03 Scenes for Scaled Drawings

03 Scenes for Scaled Drawings

 Scenes are used to snapshot views of your model. For architectural drawings, we need to snapshot plan, section, elevation, and perspective views. These views, saved as scenes, are then connected to viewports in LayOut.
Link Model to Scaled Viewport

Assigning a scene to a viewport in LayOut...

Shadow Settings

Shadows add a sense of depth and realism to perspectives and elevations.  Use these defaults to get the best results...

  • The ideal shadow settings for exterior perspectives and elevations are 80 light and 60 dark, then just pick a time of day that works. Ideal exterior shadow settings are shown at the right.

  • When creating interior perspective and elevation views, white ceilings and walls often show up gray, and too dark in general. Lighten them up by flipping the light to 0 and dark to 100. Ideal interior shadow settings are shown at the right and in the animation below.

Interior Shadows

See the optimal shadow settings for interior and exterior scenes...

5 Step Recipe for Any Drawing Scene

Here's a predictable formula and some tips for creating any scene, follow these steps...

Drawings

Exterior Perspective Scene

1.  Navigate to the desired camera position

2.  Visible Tags:

  • CONDOC_3D Object
  • ELEMENT_Doors
  • ELEMENT_Earth
  • ELEMENT_Fixtures
  • ELEMENT_Floors
  • ELEMENT_Furniture
  • ELEMENT_Roof
  • ELEMENT_Vegetation
  • ELEMENT_Walls
  • ELEMENT_Windows

3.  Turn on shadows (exterior setting)

4.  Activate the SKETCH style

5.  Add a scene to snapshot the settings

Watch the steps below...

Exterior Perspective

Interior Perspective Scene

1.  Navigate to the desired camera position

2.  Visible Tags:

  • CONDOC_3D Object
  • ELEMENT_Doors
  • ELEMENT_Earth
  • ELEMENT_Fixtures
  • ELEMENT_Floors
  • ELEMENT_Furniture
  • ELEMENT_Roof
  • ELEMENT_Vegetation
  • ELEMENT_Walls
  • ELEMENT_Windows
  • Select COLOR style

3.  Turn on shadows (interior setting)

4.  Activate the COLOR style

5.  Add a scene to snapshot the settings

Watch the steps below...

Interior Perspective

Exterior Elevation Scene

1.  Add a section plane

2.  Navigate to the desired camera position

3.  Visible Tags:

  • CONDOC_3D Object
  • ELEMENT_Doors
  • ELEMENT_Earth
  • ELEMENT_Floors
  • ELEMENT_Roof
  • ELEMENT_Vegetation
  • ELEMENT_Walls
  • ELEMENT_Windows

3.  Turn on shadows (exterior setting)

4.  Activate the CAD style

5.  Add a scene to snapshot the settings

Watch the steps below...

Exterior Elevation

Interior Elevation Scene

1.  Add a section plane

2.  Navigate to the desired camera position

3.  Visible Tags:

  • CONDOC_3D Object
  • ELEMENT_Doors
  • ELEMENT_Fixtures
  • ELEMENT_Floors
  • ELEMENT_Furniture
  • ELEMENT_Roof
  • ELEMENT_Walls
  • ELEMENT_Windows

3.  Turn on shadows (interior setting)

4.  Activate the COLOR style

5.  Add a scene to snapshot the settings

Watch the steps below...

Interior Elevation

Building Section Scene

1.  Add a section plane

2.  Navigate to the desired camera position

3.  Visible Tags:

  • CONDOC_3D Object
  • ELEMENT_Doors
  • ELEMENT_Earth
  • ELEMENT_Fixtures
  • ELEMENT_Floors
  • ELEMENT_Roof
  • ELEMENT_Walls
  • ELEMENT_Windows

3.  Turn shadows off

4.  Create and activate the CAD with Fill style

5.  Add a scene to snapshot the settings

Watch the steps below...

Building Section

Plan Scene

1.  Add a horizontal section plane

2.  Navigate to the desired camera position

3.  Visible Tags:

  • CONDOC_2D Graphic
  • ELEMENT_Doors
  • ELEMENT_Fixtures
  • ELEMENT_Floors
  • ELEMENT_Roof
  • ELEMENT_Walls
  • ELEMENT_Windows

3.  Turn shadows off

4.  Activate the CAD with Fill style

5.  Add a scene to snapshot the settings

Watch the steps below...

Floor Plan

Instruction

You will need this file to follow along...