Architectural modeling tools

redmotion · Post by **redmotion** » 29 Aug 2009, 12:21

Some CAD style tools for easier Archviz modelling in Softimage.

Plugins:-

-Cameras-
Fixed Polygon Cam - create a view perpendicular to an arbitary polygon

-primitives-
Draw and size Cube, Box, Cylinder, Sphere, Cone, etc standard primitives in viewport

-transform tools-
4 point rotate
2 point transform
3 point scale
mirror about 2 points
align objects by 2 polygons
align object - polygon to edge
aligh object to polygon

Limitations: these do not work correctly on enveloped meshes unfortunately.

-measuring property-
Apply to scene root and measure distances - automatically converted to scales like mm, cm.

A local copy can be found here:
http://www.si-community.com/download/pl ... htools.zip

rm_Archtools.zip

Post by **Hirazi Blue** » 29 Aug 2009, 12:49

Looks very interesting! Thanks...

Letterbox · Post by **Letterbox** » 29 Aug 2009, 15:53

Jason,

very useful thanks man...

as you were looking for a free screen cap visit... http://www.smallvideosoft.com/ good enough?

Cheers
Terry

Post by **owei** » 30 Aug 2009, 08:55

Thank´s for sharing, redmotion..!

Semms to be very useful and I´ll use it for the next arch-project for shure..!

Cheers,
oliver

wailingmonkey · Post by **wailingmonkey** » 02 Sep 2009, 20:21

very generous, handy, and MUCH appreciated, redmotion!

thank you.

antsjoe · Post by **antsjoe** » 15 Sep 2009, 21:03

Redmotion,

Appreciate your sharing these tools. I look forward to trying them out on next op with arch viz!

farhaad_yousefi · Post by **farhaad_yousefi** » 22 Sep 2009, 15:43

very usefull..i wish there could be more of these plug ins..like :at point-drag-creating tool of premetives./better measurement toolsets/ ..

calmasacow · Post by **calmasacow** » 22 Feb 2010, 23:25

Oh thank god for this now one of our modelers that uses LW has no more excuses!

pBarrelas · Post by **pBarrelas** » 12 Sep 2010, 16:24

Thanks for sharing!!

vfxwolf · Post by **vfxwolf** » 15 Sep 2010, 04:17

Sweeet!! Needed something like this in XSI for a long time. Just two things would put this little proggie over the top... 1) Last Distance in Feet and Inches and 2) Distance between two objects.. this last one would be great to have two nulls you could push around and know the distance between them at all times.

Lovely all the same...

Thanks!

pBarrelas · Post by **pBarrelas** » 15 Sep 2010, 05:02

Unfortunately it doesn't work 100% in Softimage 2011!

vfxwolf · Post by **vfxwolf** » 15 Sep 2010, 05:04

pBarrelas wrote:Unfortunately it doesn't work 100% in Softimage 2011!

What about it doesnt work? I've only been using the RedScale tool, and it seems to work okay... did I miss something?

j3st3r · Post by **j3st3r** » 13 Oct 2010, 09:41

It works perfectly in all version of 2011

benoit81 · Post by **benoit81** » 30 May 2013, 12:55

Hello,
I find those tools very useful, specially the align by two polygons. One idea to improve it: it would be great if align by two polygons have a mode dedicated to polygon island. Instead of aligning the object, it aligns only the polygon island of the first selected polygon.
Thanks,

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