3D Modelling Special Interest Group – June 2014

Back to basics with this session. I often use a lot of 3D modelling techniques because I find them very efficient when it comes to creating my drawings. But sometimes I think that beginners get lost with my 3D modelling. In this session I decided to go back to basics and show why I think it’s important to use 3D modelling.

Topics Covered:

• setup your file correctly using layers, classes and stories
• editing design layer elevations
• setting up your grid to improve drawing speed
• drawing the walls quickly and isometric using the grid settings
• replacing an unstyled wall with a styled wall
• creating a slab that uses the walls as a boundary
• copying and pasting your walls to create foundations
• setting your page area for your printer
• creating multiple viewports
• creating a roof using the walls
• editing the roof to create a pitched roof
• using a plan viewport to create a section viewport
• creating a new class for the faded lines in elevation
• creating a new class and choosing the viewport visibility for new classes
• creating a door and inserting it into walls
• edit the viewports to see the new classes
• editing the roof to create unwanted pitch roof
• update all viewports
• using class overrides in viewports
• checking class visibility in viewports
• inserting base cabinets
• using the Move by Points tool to create duplicate cabinets
• using the Clip Cube to hide parts of the design
• editing the extent of the Clip Cube
• save the Clip Cube with a saved view
• using the Clip Cube to create section viewports
• choosing your quick preferences
• fitting your walls to 3D objects
• updating viewports after updating the model
• finding furniture objects, using the VSS website
• using furniture from a library
• creating a design layer section viewport
• section viewport options, display flattened
• placing the camera view to look at the section viewport
• fine tune the camera view
• using the camera to create a sheet layer viewport

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