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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 5
2D Drawing

Chapter 5 describes some of the primary geometric elements that are used to create two-dimensional drawings within the 3D modeling environment, including points, line segments, and curves. This overview of point and curve objects, B-splines, Bézier curves, and NURBS (nonuniform rational B-splines) is intended to provide the reader with a better understanding of the computations utilized for generating curves within the Rhino 3D modeling environment, and a foundation for learning more advanced concepts related to programming. Methods for editing curve control points, and tools and techniques for creating, replicating, editing, and transforming two-dimensional geometry are provided as a means for creating design drawings and 3D models.

5.1 Drafting

Architectural drawings are two-dimensional projections that describe three-dimensional forms and spaces. Historically, two-dimensional architectural drawings, such as floor plans, elevations, sections, and axonometrics...