Blender 4x Complete Architectural Design & Animation Course

Chapter 1 – Introduction

• 1 – 1 Introduction

Chapter 2

• 2 – 30 Where to Get the Free and Open Source Software Blender Installation
• 3 – 31 Saving Incrementally Increasing Undo Steps Navigation Settings
• 4 – 32 How to Start the Challenges
• 6 – 34 Enabling Addons
• 8 – 36 How to Recover Blend Files after Crashes Auto Saving Files
• 10 – 38 Get Your Free Blender Shortcut Key Guide
• 11 – 39 How to Navigate the Blender Interface
• 13 – 41 The Tool Shelf Sidebar Modes Changing Editor Types
• 15 – 43 Selection Types Quick Favourites Menu Transform Orientations
• 17 – 45 Pivots Snapping Zoom Range and Object Visibility
• 19 – 47 Activating Selection Types the 3D Cursor Tool
• 21 – 49 The Annotate Tool Dimensioning Addon and the Interactive Cube Tool
• 23 – 51 Extrude Bevel Edge Loop Tool
• 25 – 53 The Knife Bisect Poly Build Tool
• 27 – 55 Using the Spin Tool to Form Profiles
• 29 – 57 How to Create Split Join Editor to Form Custom Workspaces
• 31 – 59 How to use Collections
• 33 – 61 The Versatile MultiPurpose 3D Cursor Tool
• 35 – 63 Snapping using Relative or Absolute and During Rotation
• 37 – 65 Face Normals and the Face Orientation Overlay
• 39 – 67 The Coordinates System and Vertices Edges Faces
• 41 – 69 How to Start Building your Asset Browser and Linking Blend Files
• 42 – 70 Common Issues

Chapter 3

• 44 – 72 Switching Modes
• 46 – 74 Mesh Elements
• 48 – 76 Edge Loops and Extrusion
• 50 – 78 Shading Modes
• 52 – 80 Pivot points Mirroring
• 54 – 82 Snapping Zoom Level
• 56 – 84 Non Uniform Transforms
• 58 – 86 Inset Extrude
• 60 – 88 Assigning Material
• 62 – 90 Environment Lighting
• 64 – 92 Bevel Modifier
• 66 – 94 Setting up Drivers
• 68 – 96 The Array Modifiers
• 70 – 98 Setting key Frames Switching Cameras
• 72 – 100 Rendering Images Compiling Video

Chapter 4

• 74 – 102 What is Unit Scale in Blender and Working with Metric or Imperial
• 76 – 104 Importing DXF Files Converting to Mesh Objects
• 78 – 106 DXF Origins and Rotation
• 79 – 107 The Archimesh Addon with Door Creation
• 80 – 108 Wall Creation using Archimesh
• 81 – 109 Door Duplication using Archimesh
• 82 – 110 Wall Duplication using Archimesh
• 83 – 111 Changing the Parent Origin of Objects
• 84 – 112 Enabling Scene Statistics in Blender
• 85 – 113 Window Creation using Archimesh
• 86 – 114 Extruding From the DXF File to Form the Buildings Walls
• 87 – 115 Creating Faces using the Face Command
• 88 – 116 Adding Doors from Archimesh
• 89 – 117 Adding Windows from Archimesh
• 90 – 118 Adding Stairs from Archimesh
• 91 – 119 Object Subtraction using the Boolean Modifier
• 92 – 120 Creating Floors using the Solidify Modifier
• 93 – 121 Organising Objects using Collections
• 94 – 122 Adding a Roof from Archimesh
• 95 – 123 Adding Balcony Railings using Archimesh
• 96 – 124 Aligning Objects Along a Given Axis
• 97 – 125 Extruding to Form External Walls
• 98 – 126 Forming the Grass Patio Areas using Edge Loops

