-28 (Monday-Wednesday):
Diagrams: COMPLETE!  Details for your model pretty much complete.  Environments only need some tweaking.


DECEMBER 3 (Monday):
FINAL DUE no later than 7 45!......also, pizza


DISCLAIMER:
I will no longer be answering questions for Assignments No 1-3 in class unless a printed version of work with improvements is given to me.  This may either be answered in class or taken with me with notes to be returned on the following class.


DISCLAIMER 2:
Assignment No 2:  In addition to all the previous requirements, all resubmittals for Assignment No 2 at the time of the Final shall have:
- a  North arrow at each floor plan / site plan
- spaces named or a legend for the named spaces with the spaces being called out numerically




RECAP!!

PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED LESSONS:
RHINO SPECIFICS:
Rhino - Basics:
UNITS (be certain that it is in Inches)
LAYERS (Each Material shall have it's own Layer; ie. Win_Glass_Type1, Glass_Type_2, Win_Mullion, Door_Wood, Door_Frame, etc.  The Layers change as the material changes)
PROPERTIES
POLYLINE
JOIN (to join separate Polylines)
GROUP / UNGROUP
EXTRUDE (either as a solid mass or as wall-type extrusions with Offsets; with Cap)
OFFSET
MOVE
COPY
SCALE
SCALE1D
SCALE2D
ZOOM - EXTENTS (Z - E)
ZOOM - SELECTED (Z - S)
CAD to Rhino (save CAD as a 2004 or previous version; open CAD file with Rhino 4.0)
Changing Viewports, utilizing the one that is most relevant to building the model.

Rhino - Modeling:
BOOLEAN - Union - Difference - Split - Intersection
BOOLEANDifference (for openings; ie. windows, doors, open space, wall fenestration, etc.)
ROTATE (2-dimensional plane)
ROTATE3D (3-dimensional plane)
EXPLODE (Polylines to individual lines; Solids to multiple Surfaces)
INSERT - (select a Rhino file to Insert as a block; use this for objects / items that shall repeat: ie. doors, windows, etc.)
Save a Viewport -- Right click Viewport - Set Views - Named Views - Save it and name it what you will


VRay for Rhino Specifics:
Options - Output (change to the quality that best suites your final print size;  it is better to render at a larger quality, when in doubt)
Materials - Adding a Bitmap Texture
Materials - Transparency (whiter = more transparent; blacker = more opaque)
Materials - right click - apply to layer
Materials - have a File set up for all of your Materials)


NOVEMBER 3 (SATURDAY):
REVOLVE
PIPE (for circular railings, ect)
PROJECT TO CPLANE, PROJECT
SOLID--FILLET--CHAMFER (, FILLET, BLEND)--ADD HANDLE(edit handles)
Viewport Properties--Capture--To File (for Printscreens)
Change Viewport Background
Same Angles for Render as for Model View for Assignment No 4
Output -- No Background -- Save as PNG
Material in Vray -- Bump Maps (the same as regular mapping, but in B&W--White = closer.  Black = further)

NOVEMBER 5 (MONDAY):
LOFT (after creating a series of planes or ribs)
SHEAR (for a Surface.  use Control Points) 
SWEEP1, SWEEP2
MAKE2D
PLANARSrf
REBUILD
Viewport Camera Settings (50mm, 35mm, 20mm, etc)


NOVEMBER 7 (WEDNESDAY):
EXTRUDE SURFACE
EXTRUDE Along Curve
Control Point Editing - INSERTKnots - INSERTControlPoints
Transparency Mapping - Material PNG (Color) - Material Alpha PNG (Transparency) -- This is useful for Mesh-Type Materials where you would like to see beyond said mesh.
Materials - Import / Export / Package Materials
SUNLIGHT


NOVEMBER 12 (MONDAY):
NO CLASS!!  VETERAN'S DAY!


NOVEMBER 14 (WEDNESDAY):
SUNLIGHT (Part 2)
Interior Lights
Emissive Materials

NOVEMBER 18 (SUNDAY):
Bonus Class @ 9 am to review lights in Rhino and answer questions pertaining to your models.

NOVEMBER 19 (MONDAY):
Quiz No. 3


NOVEMBER 21 (WEDNESDAY):
TBD







Tuesday, October 30, 2012

REMINDERS! IMPORTANT DATES!

October 31 (Wednesday): NO CLASS!  Happy Halloween!

November 3 (Saturday): Make-up Class for October 31 (Wednesday).  Class will commence at 9 00 AM and end at 11 AM.    9 00 - 10 00 will consist of new material for Rhino 4.0 with Vray.  10 00 - 11 00 will be dedicated to your models.  I will ONLY answer questions to those of you with work to show me. I will not be answering questions if you have yet to start your models.  I will answer questions first to those of you who write down your questions.

November 18 (Sunday): Bonus Class.  Class will commence at 9 00 AM and end at 12 PM.    9 00 - 10 00 will consist of light sources for Rhino 4.0 with Vray.  10 00 - 12 00 will be dedicated to your models.  I will ONLY answer questions to those of you with work to show me. I will not be answering questions if you have yet to start your models.  I will answer questions first to those of you who write down your questions.

November 19 (Monday):  Quiz # 3 (on Rhino 4.0 & Photoshop).  Instructions will be posted soon.  I highly recommend that you practice with Assignment # 3 and that you are able to build, add materials and render it from 3 different views (front, side & perspective view) and arrange them side by side in Photoshop , 11 x 17 Sheet.

December 3 (Monday): Final Portfolio Due by 7 45 PM.  NO late submittals will be accepted.


DISCLAIMER:
I will no longer be answering questions for Assignments No 1-3 in class unless a printed version of work with improvements is given to me.  This may either be answered in class or taken with me with notes to be returned on the following class.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Make-up Class September 8th (Saturday) @ 9 00 am - 11 00 am

Due to class being cancelled on the 27th of August, I propose that we have a Make-up Class September 8th (Saturday) @ 9 00 am - 11 00 am.  If you can / would like to make it to this class, we will be going over what we have previously learned + any other specific questions that you may have pertaining to your assignments.  

Please comment below if you plan on making it that day.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

AUTOCAD DOWNLOAD: Autodesk Education Community

Please visit the Autodesk Education Community to download the educational version of AutoCAD. When you register with Autodesk you are assigned a personal serial number that gives you an extended license for the program.

Welcome to ARC 4058 Fall 2012

Fundamentals of Digital Design Fall 2012
Welcome to the blog for ARC 4058. Look here for posts on assignments, software tutorials, and other class info.

Please follow this link to access the syllabus for the class.  This syllabus will be updated before the next class.