archkre Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Any book on how to build architectural maquettes ( scale models), please? Physical , not digital scale models! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horhe Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 What exactly are you looking for in those books? There is a way that i handle these, but there is a catch... unfortunately you have got to have the model of the object in 3d. This is a sort of manual CAM idea Bake the object to texture at a high resolution. Print it out on a plotter and cut it out accordingly in your material of choice (not talking about stone here ). Then all you have to do is to bring the pieces toghether and you puzzle is solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horhe Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Forgot to mention the scale factor. I do this in Cad, simply scale the rendering there to whatever scale you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vizwhiz Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Archkre i havent sorted Thru This list (not yet), but There should be something of interest in here (somewhere) google: architectural scale physical models http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GWYF,GWYF:2006-50,GWYF:en&q=architectural+scale+physical+models Thanks randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archkre Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 One of my sons entered School of Industrial Design and has not idea how to build cardboard maquettes properly. Needs some classes onreal (physical) scale models. Nothing to do with 3D! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 You start with foamcore, a matte knife and a gluegun. Pins are used sometimes for temp models. Basswood is good. More important is an understanding of 3D. When he understands his design he can build it. A lot of architects use plasticine for re-workable 'clay' modeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Homeless Guy Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 craftsmanship. i can't say it enough. poorly crafted physical models look bad, well crafted physical models look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 craftsmanship...well crafted physical models look good. A well crafted model is a work of art. I'm teaching my son about presentation of his work and how to recognize his 'work product' as important and worthy of the same careful treatment as finals. Any sketch, any model, is a valuable product and should be thought of as such, even though you will do a better one tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archkre Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 I thought maybe I could get something like " Scale models for Dummies" or something like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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