Architectural Design Animation In Blender 3d Graphics

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Design & Create Architectural Animations in Blender - 3D Graphics in Blender - Full project - 3D Modeling in Blender

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.5

- Create 3D Models & layouts in Blender and Animate the Scene
- Light your scene with Environment textures in Blender & achieve real world lighting conditions
- Use the Archimesh add-on and quickly create architectural elements inside Blender

What you'll learn

Create 3D Models & layouts in Blender and Animate the Scene
Light your scene with Environment textures in Blender & achieve real world lighting conditions
Use the Archimesh add-on and quickly create architectural elements inside Blender
Develop your design abilities inside Blender and complete projects fast and efficiently

* Requirements

* Computer capable of running Blender 2.79 or above
* You should be able to use a PC at beginner level

Description

Welcome to the course architectural design and animation in blender. In this course you'll be learning how to layout the design and create photo realistic animations of this modern house. This is a great skill to have especially for 3D artists creating their own works and those who want to create architectural structures and models.   

We begin by laying out the 2D floor plan, an essential step for those looking to control the design aspect of their projects. 

The next step is to take the floor plan and begin the 3D modelling part of this project. This step includes the Archimesh add-on that assists in the creation of walls, doors and windows to quickly assemble the structure. Once the structure is in place we will add a high dynamic range image to help light the scene. This lighting will help us achieve real world lighting conditions to view our material.

This leads us into materials and textures where you will learn to use Blenders PBR material shader to create a realistic looking 3D model. This is really important skill to have when creating architectural scenes in Blender.

We look at more advanced techniques including creating grass using the particle system and creating trees using the sapling add-on. 

We complete this section by rendering out a photo realistic image.

The next stage is the fun part where we prepare the model for animation. We make the house appear slowly using boolean modifiers and I will show you a great feature for quickly previewing how the animation looks before a full render. 

Finally we use render layers to speed up rendering and take a look at the compositor in Blender to put the elements back together.

 

Content and Overview

Archimesh : Learn to create 3D parametric Architectural elements

Archimesh: Learn to quickly create large window elements for your scene

3D Model Grass and use Blender's particle system to add it throughout the scene.

Creating Trees using the Sapling add-on in Blender

Using Blender's PBR shader Create custom Material for your 3D models.

Animation & Rendering

Learn how to design in this amazingly powerful 3D production suite and start designing architectural 3D models, design for 3D games, design unique 3D assets, design for 3D printed objects, or create amazing art work.

Architectural visualization in Blender will allow you to impress your clients with photo realistic animations and images of their proposed designs.

The course is designed for practical learning and will walk you step by step through the process of creating 2D drawings to creating custom 3D models. Discover the Archmesh add-on in Blender, try the new PBR capabilities as we add materials, lighting, and cameras to the scene .When you complete this course you will be able to use Blender as the complete drafting and 3D visualization package. With the latest release of Blender there has never been a better time to get your creativity flowing.

The lessons are taught with practical examples and aimed at completing the architectural design project. Learning Blender doesn't need to be difficult and you should enjoy the journey as you create some amazing architectural renders and 3D models.

Unleash your Creative side
Open Blender and be amazed at the possibilities. Discover a new world of creativity. Blender is free, and constantly improving to deliver industry standard tools. It has a strong online community just waiting to be discovered.

So jump in and start creating today!


Who this course is for:

  • Students who want to be capable of adding Animation to Architectural visualization projects
  • Students who want to learn a free design package for their own professional use
  • Interior designers and 3D visualization students

