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Lecture

Mesh Transformation and Rendering Techniques

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AR-219: Advanced CAO and Integrated Modeling DIM

1ère année: bases nécessaires à la représentation informatique 2D (3D). Passage d'un à plusieurs logiciels: compétence de choisir les outils adéquats en 2D et en 3D. Mise en relation des outils de CAO et DIM: regard critique et aptitude à choisir les métho ...

Description

This lecture covers various techniques related to mesh transformation and rendering in Rhino software. Topics include commands for view changes, rendering options, color manipulation, and object manipulation. The instructor demonstrates how to optimize rendering settings, manage display properties, and export files efficiently.

Instructor

Jérôme Zufferey

Diplôme d'Architecture à l'EPFL en 1995. Certificat Eur'IC (European Informatics Conference) en 1997. Brevet Fédéral de Formateur d'Adultes en 2006. Bureau d'informaticien, formateur et architecte indépendant depuis 1997. Travaux d'installation, support, conseil et formation auprès d'entreprises. Travaux d'infographie auprès de bureaux d'architectures et d'entreprises (relevés d'usines, plans techniques, modélisations, photomontages, plaquettes de concours, ...) Domaines d'intérêts spécifiques: L'informatique dans son histoire et son évolution (premiers pas avec un Apple ][ en 1981), l'infographie dans sa multiplicité d'outils et sa problématique vis à vis de la représentation architecturale, la pédagogie dans sa constante remise en question qu'elle implique, la vie sociale et politique (Conseiller communal à Bex, 2002-2008). Dès 1999, assistant chez Monsieur le Professeur Georges Abou Jaoudé (LIV, cours d'informatique pour les étudiants en architecture de deuxième année avec Monsieur Michel Herezen, chargé de cours jusqu'en 2010). Aujourd'hui Informaticien ENAC-IT3 et Chargé de cours ENAC-SAR.

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