MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu 4.500 Introduction to Design Computing Fall 2008 For information about citing these materials or our Terms of Use, visit: http://ocw.mit.edu/terms.4.500 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTATION Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Architecture Recitation #2 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER MODELING Professor Larry Sass AutoCAD • Making a surface model o >>un : Set Units o >>right mouse: scroll to bottom End snaps o Start drawing at 0,0 • Making a model of shapes o Layers o Lines (Plines) o Translations Rotate Trim Shapes – Box, Circle • Editing Shapes o Paper Space Place Title Block Printing Drawings o Model Space - Drawing Commands to Remember Extrude ext Subtract su Slice sl Union un 3dorbit UCS Orient around objects for drawing on objects UCS X2 Takes you back to the origin of the UCS VIEWING Shading Shade sh Hide
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