Help with exterior modeling & measurements..

[karthiksrinivasan]

Hello everyone, I have modeled few exteriors using photo reference and have done quite well. So i taught why not give a try modeling it with a CAD plan so went to a construction company website downloaded the plan and started modeling it. I know how to use unit setup and so far i have done everything in a correct scale.

 

 

What will actually be there between the 2 floor, technically would you call it just a floor, Or is there any other technical name for that? My problem is i am working in a multi story building how much thickness should i keep between these two floors? I created the walls using splines and extruded them to 10' so it's a 10' tall ceiling if i copy the floor and stack up it looks quite un-realistic..

 

 

I tried my best to explain it, Looking for a help thanks

[Scott Schroeder]

Your typical floor depth will be between 10"-12". You need to allocate room for the floor joists, which are typically 2x8 or 2x10. This space is where they will run the plumbing, HVAC, and electrical for the 2nd floor. So in your view, where you have the floor, you'd have a ceiling about 10" under that and that will give you the floor space between the floors. Usually if you have glass in this area, it's spandrel glass so you can't see the structure.

 

Your elevation looks unrealistic because you have 10' doors and windows. That's what is throwing it off. You can have 10' windows, but it'll need mullions in it as doing a 10' single sheet of glass is mega-expensive. Most residential doors with 10' ceilings are only 8' doors. Again, a 10' door is crazy expensive to pull off.

 

You also have these tiny supports at the end o the building are looking quite weak, as if they can't hold the structure up.