Vidéos from Oct 3 and Oct 5 are posted (link)
REMINDER THAT NEXT TUESDAY IS A MONDAY SCHEDULE AND WE DO NOT MEET – DO NOT MISS YOUR MONDAY CLASSES – WE MEET AGAIN IN 1 WEEK ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 12th
Due for next class:
- Post 4 sheets in MIRO
- Vertical Titleblock- show plan – elevation & isometric of slabs and grids on a sheet.
- Horizontal Titleblock- show plan – elevation & isometric of slabs and grids on a sheet.
- (for both try 1/4, 3/8, & 1/2 scales to see which works best)
- Family Sheet Solid (put all the families you create on this sheet)
- Family Sheet Curtain Wall (put all the families you create on this sheet)
- Post 2 Videos to OpenLab
- Find a minimum of 2 videos that help you understand the different facade systems or components. If possible, find videos of your specific system – if not any generic video that helps to explain how the different systems work is good. Post your videos by adding a comment to my post on OpenLab (follow this link to add your video and comment)
- For each video add a Title or brief description with a bullet point list of what we will see. You will see an example of this on my original post.
Suggestions on making your families.
- Start by making a single panel for your solid system –
- Next look for what holds this panel in place – a clip, a frame, etc.? (model it)
- Then continue to the next piece etc.
- Only by looking to model with you learn how best to do this assignment.
- Work using accurate dimensions – do not model by eye – or make it up.
- For the curtain wall work in a similar manner
- If you have a unitized or window wall system, consider making a basic rectangular geometry family that represents the height, width and depth of a typical panel. You may find you want a parameter to adjust the width. Look to apply this panel to the facade – adjust the width as needed in the corners.
- Later you can come back and modify this family to have detailed sub-family components – like we did for the bolt assembly on the previous assignment.
- For a stick system start with the vertical sticks, then the horizontal sticks. You will likely want a parameter to control the length. Look to study how they meet.
- Continue to model parts – the glass, the thermal breaks, the pressure plate and cap etc.
- Apply these pieces to the 3D model
- If you have a unitized or window wall system, consider making a basic rectangular geometry family that represents the height, width and depth of a typical panel. You may find you want a parameter to adjust the width. Look to apply this panel to the facade – adjust the width as needed in the corners.
Please remember to ask yourself – “Am I putting in enough effort?”
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