Graphics Programs Reference
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Chapter 6
Architectural
Modeling Exercise:
Interior Set
Now we're going to use what you've
learned to actually build something. We
may even pick up a new tool or two along
the way! Most of what we'll be doing fits
with how you've probably imagined a par-
ticular tool to be used. But some of it may
leave you thinking, “Oh! I hadn't thought of
using that
that
way!” And that's great! If it
gets the job done, and done well, there's no
such thing as using it wrong.
Use the tools you've got to do the job you
Note
In the exercise in this chapter, if you find
yourself getting stuck somewhere, go back
and carefully reread the instructions for that
and the previous step(s). The topic was
examined by some very good tech checkers,
so we know everything does indeed work.
Don't be afraid to have the LW manual open
beside you as you work. I've been using LW
since 1989, and my LW manual
still
occupies
a place of honor within arm's reach on my
desk at all times.
Being a professional often means that you
are unafraid to do whatever it takes to get
the job done — regardless of anyone else's
opinion of what you need to do to achieve
your goal.
do!
Floor Plan
Believe it or not, I find the most grinding
part of doing an architectural interior to be
making the floor plan. This is because in
order to get all the rest of the stuff to go
smoothly, including shadow casting in ren-
dering, the floor plan can't be haphazardly
laid down. It has to be built in such a way
that doors and windows can be Booleaned
out of it. The floor plan will also be used to
“trim” the carpeting or whatever flooring
will be laid in later. The floor plan, in the
way I work, is used in shaping every other
element of the structure.
Note
Bear in mind that this is just one way of
working. This is the way I've found that
works most smoothly with the way I think.
You'll have to take this information with a
grain (or a gram) of salt. It is by no means
the only way to work. It is just the process
I've developed to go from the uncarved
block to having a completed, interior set
with as little stress as possible.
I encourage you to find out all you can
about how other modelers work as well. Put
all this together, throw out what doesn't
work for you, and keep the rest!
