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Rhino Drafting Notes 1 (Week_01)

Rhino Introductory

Hold right mouse button to Rotating View
Use mouse scroll wheel to Zoom
Hold shift + right mouse button to Pan

Selection:
Drag from right to left to select anything lasso touches
Left to right to select only things inside lasso
Hold Shift to add to Selection Set
Hold Ctrl to subtract from Selection Set

Units:
Type Units under the command prompt
On the drop down menu under Model units, pick Inches
Under Distance display select Feet & Inches
OK–>Yes

Topic_01: Drafting in Rhino

  1. Make sure Ortho is on (Hold SHIFT to temporarily turn ORTHO on or off)
  2. Type Line >hit enter> specify start point at 0,0 > specify end point at a given “x” distance.
  3. Type Polyline > specify start point at 0,0 > specify next point at a distance of”x” > next point at a distance of “x”, etc.
  4. Type Curve > specify start point at 0,0 > specify next point at distance of “x” > specify next point at distance of “x” > …etc.
  5. Type Circle > specify start point at 0,0 > specify radius length a distance of “x”
  6. Type Rectangle > specify start point at 0,0 > specify other corner at “x,y” (10,10)
  7. Type Rectangle > in command line select 3Point (in parenthesis)

    1.   Specify start point at 0,0 > specify end of first edge at a distance of “x”
    2.   Specify width at a distance of “x” > Hit Enter
  8. Type Polygon > in command line select NumSides (in parenthesis)
    1. Change number of sides to desired amount at “x”
    2. Specify center point at 0,0 > specify radius length a distance of “x”

Basic Transformation:

  1. Type Move > specify objects to move > specify point to move from > specify point to move to
  2. Type Copy > specify objects to copy > specify point to copy from > specify point to copy to
  3. Type Rotate > specify objects to rotate > specify center point > specify reference point or angle “x” > specify second reference point or angle “x”
  4. Type Scale > specify objects to scale > specify scale origin > specify first reference point or factor of “x” > specify second reference point or factor of “x”

Topic_02: Editing Linework in Rhino

  1. Type Trim > select cutting object (curve of geometry, hold shift to select multiple objects) > Select object(s) to trim > hit Enter
  2. Type Offset > select curve to offset (or geometry) > specify offset at a distance “x” > hit Enter
  3. Type Join > select all curves to join (creates single polyline from individual lines/polylines) > hit Enter
  4. Type Explode > select all curves to explode (breaks complex objects into individual components i.e. rectangles to 4 curves) > hit Enter
  5. Type Divide > select curves to divide > specify number of segments at a number “x” > hit Enter
  6. Type Split > select curve to split > select intersecting curve as cutting object > hit Enter
  7. Type Extend > select boundary curve to extend to > select curves to extend
  8. Type Fillet > specify radius between curves (0 – 360) > select first curve to fillet > select second curve

Topic_03: Exporting from Rhino

  1. File > Export selected > select items to be exported
  2. Label file a given name, in a desired location on your hard-drive
  3. Click Save As in the drop down menu below File Name.
    1. Select Adobe Illustrator File (*.ai) and select Save
  4. In the AI Export Options Window choose either:
    1. Snapshot of Current View (generates drawing scale from viewport)
    2. Preserve Model Scale (Use if you know the exact scale you want you drawing at)
  5. Open the saved (*.ai) file in Adobe Illustrator (Layers are saved from Rhino

To open in AutoCad scroll through list to “AutoCAD drawing (*.dwg)” Hit Enter New window pops up, Leave as Default.

Commands: Default Shortcut

  • Right mouse click = Enter; can also be used to repeat the last command
  • Grid Snap:  F9  (can also be located in the toolbar typically docked in the bottom of the window)
  • Ortho:  F8  (can also be located in the toolbar typically docked in the bottom of the window)
  • Osnap:  (can also be located in the toolbar typically docked in the bottom of the window)
  • Trim: Ctrl T
  • Move:  M
  • Copy:  CO
  • Zoom:  Ctrl W
    • Zoom Extents:  Type ze
    • Zoom Selected: Type zs
  • Join: Ctrl J
  • Group:  Ctrl G
  • Undo:  Ctrl Z
  • Redo: Ctrl Y
  • Distance:  DIST
  • Gumball
  • Rebuild Curve
    • Degrees 1,1
    • Degrees 3,3
  • Rotate
  • Split
  • Scale1D
  • Scale2D
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