Join Scott Onstott for an in-depth discussion in this video Sculpting a sloping terrain, part of AutoCAD: 3D Architectural Modeling (2014).
- In this video, we're going to sculpt a surface…that slopes down from the courtyard to the ground level…over here near the base of the stair.…Let's isolate the wall layer and the terrain layer.…Type l, a, y, i, Enter,…click the wall and the terrain, and press Enter.…Click the Planar tool here on the Surface tab,…snap to the midpoint of this top edge of the wall,…and draw out a planar surface approximately this size.…
Copy this down,…from the top of the wall…to the bottom of the wall.…Now we have two stacked surfaces.…Let's turn off the wall layer.…Type l, a, y, off, click the wall, and press Enter.…This top surface is the one I want to sculpt.…Right now, it's a planar surface.…Click Convert to NURBS, select it and press Enter.…It looks exactly the same, but the tool tip says…it's a NURBS surface now.…
Show CVs,…select both of these, and press Enter.…Only the NURBS surface has control vertices, or CVs.…By default, we have one CV on each corner.…We'll have more editing control over this terrain…if we add CVs to it.…
Author
Scott Onstott
Released
11/21/2014- Arranging elevations and sections around a plan
- Rotating objects in 3D
- Extruding walls, interior partitions, and headers
- Building slabs
- Modeling doors, windows, and stairs
- Sculpting terrain
- Creating a second floor
- Building roof surfaces
- Sculpting watertight solids from surfaces
- Modeling a tower
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome34s
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1. Cleaning Up 2D Drawings
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2. Modeling the First Floor
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Navigating in 3D3m 31s
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Rotating objects in 3D2m 44s
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Building sills and headers5m 41s
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Modeling curved headers3m 24s
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3. Modeling Doors, Windows, and Stairs
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Modeling doors with glazing5m 24s
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Subobject manipulation3m 40s
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4. Modeling Terrain Surfaces
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Sculpting a sloping terrain4m 51s
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5. Modeling the Second Floor
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Extruding a walkway2m 52s
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Creating door headers1m 11s
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6. Completing the Second Floor and the Roof
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Building interior partitions3m 56s
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Cutting window openings4m 16s
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Creating custom windows4m 5s
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Building roof surfaces6m 2s
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7. Modeling the Tower
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Building the tower walls4m 14s
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Building clerestory windows6m 28s
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Conclusion
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Next steps23s
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