Are there options (internal or external) to print the walls and floor plans templates, that are then glued to foam-core, then cut-out and assembled, in order to create a physical 3D models ? Seen this option before in other packages, unsure if same exists here?
Yes, you can create floor plans for printing and use them as templates for a physical model. First, design the building in Model Space, then insert a SmartView in the 2D Worksheet/Titleblock space to create your floor plans. You can print these out and glue them to foam-core for cutting and assembly.
This feature is available in the ProArchitect version and up
For more information, check out this tutorial: Understanding SmartViews
Excellent! Thank you!
Yes, I get it. As a newbie (to Envisioneer), I’ve mostly used model tools thusfar. Seems my next learning path is to become more familiar with the SmartViews, etc. I can see using plan view, then manually adding several section views (through each wall) that will eventually be printed and glued to floor plan as vertical walls.
One last item that remains ellusive is printing the roof panels. Using plan or elevation projections will return 2D, but not ‘actual’ 3D dimensions. As such, I believe the ‘proper’ way to get accurate 3D dimensions would be to create a section through the each angled roof-surface plane, then print that. For example, a hip-roof would require 4-section planes, while a simple shed roof, would require 1-section – again, through each panel slope. I am unsure (yet) if there is a way to do this (at least in Envisioneer). The alternative is to use some basic trig to determine ‘actual’ (3D) dimensions. For a simple shed roof, this is easy, but for more complex roofs, this may become a time-consuming challenge. Any thoughts are truely appreciated.
Section views in Envisioneer are the most straightforward way to get the accurate measurements you need without the extra math.
You are right that using the section tool will allow you to get the true slope and dimensions of the roof panels.
Go to view>sections>create new section
here is a tutorial:
Inserting views to measure
Inserting a section
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