Exercise 5.4.1: Using Model Images to Enhance Communication

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

  • Manipulate viewpoints to highlight and better communicate problems that require resolution.
  • Increase the realism of an image by adding material textures, lights, content, and backgrounds.

 Figure 5.4.1 - Enhancing a viewpoint to better communicate a conflict requiring resolution

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Student Exercise

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  • Create a viewpoint that highlights the conflicts between the concrete beams and the exposed oval duct HVAC system in the ceiling space of Level 1. Try making the lighting fixtures transparent to reduce clutter in the view.
  • Duplicate a viewpoint from that same camera angle and fine-tune the appearance to highlight the clearance problems that existing between the lighting fixtures and the exposed oval duct HVAC system. Try making the beams transparent and hiding any elements that obstruct the view.
  • Create an exterior rendering of the composite model testing different material finishes on the architectural shell of the building. Use a natural sky as the background for the image.

Figure 5.4.2 - Rendered preview of the interior of retail space on Level 1

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