Summary To Date / Adding Basic Building Elements

Summary To Date

The lessons so far have been slow going but easy to follow. It's a new endeavor getting used to a "drafting" software with limited keyboard shortcuts. I am getting more and more comfortable with the command input and expect things to go along smoother and faster.

I have been impressed with how much the modeling software does for you, like setting datum points in elevation enabling you to extract floor areas from a mass. I do expect things to get more complicated though since the complication seems to lie in modeling real world projects and the effort involved in creating everything correctly.

Adding Basic Building Elements

Below is a snapshot of the lessons to follow.

In this lesson, you add basic building elements to the model. You learn to:

• Place structural columns, using the grid as a layout tool.
• Use drawing tools to edit the floor shape to accommodate a second floor balcony.
• Modify the roof slab shape and structure to provide roof drain conditions.
• Create a butterfly-shaped roof over the pavilion, using the walls as a footprint.
• Add an interior wall layout to the entry level, and modify the exterior wall to create an entry.
• Place windows and doors in the entry level layout.
• Use 2 methods to add ceilings to the layout: placing by automatically detecting room boundaries and placing by drawing a boundary.