Blender

• pan: shift+mmb

• set camera to current view: Ctrl+Alt+Numpad 0

• FreeCAD 1.0 x Blender : Render and Animate your 3D CAD files - Complete Beginner Tutorial - YouTube

• Your first BIM drawing in 20 mins using Blender, Bonsai and IFC - YouTube

  • Num 7 for top view

rendering settings

Edit > Preferences > System > Cycles Render Devices: OptiX

because CUDA VS OPTIX : r/blenderhelp

• Render > Render Engine: Cycles

  • Device: GPU Composite

  • Sampling > Render: Denoise

Note: The upcoming DLSS denoiser seems great. Leider hat meine gute alte gtx 1080 kein DLSS. 😢

create walls based on internal dimensions (360×426cm)

• slab > add

• select origin

• x 360

• y 426

• x align with origin

• shift+c to close

windows without glass?

Be sure to

Sun

Beginner Blender 4.0 Tutorial - Part 10: Lighting - YouTube

• world > surface > small dot next to color: Sky texture

Move through the day

• How Sunlight Moves Through a House — Simulated in Blender ☀️ - YouTube

Tutorial Videos

• God Rays Blender Tutorial Under 2 Min - YouTube

• How to Add Realistic Windows in Blender (Imported from Sweet Home 3D) #3dglass #material - YouTube

• Blender 3D Architect - YouTube Channel

  • Blender 5.1 for architecture: With CAD-like snapping features - YouTube

  • Blender for Architecture: Adding Dimension lines like SketchUp - YouTube

  • Blender for Architecture: Creating 2D Drawings with Bonsai & Door Swing Direction - YouTube

  • Blender for Architecture: New Measure Tool for Bonsai - YouTube

• Bonsai Tutorial - Beginner Project - Part 2 - 2D drafting - YouTube from 3d model to professional 2D drawing

• BlenderBim - Beginner Tutorial - Multistorey building in 40mins - YouTube

  • auto-trace floor plan

  • ifc stuff

• Mastering Precision Modelling in Blender - A Beginner friendly Guide - YouTube

  • Setting up units

  • snap base (g b)

  • Math (g x =)

  • Change edge lengths (Addon: edit mesh tools; builtin; N > edit > Mesh tools > Edge Tools)

  • Measurements (Addon: MeasureIt; N > view > MeasureIt)

  • move cursor

    • shift+s

    • N > View > 3D Cursor: edit location, e.g. 123mm + 50cm

Other Stuff

• 7 Blender Addons I recommend to everyone - YouTube

  • Poliigon - PBR Texturen, Modelle und HDRIs

  • Sketchfab - The best 3D viewer on the web

• All 54 Modifiers in Blender Explained in 10 Minutes - YouTube

• Modeling with precise measurements in Blender. Top tips. No addons. - YouTube

  • measurements

  • vertex manipulation with coordinates

  • global / local origin

• How to make a viking chair easily + free plans - Jeff’s DIY Projects

• 9 Best Blender Addons for ArchViz Modeling - YouTube

  • $11 Construction Lines - Accurate CAD Modelling Add-on For Blender - Superhive (formerly Blender Market)

  • Archimesh — Blender Extensions

  • 🏠 Fast building exteriors in Blender ⚡️ | “Building Tools”

  • $50 Blender-Archipack

  • polyspaace | Interior Essentials Assets

Furniture Models

• free furniture - Reddit Search!

• Any good furniture libraries? : r/blender

  • madjin/awesome-cc0: awesome list of free to use public domain CC0 licensed assets from across the internet

    • Assets (All) | TheBaseMesh

      • How to make a viking chair easily + free plans - Jeff’s DIY Projects 😅

    • Smithsonian Open Access | 3D Digitization for a Ming vase :>

    • Gallinera Table Model • Poly Haven beautiful!

    • Blend Swap | Category: Furniture

      • Blend Swap | Speakers :)

  • GrabCAD Community Library needs converting 🤷