Arch125_Class-07_SP10

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This Rhino tutorial will continue with the Design of a simple pavilion building in 3D. Using Rhino it will cover the steps to build a 3D roof structure and surface.

Arch125_Class-06_SP10

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This tutorial will cover the relationship between AutoCad and Rhino. You will take the AutoCad file provided and go through some steps that will allow you to open it in Rhino. It is important that you use 3D tools early on in the design process. Rhino is a good tool for us to begin to explore 3D design. The transition from AutoCad to Rhino is easier then other 3D applications because of many interface similarities.

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Acad_Rhino_Drawing

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This tutorial is the 3rd in the digital design beginner series. It will explore the manipulation of the UCS and 3D wireframe massing in AutoCad while covering some AutoCad basics like Grips, Layers and Linetypes. In the next tutorial of this series we will look at exporting the 3D wireframe massing from AutoCad into Rhino.

Arch125_Class-04_SP10

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This tutorial is the 2nd in the digital design beginner series. It will teach you how to export from Adobe Illustrator as a .DWG to  import into AutoCad. Then using scale by reference you will scale the .DWG  to full scale. The tutorial keeps going to include basic AutoCad layer and Polyline techniques to create an architectural Site Plan Diagram. In the next tutorial of this series we will look at the manipulation of the UCS and 3D massing in AutoCad.

Arch125_Class-03_SP10

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This tutorial will give you the tools to create a Site Analysis Diagram using Photoshop and Illustrator. Using Google Maps you will print screen several images and stitch them together In Photoshop to create a high resolution Base Map. Then you will bring the Base Map into Illustrator and start tracing using the pen tool. It also covers Layers, Stroke, Line Weight, Fill and Opacity.

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Arch125_Class-02_SP10

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