Christophe Blattmann
3D Artist & 3D Generalist
Scripts & Videogames by Christophe Blattmann
Fast Architecture 2.0.1
Script for 3dsMax
$25
Purchase through the Autodesk app store
Purchase through Gumroad
Fast Architecture generates an architectural structure through a custom procedural mesh object, you can change parameters and watch the results in real time. It's an easy and intuitive way to create a building at a simple level, its versatility allows you to create your own style, useful for the creation of urban backgrounds.
This plug-in creates a FA_Building object which works as any 3ds Max object: any deformer can be applied, animatable parameters, can be converted to mesh etc ...
Customizable features:
- Columns
- Windows
- Frames
- Balconies
- Roof / Base
- Curved facade
Other features:
- Each part of the building have is own material ID making the texturing easier.
- Manage 6 differents material ID for the windows.
- Tiles, windows and balcony fills have their own UV mapping.
- Most parts of the building have an optimization option to decrease the mesh weight.
- Save/Load parameters in an external file.
- Multiply all distances at once, easy way to adapt the object to your scene units.
Bonus:
- By purchasing Fast Architecture you will also receive Oblong & Oblong Void Primitives for free.
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Free downloadable models.
Those models were made with Fast Architecture, the purpose is to show how does this plug-in works with concrete examples, you are free to use and modificate those models. Each download contains several .fab files (this is the format file created by Fast Architecture), a library material file, textures and a ReadMe.txt file with instructions; it doesn't contain a max scene file, you will need to have the plug-in installed to open .fab files (demo or full version).
Most of the models are inspirated by existing architectural projects; design, dimensions and textures are just rough aproximations.
Demo
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Aviable features on Demo version
Renderable object
Material ID
Optimize option
Multiply option
Balconies
Extra column row
Curved facade
All roof options
Save/Load
Oblong & Oblong Void
Full
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Version 2.0.1
Fix:
- Now the 'Create Material' option works fine with 3dsMax 2021
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Version 2.0.0
New features:
- Balconies
- Extra column row
- More design options on roof
- Save/Load parameters option
- Multiply option
- More control options to apply material ID on windows
- Quad mesh
Fixes:
- Geometrical intersections in general
- UV on windows when curved option is on now works properly
- General UV now works properly with Mental Ray
Notice: This version uses a new class ID object and won't replace the older version.
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Version 1.0.1
- Max float values = 999999.0
- Dynamic default value for Dist in Curved Building group
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Installation:
1- Menu bar > MAXScript > run script
2- Go to the Create tab on the right dock menu and look in the rollout list, Fast architecture should appear at the bottom of the list.
3- 3DS Max can also run the script automatically at start, copy .mse file in .../your max root/scripts/Startup