Stage 04.01
Begin making preliminary plan cuts of your compositions. These are preliminary cuts in that they are a first pass which will be further developed as we progress. Each additional pass will see us refining not only the drawings, but the design/models as well.
For your plans, you should be cutting the model at what would be roughly 3'-0" to 4'-0" above the floor plates. Number these sequentially from the bottom up starting with 01. Keep in mind we may not do all the plans, just the ones with particular areas of interest. In my model I have 10 floors, but I may only be fleshing out 5 of them to fully explain the areas which have been finessed.
As stated in class today, we will start with the preliminary plans for 2 levels. Pick the 2 which have had the most work completed within the model. These plans do not have to be in sequence to one another (though this may help you get started).
Once you have cut the plans, make refinements as necessary, and export them to either Illustrator or InDesign. At this stage line weights and fills will be critical in how plans are viewed. Cuts through opaque solid areas/forms should be displayed using black fill set to 25% opacity. Cuts through transparencies areas/spaces should be displayed using 20% opacity blue (R=0, G=120, B=255). Fill layers should be set below any line work which occurs. Lineweights should be divided into 6 categories. I have shown my preliminary weight choices. These should be used at your own risk as they have not been print tested:
cut - used to outline cuts through a solid/wall (0.60 pt black)
medium - used to display items between the floor and plan cut (0.35 pt black, not shown)
lite - used to display items at floor level (0.25 pt black)
beyond - used to display item below floor level (0.25 pt 50% opacity black)
overhead - used to display items above plan cut (0.10 pt black 2 pt dash, 2 pt space, not shown)
glass - used to display cuts through a transparency (0.60 pt black)
Place the level number as shown in the example to follow. The level number should be 1/4" from the bottom and left edges in Arial Bold at 50 pt font, with 1 pt black stroke and no fill.
Files should be submitted to your archlab folder as horizontally oriented jpegs measuring 3200x2000 pixels, by 8:30 AM next class, and named as follows:
DPP_04.01_PC01.01_plan cut.jpg (numbers in orange represent plan level and may differ from person to person)
DPP_04.01_PC02.01_plan cut.jpg (numbers in orange represent plan level and may differ from person to person)
