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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)

Drawing Exercises

Exercise 1: Drawing an Unrolled Truncated Cone

The purpose of this exercise is to gain a better understanding of descriptive geometry, projection techniques, and developable surfaces, while learning and developing two-dimensional digital drafting tools and skills.

This drawing composition consists of five projections of a truncated cone: a top view (plan), front view (elevation), side view (elevation), a view of the unrolled (developable) surface of the cone, and an auxiliary view (“true” elevation) of the truncated surface of the cone.

To complete this drawing, use Rhino 3D modeling tools to create points, lines, polylines, circles, and curves; replication tools, such as copy, ArrayPolar, and mirror; editing tools, such as trim and extend; and transformation tools, such as move and rotate. Use modeling aids to control the snap and ortho settings. Draft the linework at a 1:1 scale and constrained to the XY CPlane in the Top viewport.

To begin the drawing...