A (first) introduction to architecture modeling with Blender

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arch-building001.jpgHere’s an excellent tutorial by Yorik van Havre for modeling a High Rise Building

From Yorik:
“This tutorial is a general but step-by-step introduction to quick architecture modeling with Blender. It is focused primarily on architects who never really used Blender but know some 3D and who want to see how Blender can be used for their particular work.

Blender users who are not used to architecture might find it useful too, although probably very simple. I will try to go slowly and explain everything, but there will be a couple of little things you will need to find out yourself… I am sure it is not hard and by searching a bit you’ll quickly find your way.”

Architecture modeling with Blender

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    • bob

      Or just use SketchUp and get it done in 1/4 of the time, import it into Blender to render FTW!

    • http://www.creaturefeature.info Ataru

      Perfect! Bart, I think you spy on me to see what tutorials I need sometimes…

    • http://www.creaturefeature.info Ataru

      Haha, actually reading the tutorial now… very funny presentation! :-D

    • Tim F

      Ataru,

      I’m starting to get a “Bart” complex. LOL

    • http://www.blendernation.com Bart

      *tunes his psychic ray to Ataru*

      I should note that we featured this tutorial before, but it was lost in the database crash.

    • Sanne

      I followed this tutorial some time ago and found it very helpful, informative and also entertaining. Thanks for writing it, Yorik.

      Btw, we also have it in our wiki by now:
      http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Tutorials/Introduction_to_Architecture_Modeling
      (especially useful since Yorik’s site seems to be blendernationed… ahem…)

    • http://yorik.orgfree.com Yorik

      Thanks guys!
      A couple of things I wrote about got lost in that crash… Certainly some kind of conspiration! To who liked this tutorial, I’m writing a new one now about doing high-precision architecture modelling, I’ll report here dutifully when it’s finished. I hope my site will resist blendernation assault this time…

    • orogor

      afair, you already posted this tut to blendernations some time ago

    • Carl Complaint

      Very well written and informative, by a competent author. I can recommend it. :-)

    • http://www.leviathan-avc.com Thomas Vecchione

      Hmm I had thought I had seen this elsewhere. Looking forward to the precision modeling one though.

      Seablade

    • Ankit

      @ Yorik…

      i’ll be waiting to check your tutorial…..

    • http://blenderresearch.myurl.com.br Wille

      Hi, all! I’m a brazilian student and I’m doing a research in my University course about the development of the Blender. The research seeks examine the mode of development of Blender and also the profile of users and how they collaborate with Blender.

      I would like that Blender users participate of this research responding to the form on page http://blenderresearch.myurl.com.br . There are few questions that may represent a major collaboration for the development of more free/open source software.

    • sfepa
    • http://yorik.orgfree.com Yorik

      Wow, great!!! It looks nicer than in english :)

    • sfepa

      just different, Yorik, just different.
      same destiny is waiting for your next tutorial :)

    • Thomas

      OMG
      this has been posted before.

    • http://home.deds.nl/~mp/ ysvry

      what a coincidence I just pointed a girl who wanted to model houses to this same tut on the cgnet blender Forum. Realy good tut informative and well written Thx Yorik maybe you can do another one on transparant glass shadows some day. ;)

    • http://www.blender3d.at carlinhos

      @ Thomas

      Yes this has been posted some month or even more before. But IMHO it does not matter because it is such a good ressource for all people working on Architecture and using Blender.

    • http://www.anthonyperlas.com MrPerlishells

      I actually did this when it was posted the first time before the server crash.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jlQqzI-4Z4

    • http://www.meditationguru.in MG

      thanks dude,
      great tutorial for newbee …like me!
      :-)