Inside Rhinoceros - Softcover

Cheng, Ron K.C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 076685437X ISBN 13: 9780766854376

Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning, 2001

Synopsis

Master the ins and outs of building curved surfaces and organic shapes while sharpening your knowledge of the mathematics used in contemporary computer-aided engineering applications. Inside Rhinoceros provides readers with an all-inclusive introduction to 3D computer modeling using the newest release of Rhinoceros- Rhino, Release 2- with special emphasis on understanding NURBS surfaces and boundary-representation methods. Real-world projects and step-by-step Rhino tutorials acquaint novices with key features and functions of the software, which is rapidly gaining acceptance in the corporate market as well as in the classroom. These hands-on exercises provide a direct path to learning how to generate free-form NURBS curves for creating surfaces and solids, construct polygon meshes for coping with other applications, and outputting photo-realistic images and 2D production engineering drawings from 3D objects.

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Synopsis

This guide identifies the characteristics of wireframe models and how to construct basic curves in the Rhino software, then covers more advanced skills needed for surface and solid modeling. Cheng (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) provides step-by-step instructions for performing such tasks as constructing free-form and derived surfaces, analyzing

Edition details

• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 076685437X
• ISBN 13: 9780766854376
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448