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Architectural Diagrams


This course will teach you the skills to create beautiful, clean architectural diagrams. You will learn the step-by-step processes to produce a series of informative diagrams to simply portray your design intent. This course covers modelling and diagramming techniques in Rhinoceros 3D and Adobe CC Photoshop and Illustrator. You will work with using Rhino’s Make2D function, cleaning up drawings by working with linework, extracting drawings to Adobe Illustrator, applying materials and colours to drawings and exporting drawings.
Best for:

Designers looking to create beautiful, clean architectural diagrams.

Difficulty:
Duration:
4 Hours

Learning Objectives


  1. Participants will learn how to create epic, clean architectural diagrams using Rhinoceros 3D and Adobe CC Photoshop and Illustrator.
  2. Participants will learn the step-by-step processes to produce a series of informative diagrams to simply portray your design intent.
  3. Participants will work with using Rhino’s Make2D function, cleaning up drawings by working with linework, extracting drawings to Adobe Illustrator.
  4. Participants will learn how to apply materials and colours to drawings and exporting drawings using Rhino and Adobe Illustrator.

Course Modules



Learn how to create axonometric architectural diagrams that show systematic moves from a massing model to a carved-out design.
  • 01 | Introduction
  • 02 | Carve out Massing Model
  • 03 | Camera Angle and Linework
  • 04 | Exporting to Adobe Illustrator CC
  • 05 | Add Shadows
  • 06 | Overlay Shadows
  • 07 | Adding Annotation
Learn how to create a series of axonometric architectural diagrams that show the different building systems that exist within a design.
  • 01 | Extract Linework
  • 02 | Import into Adobe Illustrator CC
  • 03 | Adding Additional Information
  • 04 | Adding Shadow
  • 05 | Saving the Image
Learn how to create an exploded axonometric drawing.
  • 01 | Explode Building
  • 02 | Vertical Connections
  • 03 | Extract Linework
  • 04 | Overlay and Edit Linework
  • 05 | Rhino Render
  • 06 | Adding Detail
Learn how to construct a context drawing of an urban city.
  • 01 | Exporting Linework
  • 02 | Import into Adobe Illustrator
  • 03 | Overlay Information
Learn how to set up and extract images direct from a Revit 3D model of a Stair cutaway.
  • 01 | Adjusting Cut Colours
  • 02 | Add Annotation
  • 03 | Export Image
  • 04 | Overlay Images
  • 05 | Overview

Skills and Careers




2D/3D Modelling


Documentation


Presentation


Rendering


Visualisation

These are some great careers that this course will prepare you for:

Architectural Assistant, Architectural Documenter, Architectural visualiser, Designer, Visual effects artist

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Anycie Coorey


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Our members report on average they save 4.4 hours a week per person on design after taking our training. We also provide time-saving plugins to eliminate manual work.

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Our ArchiStar expert team and massive ArchiStar community are here to support you. We answer any question you have within 24 hours (normally a lot faster).


Our Guarantee to You

Increase your expertise and become a successful professional, check our courses:

Architect designing

You'll design faster and more accuratelly


Our members report on average they save 4.4 hours a week per person on design after taking our training. We also provide time-saving plugins to eliminate manual work.



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We have over $25,434 worth of members discounts on most popular software programs. Also, with the design time savings you can take on more projects without adding new staff.



Online support

You'll be supported


Our ArchiStar expert team and massive ArchiStar community are here to support you. We answer any question you have within 24 hours (normally a lot faster).





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I really enjoyed the videos, they are so clear and easy to understand. So amazing to see what can be done with Rhino!




This learning platform is world class. Our first and second-year students are now producing work previously only reserved for Masters-level students.




If you want to get ideas out of your brain and into 3D design, or even to 3D printing like me, this is the place to go.






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