M4A1 - Beginning the design - Importing external files Video Lecture | 3DS MAX - Architecture Design Tutorial (Introductory Course)

after becoming familiar with the main
concepts of 2d and 3d modeling in 3ds
max we can start working on our digital
mock-up design
in this class we will study the basic
techniques for importing architectural
drawings from other software interfaces
to begin with let's learn about working
with basic importation resources and
then more advanced ones
first of all define metric units for the
design by assessing unit setup
Abell metric units in the display unit
scale option from now on all models in
our design will be measured in metric
units
now we need to import a design for the
floor plan which will be referenced to
in our modeling the attached floor plan
should already be adjusted to 3d
modeling and also all shapes on the
floor plan must be closed
open shapes will cause problems when
converting them from 2d to 3d this open
file has already been adjusted then just
access the application manual and click
import to find the final course plan
file in the course file folder
now take a look at the dialogue box
importation options for DWG files
the model scale group is very important
for the design this defines the active
scale unit in your work
be confusing when applying measurements
and double your work when performing the
rendering process
select the rescale option and then we
can change the unit in the design
in the derive or to care
motives group change the default option
to layer blocks as node hierarchy this
option makes all entities in an AutoCAD
layer be interpreted as a single object
in max
blocks will be separated as independent
objects on the respective layer
see the options on the layered tab there
you will see all files designed in
AutoCAD
let's unselect the layers which are not
necessary see how the hatches dimension
markings and other things are no longer
necessary
there are settings on the spline
rendering tab which can be edited later
on and for this reason we won't make any
changes just click OK
see how the drawing of the house has
been imported successfully notice there
are two floor plans in the scene this is
because there are two stories in this
residential design
we can also see the front and side views
together on these floor plans
there is another way to import floor
plans or 3d models from AutoCAD to 3ds
max the file link manager is a command
that works the same way as the import
command
this makes it possible to make changes
in AutoCAD files for example so they are
automatically viewed in max
our settings are related to the
parameter studied in this class we have
studied about importing a floor plan
from another software