Starting a Model From Scratch

Time Commitment:

Video: 2:04

In Software Testing: 5:00

Modeling

There are three different ways to begin a project.

1. Start drawing the project from scratch.
2. Import a PDF to trace to begin the project.
3. Import an IFC file to use as the basis for the project.

Start a Model from Scratch

We will create an exterior shell of a building that we will use in later lessons to break into panels.

1. Look at the View Control toolbar and ensure the current location is the Ground Floor.
2. Make sure that Ortho is enabled on the status bar. This constrains walls to 90 degrees.
3. Select Insert>Walls>Insert by Baseline.
4. In the Catalog Panel on the right, select the StoPanel Classic NExT ci wall.
5. Move the cursor into the drawing area, then click a point near the lower left quadrant of the drawing area.

1. Without dragging, move the cursor to the right (0 degrees), and type 6000. Hit Enter.
2. Pull the cursor downwards (270 degrees) and type 3000. Hit Enter.
3. Pull the cursor to the right (0 degrees) and type 12000. Hit Enter.

1. Pull the cursor to the top of the screen (90 degrees) and type 12000. Hit Enter.
2. Pull the cursor to the left (180 degrees) and type 18000. Hit Enter.

1. Right-click and select Finish.
2. In the Walls by Baseline dialog box, you define what the dimensions are relative to
   • the exterior outer surface veneer
   • the wall’s structural face
   • the inside face of the wall
3. Select Outer Face of Veneer and click OK.

The exterior shell of the building is formed.

4. Save your work. You will use it in subsequent lessons.