Basic Geometry

Basic Geometry

• DesignBuilder Software Overview (SI Units)
• Introduction to DesignBuilder user interface
• Creating a model – adding buildings and blocks, drawing guides and snaps
• Adding, moving and cloning blocks, deleting objects
• Rotate, stretch, drag face and construction line tools
• Adding roofs basics: roof angle conventions, pitched and extruded roofs
• Cut block, use of protractor tool and outline blocks
• Zoning blocks by drawing partitions, zone types and zoning protocols
• Drawing holes, merging zones and creating an atrium
• Adding shading and adjacency modification using component blocks
• Drawing arcs, circular shapes and domes
• Importing 2-D floor plans from DXF and bitmaps to help draw blocks and partitions
• How to create a room in roof
• How to draw dormer windows
• How to model a smaller zone within a larger zoneBasic Geometry