1) 3D houses 2) curved surfaces

Hi everyone!

I need some general advice on drawing 3D houses.
What is the best (and fastest) method? What do You use more, surfaces,
solids...? How do You create doors and windows?
I know the theory on drawing in 3D, but simply don't know where to
start with complicated models.

And second, how to create curved surfaces. For example, the body of an
acoustic guitar. I don't know how to make top and bottom with
surfaces. The only way I could think of is extruding a fited pline,
shell it and exploding, so I can assign surfaces (i. e. bodies) to
different layers for material assignment. But this is pretty hard for
more complicated models, and leaves surfaces where you do not want
them. Is there some simpler way by using 3D surfaces after tabsurfing
a polyline?

Thank You!

 

90% solids. the only stuff I use faces for are square to round type
surfaces

if you can draw the face of a guitar in 2d , made an extra copy of it.,
extrude one the thickness of the face (1/8") , offset the other the
thickness of the wall (1/8""??), extrude those the thickness of the guitar
(5"??) . subtract the inner from the outer & make a copy of the face to
become the back, subtract an extruded circle for the whole in ther front.
place them all together & union. now add the neck & strings ..ect. now add
materials, select your lighting & render away. good luck

 

You left out the ultimate purpose of the model. How will it be displayed?
What kinds of views are you going to use?

 

I can't, that is the problem. When you look at guitar from above it is
curved, and I don't know how to make curved faces (2D faces, not
solids, I know how to make it with solids).

Back, front and sides of a guitar are almost always made of different
materials, why I wont to draw it with surfaces (3 surfaces, 3 layers,
3 materials - exactly same can be made with solids but it seemed
easier with faces), and why I can't use union (I could, using colors,
but that's messy).
Yours method is more complicated then mine

3D views (SE, SW...) and variations on same. Why is that important for
faces?

 

It's important for sections.

 

can you draw a front view of the guitar body? make it a polyline & extrude
it 1/8" ..

what can't you draw the curved sides? it's simple a section profile
extruded.

other wise I have no idea what your question is.

 

Hi

Now you shuld know how to make the basic Solid as a hollow object, -----
what you need to se, is that if you don't want the same hight all way
around, all you need to do, is to make another Solid that shape the first
one by subtracting the new. This way ,and by creating a few other Solids ,
you will end up with a model much more accurate, than one in mesh.
You need a curved bottom ------ make another solid with a concave top,
subtract exactly those parts of it that you want to form the bottom.
P.C.
http://home20.inet.tele.dk/h-3d

 

When you extrude a 2D object it becomes 3D solid. I wanted to know is
there some way to draw curved 2D faces (again, 2D not 3D, witch solids
always are). But don't worry about it anymore. I give up on idea of
curved 2D faces.

 

Hi
You are correct about the guitar, but it is arduous.

3D houses are not in themselves difficult, the key is to have layer control
(although you can use planes) to turn off walls and floors etc. The method
I use (and which I find quickest and easiest for me) is to have an angled
view showing and create objects in the margin/on a sketchpad area. Once I
have created the object I need (door, wall, chair etc), I check they layers
are right then make it a block.

Objects as block makes assembly a sinch in the angled 3D view - just drag
the block into position!