Creating a 3D Roof in AutoCAD

 I made a few new videos to create a 3D roof in AutoCAD. You can get some excellent results when you model in AutoCAD. Have a look at the following:

Video Part 1

Part 1 - Creates a simple roof with a layer to receive a shingle finish.

Video Part 2

Part 2 - Creates a more complex geometrical finish to represent a standing seam roof.

Another Video - This one for Revit LT 2022

 

Since I have some recent new content from a Revit introductory course. I thought while I'm creating videos, I might as well create some videos from that content. So here is part 1 of the chapter entitled "Starting a New Project". Click Here to start the video.

TV Stand AutoCAD Block to Revit Family

In order to illustrate how to use an AutoCAD entourage element in Revit, today we took a simple AutoCAD block and converted it into a Revit Family. Naturally, the resulting Revit family had no paramerters, none the less it is good for objects which have fixed sized. Not everything needs to flex you know.

Here is the object as it appeared in AutoCAD.

Once we imported it, and added materials in Revit.

The AutoCAD file can be downloaded here.

The Revit family can be downloaded here.

Hope you like them, cheers

Window Uneven Panel Revit Family

In class this week we went over how to create a window family. The project we are working on has an uneven panel window. Looking back I found another version that I made a few years ago. If you like download the 2 versions and hopefully you will like one or the other.

You can download the 2016 version here

The 2018 version is available here

Enjoy.

Creating a simple 3D Model

I stepped through modeling a simple 3D model of a elbow pipe fitting with my students in AutoCAD. Thought I would write it up and post it. Download the document here

Images from students from my recent Vanier College group

Student: Mohammed Lofti Maghaddam, Modeling: Autodesk Revit Rendering: Autodesk 3ds Max

Student: Mohammed Lofti Maghaddam, Modeling: Autodesk Revit Rendering: Autodesk 3ds Max

 

Student: Alireza Babaeimanesh, Modeling: Autodesk Revit Rendering: Autodesk 3ds Max

Student: Alireza Babaeimanesh, Modeling: Autodesk Revit Rendering: Autodesk 3ds Max

It's published..!

My first course with Digital Tutors has recently been published. To go to the course click the link below:

Modeling Residential Exteriors in AutoCAD

Another Group at Vanier - Lego Project

Students worked in teams creating all the parts for these Lego kits. Modeled in AutoCAD, Renderings in 3ds Max

Rendering of Office Building

It's been a while, but I've had this image that a friend and former coworker made of a building I designed for my CAD courses. She did a great job on the rendering. Image credit: Audrey Filion, Design Credit: Roger Cusson (me..! :-) )

Amazing House in an Immersive Visit

Check out this house in an immersive visit. It's really incredible, click here to launch the visit.