Expert Level Buildings (Quoting Tool)
In this article we will make an exhaustive and detailed analysis of the most advanced options for the design and modeling of buildings using Layout. We will explore tools and techniques that go beyond the basics, optimizing the workflow and allowing greater control and precision in the graphical representation of complex architectural projects. We must bear in mind that it is advisable to know the simplest designs before making these designs, which is why we recommend reading the article What are the existing layout types in the quoting tool? before starting with this one.
Where can I find this option? → Quoting Tool → Layout → Buildings and Roofs
Three waters
Sometimes we come across three-slope buildings. In the Layout we do not have this building model, but we do have a quick and easy way to do it. To do this, we must create a four-slope building → give it the corresponding height and inclination → uncheck the "symmetrical ridge" checkbox and move one of the vertices to one end.
Mansard roof
This type of building offers us many possibilities, which we will see below:
- Interior patio or terrace at mid-height . It is important to note that the mansard, once created, offers us two roofs by default. The first of them is composed of the four waters that surround it and the second by the central flat space. We are going to talk about the latter. When we create a mansard, this area is generated at the height of the ridge of our building, simulating a roof and it will reflect a height of 0 meters, this being the starting point. We have the possibility of putting a negative height and this will lower the number of meters that we indicate or increase it and it will rise to display the shadows correctly.
For example, if we create a 4-meter-high attic and indicate that the flat area has a height of -4 meters, we will create an interior patio, where we can also place obstacles if we see it necessary for the calculation of shadows or we want to give greater realism to our design.
- Editing the waters independently. In order to work on this type of building in this way we must create a mansard-type building to the end and once saved, we must edit it and mark an inclination of 0º. This will make it appear in the same way as a flat building, but the different areas will be maintained so that we can work with them independently.
Just like when we have several buildings, we will be shown the list of the different areas in the panel on the right. This allows us to modify each one individually and restructure them, that is, we can edit them one by one and assign them another shape (4 waters, pyramid, 2 waters...).Below we can see an example of a mansard roof with a terrace at mid-height and a pyramid in which each water would be.
Warning: When editing the areas of a mansard roof, we must avoid modifying the first or original one, since this affects the entire building and all modifications made up to that point will be lost.
Combination of buildings
To create a realistic or more accurate design, in most cases we will need multiple buildings. These can be adjacent or overlapping each other as required in each case. It is important to remember that each time we create a new building, it will appear in list format in the right column and that by clicking on it and the pencil symbol we can edit it at any time independently as simple buildings.
Next, we are going to see some examples of houses and their Quoting Tool replicas. We must bear in mind that in these we have used combined buildings, tree-type obstacles and normal obstacles. Additionally, we can also see combinations in the buildings of roofs with texture or color and even walls with transparency.
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