Project: Model and present a small house

Project brief

The brief

Step 1 — Base and walls

1. 1Set units to mm; draw the external outline; offset 250 in; push/pull walls to 2700; group them as External walls.
2. 2Model internal walls in their own group.
3. 3Model the floor slab as its own group.

Step 2 — Openings and components

1. 1Model one window as a component that cuts openings, with frame and glass; place all windows.
2. 2Model a door component; place the doors.
3. 3Edit one window component to refine the frame and watch all update.

Step 3 — Roof and site

1. 1Model the roof as a group: draw the gable profile on an end wall, push/pull along the length plus overhangs, add thickness with Offset.
2. 2Add a deck, driveway and site ground plane; add a few trees from content you're licensed to use.
3. 3Tag: walls, roof, furniture, site, entourage.

Step 4 — Present

1. 1Apply materials with real-size textures.
2. 2Set shadows for your location.
3. 3Create scenes: street view, aerial, plan cut, section cut.
4. 4Export images and arrange them on a presentation board (or a LayOut sheet).

Common mistakes

• Modelling everything as one lump of geometry.

  Group walls, roof, floor and site separately from the start; fixing sticky geometry later is slow.

• Windows modelled individually.

  Model one window component and reuse it so changes apply everywhere.

• Heavy downloaded trees and furniture.

  Use light, licensed models and purge unused components before presenting.

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