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Model Building - Roof Help! FezHasLotsaToes 05-17-2006
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Posted by Skroob on May 18, 2006, 1:18 am
buy a roll of cork and use it for the contours.
Basswood for everything else. Maybe cherry of the same product line.

http://www.misterart.com/store/view/003/group_id/7482/DOOLEY-Cork-Roll.htm

http://www.misterart.com/store/view/003/group_id/1449/Midwest-Balsa-Sheets.htm

If you know what you are doing, you can be very economical with how you
use the supplies to keep costs down. my guess would be about $75 in
supplies for what i listed above.

Nothing looks as impressive as a wood model. ;)



FezHasLotsaToes@gmail.com wrote:
> We are a small firm in Texas, and we have been designing homes for a
> subdivision that requires us to submit a scaled model for each home in
> a "design review" process.
>
> We have completed one model for this community, but have many more to
> come and would appreciate any tips and tricks you can provide us (been
> out of school too long around here)! Specifically, we're having
> trouble with the roof and it feels like we're just cutting out the
> pieces and folding them, making them work the best we can.
>
> Check out some pictures of our last model - ANY suggestions would be
> appreciated! It doesn't have to be fancy (obviously!), but we could do
> better.
>
> http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/7210/hpim16743tq.jpg
>
> http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/8763/hpim16707lk.jpg
>
> http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/5447/hpim16681iy.jpg
>

Posted by clintonG on May 18, 2006, 10:30 am
I was looking over the 3D CAD programs at CompUSA some time ago and while
reading the box of one of the products I learned this vendor [1] (as I
recall) has developed their software to transform the 3D CAD model to output
a 2D template that can be used to build models. Like a pattern for sewing.

I also learned the vendor has a patent on this and it is damn clever if you
ask me and a mystery why this type of feature is not better known. I do not
know how well they have done at this and I didn't see any mention of the
modeling feature at the website but if I still had to do models I would be
looking into something like this. If its not Punch Software that has this
feature a visit to a CompUSA to read the back of the boxes of the 3D CAD
programs should turn something up.

<%= Clinton Gallagher
NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
URL http://www.metromilwaukee.com/clintongallagher/

[1] http://www.punchsoftware.com/index.htm



Posted by Kris Krieger on May 18, 2006, 4:09 pm

> I was looking over the 3D CAD programs at CompUSA some time ago and
> while reading the box of one of the products I learned this vendor [1]
> (as I recall) has developed their software to transform the 3D CAD
> model to output a 2D template that can be used to build models. Like a
> pattern for sewing.

I have the prog. from Punch!, it supposedly does that but I never tried
that function. You can supposedly inport your own texture files, and have
the prog. print out color forms that you can then glue to board and cut
out.

Also, one can convert a 3D model's parts by exporting the OBJs to Pepakura
and print to cover stock for cutout and assembly. But it's limited as to
the number of polygons it can convert to assemble-able format. It doesn't
seem to handle more than the simplest curves :( ((I was hoping to use ti
to convert curved 3D objects that I could then use as patterns for
armatures for clay or concrete stuff - currently trying to think up a way
around that but that's another saga...))


> I also learned the vendor has a patent on this and it is damn clever
> if you ask me and a mystery why this type of feature is not better
> known. I do not know how well they have done at this and I didn't see
> any mention of the modeling feature at the website but if I still had
> to do models I would be looking into something like this. If its not
> Punch Software that has this feature a visit to a CompUSA to read the
> back of the boxes of the 3D CAD programs should turn something up.
>
> <%= Clinton Gallagher
> NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
> URL http://www.metromilwaukee.com/clintongallagher/
>
> [1] http://www.punchsoftware.com/index.htm
>
>
>


Posted by on May 18, 2006, 4:47 pm

Kris Krieger wrote:
>
> > I was looking over the 3D CAD programs at CompUSA some time ago and
> > while reading the box of one of the products I learned this vendor [1]
> > (as I recall) has developed their software to transform the 3D CAD
> > model to output a 2D template that can be used to build models. Like a
> > pattern for sewing.

We're trying to come up with "patterns" for the roof pieces from a 2D
roof drawing.

>
> I have the prog. from Punch!, it supposedly does that but I never tried
> that function. You can supposedly inport your own texture files, and have
> the prog. print out color forms that you can then glue to board and cut
> out.
>
> Also, one can convert a 3D model's parts by exporting the OBJs to Pepakura
> and print to cover stock for cutout and assembly. But it's limited as to
> the number of polygons it can convert to assemble-able format. It doesn't
> seem to handle more than the simplest curves :( ((I was hoping to use ti
> to convert curved 3D objects that I could then use as patterns for
> armatures for clay or concrete stuff - currently trying to think up a way
> around that but that's another saga...))
>
>
> > I also learned the vendor has a patent on this and it is damn clever
> > if you ask me and a mystery why this type of feature is not better
> > known. I do not know how well they have done at this and I didn't see
> > any mention of the modeling feature at the website but if I still had
> > to do models I would be looking into something like this. If its not
> > Punch Software that has this feature a visit to a CompUSA to read the
> > back of the boxes of the 3D CAD programs should turn something up.
> >
> > <%= Clinton Gallagher
> > NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
> > URL http://www.metromilwaukee.com/clintongallagher/
> >
> > [1] http://www.punchsoftware.com/index.htm
> >
> >
> >


Posted by on May 18, 2006, 5:05 pm
Without replying to each individual post, let me say THANKS for all the
helpful comments regarding model building. We started playing around
with our next model yesterday. The house is awful, but the client
LOVES it. We don't think it has a chance of passing the review, so
alas, we will be back to the drawing board. Such is the nature of
working with clients with more money than taste, but it's part of what
keeps us in business in this area. :) We don't have the luxury of
turning down business from people whose vision may not match up with
what we consider to be a great looking design.

Regarding the comments that we outsource, we got quotes for the last
model and the builder would not pay for it. He prefers our models for
the price, which is why we want to get as efficient with them as
possible. :-)


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