Course content

13 sections • 176 lectures

Introduction 1 lectures

Introduction Preview 03:37

Drafting & Design 21 lectures

Where to get the free & Open Source Software FreeCAD Preview 03:12

Setting up the FreeCAD Interface Preview 05:41

An Introduction to the Interface Part 01 Preview 03:59

An Introduction to the Interface Part 02 Preview 02:20

An introduction to the Snap menu Preview 06:55

Drafting the layouts part 1 Preview 05:34

Drafting the layouts part 2 Preview 03:39

Drafting the layouts part 3 Preview 06:16

Drafting the layouts part 4 Preview 02:11

Drafting the Windows part 1 Preview 04:26

Drafting the Windows part 2 Preview 04:06

Drafting the Doors part 1 Preview 03:12

Drafting the Doors part 2 Preview 05:30

Changing the Line styles and Thickness Preview 03:15

Adding the stairs detail Preview 01:53

Setting up the ODA File Convertor Preview 03:15

Importing Furniture Assets Preview 02:54

Adding Dimensions in FreeCAD Preview 05:47

Adding Text to the Layouts Preview 02:09

Creating Layouts in FreeCAD Preview 05:03

Exporting DXF File From FreeCAD Preview 02:16

Introduction to Blender 21 lectures

Where to get the free and Open Source Software Blender Preview 05:20

Customising the Interface for easier control Preview 09:56

How to Enable Add-ons Preview 03:10

How to Recover Files After Crashes Preview 02:47

Shortcut Key Guide Preview 02:02

How to Navigate the Blender interface Preview 04:58

Introduction to the 3D View Part 1 Preview 04:47

Introduction to the 3D View Part 2 Preview 07:41

Introduction to the 3D View Part 3 Preview 07:58

Introduction to the Tool Shelf Part 1 Preview 06:28

Introduction to the Tool Shelf Part 2 Preview 03:49

Introduction to the Tool Shelf Part 3 Preview 05:07

Introduction to the Tool Shelf Part 4 Preview 04:12

Introduction to the Tool Shelf Part 5 Preview 05:08

Layout_Tabs_Editors_And_Splitting_Screens Preview 04:23

Introduction to Collections Preview 07:34

Introduction to the 3D Cursor Preview 07:27

Introduction to Snapping Preview 07:35

Face Orientation & the Direction of Normals Preview 05:40

An Introduction to Coordinates Preview 03:30

An Introduction to the Asset Browser Preview 05:42

House Construction 23 lectures

Setting Up the Unit Scale Preview 03:23

Importing the DXF File From FreeCAD into Blender Preview 04:15

Positioning the DXF Objects Preview 12:22

Introduction to Archimesh Preview 04:43

Adding External Walls Using Archimesh Preview 01:54

How to add External Doors with Archimesh Preview 05:08

Adding Internal Walls with Archimesh Preview 02:49

Adding Internal Doors on the Ground Floor Preview 03:35

Adding Windows Using Archimesh Preview 05:38

Adding Large Windows Group using Archimesh Preview 03:38

Modelling The First Floor Preview 09:04

Modelling the First Floor Balcony Preview 01:49

Adding Internal Doors on the First Floor Preview 02:19

Adding Windows using Archimesh Preview 04:49

Using Archimesh to Create a Stairs Preview 01:20

Creating a ceiling for the ground floor Preview 04:24

Creating Floors to the Model Preview 04:20

Ground Floor and Base Preview 05:33

Modelling the roof and Base Preview 01:51

Using Archimesh to Add Railings to the Balcony area Preview 03:55

3D Modelling the Front Step Preview 02:57

3D Modelling the External Walls Preview 03:08

3D Modelling the patio and Grass Area Preview 02:10

Lighting & Materials 14 lectures

Adding Lighting Elements to the Scene Preview 05:17

Where to get texture maps Preview 02:24

UV Unwrapping and Texturing Floor Preview 06:22

Creating the External wall Material Preview 14:08

Preparing the First Floor Mesh Preview 02:10

Creating Sill Material Preview 02:52

Creating Door Material Preview 07:26

Creating External Wall & Paving Preview 04:27

Ground Plane Material Preview 03:09

Creating Stone Particles Preview 05:38

Creating Grass Particles Part 1 Preview 08:31

Creating a tree using the Sapling add-on Preview 04:35

Creating a tree using the Sapling add-on Preview 02:38

Creating the Tree Material Preview 04:58

Creating the House Construction Animation 14 lectures

Combining Objects Preview 07:05

Final Checks Preview 02:49

Adding the Table and Plan Textures Preview 04:42

Roll the plan open Preview 04:39

Setting up the Boolean Modifier Preview 02:59

Setting up the Camera Preview 04:51

Adding the Remaining Booleans Preview 03:09

Setting up the Animation Part 01 Preview 04:54

Setting up the Animation Part 02 Preview 03:46

Setting up the Animation Part 03 Preview 02:18

Setting up the Animation Part 04 Preview 02:24

Rendering the Animation Preview 05:48

Combining the Animation in the Video Editor Preview 01:28

Combining the Animation in the Video Editor Preview 08:03

Drafting & Design – 2.8 Content 15 lectures

Getting the free & open source parametric modeler Preview 10:35

Creating construction lines in FreeCAD Part 1 Preview 08:22

Creating construction lines in FreeCAD Part 2 Preview 05:08

Creating construction lines in FreeCAD Part 3 Preview 07:25

Creating walls and window lines in FreeCAD part 1 Preview 09:38

