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Drawing from the Model

By : Frank Melendez
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Drawing from the Model

By: Frank Melendez

Overview of this book

With advances in computing and the invention of computer-aided design (CAD) tools in the 1960s, the production of architectural drawing shifted from hand drafting to computer-aided drafting. Drawing from the Model presents design students and professionals with a broad overview of drawing and modeling in architectural representation. The book starts with an overview of drawing, modeling, and computing, with descriptions and examples of drawings that range from hand sketching to computational visualizations. You’ll also learn about digital physics-based simulations and explore digital drawing and 3D modeling tools, techniques, and workflows for creating geometry in Robert McNeel & Associates Rhinoceros® (Rhino 6 for Windows) software. Moving ahead, you’ll be introduced to conventional architectural drawings, such as plans, sections, and elevations. In the end chapters, you’ll learn about computational design processes, scripting procedures for developing various types of incrementally varying patterns and get an overview of robotics and physical computing platforms. By the end of this book, you’ll have digital drawing and modeling skill sets that are required in contemporary architectural education.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Chapter 2
Architectural Models

Chapter 2 provides an overview of the use of three-dimensional models in architectural design. This covers a range of methods for utilizing both physical and digital models in the architectural design process that are based on concepts related to performance, parametric design, simulation, information, and data. Physical models allow individuals to understand architectural geometries through real materials that are tangible. In addition to representations of forms, these models allow for the exploration of form and geometry through studies of material performance, behavior, and phenomenon.

Over the past few decades, advances in computing technologies and the use of digital models in architectural design have opened up new opportunities for architectural drawings and representations, as well as the output of physical artifacts through the use of digital fabrication tools. Digital models can be used to simulate material behaviors, atmospheric flows, environmental...