Stage 1 : General configuration, setting up blueprints :
Blueprints cropping(w/ photoshop) :
First thing is to work on blueprints. If you already searched how to set your blueprints in Rhino, you found the
suurland method (which is pretttty long) or the tutorials did not mentioned how to do this.
My method is simple : Cropping the blueprints with photoshop, noting their size and placing them in Rhino by entering
planes corners coordinates.
The harder is to crop your four views : front, back, side and top with only 3 dimensions : L x l x h .
I personnaly do the following :
- cut and crop the front and back view. Check that you have the same dimensions l x h. (Use "Canvas Size" if not)
- cut the side view and set the height (which is known) to h ("Canvas Size")
- center the side view to fit the canva size.
- crop it in its length. YOu have know the missing dimension : L
- now you can cut the top view, use Canva Size with L and l, and finally center the view in the canva.
Keep these three value somewhere in mind (L, l and h)
Here is a gift for the lazy ones of you
and L=652, l=298, h=219 (px)
Close photoshop and open Rhino. If your never did...what are you doing here ??!
Go to Dimensions/Properties. In the Unit Tab, use the following :
Model Units : Millimiters
Absolute tolerance : 0.01 units
Relative tolerance : 1 percent
Angle tolerance : 3
Don't change the other values.
Settings up the blueprints :
Left Click in the top view.
Go in View/Background Bitmap/Place. Search the directory where you placed your fours views and obviously select the
top one.
Then your cursor is now a cross and in the Prompt line is asked : "First Corner ?"
Enter -65.2,-29.8
Then when "Second Corner or Length ?" is asked enter 130.4 .
You have now your top view in correct position.
I divided the original value by 10 to fit the Rhino workspace better.
Now place the other view by yourself using the same method :
for the side view enter -65.2,0 then 130.4
for the back(right) and front(left) views enter -21.9,0 then 43.8 .
note that you obtain the view you want by right clicking the name of the view, then
select "Set View" and choose the good one.
Note that you can hide/Show the bitmaps by using View/Background Bitmap/Hide or Show command.
Rhino Tip : rightclicking both validate or repeat the last command used.
Other important Tip : you can directly enter the name of the command you want to use in the prompt line. Sometimes
it's faster than searching the command button. In the tutorial I'll always give you the name of the command to use, in
this way : _Command. but actually you don't need to enter the "_".
Save your work by doing File/Incremental Save. This way you could get back in previous files if necessary.
So here is what you should have now in your workspace :
Blueprints cropping(w/ photoshop) :
First thing is to work on blueprints. If you already searched how to set your blueprints in Rhino, you found the
suurland method (which is pretttty long) or the tutorials did not mentioned how to do this.
My method is simple : Cropping the blueprints with photoshop, noting their size and placing them in Rhino by entering
planes corners coordinates.
The harder is to crop your four views : front, back, side and top with only 3 dimensions : L x l x h .
I personnaly do the following :
- cut and crop the front and back view. Check that you have the same dimensions l x h. (Use "Canvas Size" if not)
- cut the side view and set the height (which is known) to h ("Canvas Size")
- center the side view to fit the canva size.
- crop it in its length. YOu have know the missing dimension : L
- now you can cut the top view, use Canva Size with L and l, and finally center the view in the canva.
Keep these three value somewhere in mind (L, l and h)
Here is a gift for the lazy ones of you
and L=652, l=298, h=219 (px)
Close photoshop and open Rhino. If your never did...what are you doing here ??!
Go to Dimensions/Properties. In the Unit Tab, use the following :
Model Units : Millimiters
Absolute tolerance : 0.01 units
Relative tolerance : 1 percent
Angle tolerance : 3
Don't change the other values.
Settings up the blueprints :
Left Click in the top view.
Go in View/Background Bitmap/Place. Search the directory where you placed your fours views and obviously select the
top one.
Then your cursor is now a cross and in the Prompt line is asked : "First Corner ?"
Enter -65.2,-29.8
Then when "Second Corner or Length ?" is asked enter 130.4 .
You have now your top view in correct position.
I divided the original value by 10 to fit the Rhino workspace better.
Now place the other view by yourself using the same method :
for the side view enter -65.2,0 then 130.4
for the back(right) and front(left) views enter -21.9,0 then 43.8 .
note that you obtain the view you want by right clicking the name of the view, then
select "Set View" and choose the good one.
Note that you can hide/Show the bitmaps by using View/Background Bitmap/Hide or Show command.
Rhino Tip : rightclicking both validate or repeat the last command used.
Other important Tip : you can directly enter the name of the command you want to use in the prompt line. Sometimes
it's faster than searching the command button. In the tutorial I'll always give you the name of the command to use, in
this way : _Command. but actually you don't need to enter the "_".
Save your work by doing File/Incremental Save. This way you could get back in previous files if necessary.
So here is what you should have now in your workspace :
