Architectural Modeling

[J_Bug]

Hi All,
I thought I might be able to ask a few of you Architectural Visualization experts to comment on your modeling techniques when you're constructing the elevation of a building. I've started rebuilding some castle ruins for an environment I'm working on and it's taken me a almost day just to get this far ...


I really don't like Booleans so I've been patch modeling with splines and the surface modifier with all the steps set to "0" so I can get a nice clean mesh. Are there any tips for speedy modeling of buildings anyone can pass on?

Thanks in advance,
--Jon

[twinxel]

Well, you can model with splines extruded in front view.
Another tecnic would be taking the spline elevations and making a Shap merge with a plane or a patch, so you can have a regular mesh that you can modify it later.

Hope it helps,

Joao.

[dejaVu]

Jon,
A day is too long for what you have there...
Which parts are you finding most time consuming?

The technique I use often depends on what the building looks like and how the plans are supplied.

For example, in your building, the solid interior walls would start out as one spline. I would then use Outline to give that line thickness and then Extrude up. That should take about 2 mins.

Perhaps if we could see the reference drawings for the completed building it might help.

[J_Bug]

Hi guys, I got into a few other things and forgot about this thread somehow. Thanks for the tips. THe part that was taking the most time wasn't the extruded walls but the four walls I spline modeled. The problem I was having is that this building is an old castle so there are many inconsistancies that I had to create. I've finished modeling and am almost done with the materials so I'll post some shots soon. I'll have to try your suggestion next time twinxel.

Thanks again,
--Jon