Week 7 Lab: 3D Modulor

In this lab session you’ll start to transform the Modulor into a three-dimensional Modulor figure. After rotating the 2D Modulor into 3D space, you’ll add 3D surfaces to fill out the figure of the Modulor. Finally you will set up 2 viewports in paper space, set the views in each, and print out the file. Follow these steps:

Getting Started

1. Find the size of the original artwork you copied off the Web and make a note of it.

1. Make a copy of your Modulor file and name it mod-3d.dwg in your h:\ drive.
2. Open AutoCAD and open the file.

Draw a line at the base of your Modulor and use it as an axis in the 3DROTATE command to rotate your Modulor 90 degrees around the X-axis.	In Model Space, create 2 viewports vertically. Set an elevation view in one and an isometric in the other to make it convenient to work in 3D.

Adding Three Dimensional Elements to your Modulor

2. Use 3D rotate, 3D geometric surfaces, revolved surfaces, ruled surfaces, and thickness to the Modulor to highlight important parts of the figure.

Add Thickness	Revolved Surfaces	Ruled or or Edge Surfaces	Geometric Surfaces

Final Image Production

1. In Paper Space create 2 viewports on a horizontal sheet of 8.5"x11" paper and set up one view in each: one elevational view and one isometric.
2. Save the isometric as a Named View and Set the elevation view at 3/4"=1’-0".
3. In Paper Space, click on View->Floating Viewports->Hideplot, choose ON, and pick both viewports. This will make the print do a hideline rather than a wireframe print.
4. In Paper Space, put the Viewports on a separate layer and freeze the layer to avoid the additional rectangle around your images.
5. From Paper Space print to the LaserJet 5MP. Use a window to select the area to print. Set the scale to 1"=1" and do a full preview to make sure it is set up the way you want.