70212 - Basic Principles of Graphic Design

Learning outcomes

The architectural drawing as a graphic language aimed at the study, analysis and production 
of the architectural project, from its conception to its execution.

Course contents

The basic course of Rhino 3d will illustrate how to produce 3-D models using NURBS geometry and arrange models for export, annotation and plotting. In class, you will receive information at an accelerated pace. For best results, practice at a Rhino workstation between class sessions, and consult your Rhino reference manual and the Help file for additional information. 

Topics:

- Introduction

- General informations

- The Rhino for Windows Interface

- Creating and Editing Geometry

- Precision modeling

- Editing Geometry

- Point editing

- 3D Modeling and editing

- Creating deformable shapes

- Modeling with solids

- Creating surfaces

- Annotating your model

- Printing and Layouts

- Transforming solids

- NURBS topology

- Surface continuity

- Use background bitmaps

- An approach to modeling

- Meshes from NURBS objects

- Importing/Exporting Rhino file Information from/to 3dsMax, Autocad, Illustrator and InDesign

Readings/Bibliography

Rhino 5 Level 1 Training Guide and Models
Rhino 5 Level 2 Training Guide and Models
Caraccia Francesco, Metodi di modellazione NURBS con Rhinoceros, 2006, Janotek

Teaching methods

The course will be carried out by means of classroom lessons and practices. 

Theoretical lessons will deal with program topics - by means of 
notifications, seminars and presentation of study cases - with specific 
applications to general and/or particular cases. 

Practices will have the purpose of applying representation techniques to the 
themes under close examination, as a language for the display of 
architecture. 

Exercise tables are subject to a specific assessment. All tables assigned 
during the course must be produced in order to sit for the exam.

Assessment methods

The approval and production of individual and/or group exercise works is a 
prerequisite and a necessary condition for the admittance to the exam. 

The exam consist of a written test and an oral test, consisting of the 
discussion and assessment of individual works.

Teaching tools

Some classroom lessons useful for the cognitive and planning activity and 
seminars for checking the work carried out by students divided into groups. 

Basic bibliographic, graphic and documental material relating to the themes 
studied will be made available to students at the beginning of the course.

Office hours

See the website of Andrea Buttarini