Blender 3D Architect » Tutorials http://www.blender3darchitect.com Using Blender 3D for Architectural Visualization Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:49:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Tutorial HeeksCAD: Another free AutoCAD alternative http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2010/07/tutorial-heekscad-another-free-autocad-alternative/ http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2010/07/tutorial-heekscad-another-free-autocad-alternative/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:18:41 +0000 Allan Brito http://www.blender3darchitect.com/?p=1441
  • List of open source and free alternatives to AutoCAD I got a lot of messages and questions about how...
  • Tutorial FreeCAD: Creating 2d views for technical drawing The process of migrating from a CAD application to another...
  • Free courseware on technical drawing with AutoCAD I just found out about another great free resource to...
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  • Quick guide to model walls in Blender 3d for architectural visualization I often get e-mails and questions from architects and students...
  • Remember the past: From Blender 1.60 to 2.50 There is a great hype about the development and new...
  • Quick guide on how to setup IES files for rendering in Indigo Renderer For architectural visualization artists, no matter what type of renderer...
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  • How to quickly model windows for architectural visualization in SketchUp One of the tools that I really like to use...
  • Quick guide on how to setup IES files for rendering in Indigo Renderer For architectural visualization artists, no matter what type of renderer...
  • Precision 3d modeling for architecture with Mesh Planes From all the tasks related to architectural visualization, one of...
    • ]]>     http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/11/quick-guide-to-model-walls-in-blender-3d-for-architectural-visualization/feed/ 1     How to improve interior design renderings with YafaRay and Blender 3D? http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/10/how-to-improve-interior-design-renderings-with-yafaray-and-blender-3d/ http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/10/how-to-improve-interior-design-renderings-with-yafaray-and-blender-3d/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:26:37 +0000 Allan Brito http://www.blender3darchitect.com/?p=953
  • Tips to create better renderings with YafaRay As an architectural visualization artist and also a teacher, I...
  • Interior rendering for architecture with Blender and YafaRay From all the renderers available for Blender, YafRay/YafaRay is one...
  • New shader to create frosted glass in YafaRay for interior design The next version of YafaRay is in development and a...
    • ]]>     http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/10/how-to-improve-interior-design-renderings-with-yafaray-and-blender-3d/feed/ 3     Creating clouds for exterior visualization projects in Blender 3d 2.50 http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/10/creating-clouds-for-exterior-visualization-projects-in-blender-3d-2-50/ http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/10/creating-clouds-for-exterior-visualization-projects-in-blender-3d-2-50/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:39:59 +0000 Allan Brito http://www.blender3darchitect.com/?p=917
  • NPR for architectural visualization with Blender 2.50 and FreeStyle The integration between Blender 3D and FreeStyle render, which is...
  • How to use the new Smoke feature of Blender 3D 2.50 One of the new features of the upcoming Blender 3D...
  • Guide about interior lighting for architecture with Blender 3D or YafaRay In architectural visualization we consider the light of interior scenes,...
    • ]]>     http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/10/creating-clouds-for-exterior-visualization-projects-in-blender-3d-2-50/feed/ 2     How to use alpha maps to render trees in LuxRender and Blender 3D http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/07/how-to-use-alpha-maps-to-render-trees-in-luxrender-and-blender-3d/ http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/07/how-to-use-alpha-maps-to-render-trees-in-luxrender-and-blender-3d/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:11:18 +0000 Allan Brito http://www.blender3darchitect.com/?p=543
  • How to render alpha maps in Blender 3D and YafaRay for architecture In one of the articles of the blog I have...
  • Free grass patch for external visualization with LuxRender and Blender 3D One of the elements in external visualization projects that easily...
  • Modeling terrains with displacement maps in SketchUp and Blender 3D The creation of terrains and sites can be accomplished in...
    • ]]>     http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/07/how-to-use-alpha-maps-to-render-trees-in-luxrender-and-blender-3d/feed/ 7     How render with photometric lights in Blender 3D and LuxRender http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/05/how-render-with-photometric-lights-in-blender-3d-and-luxrender/ http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/05/how-render-with-photometric-lights-in-blender-3d-and-luxrender/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 01:00:29 +0000 Allan Brito http://www.blender3darchitect.com/?p=330
  • How to use IES lights in YafaRay and Blender 3d for interior design An experimental version of the next version of YafaRay was...
  • Volumetric rendering for interior visualization with Blender and LuxRender The use of atmospheric effects and tools such as volume...
  • Quick guide on how to setup IES files for rendering in Indigo Renderer For architectural visualization artists, no matter what type of renderer...
    • ]]>     http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/05/how-render-with-photometric-lights-in-blender-3d-and-luxrender/feed/ 2     How to model a pillar in Blender 3D http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/05/how-to-model-a-pillar-in-blender-3d/ http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/05/how-to-model-a-pillar-in-blender-3d/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 01:58:53 +0000 Allan Brito http://www.blender3darchitect.com/?p=304
  • Quick guide to model walls in Blender 3d for architectural visualization I often get e-mails and questions from architects and students...
  • Basic tutorial on how to model buildings with box modeling From all the techniques available to create 3d models for...
  • Four hour length tutorial on how to model a building for 3d interactive visualization Among all the techniques used to create 3d models for...
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  • Modeling for architecture: Blender 3D BevOb and 3ds Max Loft tools to create cornices Just by the time I was giving a course on...
  • Retopology tools for architectural modeling A lot of tools available in 3d packages like Blender...
  • Blender 3D 2.50: Quick overview on UV Mapping and texturing Since the release of Blender 3D 2.50 Alpha 0, a...
    • ]]>     http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/05/new-tools-in-blender-3d-249-bone-sketching-and-texture-nodes/feed/ 1     Adding scale to 3D Scenes: Using 2d cutout trees and people in Blender http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/03/adding-scale-to-3d-scenes-using-2d-cutout-trees-and-people-in-blender/ http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/03/adding-scale-to-3d-scenes-using-2d-cutout-trees-and-people-in-blender/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:01:37 +0000 Allan Brito http://www.blender3darchitect.com/?p=155
  • How to render alpha maps in Blender 3D and YafaRay for architecture In one of the articles of the blog I have...
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