One of the most interesting things about 3d modeling is that, there isn’t a right or defined rule to create a model or organize the topology, sometimes the same object can be created with several different solutions. I see that all the time when I teach a class about 3d modeling, with the students finding […]
At some point in the modeling process we have to use a mix of features of Blender, to get the shape we need in our modeling projects. If you don’t know the right set of tools, objects like a curved curtain wall can turn into a real modeling nightmare. This is a type of object […]
A scene produced for architectural visualization is never complete without some elements or objects that represent a real sense of scale for the viewer. In most cases people can’t get a real idea of how big or small a project is, until they see a common image or a reference. For architectural visualization projects, the […]
I’m working right now in the production of an online training about the integration between Blender 3D and Indigo Renderer, which will deal with the full modeling, texturing and rendering for a small but interesting scene in Blender. Just to illustrate a bit how part of the training will be handled, I’ve created a timelapse […]
This article is not directly related to Blender, but since most artists involved in architectural visualization projects need CAD software like AutoCAD, and for most of us AutoCAD is not an option because of the high cost of the license, I believe that every tip or software that can replace AutoCAD in your pipeline will […]
In some CAD software’s and 3d packages as well, there is a tool called offset that can create parallel copies of faces and edges. If you create architectural models using Blender 3D and have used some of those tools, you probably miss this type of feature. Even not being available as a default tool or […]
If there is something that really can help a project to be completed in schedule is a great set of furniture models to include in our architectural visualization projects. Last week I was browsing some web sites when I found another great set of free furniture models collection, which can be easily imported to Blender […]
This is the second part of a modeling tutorial started last month, which we will learn a simple and easy way to model a balcony in Blender 3D. In the previous tutorial, we learned how to create the platform of the balcony, and now we move forward to create the handrail for the balcony. The […]
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