3D Modelling Special Interest Group – April 2015

In this session the attendees wanted to look at modeling a simple greenhouse (Glasshouse). This project is reasonably straightforward and requires the understanding of some 3-D tools and commands. For example, the command used most to create this object is Extrude Along Path… This command is extremely useful for creating objects that follow a path shape.

At the start of the movie this command is covered in detail, using an example that has been troubling one of the attendees (the capping on a balustrade). This part of the movie is useful because it explains the concept behind Extrude along Path. After this we start creating a greenhouse using Extrude along Path, the Push/Pull tool, and the Move By Points tool to create duplicate objects. Another useful technique covered in this movie is the Automatic Working Planes. This concept needs some explanation, so we briefly covered what is the difference between screen plane, layer plane, and working plane.

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