Lines, Line Weights, & Line Types A1

As our first assignment while learning Rhino, the class was tasked to create a catalog of lines utilizing varying line weights, types, and colors. Reflecting the specificity of the assignment, requiring that all the lines used be listed, my final catalog is clear and easy to read. I achieved this through using a simple rule where simple shapes are repeated and offset increasingly further apart.

The skills learned in this assignment (drawing in Rhino, organizing line types and colors by layers, and cataloging important information) can be applied in future projects. Not just for using drawing tools, but knowing which information needs to be communicated for clients and colleagues, as well as how to effectively show them the information.

Strengths Weaknesses

- Is simple and easy to understand.

- Colors work well with use of line weights, reflecting the increasing offset.

- The informational categories line up neatly and next to the line they are referencing.

- The typed information is forced to squeeze into a tight space due to the nature of how the text is organized.

- One of the line type’s information is not lined up with the rest of the typed information due to the placement of the line that it is referencing.

- Learning how to draw and organize information using Rhino.

- How to present information to clients and colleagues in a clear and effective manner that is also aesthetically pleasing.

- The colors used may not be accessible to the masses due to contrast.

- Overly thin lines with small dashes and details may also be unreadable.