Utilizing Extrudes, Lofts, and the Project Tool in Rhino

By Adam Fairless
In this Rhino tutorial, we'll explore basic techniques in Rhino to create a relatively complicated measuring tool. Software required: Rhino 5.
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Course info
Level
Beginner
Updated
Mar 7, 2016
Duration
3h 38m
Table of contents
Introduction and Project Overview
Introduction and Project Overview 1m
Utilizing Extrudes, Lofts, and the Project Tool in Rhino
Setting up Our Scene 10m Using Polylines, Curves, and Arcs 10m Adding Main Components in Our 2D Drawing 10m Defining Elements 11m Detailing Our Digital Display Unit in the 2D Drawing 11m Adding the Grip Area to the Digital Display in 2D 10m Adding Arrows and Text to the 2D Drawing 10m Adding Graphics to the Main Slider Bar in 2D 10m Adding Repetitive Shapes to Our Graphics 8m Adding Measurement Numbers to the Main Slider and Starting 3D 10m Trimming Curves Together for Enclosure 10m Tidying up 2D Curves and Referring to Imagery in Photoshop 10m Using the Curves Created in the Previous Lesson 10m Adding the Final Block in 3D 10m Finishing the Graphics and Cutting out a Plastic Element 7m Creating Angled Cuts and Adding Details to the Metal Parts 11m Starting Details on the Main Digital Display 10m Repeating the Cut Exercise to Emphasize the Technique 8m Adding Texture Grips to the Winders 10m Adding the Grip Section to the Display 10m Adding Bolt Sections and Finalizing the Rear Sliding Bar 9m Cutting a Groove for the Rear Sliding Bar and Adding Color to the File 10m
Description
Course info
Level
Beginner
Updated
Mar 7, 2016
Duration
3h 38m
Description

We'll use many simple techniques to build up the model starting with a 2D drawing using accurate measurements that will allow us to populate the 3D model quickly before adding colors to the tool. By the end of this Rhino training, you'll be able to use extrudes and lofts in your Rhino workflow. Software required: Rhino 5.

About the author
Adam Fairless
About the author

Adam Fairless has worked for the past 14 years in the Design Industry on a wide variety of product and automotive projects.

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Section Introduction Transcripts
Section Introduction Transcripts

Introduction and Project Overview
Hi, everyone. My name is Adam Fairless. I'm director of product development at WowWee Toys and Robotics. I've worked on many products that can be found on the retail shelf as well as concepts and the screen and vehicles on the road. I'm currently overseeing design efforts as well as product line for 2016 and 2017. My skill set covers concept design, illustration, CAD, prototyping and manufacturing. In this course we're going to use basic techniques in Rhino to model a vernier caliper gauge. The purpose of this course is to explore a simple variety of techniques for quickly and efficiently building a representation of a real-life piece of hardware. Some of the key takeaways from watching this course include how to use simple tools and techniques to build geometry for a real tool, create a variety of shapes and parts, build several elements of a tool that interact and fit with one another, use real part dimensions to transfer them into Rhino, and use layers and colors to further define and detail your parts. By the end of this training we will have learned a reasonable understanding of the basics of building geometry in Rhino and be able to tackle relatively complicated parts with simple, basic tools. I'm excited to share these tips and techniques with you so let's get started with the first lesson.

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