unl-digifab
Week 1 - Introduction, Overview, Hands-On
Tuesday
- Introductions
- Review Syllabus
- Lecture 1: Context and Overview
Thursday
Discord Setup
Please share your discord handle here (so I can add you to our digifab group): https://canvas.unl.edu/courses/137404/quizzes/303636
Artist of the Day
Gabriel Schama - laser cut filagree
Hands-On
Touch and Feel
- 3DP / Digital Fabrication Specimens
- Physical Computing Specimens
Set up Rhino 3d
Install Rhinoceros. We have a license for Rhino 7. It uses the Zoo server.
- follow these steps (for Windows): https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/administration/zoo/#setting-up-rhino-for-windows
- or these steps (for Mac): https://www.rhino3d.com/en/features/administration/zoo/#setting-up-rhino-for-mac
- and enter this information for the zoo server: its-cemalicense.unl.edu__
Rhino Basics
(please remind me to record this)
- UI: controls, commands, display modes, view, model units (interface basics tutorial, selection basics tutorial)
- 2d operations: line, rectangle, trim, circle, dimension
- transforms: scale, rotate, move
- operations: split, join, trim, extend
- organization: layers, groups
Example Stencil
Rhino example: lines_curves.3dm
Homework
- Exercise 1 - Laser Cut Stencil
- DUE Tuesday 8/30. Come to class with your file.
- Bring a USB drive.
- Create a Digital Sketchbook and add images/description of this project.
- DUE Thursday 9/1. Submit your link on Canvas.
References
- Rhino Learn video tutorials