How to import SketchUp files to Blender 2.8?

Update (May 2020): Here is the most up to date info about an SKP importer for Blender 2.8x. The release of Blender 2.8 Beta and a more stable Eevee will bring a lot more artists to use Blender and try Eevee to render their projects. A particular group of artists will have a high interest […]

Free bed model for Blender interiors

One of the best solutions to create sheets and fabrics for 3D models is the Marvelous designer, which you will see in a lot of projects from complex 3d animations involving characters to the fabrics of furniture pieces. That was the case for a high-quality bed model created by digital artist Ramiz Vardar. He made […]

Photopea: Free online alternative to Photoshop

In every work related to design or visual arts you will have requirements to adjust or change images. It could be something simple like resizing a render or change color balance. You can do all that with Blender, but a specialized software will always provide much more tools and flexibility. There are lots of options […]

Blender 2.8 new features for architecture: IES lights

With the release of Blender 2.8 Beta, you will start to look for all the exciting new features for architectural visualization, and it is hard not to look at Eevee. That is by far one of the highlights of Blender 2.8. Besides Eevee, you will also find a plethora of options for both 3D modeling […]

Hotel room interior with Cycles and Eevee

When you find a project like a bedroom featured here in Blender 3D Architect you will immediately think about a residential space. Today we have a bedroom from a commercial space. An artist with an alias Magogg posted at the BlenderArtists user forums a great set of images from a Hotel room interior, which you […]

Bathroom interior animation with Eevee

Working with animation is one of the most time-consuming tasks related to computer graphics because it usually takes a long time to create just a few seconds of motion in high-quality. For that reason, a project that requires some animation usually has a much higher budget to pay for extra render power. However, using real-time […]

Blender 3D Architect updates

When I started the Blender 3D Architect website ten years ago, I didn’t have many expectations about the project other than using a server space to write about something that I genuinely enjoy. It was back in 2008 that I started writing for Blender 3D Architect and never thought it would last that long. Of […]

Recommended GPUs for architecture – December update

With the release of Blender 2.8 and Eevee, you may think that having a powerful GPU is not necessary anymore. You may get some great results with Eevee using conventional hardware, but you may face problems with textures in cards that don’t offer that much memory. Choosing a good GPU for your projects may be […]

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