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Blender 3D Architect Pro updates – 2021011

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 20:00:54 GMT

For those of you willing to find tutorials and premium content focusing on architectural visualization artists professionals using Blender, we are proud to present Blender 3D Architect Pro. What is Blender 3D Architect Pro? It is a special section of Blender 3D Architect where we deliver content to develop your skills with Blender even further. […]

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OSArch example files repository

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 19:00:03 GMT

A great way to learn is to open an example file of an existing project and take a peek inside to see how the author solved many potential problems. You can look at the 3d models and see how materials and other aspects of the file work. It is an invaluable resource. That is one […]

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Free cutout textures of people for architecture

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 18:00:22 GMT

We posted many free assets and resources for architectural visualization with Blender here in Blender 3D Architect. Usually, our readers like it a lot when they find a furniture model that works with Blender, but you should also look for other types of assets. One asset that is frequently overlooked in architectural visualization is cutout […]

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IFC.js shows a demo of a BIM project in a browser

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:00:00 GMT

A couple of weeks ago, we posted an article about the development of a useful library that could help any artist to display an entire project in the wen easily. With the IFC.js, you can read IFC files and turn them into a format that is browser friendly. The IFC format is the standard to […]

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Last week in Blender 3D Architect 2021: Week 1

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 13:31:15 GMT

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 Blender news. Here is a list of articles from last week: Procedural […]

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Procedural building generation with Blender

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMT

An upcoming update to Blender will open a lot of new modeling projects based on procedural controls with the Geometry Nodes editor. With this new editor, you will be able to control and create dozens of new shapes using nodes as if you were creating materials or editing PBR textures. The concept might be difficult […]

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How to convert MAX files to FBX or OBJ without 3ds Max?

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 20:31:45 GMT

Using a workflow with open-source tools and file standards ensures that you always have access to your data regardless of the software or environment. If you create a project and save the file in universal formats, you can easily import and send that data to any software. However, it doesn’t ensure that you won’t receive […]

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FreeCAD for structural planning (project download)

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:00:03 GMT

As you probably figured out by reading some of the articles that we post here in Blender 3D Architect, we support open-source tools and think they help a lot in architecture and design. That is the case with Blender and also FreeCAD. We usually post projects using open-source tools and technologies to inspire and show […]

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Last week in Blender 3D Architect 2020: Week 53

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMT

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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Best of 2020 in Blender 3D Architect – Part IV

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 04:07:45 GMT

As we are getting close to the end of 2020, it is time to take a break and get ready to start a new year. One way to get prepared for a new year is to go back and see the past months' highlights. With that in mind, we will post a short series of […]

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Blender 3D Architect Pro updates – 2020122

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 13:00:00 GMT

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Best of 2020 in Blender 3D Architect – Part III

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 11:00:57 GMT

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Best of 2020 in Blender 3D Architect – Part II

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 17:43:49 GMT

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BlenderBIM bounty to improve construction drawing generation (updates)

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:30:11 GMT

A couple of weeks ago, we posted a note about an initiative from the BlenderBIM developers to start a bounty and call for developers to suggest improvements to the construction drawing generation of BlenderBIM. That could be a game-changer for anything trying to go full open-source and adopt Blender as their primary tool for architectural […]

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Best of 2020 in Blender 3D Architect – Part I

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 15:09:24 GMT

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Free bedside scene compatible with Blender (SKP)

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 23:43:02 GMT

When you start to follow studios or artists managing architectural visualization and design, we eventually find an offer of a free scene or asset that you can use to either study or include in a project, depending on the license. From time to time, we get great resources that you can’t easily import to Blender. […]

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Last week in Blender 3D Architect 2020: Week 52

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 09:41:20 GMT

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How to install VI-Suite 0.6 in Blender?

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 21:34:34 GMT

If you recall from a past article here in Blender 3D Architect, an Add-on called VI-Suite for Blender can turn the software into an incredible design tool for energy-efficient projects. You can run environmental analysis and all types of simulations related to energy. Do you want to learn how to install VI-Suite to Blender? A […]

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How to download content from Blender 3D Architect Pro?

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:41:34 GMT

Earlier this month, we started a new project here in Blender 3D Architect to migrate all our content based on subscriptions to Gumroad. There we gave it the name of Blender 3D Architect Pro. There we have a reliable system to keep those files and benefits like a mobile app that you can use to […]

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Comparing Cycles and LuxCore for architecture

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 17:20:12 GMT

A question that we often got from our readers is that Cycles is indeed the best solution for architectural interiors with Blender. Should you stick with Blender’s default render or look somewhere else to faster speeds? In the past, we had limited options regarding external renders to work with Blender. Today the number of options […]

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