Drafting in Rhino

Introduction

Following learning the basics of rhino, I started to learn how I can show my work to “clients”. This is where I learned how to make a layout in the modeling software. Layouts in Rhino allowed me to project a drawing or model I made where I can present information about the actual model like dimensions. I was also able to add annotations to the drawing like dimensions, section drawings, and more general information about the drawing. 

Process

To draw my desired drawing I would first choose to work on the top view. Then I would use various commands to draw the shape I intend to draw. Some commands I used include but are not limited to “Line”, “Polyline”, “Rectangle”, “Circle”, “Trim”, and “Polygon”. After I got the drawing I would then press the plus sign within the viewport tab to import a layout. I would choose the layout that best fits the model being projected. Once I have the layout selected in the viewport tabs, I would use the “Detail” command to add the drawing. I would make sure I have the correct projection view selected. Following this I would click and drag where I want my detail drawing to be centered around. When I am satisfied with how the detail drawing is centered I would adjust the scale of it so that it fits within the detail border with some room to add annotations. The very last thing I would do is to add annotations to the drawings and put more information about the drawing at the bottom. 

Final Product

At the end of the day I ended up with a 2D drawing that can be used to communicate information about. Although a simple rectangle with holes might not be appalling to an actual product, it gave me experience on how to start a 2D model, or 3D model. Being able to know commands such as “line” and “Circle” will allow me to use Rhino in the future to model other stuff. Being able to annotate a drawing properly will allow me to communicate more information about a certain drawing. 

More Drawings

Skills Gained

As a result of completing this project, I have increased my knowledge on commands and functions in rhino as well as increasing my experience in Rhino in general. During this project I used 2D drawing commands which improved my drafting skills in Rhino. Drafting in Rhino has also improved my problem solving skills given that I had to work around obstacles and see what command works best for my intended step. 

Lessons

From my experience in drafting I have been able to acknowledge the importance of being able to problem solve. Problem solving will be very useful in the future as I will be able to make my way around obstacles by using strategies and techniques. One thing I would have done differently when drafting is finding out more techniques to draw something. 

Reflections

I think one of the biggest challenges I faced was with being consistent with my layout dimensions. When I first started to add dimensions in my layouts I would always have a different dimension space size for each dimension. I solved this by going to document properties and changing the annotation styles so that I can set a specific size, font, and more to all the dimensions.