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3D Modeling and Visualization
14.10 Working with Textures
Now, it’s time to give the building a textured appearance to make it look like
the orange brick in the photos instead of the white block.
1. Select the paint bucket icon again, and from the Materials pull-down
menu, select Brick and Cladding. Next, choose the option for Brick
Rough Tan. Click on each of the sides of the building and each will be
“painted” with the new texture.
2. For the roof and the entranceway, select Colors from the Materials
pull-down menu and then select Color 006. “Paint” the roof and the
entranceway faces with this color.
14.11 Working with 3D Text
The words “LINCOLN BUILDING” are placed on the front of the building, near
the lower right-hand side. 3D text can be easily added to a model to create
names, signs, or other uses of block lettering.
1. From the Tools pull-down menu, select 3D Text.
2. In the text box, type LINCOLN BUILDING (all caps and also hit the enter
key between the two words so they appear on two different lines).
3. Choose Arial for the Font.
4. Type 8″ (for 8 inches) for the Height of the letters.
5. Type 3″ (for 3 inches) for the Extruded letters.
6. Make sure the Filled and Extruded checkboxes are marked.
7. When ready, click Place.
8. The 3D Text will appear as a selected object—use the cursor to place it
on the face of the building near the right-hand side of the entrance.
14.12 Adding Other Features
The purpose of this lab is to get you familiar with using GSU’s features and creating
an approximation of a building, not modeling it down to its last detail (although
GSU is certainly powerful enough to do just that). However, there are other features on the building you may want to add to continue utilizing your GSU skills.
1. Just from looking at the oblique imagery, you can see some other 3D
features the building has:
a The black section of the building stretching up from the entranceway
that also contains windows
a The black pillars in the front of the building that stretch up to the roof.
a The units on the roof of the building itself
a The side doorway entrance on the west side of the building
3D Modeling and Visualization
14.10 Working with Textures
Now, it’s time to give the building a textured appearance to make it look like
the orange brick in the photos instead of the white block.
1. Select the paint bucket icon again, and from the Materials pull-down
menu, select Brick and Cladding. Next, choose the option for Brick
Rough Tan. Click on each of the sides of the building and each will be
“painted” with the new texture.
2. For the roof and the entranceway, select Colors from the Materials
pull-down menu and then select Color 006. “Paint” the roof and the
entranceway faces with this color.
14.11 Working with 3D Text
The words “LINCOLN BUILDING” are placed on the front of the building, near
the lower right-hand side. 3D text can be easily added to a model to create
names, signs, or other uses of block lettering.
1. From the Tools pull-down menu, select 3D Text.
2. In the text box, type LINCOLN BUILDING (all caps and also hit the enter
key between the two words so they appear on two different lines).
3. Choose Arial for the Font.
4. Type 8″ (for 8 inches) for the Height of the letters.
5. Type 3″ (for 3 inches) for the Extruded letters.
6. Make sure the Filled and Extruded checkboxes are marked.
7. When ready, click Place.
8. The 3D Text will appear as a selected object—use the cursor to place it
on the face of the building near the right-hand side of the entrance.
14.12 Adding Other Features
The purpose of this lab is to get you familiar with using GSU’s features and creating
an approximation of a building, not modeling it down to its last detail (although
GSU is certainly powerful enough to do just that). However, there are other features on the building you may want to add to continue utilizing your GSU skills.
1. Just from looking at the oblique imagery, you can see some other 3D
features the building has:
a The black section of the building stretching up from the entranceway
that also contains windows
a The black pillars in the front of the building that stretch up to the roof.
a The units on the roof of the building itself
a The side doorway entrance on the west side of the building