[Intermediate] Assignment 04: Site Systems Section-Perspective
LAR 5304G Digital Landscape Representation II: Static, Dynamic
Assignment 04: Site Systems Section-Perspective
Description
Using the terrain model constructed in earlier assignments as a base, produce a section-perspective cut through the study landscape and annotated to describe the function of a relevant site system, such as hydrology or sedimentary flows, particularly as that site system interacts with the proposed constructions of the study restoration project.
Workflow
+ Prepare the section-perspective as a view in 3ds Max.
+ Do any additional modeling necessary for the accuracy of the section-perspective in Rhino or 3ds Max. Import to 3ds Max if necessary. (For instance, you may find that the levee section generated by surface deformation using the DEM is insufficiently accurate for the purposes of the section-perspective, suggesting modeling the levee as a separate object.)
+ Add materials and lighting in 3ds Max as necessary.
+ Output raster rendering(s) from 3ds Max/MentalRay.
+ Annotate the rendered section-perspective in Adobe CS (Illustrator or InDesign). See the “Z-Axis” lecture slideshow for examples of annotated section-perspectives.
Deliverables
1 Section-Perspective: a single representation containing both a section through a critical portion of the site and a perspectival representation beginning seemlessly at the location of the section cut. The section-perspective should:
+ show the material conditions of both landscape context and constructed object through the use of materials in 3ds Max
+ be realistically lit using the daylight system in 3ds Max
+ be annotated to clearly describe the functioning of the selected site system (such as hydrological flows), particularly along the z-axis and x-axis (i.e. in section)
Sources
Throughout every assignment for this course, you are expected to demonstrate good sourcing practices, for all visual, written, and intermediate products. This means both tracking your sources as you research and properly sourcing on all presented products. Sources should be clearly attributed directly on drawings.