Study Guide

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Before taking the Rhino Level 1 Certification Exam, please review the following topics and concepts. Reference material on these topics are in the Rhino Level 1 Training Guide and Rhino Help. Any questions about objectives or contents, please email Mary Fugier mary@mcneel.com.

• Appearance
• Keyboard
• Aliases

• Commands access options
• Parts of the Rhino application Window
• Default Toolbars and Tooltips behavior
• Viewport properties and features
• Command Line and Command History Window features

• Know features, options, and use of the following commands: Lines, Polylines, Circles, Arcs, Ellipses, Polygons
• Free Form Curve Commands
• General modeling and model scale

• Know how to use the Crossing Windows and Enclosed Window selection tools
• Know how to add and remove objects from a section set
• Know how to use selection commands SelAll, SelNone, SelPrev, SelLast

• Know options for entering points into Rhino commands
• Define and Use Absolute, Relative, and Polar Coordinates

• Know features, options and use of the following modeling aides: Ortho, Grid, Snap, and Planar
• Know how to toggle the Ortho drawing aid
• Know basic use of history and its pros and cons

• Know features, options and use of the following commands: Viewport, Construction Plane, Coordinate System, Layer, Elevator mode, Planar Mode

• Know default viewport configuration and default viewport construction planes
• Define the parts of the viewport, viewport icons, and axis
• Know feature of Osnap toolbar

• Know features, options and use of the following commands: Length, Radius, Angle, EvaluatePt, Distance, ShowEdges, List, Check, Audit3dmFile, Audit
• 3D and free form curves
• Know features, options and use of the following commands: Curve, InterpCrv, Conic, Helix, Spiral

• Know how and why to save your work
• Know how to use these commands and their options: SaveSmall, IncrementalSave, SaveAs, SaveAsTemplate
• Know which file formats the Rhino imports
• Know which file formats the Rhino exports
• Know which file formats are NURBS and which are Mesh

• Know features, options and use of the following commands: Layers, Groups
• Know where and how to set Linetypes and Plot Widths
• Know the common settings that are included in Templates

• Know features, options, and use of the following commands: Erase, Fillet, Blend, Chamfer, Move, Copy, Rotate, Mirror, Join, Scale, Array, ArrayPolar, ArrayCrv, Trim, Split, Extend, and Offset

• Know features, options, and use of the following commands: PointsOn, PointsOff, Nudge, Rebuild, SetPt
• Know the Rhino geometry type
• Know when and how to use control point editing on Meshes, Curves, Surfaces
• Know control point editing advantages and current limitations
• Define these terms: Kinks, Control Points, Edit Points, Degree, Point Count
• Know how degree, kinks, and knots affects the curve

• Know features, options, and use of the following commands: BlendSrf, OffsetSrf, Trim, Untrim, ShrinkTrimmedSrf, Rebuild, Orient, Project, OrientOnCrv, OrientOnSrf, Orient3Pt

• Know features, options, and use of the following commands: Box, Sphere, Cone, Truncated Cone, Cylinder, Torus, TextObject, Pipe, Tube, Ellipsoid, CapPlanarHoles, ProjectToCplane, ExtractSrf
• Know features, options, and use of the following Boolean commands: BooleanUnion, BooleanDifference, BooleanIntersection, Boolean2Objects
• Know how to calculate area and volume of a solid
• Know what to do when Boolean commands don’t work
• Creating surfaces
• Know features, options, and use of the following commands: EdgeSrf, PlanarSrf, Patch, Revolve, Loft, Sweep1, Sweep2, FilletSrf, FilletEdge, BlendSrf, RailRevolve, ExtrudeCrv, ExtrudeSrf, ExtrudeCrvAlongCrv, ExtrudeCrvToPoint
• Know how ExtrudeCrv extrudes, planar, and 3D curves

• Assign render materials to objects and layers
• Create a light
• Change background color
• Apply texture, bump, highlight, and transparency to an object
• Change resolution of rendering and save rendering
• To improve the render mesh if openings or cracks in the rendering image appear.
• Limitations of the built-in Rhino renderer

• Know features, options and use of the following commands: Linear, Radial, Diameter, Aligned, Rotated, Angle, Leader, Text, Dimension Styles, Make2D, DimRecenterText
• Know how to edit dimension text and location
• Know how to edit annotative text
• Know how to create and edit dimension style settings

• Know features, options and use of the following commands: Layout, Details, ShowInDetail, HideInDetail
• Know how to setup Page Layout and what objects they typically include
• Know the properties of the layout detail and how to edit layout details
• Prepare the Rhino model for printing from both model viewports and layout viewports
• Know how the printers for Rhino are configured
• Know the difference between raster and vector output