Free electrical symbols for CAD in SVG format

If you decide to move your workflow to use open standards only in architecture and design, you should get ready to utilize many SVG files. They are small text-based files representing high-quality vector drawings. One of the best SVG editors is Inkscape, which is free and open-source, as many other tools architects, engineers, and designers […]

FreeCAD 0.2.0 released

For those of you looking to step outside of Blender looking for some additional tools to create architectural designs, one of the best options available is FreeCAD. I think FreeCAD and Blender can work great together and complement each other to fill gaps in an architectural workflow. One area in that FreeCAD is better than […]

Automatically create technical drawings in Blender (Add-on)

A task that we often have to perform as architects is to create technical drawings, and it can be from a small renovation project to ample retail space. No matter what you have in mind, you will need to create technical drawings. What is the best tool to create technical drawings for architecture? Depending on […]

Technical drawing creation with Blender and Inkscape (Workshop)

After a long period of planning and preparation, we are proud to announce that our first updated workshop for Blender is already available. If you keep track of our content for some time, you know that we had a small portfolio of training material in the past. After a while, that material became outdated, and […]

FreeCAD for architectural drawing: Available in PDF

Ever since we started to publish books related to Blender and architecture, we get requests from our readers to also make them available in PDF format. Until today we used Amazon as a hub to distribute the books in the Kindle platform for digital content. Today, we are proud to announce that one of our […]

Cantilevered stair model for Blender: Free construction details (IFC)

A significant number of artists that work with architectural visualization doesn’t have a background with technical drawing or experience with architectural details. That is not a problem in the vast majority of cases, because you don’t need this type of experience to create architectural renders. However, it is always a plus to study and analyze […]

Rendering a floor plan with Blender 2.8 and Eevee

When you think about architectural visualization, in general, it is common to think about interior perspectives or external renders from a building. However, when you are trying to sell a project idea you will need much more than interior perspectives. Another type of media that will often appear in marketing materials for architectural projects is […]

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