To light an interior with one HDRI in Blender, switch to Cycles, load the HDRI as an Environment Texture in the World, rotate it so the sun comes through the window, and put an area light with Portal ticked in the window opening. Untick Shadow on the glass, then brighten the room with Exposure ratherContinue reading “Light an Interior with One HDRI and a Window: the 10-Minute Setup”
Category Archives: Architectural
Save furniture to a Blender asset library and drop it into any room
Mark as Asset alone doesn’t give you a library. Here’s how to save a chair once in Blender and drag it into any room file, with the setting that stops the Asset Browser looking empty.
Add Archimesh windows in Blender without fighting the 3D cursor
Add Archimesh windows in Blender: snap the 3D cursor to the opening, add Window, then move and rotate the parent object so the glass sits in the wall.
Add Archimesh doors in Blender without fighting the 3D cursor
To add an Archimesh door in Blender, enable the Archimesh add-on, snap the 3D cursor to the centre of the opening with Edge Center snapping, then add Door from the Archimesh panel in the sidebar Create tab. Move the whole door with its parent, Ctrl_hole, and rotate the panel on Z to set the swing.Continue reading “Add Archimesh doors in Blender without fighting the 3D cursor”
The Archipack add-on in Blender
Archipack builds editable walls, windows, doors and roofs in Blender. This guide covers setup, a small house and exporting it to Twinmotion.
Archimesh in Blender 2.9x: a short guide
Archimesh adds rooms, doors, windows and props in Blender. Install it from Get Extensions in Blender 4.2+, then build rooms from the Create tab.
How to Use the MeasureIt Add-on in Blender
MeasureIt adds dimensions, angles and areas to Blender models. Install it from Get Extensions in Blender 4.2+, then use the View tab in the sidebar.
Discover the Archipack Add-on in Blender
Setting up the Archipack add-on in Blender Getting started with Archipack you need to run Blender as an administer. This will allow you to render the thumbnail images for each of the structural elements. So what I normally do is from the search menu on my windows desktop, type in blender, and when it appearsContinue reading “Discover the Archipack Add-on in Blender”
How to use Archimesh in Blender
A quick reference to Archimesh in Blender: rooms, doors, windows and props placed at the 3D cursor, with a note on installing it in Blender 4.2+.
