Advanced 3D Modeling for Architectural Design - Site and topography modeling | Autodesk

Advanced 3D Modeling for Architectural Design

Outline

1

Getting started

Module overview

Course overview

Get the software

Course resources

2

Wall modeling

Module overview

Create wall types

Create a vertical compound wall

Perform wall cleanup

Control wall junctions

Create slanted and tapered walls

Use wall sweeps

Use wall reveals

Add architectural columns

Practice exercise: Embed walls

3

Curtain wall modeling

Module overview

Create curtain walls

Modify curtain grids

Create and place curtain panel types

Place doors and windows in curtain walls

Challenge exercise: Create an atrium

4

Floors and ceilings modeling

Module overview

Create ceilings

Create ceiling types and edit ceiling grids

Place hosted components

Create upstands with slab edge tools

Use shape editing and assign variable thickness

Practice exercise: Create ceilings

Practice exercise: Floor shape editing

5

Roof modeling

Module overview

Create and assign roof types

Create a mansard roof

Create a glazed roof

Create a dormer on a roof

Create and place fascia and gutters

Practice exercise: Create a mansard roof

6

Stairs and rails modeling

Module overview

Create U-shaped stairs

Create multilevel stairs

Add and modify railings

Sketch railings

Place hosted railings

Practice exercise: Create hosted railings

7

Site and topography modeling

Module overview

Create topography from a CAD file

Edit toposurfaces

Model building pads and site components

Challenge: Create site typography

8

Mass modeling

Module overview

Create mass families

Create void forms

Edit mass families

Apply model by face tools

Challenge exercise: Model by face

9

Rooms and areas modeling

Module overview

Create a room data schedule

Compute room volumes

Practice exercise: Create areas

10

Materials modeling

Module overview

Create materials

Assign materials

Practice exercise: Create and assign materials

Challenge exercise: Create a glazed roof and use room data

11

Course Challenge

Module overview

Course Challenge: Finish the model

12

Final test

Module overview

Start your final test

Professional | ~50 min.

Site and topography modeling

Module | Skill builder

Push your skills further by modeling site elements and topography. Work with a CAD file to create a toposurface, adjust its contours before editing, then create a subregion. Finally, create a building pad in the toposurface and add site components.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

Create a toposurface from a CAD file.
Edit toposurfaces.
Create building pads and add site components.

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