3D MODELING, DESIGN & FABRICATION DRAWINGS
I am happy to announce that I am now working in Autodesk Inventor. I took the opportunity to learn Inventor and work more in industrial design while the entertainment industry was shut-down. The Coupling and Ash & Steel Table below are my first projects.
Shop and Fabrication drawings are my specialties. Fine Woodworking is my passion, and so is the attention to detail that defines my work.
My drawing skills can build 3D models of most things you can imagine. My drawings are– what you see– is what you get. If the parts fit correctly in the model, they fit correctly in fabrication. I create CNC and waterjet files from 2D drawings when they are fairly straightforward, but complex objects must fit, so I create them by extracting the parts from the model. I have an excellent track of making all the puzzle pieces fit.
SketchUp is one of my favorite drawing program because it gets rid of the problem with perspective. Many design students, including myself when I was a student, can not master perspective. Sketchup, in my opinion, is the drafting board for Set Design 101. Teaching Stage Carpentry at Purchase College inspired me to create an interactive iBook that takes you through the process of drawing and lighting a complete set with all the construction detail in the model.
Setting up scenes for quick navigation is great for doing live demonstrations in a meeting or sending a mp4 animation to a client for review.
Rhino is the latest Software I added to my repertoire of CAD programs. Rhino is absolutely amazing. My first Rhino project was to create a 3D model of a stainless steel spiral staircase from an Architects 2d drawing. I could not believe how fast it was to draw a quick rough to send to the client. Ironically, the subjective benefit of Rhino is that it helped me get a deeper understanding of AutoCAD. The V-Ray plugin for Rhino made the stainless steel in the spiral staircase look awesome.
AutoCAD drafting for Events, Scenery, Millwork, Architecture, Theatre, Film and Fabrication Drawings.
My experience with using AutoCAD is both extensive and intensive because I used it for so many projects. I do most of my preliminary work in AutoCAD and use it to produce many of my 2D drawings sets. The import and export functions in AutoCAD make working with other CAD programs possible. AutoCAD is the glue that ties together the SketchUp files, VectorWorks files, Rhino files, PDF files, and Illustrator files that I get from project managers.
Vectorworks drafting for Events, Scenery, Millwork, Architecture, Theatre, Film and Fabrication Drawings.
Vectorworks is one of the first CAD programs I used because of its user-friendly format. It’s great for creating 3D designs, presentations, and drafting. As a technical designer, I get a lot of projects that were designed in Vectorworks. I prefer to start my work with the original Vectorworks file, so I can see the context of the design. Many times I get a PDF file and a DWG file that were exported from Vectorworks: the DWG file doesn’t look at all like the PDF. Vectorworks. I own Vectorworks Designer, which includes Spotlight, Architecture, and Landscape. Ironically, my favorite Vectorworks project was using the Landscape workspace. I designed an extensive excavation plan for my barn, located on a hill behind my house at an elevation 35 ft. above the house, which needed a 250 ft. road. Vectorworks was my primary CAD program for many years.
I will do Site Surveys in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area with or without Venue CAD files. Site plans drafted in VectorWorks, AutoCAD, SketchUp or Rhino.