Creating walls and window lines in FreeCAD part 2 Preview 02:30

Creating doorway lines in FreeCAD Preview 06:52

Creating line styles in FreeCAD Preview 02:43

Creating stairs lines in FreeCAD Preview 02:32

The ODA file converter available for FreeCAD Preview 02:15

Adding CAD Blocks to the layouts in FreeCAD Preview 04:34

Adding Dimensions to the layouts in FreeCAD Preview 06:49

Adding text to the layouts in FreeCAD Preview 02:09

Creating layouts in FreeCAD Preview 04:18

Exporting the DXF file we created from FreeCAD Preview 02:24

Introduction to Blender – 2.8 Content 10 lectures

Getting Blender Preview 00:19

Setting up the interface and enabling add-ons in Blender Preview 02:07

Introduction Quiz 1

An introduction to navigation in Blender Preview 05:10

An introduction to the 3D view Preview 14:13

An introduction to the tool shelf Preview 11:36

An introduction to collections Preview 04:17

An introduction to the 3D cursor and the multiple use cases Preview 03:46

Introduction Quiz 2

An introduction to snapping in Blender Preview 05:47

Layout Creation in Blender – 2.8 Content 13 lectures

Creating a landscape and examining two methods of generating the mesh Preview 09:18

Marking out the site position Preview 06:53

Importing the DXF file into the scene, converting and scaling to correct size Preview 06:08

Positioning the DXF imports in the scene Preview 03:41

Adding the external wall positions to the layouts Preview 04:05

Adding the internal wall positions to the layouts Preview 08:00

Adding the door positions to the layouts Preview 05:24

Adding the door open direction to the layouts Preview 05:22

Adding the window positions to the layouts Preview 04:37

Adding Dimensions to the layouts using MeasureIt Preview 04:59

Adding text to the layouts using MeasureIt Preview 04:47

Adding material to the layouts and enabling Freestyle to create the hard line re Preview 06:06

Rendering the layouts in Blender and combing with dimensions in the compositor Preview 04:33

House Construction – 2.8 Content 19 lectures

Setting up Archipack with material library and thumbnail images Preview 06:45

Using Archipack to create external doors Preview 05:26

Using Archipack to create internal walls Preview 02:34

Using Archipack to create doors on the ground floor Preview 03:06

Using Archipack to create windows on the ground floor Preview 05:19

Using Archipack to create large windows Preview 05:09

3D Modelling the first floor Preview 05:23

3D Modelling the balcony area Preview 01:51

Using Archipack to create doors on the first floor Preview 02:01

Using Archipack to create windows on the first floor Preview 03:25

Using Archipack to create a stairs Preview 02:00

Organizing the collections in the Outliner Preview 04:55

Using Archipack to create ceilings for each room on the ground floor Preview 04:36

3D Modelling the floor to accommodate the stairs Preview 04:06

Using Archipack to create floors for each room of the house Preview 03:45

Tidy up the floors issues and organize the Outliner Preview 03:54

3D Modelling the roof Preview 03:07

Using Archipack to create railings for the balcony area Preview 03:20

3D Modelling the concrete base Preview 02:02

Lighting & Materials – 2.8 Content 16 lectures

Adding lighting elements to the scene Preview 05:57

Creating floor material using texture maps Preview 09:45

Setting up a render camera to preview the material Preview 04:17

Creating window material using texture maps Preview 05:02

Creating railing material using texture maps Preview 04:20

Creating door material using texture maps Preview 09:36

Creating an external render material for the external walls of the house Preview 05:40

3D modelling the external environment Preview 10:07

Creating stone tile material for the external paving area Preview 02:15

Creating stones and using the particle system to disperse in the scene Preview 09:25

Creating grass and using the particle system to disperse in the scene Preview 10:59

Creating trees with the sapling add-on Preview 11:58

Creating tree texture images to add back into the scene Preview 10:57

Setting up the camera and arranging the scene Preview 04:34

Updating the House external plaster with texture maps Preview 05:57

Rendering out an image using the Eevee render settings Preview 05:01

Creating the House Construction Animation – 2.8 Content 8 lectures

Combing each set of objects and preparing for the animation part 1 Preview 07:57

Combing each set of objects and preparing for the animation part 2 Preview 04:58

Using the boolean modifier to setup for the house reveal Preview 04:28

Creating the table and plans with textures for the material Preview 03:58

Using the curve modifier to create the plans rolling open on the table Preview 04:44

Setting up the Camera to capture the Animation Preview 03:47

Setting Key frames and creating the animation Preview 09:14

Rendering the animation and combining them in Blender's VSE to Create a Video Preview 08:22

Bonus Section 1 lectures

Bonus Lectures Preview 00:51