3D Modeling Special Interest Group – August 2016

In this session we looked at modeling a swinging sun bed supported on 4 columns. This project will involve extrusions, extrude along path, subdivision modeling, creating drawings, lighting, and getting resources from other projects.

Topics Covered:

• 01:57    starting with a blank file
• 02:11    start with a rectangle in the center of the page
• 02:44    creating the columns using a rectangle and then using the instant Push/Pull mode of the rectangle
• 03:32    using the move by points tool to copy the columns
• 04:04    using Push/Pull tool to edit the height of the columns
• 04:31    assigning a texture to the columns
• 04:43    using the mirror tool to copy the fist column to make the others
• 05:54    copying a symbol form an earlier project to place the lights in this project
• 07:50    exporting a symbol to an office library
• 08:42    creating extrusions using automatic working planes
• 09:37    occluded selection and snapping
• 11:45    editing the length of extrusions using the Object Info palette
• 12:46    Framing Member for creating beams
• 15:45    creating the remaining beams with extrusions and the Mirror Tool
• 17:12    Framing Member options
• 18:40    creating the sun bed using a subdivision object
• 23:36    adding thickness to the sun bed using Shell Solid
• 25:20    adding the rope supports to the sun bed using a 3D Polygon and Extrude Along Path
• 27:52    adding a connection tot eh sun bed with the Eye Bolt
• 29:43   Vectorworks crashed and the project had not been saved, so it had to be recreated.
• 41:08    adding a texture to the sun bed
• 41:48    creating the rope using a Sweep
• 49:13    creating a rope with a bend
• 52:49    rendering the scene
• 57:42    making the viewports for drawings using Create Multiple Viewports
• 1:01:37  creating perspective viewports

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