Unity for architectural visualization : transform your architectural design into an interactive real-time experience using Unity / Stefan Boeykens ; cover image by Mrunal Gawade.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boeykens, Stefan.

Contributor:

Gawade, Mrunal.

Series:

Community experience distilled

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Unity (Electronic resource).

Three-dimensional imaging.

Computer animation.

Architecture--Computer-aided design.

Architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Biography/History:

Boeykens Stefan: Stefan Boeykens is a Belgian architect-engineer. Starting out as a professional architect in several offices, he returned to KU Leuven in 2000, at the Department of Architecture, for teaching and research, completing his PhD on Building Information Modelling in 2007. Stefan is an experienced researcher with a variety of IT skills. Aside from teaching BIM, he is mainly working as senior Innovation and BIM manager for the Belgian D-Studio, focusing on BIM middleware and consultancy. He is a frequent speaker at BIM-related events and is actively involved in BIM standardization groups, including CEN/TC 442 (Europe) and Belgian Technical Committees. He is father of three boys and enjoys musical composition, reading, cycling and life-long-learning.

Summary:

Key FeaturesSimple instructions to help you set up an interactive and real-time sceneExcellent tips on making your presentations attractive by creating interactive designsMost important features of computer games covered, to develop compelling, interactive scenes for so-called “serious games”Book DescriptionArchitects have always relied on drawings, renderings, and sometimes even movies to present their design concepts to clients, contractors, and other stakeholders. The accessibility of current game engines provides new and exciting possibilities to turn any design into an interactive model that anyone can experience at their own pace. "Unity for Architectural Visualization" explains how you can create compelling, real-time models from your 3D architectural project. Filled with practical tips and in-depth information, this book explains every step in the process, starting from the very basics up to custom scripts that will get you up to the next level. This book begins with a general overview of the Unity workflow for architectural models. You will start with a simple project that lets you walk around in your design using basic Unity tools and methods. You will then learn how to easily get convincing lightning effects on your scene. You will then set up a basic navigation system in your project, and not only this; you will also cover some tips and tricks to take navigation to the next level. You will quickly learn how to fine-tune the shaders and how to set up materials that are a bit more advanced. Even when you finish Unity for Architectural Visualization, this book will make scripting easier with reusable examples of scripts that can be applied in most projects. After reading this book, you will be comfortable enough to tackle new projects and develop your own.What you will learnConvert CAD or BIM models into Unity-compatible formatsUse the default Character Controllers to walk around your designConfigure light sources and use Lightmapping to bake lights and shadows into your modelAdd a mini-map to display an overview of the designTweak the model import and other settings to improve performanceUse a shader to simulate a simple and convincing glassWrite scripts to open doors, move platforms, and display model informationAllow the users to switch cameras and materials using a GUIWho this book is forThis book is written for students and professional architects who know how to model buildings in 3D and have a need to turn their design into an interactive model, even if you have never used Unity before. Experience with visualization and programming will be helpful, but is not required to follow along. You will learn all the basics throughout with the help of step-by-step examples. The majority of the examples work fine in any recent version of the Unity software, on Windows or Mac, but occasionally features of the Pro version are required.

Contents:

Unity for Architectural Visualization: For architects the walk-around 3D computer visualization is a fantastic marketing tool. This tutorial shows you how to use Unity to achieve modeling skills through step-by-step examples. You'll find the acquired expertise invaluable.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 18, 2013).

ISBN:

9781783559077

1783559071

OCLC:

868953333