Introduction to Rhino 3-D (JEWL 1120)
Develop your design and computer skills through an introduction to 3-D modeling. This course will teach students how to model, edit and analyze organic 3-D shapes using a free form surfacing tool set. Students will also learn more advanced techniques using industry standard software, Rhinoceros. This course is ideal for jewellery makers, industrial designers, product designers and anyone who needs to model or prototype products for manufacturing.
Course code: JEWL 1120
Credits: 0.0
Length: 12.0 hours
Course outline:
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- Define “what is the interface”, hotkeys, workflow, type of elements
- Experiment with 3d space, translation, rotation and scaling
- Explore the practical application of Surface modeling
- Working with Layers (as well as dimensioning)
- Introduce deformers tools to modeling
- Study the Grid / Snap function
- Imperial vs Metric
- Surface vs Solid vs meshes
- Object snap
- 2d drawing tool
- Array, offset, rebuild tool, etc
- Rings Assignment
- Chairs Assignment
- Introduction to studio and safety rules
- Copper and hammering
- How copper molecules behave
- Cutting a copper disc with bench shears and filing edges
- Torches, annealing disc
- Hammers, stumps, anvils, hammering techniques.
- Sinking a copper disc, anneal, repeat, etc.
- Planishing a copper bowl, finishing edge.
- Heating patina
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.