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This can be also be used with Rhinoceros 6 for Windows. Differences are minor between 5 & 6. See Tips for Using this Layout Tutorial in Rhino 6. This will be updated for Rhino 6. We will let you know when it is done.
Need to know about Layouts in Rhino for Mac, look here.
The Layout is used to arrange, annotate, and plot the model. Layouts are designed to do the following:
There were no Layouts in Rhino 3 and earlier versions. The task of arranging multiple views of the model on a title block was done outside of Rhino with other CAD software. Rhino 4 added the Layout space, and Rhino 5 improves it in the following ways:
New commands
Enhancements
Here are the files required for both the PDF tutorials and the video tutorial below.
This tutorial steps you through the setup of a model to plot from a Sheet Layout viewport. You can download these files and work along with the tutorial.
In this tutorial, we:
Layout Tutorial PDF only 6 MB.
Contents
Introduction to Layouts - Full Video | |
Mary Fugier shows you how to use Layouts in Rhino 5. Learn how to arrange views of both 2-D and 3-D models on the title block at different scales and prepare the layout for printing. Also see how to add annotations to the layout, like text, dimensions and plot to a PDF. To watch full screen, click here: Introduction to Layouts |
Watch these segments instead of the full video or watch the Vimeo Channel on Layouts.
Other layout links: Aligning Details on a Layout
Author: Mary Ann Fugier email: mary@mcneel.com
January 2016