- First, look at menu at bottom of screen. Grid snap, ortho, planar, osnap, smart track should all be turned OFF. Gumball is the only item that should be ON. Toggle on and off by left clicking.
- 4 Viewports
- maximize or minimize by double clicking the viewport name
- reset the four viewport layout by clicking the top center button that shows four viewport icon
- Getting around in the space
- orbit by holding down the right mouse button and dragging
- pan by holding down the right mouse button and shift while dragging
- zoom by rolling the middle mouse wheel
- Creating basic 3d forms
- access the “solids creation” submenu by clicking the lower triangle under the cube icon
- drag the menu by the top bar to keep open
- Viewing modes (shaded, rendered, wireframe, ghosted)
- chose by right clicking on the viewport name
- “Zoom selected” or “zoom selected all viewports” by selecting an object and then typing ZS enter or ZSA enter
- Use the gumball to move, scale, and rotate objects
- gumball is enabled or disabled at bottom of screen by left clicking the button
- hold shift while dragging a scaling handle to scale objects uniformly
- learn more by watching the first minute of this video
- If Rhino locks, look at the command line; you may have accidentally initiated a command. Press escape to cancel.
- How to select objects
- left click to select one object
- to add other objects, hold shift and left click
- to remove objects from selection, hold control and left click
- Lasso selection:
- left click and hold > drag lasso left to select ALL objects touching the lasso
- left click and hold > drag lasso right to select ONLY the objects within the lasso
- Make multiples:
- Copy with CTRL C
- Paste with CTRL V
- To eliminate a part, press the delete key
Our class exercises can be found by following this path: Click the start button (lower left corner of the screen) > click Computer > Projects > Digital Sculpture > Private > Exercises > 1-16-2014