How to Make a 3D Floor Plan
To show someone the design for a building you want to create, you need a floor plan. Traditionally, floor plans have been created using pen and paper. But in recent years, many people have turned to 3D models to create a realistic depiction of the building that they want to build. These have the advantage over 2D floor plans in that they can viewed from any direction. You can also use 3D floor plans to create an animated walk-through of the building. There are many programs that can be employed to create these plans.
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Instructions
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Hexagon
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Open Hexagon. Click on the "Primitives" tab at the top. Choose the "Cube" primitive and use the cursor to draw it on the screen.
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Select the "Scale" tool. Use the tool to resize the cube to the height you want for the foundation of your floor.
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Click on the "Vertex Modeling" tab. Choose the "Tessellation" tool. Use it to draw the lines on the top of the foundation for the outer and inner walls.
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Select the "Fast" extrude tool and click on one of the walls. Use the tool to raise the wall to the correct height. Repeat this with the other walls. Save your work.
Vue Infinite
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Open Vue Infinite. Go to the tools on the left, hold down the "Primitives" tab and choose the "Cube." Use the "Scale" function next to the cube to resize it to make the floor for your building.
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Create another cube and resize it to the size you want for one of you walls. Position it where you want it on the floor.
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Repeat step 2 to create all the walls of your 3D floor plan. Save your work.
Google SketchUp
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Open SketchUp. Select the "Line" tool from the tools. Use it to draw the shape of your building on the ground plane.
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Use the "Line" tool to draw onto the shape the lines for the walls of your building.
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Select the "Push/Pull" tool. Select the walls and use the tool to raise the walls to the correct height. Save your work.
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References
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