A question to the seasoned modellers.
How does one start a model, top down i.e. [within an overall idea of the final model's dimensions], or bottom up i.e. [first creating the detail components, blocks etc ]?
Its one thing to know the individual commands of AutoCAD, the next stage can only be satisfied with the knowledge that comes through experience. Anyone care to share?
I smell a false dichotomy....
Michael - it shouldn't matter, it all depends on your own preferances. I like top down 'cos it is more intuitive to me. I first establish UCS's for front, left, right, back, top and bottom. For complex models I start from the front (!) because that's the most common viewing point. Just remember to save your UCS's. For instance, I call my front one "ff" and call it up using a "ff" AutoLisp command. I further save views by number, and call them up using that number, ie '1' for view
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