A renovation project is an excellent way to test an architectural visualization artist’s skills because it allows us to work with an existing site. We can make changes and restyle materials and furniture with some real-time feedback. An example of a renovation project developed with Blender and created by artist Flavio Della Tommasa can be […]

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If you missed any of our articles from last week in Blender 3D Architect, you now have the chance to view a summary of all the content we posted. Among the materials, you will always find content related to architecture, furniture models, and also news about Blender. Here is a list of articles from last […]

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Besides furniture models that should be a top priority to anyone building an asset library for architecture, you should also look for materials and textures. In that case, looking for PBR materials is the best choice for that type of visualization. What are PBR materials? With this material, you have a shader made of multiple […]

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There are lots of Add-ons nowadays offering tools to insert vegetation and trees in projects developed with Blender. Still, sometimes you might need a simple tree model or bush for an exterior design concept. If you want to grab a great collection of vegetation models, the guys from Maxtree have an outstanding resource. By visiting […]

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The project profile series of Blender 3D Architect is a collection of articles aiming for feature projects related to architectural visualization. We invite talented artists to share additional details about each project to demonstrate how they approach each stage. And also allow each author to publicize their work among our readers. How does it work? […]

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When you are starting to use Blender for architecture, having a scene as an example is a great help. In some cases, you might find yourself lost in settings and small details on the user interface, and having somewhere to look can make a difference. Do you want to download an entire interior scene developed […]

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If you missed any of our articles from last week in Blender 3D Architect, you now have the chance to view a summary of all the content we posted. Among the materials, you will always find content related to architecture, furniture models, and also news about Blender. Here is a list of articles from last […]

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We often post resources and tips here in Blender 3D Architect, focusing on architectural visualization using Blender, our primary objective. Our objective and mission are to show how you can use open-source tools like Blender in your work. As a way to expand the content published on the site, we started Blender 3D Architect Pro […]

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Whenever I find a great source with architectural designs or assets that can benefit our readers, I try to share them here in Blender 3D Architect. The only times when such a resource doesn’t appear here on the site are when the material is not free to use and requires a license or paid content. […]

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The next evolution of Blender Cycles has a name of Cycles X at the moment, and will probably debut with version 3.0 or soon after. From all the tests and demo projects rendered with Cycles X so far, most people praise the improved speed over current Cycles. I can state that myself. All the tests […]

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Many of the materials we use in interior visualization projects are simple, and you can apply a standard setup for your Nodes to solve most of the surfaces. However, in some cases, a material might require a more advanced composition to fulfill our needs. Have you ever tried to create the material for a curtain? […]

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How do you share a project with a potential customer? The most common way of displaying your designs is with a render or screenshot. You can generate an image and share the results with an e-mail or use an instant message app. Having an image to display the design is excellent because it is a […]

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If you missed any of our articles from last week in Blender 3D Architect, you now have the chance to view a summary of all the content we posted. Among the materials, you will always find content related to architecture, furniture models, and also news about Blender. Here is a list of articles from last […]

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A powerful way of developing architectural projects is with BIM tools and resources, which can save you a lot of time and streamline design decisions based on data. There are lots of BIM options in the market, but they all share the same flaw. The use of proprietary data formats. Once you start working with […]

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What is Blender 3D Architect Pro? It is a subscription-based section of our site where we post weekly tutorials and resources. Today, we send two tutorials that subscribers and either download or stream. All tutorials have the goal of expanding our content and are always related to architectural visualization and Blender. This week, we posted […]

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A typical surface for architectural interiors is a brick wall, which appears in many industrial and commercial buildings. That was particularly popular in the last century before we got steel and concrete taking over constructions due to being faster to build. If you must work with a visualization project requiring sandstone brick walls, I found […]

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If you have experience with CAD softwares and decides to migrate to Blender, which is, by the way, a wise move, you will miss a few editing options during a modeling project. In most CAD design apps, a simple task is to create divisions based on line intersections. You get two crossing lines, and you […]

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If you missed any of our articles from last week in Blender 3D Architect, you now have the chance to view a summary of all the content we posted. Among the materials, you will always find content related to architecture, furniture models, and also news about Blender. Here is a list of articles from last […]

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It has been a while since I shared free furniture models here in Blender 3D Architect. That is a type of post that I love to share because it helps our readers to build their furniture library with high-quality assets. Do you want to download an armchair model in the Blender native file format? Ali […]

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After a long period of planning and preparation, we are proud to announce that our first updated workshop for Blender is already available. If you keep track of our content for some time, you know that we had a small portfolio of training material in the past. After a while, that material became outdated, and […]

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