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0411 SOLIDS EXERCISES
You will find four exercises on the following pages. All contain primitive elements and should provide
you with excellent practice.
For some of the exercises you will find it necessary to work in the Isometric
and Orthographic views, while at least one can be done entirely in a
maximized Isometric view. Remember that AccuDraws
drawing plane is an important consideration when placing
elements, and that AccuDraw may need to be turned off for
some drawing actions.
CUPBOARD DOOR HANDLE
Create the cupboard door handle shown at the right. It has a
circular cross-section. You can draw the handles five
components in place, or assemble it from individual pieces
drawn separately. Make use of the Copy and Mirror tools,
though!
Step 1 Draw the three cylinders first. Use AccuDraw to place
them in the Front view.
You could draw them in the Isometric view, but you will probably find it easier in the
Front. Use the View compass orientation and remember that the cylinders will be
placed at the current Active Depth of the view.
Step 2 Start the Torus tool.
Since you know all the attributes of the two torii, you can enter
those values in the Tool Settings window.
Step 3 For the upper torus, enter the values shown at the left (metric: 20 and 5).
Be sure you understand how these values are derived. Now place the torus. You
are prompted for the start point and the center point.
Step 4 For the Start Point, snap to Point 1 (center of
horizontal cylinder).
Step 5 For the Center Point use AccuDraw to find the center of the torus at Point
2, which is 3/4" (20) down from Point 1.
Because you have preset the values for the torus, the quarter torus is
immediately displayed after the Center Point is located.
Step 6 Data-point anywhere near the end of the torus to complete the placement.
Step 7 Place the second torus in the same way, but do so in the Isometric view to see the
difference between working in the Front and Isometric view.
Be sure to set the Front compass orientation when you place the torus. You could, of course,
have used the Mirror tool to place the second torus, but you need the practice with the basic tools.
Step 8 Shade the Isometric view to be sure the handle is correct.
Plan dimensions.
Elevation dimensions.
ARBOR EXERCISE
In this exercise on the next page you construct a garden arbor. When drawing this type of design, it is
helpful to assemble a collection of standard unit shapes that can be copied and lengthened to suit the
job requirements. For example, if you draw a 2" x 8" (38 x 184) unit joist 1'-0" (100 - for easy stretch
dimensions) long, you can use that as the base for all other such joists in the design. All you need do is
copy and stretch the unit joist to the length you need, and you can do this as many times as necessary.
You will need three unit items to complete this drawing. At the moment you are restricted to plain ends
to the joists and beams, but in later videos you will learn how make end details of any shape.
Plan dimensions.
End dimensions.
SHELF EXERCISE
Construct the shelf unit shown below. The shelfs base is designed to be hooked over the back edge of a
desk that is backed against a wall. You will note the lack of hidden lines on the Plan and End view. This
is because I have used the Wireframe Plan and Right views to add the dimensions and text. You will look
at adding dimensions and text in later videos.
Leg dimensions.
TABLE LEG EXERCISE
This exercise requires you to combine a slab, four cylinders, two torii, and one cone in the object shown
below. You might find it easier to draw the separate elements away from the assembly and move each
into place as necessary. The elevation of the leg below-right is the same as you will see when your
drawing is complete. This is not the best way to draw this object. In the later videos you will learn how
to generate an object such as this by rotating a profile.