Usitt Scenic Design and Technical Production Graphic Standards
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STANDARDS
AUTODESK AUTOCAD
OTHER CAD PRODUCTS
VECTORWORKS
OTHER CAD PRODUCTS
3D TUTOIAL
SKETCH UP
Easy 3D using mostly AutoCAD controls
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
JUBILEE AUDITORIUM
My work at the Jube
And finally - Just for fun
Tools for stagecraft
TIPS & RECOMENDATIONS
| SAVETIME | Set SAVETIME so that AutoCAD saves your drawing every five or ten minutes (depending on how much of your work you're willing to lose) |
| Backup | The filename of the automatically saved file ends with .ac$. If you have a catastrophe, look for this file and rename it to .dwg to get your drawing back (or most of it). Look in OPTIONS on the file tab to learn where AutoCAD is putting your backup file. |
| SCALE | If you need to convert a file from imperial to metric measurement (Inches to Millimeters), a SCALE factor of 25.44 will do the trick. Back the other way (Millimeters to Inches) requires a scale factor of ..03937. |
| VIEWRES | With today's faster computers, a setting for VIEWRES of 5000 (max = 20000) will give you a nice apparently round circle and not slow your machine down much on the projects we work on. Remember that when AutoCAD plots your file it will always plot at 20000. VIEWRES only impacts what you see on your monitor. |
| Navigation | This summary of AutoCAD's coordinate entry methods might be of some help. |
| Files | 1/ Save your files to your USB stick. 2/ Be courtious to other lab users and remove any of your files from the desktop. 3/ Make backup copies of all of your work! 4/ Remember, the University often wipes these workstations and "re-images" between one class and another so, copy your work to your USB drive before leaving or you will lose it! |
| Plotting | Plot your drawings to PDF files to take to the plotters in FAB and the Timms.The UofA requires that all plots be black & white only. Use Monochrome or Grayscale settings in the Plot Style Table. |
| Paper Sizes | This summary of the most common paper sizes you will be plotting: Attribution: By Schmidt455 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia.org |
| More Comprehensive Paper Sizes | This a more complete list of paper sizes - including metric.. |
| A Brief List of File Types | This an incomplete but useful list... |
| Track | A theatre drafting standard linetype that is not available in AutoCAD's aclt.lin is the Traveller Track. Until recently this linetype was included in the ABTT standard, thus the name of the file, even though the standard has now changed. Download ABTT.lin and save it in the same folder as aclt.lin. You will then be able use Format-Linetype-Load-File-abtt.lin to load the Traveller Track linetype |
 BOOK | Mastering AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT |
 BOOK | Mastering AutoCAD for the MAC |
 BOOK | AutoCAD Pocket Reference |
 BOOK | Designer Drafting and Visualizing for the Entertainment World In the second edition of Designer Drafting and Visualization for the Entertainment World, Patricia Woodbridge, a highly experienced art director of feature films and a long time teacher of scenic drafting and set design at the graduate level teams up with nationally-renowned scenic designer and SCAD professor Hal Tine to give you a dynamic glimpse into the world of designing for mainstream entertainment including theatre, film, tv, and corporate events. Drawing on designs from real Hollywood and Broadway blockbusters, this book provides you with the basic tools and principles of scenic drafting and rendering, beginning with pencil drafting and culminating with the latest information on CAD drafting, digital 3D modelling, digital and hand/digital rendering, and digital graphics for sets. |
 BOOK | Drafting for the Theatre |
 BOOK | Backstage Handbook An Illustrated Almanac of Technical Information. |
 BOOK | Expert LISP Visual LISP for AutoCAD 2019... Time goes on, and now in 2018 I felt that an update to my book on Visual LISP programming for AutoCAD was demanded. During these years we have gained experience with the new non-Com Property System which in many cases make it possible to obtain results that previously demanded the use of ActiveX properties and methods which are only available under the Windows platform. This accounts for most of the 40 new pages added to the book. The new version is identified as the Release 2019 Edition. |
 BOOK | A Handbook for Theatre Users AutoCAD - A Handbook for Theatre Users: 4th edition. From 'Setting Up' to 'Drawing in Three Dimensions' via 'Drawings Within Drawings', this compact and fully illustrated guide to AutoCAD covers everything from the basics to full colour rendering and remote 3D plotting. Fourth, completely revised edition, March 2018. |
 Perspective | Click on the image below to download a DWG file that you can use to give perspective to your Section and Elevation drawings. |
| Ergonomic | The attached DWG file is a very useful set of three views of a "standard" person. You may find this person useful when you are designing/drafting furnature. |
| People | The attached DWG file is a useful set of figures. |
HOMEWORK HELP
Plinth project Help drawing the difficult bits!
Draw an Ogee Instructions to help with the arches project.
Four Centered Arch More instruction for the arch project. These arches are parts of four different circles. The position of the centres varies greatly, and with them the beauty of the arch. Perhaps the most usual position is for the upper and lower centres of each side of the arch to be in the same vertical line. The four-centred arch has been considered peculiar to England; but it was common enough in Flanders at the same time it was in England.
Insert Fields Instructions for inserting Fields into a sheet set title block
Draw Existing Drawing Instructions inserting an existing drawing into a sheet set
Draw A Spiral Instructions for the most common FAQ
Draw A Golden Spiral Instructions for the most common FAQ
Wrought Iron Grille, Prague. Put your new knowledge to the test with this real challenge and earn three (3) extra points!
Bands and Borders. Need extra points? Earn one quarter (1/4) extra point per band submitted.
TITLE BLOCK EXAMPLES:
Attribute Help Help with an attribute title block.
MID-TERM HELP:
Midterm Exam Practice If you can do everything in the drawing you should have no trouble with the mid term exam. I also often include ISO drawing in the exam so you will want to review that too!
BOX SET PROJECT HELP:
OPERA EXAMPLE:
Opera Plan View When you are having trouble with layout and detail please feel free to refer to this drawing as an example of how to do it correctly.
Opera Section View Combining this section drawing with the Plan View example above should help you gain a good understanding of the information required on a lighting section.
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Usitt Scenic Design and Technical Production Graphic Standards
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