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Rhinoceros 3D

Mariana Popescu

25.11.16

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Introduction

Basics

Curve modeling

Surfaces

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IntroductionBasics

Curve modeling

Surfaces

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Solids

NURBS

Polygons

Geometry types Add-ons and extensions

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Units

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Status bar

Properties&

Layers

Command lineShelf

Toolbar

Menu bar

Viewport

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Shading modes

Wireframe Shaded Rendered

Ghosted X-Ray Technical

Artistic Pen Custom

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Shading modes

_Options

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Navigation

Pan

Orbit

Zoom

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Perspective view Parallel view

Zoom window

Zoom extents

Zoom selected

+/ +/

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Introduction

Basics

Curve modeling

Surfaces

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Creating objects

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Drawing aids

END – snap to end of a curve

NEAR – snap to a point near point on a curve

POINT – snap to a point

MID – snap to middle of a curve

CEN – snap to center of circle or arc

INT – snap to intersection of two curves

PERP – snap perpendicular to a curve

TAN – snap tangent to a curve

QUAD – snap to quadrants of a circle

KNOT – snap to knot on curve or surface

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Organisation

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Organisation

Create new layer

Create new sublayer

Delete layer

Move layer up/down

Parent layer ( may not have duplicate names)

Sublayers (may have duplicate names)

Layer visibility

Lock layer

Layer color properties

Layer material properties

Layer line object properties

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Construction planes

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Drag window left to right

select only objects fully included in the window

Selecting objects

Drag right to left

select any object it crosses

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Transformations

Move:

From reference point to reference point

Scale:

By factor or from reference point to reference point

Rotate:

Around reference point axis

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Introduction

Basics

Curve modeling

Surfaces

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Pierre Varignon: Nouvel mécanique ou statique (1725)

Splines

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Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline

Shipbuilding in 19th century Citroen DS (1955)

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Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline

Citroen DS (1955)

NURBS cuvres

(image: http://www.alatown.com/spline-history-architecture/)

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Degree: 1

Curve Degrees

Degree: 2

Degree: 3

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Degree: 1

Curve Degrees

Degree: 2

Degree: 3

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Editing curves

_POn

_Rebuild

Moving points

Deleting points

_ InsertControlPoint

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Introduction

Basics

Curve modeling

Surfaces

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VitraHaus – Herzog & de Meuron

Create surface from curvesextrudesweeploftplanar surface

Example 1- VitraHaus

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Arch_tec_lab ETH Zurich -

Create surface from curvesnetwork surfacepatchedge surface

Example 2 – Arch_Tec_Lab

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Arc_tech_lab ETH Zurich -

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Help

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Help

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EPFL Rolex Learning Center- SANAA

Assignment

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http://block.arch.ethz.ch