Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
9 Hour(s) 44 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Allan Brito
Rating
Course Overview
Architecture, Engineering, and 3D Printing
Blender is an incredible resource for professionals in design and creative fields. For those in architecture, engineering, and 3D printing, it offers a powerful way to visualize ideas and manage 3D model creation. However, to fully harness these capabilities, you need to learn how to use Blender as a precision CAD tool.
In the Blender: Precise Modeling for Architecture, Engineering, and 3D Printing course, you'll master powerful resources in Blender to gain precise control over lengths, positions, and dimensions. You'll learn to use Blender with the precision of CAD tools like AutoCAD. Our workflow enables you to create any model in Blender using either metric or imperial units, making it suitable for a wide range of projects.
This course provides a solid foundation in using Blender and key Add-ons for precise modeling across various design projects. You'll learn techniques applicable to architecture, engineering, and 3D printing, enabling you to integrate Blender seamlessly into your professional workflow.
Course Highlights:
Start from scratch: No prior experience required – we begin with a comprehensive introduction to Blender
Real-world application: Practical examples for architecture, engineering, and 3D printing projects
Flexibility in measurement: Master both Metric and Imperial systems
Technical precision: Learn to accurately follow technical drawings and image references
The workshop follows the proven structure and learning path from the author's book, Precise Modeling for Architecture, Engineering, and 3D Printing, ensuring a comprehensive and well-tested approach to mastering Blender as a CAD tool.
Course Content
- 14 section(s)
- 77 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Getting Started with Blender
- Section 2 Creating Objects and Transformations
- Section 3 Units and Numeric Input
- Section 4 Extrude Modes for Precise Modeling
- Section 5 CAD-like Modeling Tools
- Section 6 Precise Transformations with PDT
- Section 7 Drafting a Floor Plan
- Section 8 Modeling from a CAD file
- Section 9 From 2D to 3D in Architecture
- Section 10 Modeling the External Area
- Section 11 Precise Modeling with Curves
- Section 12 Modeling Machine Parts
- Section 13 Creating Mechanical Models with PDT
- Section 14 3D Printing and verifications
What You’ll Learn
- Create 3D Models with Blender using precise modeling techniques and numeric input, Learn the Basics about 3D Modeling with Blender, Create 3D Models for Architecture and Enginnering, Manage Add-ons and extending Blender resources to create 3D Models, Prepare Models for 3D Printing by verifying, Use Blender as a CAD tool for design and manufacturing
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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CChris Bennett
Overall, the course should help you to become better at Blender, and helps to build up a basis for more precise modeling. The instructor provides a clear description of how to use several useful add-ons (most notably PDT (precision drawing tools), but also extra meshes and extra curves which are quite handy. I certainly learned a few things and have become a lot more comfortable modeling in blender. The instructor also took the opportunity to use some more advanced features such as using geometry nodes, which was nice. His instructions were generally clear and easy to follow. Overall, well done and thank you for the time and effort put into the course. My criticism is minor, I would say that I found sections 12-14 reasonably redundant, and there were several minor errors, or less accurate ways of performing the drawings (e.g., using dimensions he claimed were missing but were actually there, simply tracing or guessing where the dimensions were there). It felt a little bit like section 13 was added bc he didn't know how to use the tangent function in section 12, so there was a fair bit of redundancy. Overall a good course though (I have utilized autoCAD and SolidWorks a fair bit in the past to design scientific equipment, so I am probably more of an expert than I realize, hence I probably caught a fair number of things that wouldn't matter for most people).
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VVitalijs Obzigailovs
Good observation for different kind off Add on and technique how you can get the result. Definitely learned something new with this course. Thank you
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JJames Warrick
Pace is good, lots of details at a speed i can take notes!
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WWillem Meints
Love the energy in the explanation. The explanation is very clear and well presented. Highly recommended.
