Blender 3D Architecture, Buildings, and Scenery Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction to Blender and Architectural Visualization
Chapter 2: Blender 3D: Quick Start
Chapter 3: Modeling
Chapter 4: Modeling for Architecture
Chapter 5: Modeling Details
Chapter 6: Modeling Furniture
Chapter 7: Materials
Chapter 8: Textures
Chapter 9: UV Mapping
Chapter 10: Light Basics
Chapter 11: Radiosity and Ambient Occlusion
Chapter 12: Global Illumination with YafRay
Chapter 13: Animation for Architectural Visualization
Chapter 14: Post-Production with GIMP
Index

• Preface

• Chapter 1: Introduction to Blender and Architectural Visualization
  • Architectural Visualization
  • How about Blender 3D?
    • Download Blender
  • Hardware and Software Requirements for Blender
  • Other Tools for Visualization
  • CAD and 3D-Architectural Modeling
    • 3D Models from the Internet
    • Visualization with Blender
  • Summary

• Chapter 2: Blender 3D: Quick Start
  • Interface
  • Windows and Menus
    • Multiple Windows
    • Merge Windows
    • Header
      • Add and Remove a Header
    • Active Window
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • 3D Visualization
  • Selecting Objects
    • Selecting by Name
    • Renaming Objects
  • 3D Cursor
    • Cursor Snap
  • Modes
  • Creating Objects
    • Duplicating Objects
  • Transforming Objects
  • Cameras
  • Render Basics
    • Render Preview
  • Summary

• Chapter 3: Modeling
  • Types of Objects
  • Mesh Primitives
  • Mesh Editing
    • Transformations
    • Transforming with Precision
    • Loop Subdivide
    • Knife Tool
    • Selecting Loops
    • New Edges and Faces
    • Merge
    • Removing Double Vertices
  • Extrude
    • Extrude with Vertex
    • Extrude with Edges
    • Extrude with Faces
    • Constraining the Extrude
    • Modeling Example
  • Modifiers
    • Subsurf Modifier
      • Smoothing Faces
    • Array Modifier
    • Array Example
    • Boolean Modifier
    • Mirror Modifier
  • Groups
    • How to Create a Group
  • Proportional Editing
  • Summary

• Chapter 4: Modeling for Architecture
  • Architectural Modeling
    • Modeling by Proportions
  • Planning Is the Key to Success
  • Precision Modeling
    • Edge Length
    • Transforming with Precision
  • Layers
  • Modeling in Practice
    • Walls
    • Rounded Corners
    • Symmetry
    • Openings
    • Floors and Lining
      • Modeling Using the Walls
      • Modeling with Separated Objects
  • Starting From a CAD Drawing
    • Preparing the DXF Files
    • Importing DXF files
  • Summary

• Chapter 5: Modeling Details
  • Level of Detail
  • Windows
  • Doors
  • Summary

• Chapter 6: Modeling Furniture
  • Create Models or Use a Library?
  • How to Get Started?
    • Appending Models
    • Importing Models
  • Modeling a Chair
  • Modeling a Sofa
  • Summary

• Chapter 7: Materials
  • Creating and Organizing Materials
  • Material Color
    • Gradient Colors
  • Shaders
    • Diffuse
    • Specular
  • Ray Tracing
    • Creating Glass
      • Simple Glass
    • Mirrors and Reflections
    • Ray-traced Shadows
  • Wireframe Materials
  • Self-illumination
  • Summary

• Chapter 8: Textures
  • Procedural Textures vs. Bitmap Textures
  • Texture Library
  • Applying Textures
  • Mapping
  • Normal Map
  • UV Mapping
    • Unwrapping Scripts
  • Summary

• Chapter 9: UV Mapping
  • What is UV Mapping?
    • Why UV Mapping?
    • What Makes a Good Seam?
  • Unfold the Model
    • Editing the Unfolded Model
    • Export the Unfolded Mesh
  • Unwrapping Scripts
  • Summary

• Chapter 10: Light Basics
  • Lamps
    • Energy
    • Distance
    • Color
    • Controlling Light
    • Hemi
    • Sun
    • Lamp
    • Area
    • Spot
      • Volumetric Shadows
  • Soft Shadows
  • Lighting Exercise
  • Summary

• Chapter 11: Radiosity and Ambient Occlusion
  • Global Illumination
  • Radiosity
    • Vertex Paint
  • Ambient Occlusion
    • Outdoor Scene
    • Indoor Scene
  • Summary

• Chapter 12: Global Illumination with YafRay
  • Installing YafRay
  • Blender and YafRay
  • YafRay Setup
  • YafRay GI Setup
    • SkyDome
      • Lighting with SkyDome
    • Full
      • Interior Light with the Full Method
  • YafRay Materials
  • YafRay Lights
  • Summary

• Chapter 13: Animation for Architectural Visualization
  • Animation
    • Planning the Animation
      • Animatic
  • Animation and Frames
  • Keyframes
    • Creating Keyframes
  • Timeline
  • Managing Keyframes
  • IPO Curves
    • Editing the Curves
  • Using Curves
  • Animating a Camera
    • Adding a Target
  • Rendering Animation
  • Video Sequence Editor
    • Editing Video Files
    • Preview the Video
    • Effects
    • Meta Strip
    • Exporting the Video from the Sequencer
  • Interactive Animation
    • Logic Bricks
      • Sensors
      • Controllers
      • Actuators
  • Walkthrough
    • Export Walkthrough
  • Summary

• Chapter 14: Post-Production with GIMP
  • GIMP Interface
  • Selection Tools
    • Selecting Regular Shapes
    • Selecting by Color
  • Color Adjustment
    • Color Balance
    • Hue and Saturation
    • Color Level
  • Layers
    • Create a New Layer
    • Create a New Layer from a Selection
    • Adding a Background Image
  • Fixing Errors
  • Watermark
  • Summary

• Index

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