Greenwich University MArch Architecture Part 2 Workshop - Rhino Session A

Rhino Session A

As I already use Sketchup and Revit for professional work, I will be using Sketchup for this workshop instead of Rhino.

This exercise tries to create a lighthouse as the output.

Select the rectangle tool and draw the base

Select the 2 point Arc tool to create the arc

Then select the eraser tool to get rid of the corners we don't need

Use the push and pull tool to extrude the selected platform to give it a thickness

select the circle tool to create a circle on the platform

Select the line tool and draw a guideline on the z-axes 

then create a surface to the bottom of the circle

Use the follow me tool to create a cylindrical volume

Then use the same circle tool and push and pull tool to create a small circular extrusion 

Select the offset tool to create an offset as a guidance for our handrails

circle tool, push and pull tool

Rectangle tool and extrusion, when finished create a group and isolate the handrail section of the model

select the rotate tool, click control on keyboard to create copies, then type in the angle desired, click entre, then type in copies wanted, in this case 24, then hit entre to finish

Use the follow me command to create the tip of the lighthouse, finished