ISOMETRIC TRANSFORMATION: STRUCTURAL …€¦ · ISOMETRIC TRANSFORMATION: STRUCTURAL CONSTELLATIONS 9. CREATE A NEW LAYER to FILL with BLACK In the LAYERS window, on the bottom right

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ISOMETRIC TRANSFORMATION: STRUCTURAL CONSTELLATIONS1. COLLECT 4 FILES:

ORTHO GRID.pdfStructural Constellation #. pdfISO GRID.pdfISO GRID MEASURE LINE.pdf

2. OPEN PHOTOSHOP. FILE>SCRIPTS>LOAD FILES IN STACK

Browse & Select:ORTHO GRID.pdfStructural Constellation #. pdfISO GRID.pdfISO GRID MEASURE LINE.pdf

IF THIS IMPORT PDF BOX COMES UP, MAKE SURE SIZE AND RESOLUTION IS:

11x8.5 and 300 pixils/inch



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ISOMETRIC TRANSFORMATION: STRUCTURAL CONSTELLATIONS3. INVERT GRIDS

3 Files are stacked in layers. Highlight (click on) a layer to affect it. Make sure your cursor tool (at the top of the left-hand side tool bar) is selected.

For ISO GRID.pdf & ORTHO GRID.pdf layers:

IMAGE>ADJUSTMENTS>INVERT

4. CHANGE BLEND MODES to LIGHTEN

In the layer window, on the top left, is a BLENDS pulldown. It is on NORMAL for default.

For ISO GRID.pdf & ORTHO GRID.pdf layers: Change to LIGHTEN

5. CHANGE OPACITY of ORTHO to 50% and ISO to 30%

In the layer window, on the top right, is a OPACITY slide. It is on 100% for default.To change each layer to it's own opacity level, make sure only one layer is selected at a time.



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ISOMETRIC TRANSFORMATION: STRUCTURAL CONSTELLATIONS6. Select the 2 Grid layers and use the LOCK (directly above the layers) to LOCK the layers.

7a. SAVE WORKING FILE AS PSD. USE NAMING CONVENTIONS BELOW

FILE>SAVE AS>

YOUR_NAME_SC#.psd

7b. SAVE ORTHO GRID + UNALTERED SC LAYER AS JPEG.

Move the SC to the top of the stack and turn on its Lighten blend.

Use the eyeball in the LAYERS window (to the left of each layer) to turn off the iso grid so you cannot see it. Save the other two layers.

FILE>SAVE AS>

In the FORMAT pulldown change to JPEG

YOUR_NAME_SC#_orthogrid.jpg

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ISOMETRIC TRANSFORMATION: STRUCTURAL CONSTELLATIONS8. TRANSFORM the Structural Constellation Layer from TRIMETRIC to ISOMETRIC

Use eyeball to turn off the ortho grid and turn ON the iso grid.

Make sure Iso Grid is locked. Select the SC layer.

Does your SC have any vertical lines? If yes, go on. If no, then go to EDIT>TRANSFORM>ROTATE and use the transform squares in the corners of the layer to rotate the layer till it has some vertical lines.

Zoom out at bit (control or command (-) to zoom out so you can see the transform squares on the edges of the layer.

8. cont.

EDIT>TRANSFORM>SKEW

Pulling one corner at a time (recommended start: top right up, bottom left down, right bottom down.) You will want to work to a point where the angles on either side of the vertical lines are the same angles (dimetric). You can then use the SCALE tool to pull the angles to the correct angle for the Isometric GRID.

EDIT>TRANSFORM>SCALE and pull the the middle top slider up or down to adjust the angles.

EDIT>TRANSFORM>SCALE and hold SHIFT while you pull a corner tab to shrink the SC to fit onto the iso grid. Make the SC roughly 5-6" tall. You will size your model to this grid.



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ISOMETRIC TRANSFORMATION: STRUCTURAL CONSTELLATIONS9. CREATE A NEW LAYER to FILL with BLACK

In the LAYERS window, on the bottom right is an icon of a piece of paper with a corner folded up. This is the NEW LAYER button. Hit it and make a new layer.

10. MAKE SURE BLACK IS SELECTED

Make sure you have the color BLACK selected. On the left, in the TOOL widow, are two colored squares. Double click on the top square and move slider to black if necessary.



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ISOMETRIC TRANSFORMATION: STRUCTURAL CONSTELLATIONS11. USE the PAINTBUCKET TO FILL THE LAYER WITH BLACK

Make sure the empty layer in the LAYERS window is selected.

Find the PAINT BUCKET tool in the TOOLS window and selected it.

Click on the white space IN THE IMAGE to fill it with black. The layer now shows up as black in the LAYERS window.

12. SAVE THE FILE.

EDIT>SAVE to save the current .psd file.

EDIT>SAVE AS

toggle FORMAT pulldown to .jpg

YOUR_NAME_SC#_isogrid.jpg

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13. Turn on the Iso with Measure Line layer and print with the Structural Constellation.

EDIT>SAVE to save the current .psd file.

EDIT>SAVE AS

toggle FORMAT pulldown to .jpg

YOUR_NAME_SC#_isomeasured.jpg

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ISOMETRIC TRANSFORMATION: STRUCTURAL …€¦ · ISOMETRIC TRANSFORMATION: STRUCTURAL CONSTELLATIONS 9. CREATE A NEW LAYER to FILL with BLACK In the LAYERS window, on the bottom right