Archicad Tutorial #80: Site Modeling in Archicad

In this video I look at a five different site models in Archicad and discuss a variety of techniques used in each. The video is over thirty minutes long, so if you want to jump around, here are some time codes:


00:00 Introduction
01:41 Model #1: site basics (meshes and slabs)
03:08 Holes in meshes

04:25 Mesh node height changes
05:10 SEO for sidewalks and driveways
07:22 Slab sidewalks
07:52 Stairs
08:14 Rock walls (Boulder Object)
09:15 Adding contours to meshes and changing contour heights
10:38 Model #2
11:33 Aligning mesh contours between two meshes
12:33 Show/Hide mesh ridges and Smooth vs. Sharp ridges
13:25 Rock walls (Mesh)
14:00 Hot Tub Column!
14:18 Model #3
15:07 Rock walls (Sloped Walls)
15:48 Trees and plants
16:49 Rebuild Model (for trees that face the camera)
17:09 Neighboring houses (Morphs)
20:42 Model #4
20:50 Neighboring houses (Beams)
23:09 Fences (Railing)
23:36 Mesh roads and curbs
24:30 Renovation Filter (before/after model)
25:42 Model #5
27:33 Modeling a site, a few different ways (chopping up meshes part 1)
28:30 Adding contours to a mesh (THIS IS IMPORTANT!)
29:40 Modeling a site, a few different ways (chopping up meshes part 2)
31:49 Site walls with sloped tops (Polygonal Openings)
32:47 Outro and Thanks

All the models in this video were created using the Shoegnome Open Template and the Shoegnome Work Environment for Archicad. Links below:

http://www.shoegnome.com/template/

http://www.shoegnome.com/work-environ...

As always the template and work environment are free; a good Archicad template (and work environment) is too important to horde. If you want to click the PayPal button on the template or work environment pages to support my endeavors and encourage future development, that's wonderful. Whenever people do that, it makes my day.

Here's a link to the original blog post this video is from:

http://www.shoegnome.com/2021/10/17/i...