Chapter 5

• 99 – 127 Environment Lighting Textures Using the Dynamic Sky Addon HDRIs
• 100 – 128 Where you can Get Free Texture Maps
• 101 – 129 UV Mapping Texture Based Material Creation
• 102 – 130 How to Find Missing Texture Files
• 103 – 131 Smart UV Project
• 104 – 132 Adding a Bevel Modifier for Detail
• 105 – 133 Linking UV Maps
• 106 – 134 Seams from Islands
• 107 – 135 Applying Non Uniform Transforms
• 108 – 136 Creating a Stone particle System
• 109 – 137 Modelling Texture Grass Blade
• 110 – 138 Distributing Grass Blades using Geometry Nodes
• 111 – 139 Creating a tree using the Sapling addon
• 112 – 140 Creating the Bark and Leaf Material

Chapter 6

• 113 – 141 Applying Modifiers Combining Objects
• 114 – 142 Parenting Objects to Empties
• 115 – 143 Selection by Object Type Linked
• 116 – 144 Face Orientation Merging Overlapping Vertices
• 117 – 145 Using the Addon to Add Images as Planes
• 118 – 146 Setting up the Curve Modifier to Roll Open the House Plans
• 119 – 147 Setting Up the Boolean Objects to reveal the House
• 120 – 148 Setting up the Camera with a Follow Path Track to Constraint
• 121 – 149 Parenting the External Environment Assets to an Empty Control
• 122 – 150 Setting Key Frames on the Roll Control Object
• 123 – 151 Setting Up the Camera
• 124 – 152 Using the Boolean Modifiers to reveal the Walls and Ground Floors
• 125 – 153 Using the Boolean Modifiers to reveal the First Floors
• 126 – 154 Using Boolean Modifiers to Reveal the Roof Windows
• 127 – 155 Adding more Positions to the Camera
• 128 – 156 Animating the Trees Landing into Position Scaling from Zero
• 129 – 157 Key framing the Grass Paving and Rocks Moving into Position
• 130 – 158 Animating Models Landing in the Scene from the Asset Library
• 131 – 159 Testing Timings using Viewport Render Animation
• 132 – 160 Rendering with Blenders RealTime engine Eevee
• 133 – 161 Rendering with Blenders Physically Based Path Tracer Cycles
• 134 – 162 Rendering the Geometry Nodes Grass Stone Particle System
• 135 – 163 Combining the Rendered Images Creating the Final MP4 Video

Chapter 7

• 136 – 2 Where to Get your Free Copy of FreeCAD the Installation Process
• 137 – 3 FreeCAD Home Screen Interface
• 138 – 4 Workbenches Toolbars and Macros
• 139 – 5 How to Navigate in FreeCAD
• 140 – 6 How to Snap in FreeCAD
• 141 – 7 The Working Plane in FreeCAD
• 142 – 8 The Draft Move Rotate Scale Mirror Offset Trimex Clone and Array Tools
• 143 – 9 The Edit Join Split Upgrade Downgrade Wire to BSpline Tools
• 144 – 10 Line Polyline Fillet Arc Tools Circle Ellipse Rectangle Polygon
• 145 – 11 BSpline Bezier Point Facebinder ShapeString Hatch
• 146 – 12 Style Settings Construction Mode Layers

Chapter 8

• 147 – 13 Unit Scale Grid Snapping Style Sheet
• 148 – 14 Drawing Lines using Coordinates and Changing Object Properties
• 149 – 15 Line Placement Properties Draft Trimex Move Copy Tools
• 150 – 16 The Wire Tool Construction Mode and Hiding the Construction Folder
• 151 – 17 The Offset Tool and Drafting Lines
• 152 – 18 Midpoint Snapping Rotating Objects
• 153 – 19 Changing the Length properties of an object the Draft wire Tool
• 154 – 20 Using the Arc Tool Rotating Objects
• 155 – 21 Using the Mirror Tool
• 156 – 22 Line Thickness and Draw Style Settings
• 157 – 23 Arraying Objects
• 158 – 24 The ODA File Convertor and Linking within the CAD Application
• 159 – 25 Importing DXF Files Creating Groups
• 160 – 26 Adding Dimensions Configuring Dimension Settings
• 161 – 27 How to Add Text Annotations to the Drawing
• 162 – 28 Creating Drawing Sheet Layouts using Page Templates Exporting in PDF
• 163 – 29 Exporting the DXF File