Pros: As others have noted, this book is a good introduction to using blender and does emphasize architectural modeling. It's well organized, readable, and generally easy to follow. There is an interesting chapter on radiosity, a subject ignored in most other books. Scattered throughout the book are some valuable tips on such topics as best techniques for modeling, level of detail, organization, finding resources on-line and more.
Cons: This book is a little too basic to be of great value to anyone but a total newbie. It provides only a little advanced material and most of that is not provided in useful detail. Unlike every other blender book, this one does not include a CD-ROM nor is there a website for downloadable exercise files. It particularly hit me that the model used to demonstrate radiosity is not available anywhere and the graphics in the book are not presented in such a way that you can easily recreate the model yourself. The chapter on Yafray is totally outdated now. There is nothing at all in this book on creating 3D landscapes.
Other: If you just want to learn the basics of using blender as it relates to simple architectural and interior modeling this might be the right book for you. More advanced users may still be able to pick up a few valuable tips. If you want to get a taste of Brito's style before buying, his website is blender3darchitect.
ISBN-13: 978-1847193674
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Long awaited but, worth the wait!
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2009
This is a concise but thorough explanation of how to use Blenderfor architectural and interior modeling. It is well written although, thereare some spelling mistakes. Unfortunately all of the images of the userinterface are in gray tones. This does not however, detract from it'sbeautifully organized structure. You don't need to be a pro, either, it ispossible to use as an intro to Blender but, it is definitely of salientvalue to the professional architect or engineer, as well.A wonderful book, highly recommended by this reader!
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for architectural and interior modeling. It is well written although, there
are some spelling mistakes. Unfortunately all of the images of the user
interface are in gray tones. This does not however, detract from it's
beautifully organized structure. You don't need to be a pro, either, it is
possible to use as an intro to Blender but, it is definitely of salient
value to the professional architect or engineer, as well.
A wonderful book, highly recommended by this reader!
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Long awaited but, worth the wait!
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2009
This is a concise but thorough explanation of how to use BlenderReviewed in the United States on February 17, 2009
for architectural and interior modeling. It is well written although, there
are some spelling mistakes. Unfortunately all of the images of the user
interface are in gray tones. This does not however, detract from it's
beautifully organized structure. You don't need to be a pro, either, it is
possible to use as an intro to Blender but, it is definitely of salient
value to the professional architect or engineer, as well.
A wonderful book, highly recommended by this reader!
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