https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/One-project-can-I-do-what-I-want-with-this-program/m-p/62854#M31799 Can you download some photos here for us? <BR /> <BR /> Generally speaking, the modelling of the building should be able to be done in Archicad, but it is not great at animations (very poor camera control etc.), but an idea of the complexity of the building will help us advise better. The model could always be exported to another program (eg. Artlantis Studio) for animating. Others may have more experience in this field than myself, and offer different solutions. Wed, 30 May 2007 23:01:02 GMT Anonymous 2007-05-30T23:01:02Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/One-project-can-I-do-what-I-want-with-this-program/m-p/62853#M31798 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>I am only interested in the possibilities of this program for one reason: I am an architectural historian who wants to build a 3-d model of a building in my city that was demolished over a hundred years ago. I have the plans and photographs to work from, but no elevations.<BR /> <BR /> Not only do I want a 3-d model, but I want an animation which will allow me to move through the building into the central rotunda.<BR /> <BR /> ...and that is all I want.<BR /> <BR /> I have an intel-based Mac.<BR /> <BR /> Now, for those of you in the know, can I do this using this program?<BR /> <BR /> My thanks in advance for your thoughts.</T></DIV> Wed, 30 May 2007 22:33:38 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/One-project-can-I-do-what-I-want-with-this-program/m-p/62853#M31798 Anonymous 2007-05-30T22:33:38Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/One-project-can-I-do-what-I-want-with-this-program/m-p/62854#M31799 Can you download some photos here for us? <BR /> <BR /> Generally speaking, the modelling of the building should be able to be done in Archicad, but it is not great at animations (very poor camera control etc.), but an idea of the complexity of the building will help us advise better. The model could always be exported to another program (eg. Artlantis Studio) for animating. Others may have more experience in this field than myself, and offer different solutions. Wed, 30 May 2007 23:01:02 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/One-project-can-I-do-what-I-want-with-this-program/m-p/62854#M31799 Anonymous 2007-05-30T23:01:02Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/One-project-can-I-do-what-I-want-with-this-program/m-p/62855#M31800 Krikey.<BR /> Hire it out.<BR /> Plenty of Archicad users in Virginny.<BR /> <BR /> ***************<BR /> i take it back.<BR /> You shouldn't use a professional and complex application like Archicad, but you could get speedy with SketchUp at a fraction of the cost. Free, even.<BR /> <BR /> <A href="http://www.sketchup.com/" target="_blank">http://www.sketchup.com/</A> Thu, 31 May 2007 00:18:00 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/One-project-can-I-do-what-I-want-with-this-program/m-p/62855#M31800 Dwight 2007-05-31T00:18:00Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/One-project-can-I-do-what-I-want-with-this-program/m-p/62856#M31801 Hire it out? Naaaaah - that would be too simple. <BR /> <BR /> No photos handy of the building, but I will take a look at Sketchup - thanks for that tip. Thu, 31 May 2007 00:56:12 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/One-project-can-I-do-what-I-want-with-this-program/m-p/62856#M31801 Anonymous 2007-05-31T00:56:12Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/One-project-can-I-do-what-I-want-with-this-program/m-p/62857#M31802 <BLOCKQUOTE>Guerva wrote:<BR />Hire it out? Naaaaah - that would be too simple. <BR /> <BR /> No photos handy of the building, but I will take a look at Sketchup - thanks for that tip.</BLOCKQUOTE> You might try Cadsoft Envisioneer as well for modelling, rendering and animations<BR /> <BR /> Mark Hendricks Thu, 31 May 2007 04:31:32 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/One-project-can-I-do-what-I-want-with-this-program/m-p/62857#M31802 Anonymous 2007-05-31T04:31:32Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/One-project-can-I-do-what-I-want-with-this-program/m-p/62858#M31803 Check this academic paper from Bob Martens and Herbert Peter:<BR /> <BR /> "Developing Systematics Regarding Virtual Reconstruction<BR /> of Synagogues"<BR /> <BR /> <A href="http://info.tuwien.ac.at/raumsim/_research_activities/publications/200_2002_S6_5.pdf" target="_blank"><LINK_TEXT text="http://info.tuwien.ac.at/raumsim/_resea ... 2_S6_5.pdf">http://info.tuwien.ac.at/raumsim/_research_activities/publications/200_2002_S6_5.pdf</LINK_TEXT></A> Thu, 31 May 2007 11:50:37 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/One-project-can-I-do-what-I-want-with-this-program/m-p/62858#M31803 stefan 2007-05-31T11:50:37Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/One-project-can-I-do-what-I-want-with-this-program/m-p/62859#M31804 Have you looked at sketchup? Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:13:52 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/One-project-can-I-do-what-I-want-with-this-program/m-p/62859#M31804 Anonymous 2007-06-01T17:13:52Z