What is the best way to make a project presentation to explain most aspects of a design? In most cases, you can place a camera in a key location in Blender and hit F12 to start rendering. It gives us a realistic visualization of an architectural design. What if we want to display renders and […]

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A few materials we find in public libraries might not catch our attention because we usually don’t use them for architectural surfaces, which is the case for the latest update from AmbientCG. They added a collection of 12 Wicker materials to their library, and you can download those surfaces for your projects alongside hundreds of […]

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Since we started publishing articles and news related to Blender and architectural visualization in 2008, we saw it shift from a pure visualization tool for marketing purposes to a tool that can help us with the design. You can either use Blender to create technical drawings with a combination of FreeStyle and Inkscape to develop […]

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After a successful crowdfunding campaign organized by Thomas Krijnen, we now have a dedicated build server to create versions of BlenderBIM, IfcConvert, and IfcGeomServer for Apple Silicon. If you visit the latest releases of IfcOpenShell on Github, we have separate builds for BlenderBIM with Mac M1 support. This is important to make all those tools […]

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The easiest way to start using open source in architectural designs is by saving your projects using open standards. Whenever you have an architectural project, keep those files in formats like SVG, IFC, or anyone open and easily accessible. Since those are text files, you can open them anywhere and even extract data from them […]

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From all the existing online libraries offering free PBR materials in the public domain, I prefer Ambient CG. The reason to pick Ambient CG is simple and unlike many libraries that rarely get new textures or resources, we keep getting the latest updates often. Whenever that happens, I share those textures here for you to […]

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As you probably know from the articles I often post here in Blender 3D Architect, I’m always looking for projects outside the residential space. This is one of the most common subjects for visualization projects developed with Blender. Today I have a residential project created with Blender, but it goes further in scale and quality. […]

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I often post examples of high-profile projects using Blender to create marketing materials for spaces like penthouses and entire commercial buildings. Despite all of those examples, one of the benefits of having a tool like Blender accessible to anyone with a computer is the option to enable quick project layouts. No matter if you have […]

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The most common type of project I usually share here in Blender 3D Architect is a residential visualization, which has the most demand for a more significant number of projects. Therefore, I’m always trying to find projects stepping outside this field. Today I want to share a large renovation design of an office complex that […]

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Whenever you have the opportunity to start working on a furniture model for a project in Blender, at some point, you will need to gather a few materials and textures for that model. A common type of material used for furniture models is fabrics, and the guys from AmbientCG added a couple more to their […]

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Here in Blender 3D Architect, I often recommend downloading cutout textures with lots of different collections. You can use those textures to add people, vegetation, and even furniture to your renders. One aspect of those textures that I never explained is the creation of cutout textures. For Blender 3D Architect Pro subscribers, I recently shared […]

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The purpose of many architectural visualization projects is to either display an idea or concept or help sell a project. When we have a project like a Penthouse, we usually have to create the most realistic and high-quality images possible. A potential client won’t accept anything other than the best with a design that generally […]

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I often find a misconception about Blender and architecture among architects and designers: Blender can only help us in small and midsized projects. You would have to look somewhere else to do your visualization and renders for those big designs. That is not the case, and I have many examples of projects published here in […]

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Working with architectural visualization is a great way to test your skills as a digital artist because it often gives us unique environments and projects to work. That is the case of a project called Rogers Residence from Kontexture. To create the visualization of this residence, we have digital artist Noel Villalobos. The artist created […]

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If you have kept track of the articles of Blender 3D Architect for a while, you know that I love to find free resources that can help us create better architectural visualization with Blender. Those resources could be anything from PBR textures to assets. Today I have a unique and valuable link to share, and […]

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Wood planks can give your interior design a warm and rustic feel. From an interior design perspective, you have several benefits when using wood as the primary material for a floor. One of the biggest benefits of wood floors is that they’re easy to care for. Unlike carpet, which can stain easily, wood floors are […]

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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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If you look at projects developed with Blender with architecture or interior design as the subject, you find lots of fantastic artwork. One thing that I always try to find with those projects is additional information shared by the author. It could be a list of settings or a trick to solve a problem, which […]

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The material editor from Blender is a part of the software where we spend significant time working with PBR shaders and connecting maps to create realistic surfaces for our renders. A critical part of this process is using the Principled BSDF shader to hook everything. As part of the constant updates to Blender, we might […]

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If you need PBR materials for your architectural visualization projects, finding free resources online with impressive resolutions is straightforward. A couple of years ago, we saw a growing number of options to download PBR materials, and today I’m sharing a brand new online library called CG Lounge. They have a reasonable amount of resources in […]

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