Exercise 4 – Drawing Exterior Elevations

Arch4/510 Basic VectorWorks * Winter 2004 * Brehm

 

Electronic file AND a printed version are both due at the beginning of class on February 4, 2004 in the "DropAssignmentsHere" folder.

 

Submitting Exercises

 

NOTE: This exercise follows on the previous one -- use the same building from the previous exercises for this exercise. See me if you have any questions.

The assignment is to develop and draw two exterior elevations of the small building you designed and/or documented in previous exercises. Try to show as much detail as possible -- this is very good training with the program. Also, try to add some basic dimensions that locate things like eave heights. Continue to use and develop a logical layering and class system. Draw the elevations at 1/4"=1'-0" or 1/8"=1'-0"... Create a simple title block on a new Layer, and set the print area to match. Once you are satisfied with your work, save the drawing with the filename "<Last Name>-Ex4.mcd" to the location shown above (i.e. If your name is Arthur L. Guptill you would call your file "Guptill-Ex3.mcd"). Also, print out an 8.5" x 11" page that shows at least some portion of the elevations. If printing at 1/4"=1'-0" scale limits the view too much, try printing at 1/8"=1'-0" ...

 

 

 

A couple of suggestions:

  • Use the fill pattern to obscure background lines, as I demonstrated in class..

  • Experiment with Hatch or Fill patterns for things like vertical or horizontal siding. Remember that to create a hatch or pattern, you must first create an object that can be filled (rectangles, arcs, circles, polygons, etc.)
  • It's a good idea to create a new Layer for the Elevations ...
  • Use the Data Display Bar to draw accurately.
  • Use the Classes to control line weights. With elevation drawings, t's usually helpful to create Classes that relate to line weight and type -- for example, you might have a "heavy line" class and a "thin line" class. (If your line weights aren't visible in your drawing try going to File>Preferences>VectorWorks Preferences>Display Tab and checking the box for "Zoom Line Thickness")

  • Remember to use the on-line help if needed.