The
Level 0 Floor will not be that complicated
to create, we just need to create a
box. Switch to Layer 5 and activate
the Box Tool, then bring up the Numeric
Panel and use the following settings.
LOW
HIGH
SEGMENTS
X
-4,65m
X
4,65m
X
1
Y
-50mm
Y
0
Y
1
Z
-4,65m
Z
4,65m
Z
1
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to create the box. Open up the Change
Surface Panel and create a new surface
called "Floor", then give it a brown
colour (R: 130 G: 100 B: 80). Set the
specular to 0% and then click OK. That's
it for the Level 0 floor, switch to
Layer 6 now so we can create the floor
for Level 1.
Activate
the Box Tool again and bring up the
Numeric Panel, then use the following
settings.
LOW
HIGH
SEGMENTS
X
-4,65m
X
4,65m
X
1
Y
2,8m
Y
2,95m
Y
1
Z
-4,65m
Z
4,65m
Z
1
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to create the box. Switch to Layer 7
and create yet another box with the
following settings in the Numeric Panel.
LOW
HIGH
SEGMENTS
X
-2,5m
X
2,5m
X
1
Y
2,5m
Y
3m
Y
1
Z
-5m
Z
2,5m
Z
1
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to create the box. Switch to Layer 6
and put Layer 7 in the background, then
perform a Boolean Subtract operation
and merge points when you're done. 8
points should be eliminated. Switch
to Layer 7 and delete this box, then
go back to Layer 6 and activate the
Knife Tool and use the following values
in the Numeric Panel.
Axis:
Y
Start
End
X
-5m
X
5m
Y
0
Y
0
Z
2,6m
Z
2,6m
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to perform the cut.
We
will cut it two more times, so activate
the Numeric Panel again for the Knife
Tool, and use the following settings.
Axis:
Y
Start
End
X
-2,6m
X
-2,6m
Y
0
Y
0
Z
5m
Z
-5m
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to perform the cut, then activate the
Knife Tool again and use the following
settings.
Axis:
Y
Start
End
X
2,6m
X
2,6m
Y
0
Y
0
Z
5m
Z
-5m
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to perform the cut. Working in Layer
6, activate the Box Tool and use the
following values in the Numeric Panel.
LOW
HIGH
SEGMENTS
X
-2,5m
X
2,5m
X
1
Y
2,8m
Y
2,95m
Y
1
Z
-4,65m
Z
-4,5m
Z
1
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to create the box. Merge the points
now, and 4 points should be eliminated.
Layer 6 should now look something like
picture 30.
Picture
30: The basic Level 1 Floor
What
we have to do now might be a bit tricky.
The Top polygons of this object should
later become the Level 1 Floor. The
Bottom polygons will be the Roof of
Level 0, and the thin border we cut
with the knife will have the Walls_Wood
surface on them, so lets get to work.
Bring up the Change Surface Panel and
select the Floor Surface, then click
OK to apply it. Now we are sure that
all of the Polygons are carrying the
Floor Surface. Size up the Back View
and drag a lasso around the bottom Polygons,
like in picture 31.
Picture
31: Select the bottom polygon in the
Back View
When
the polygons are selected, open up the
Change Surface Panel and create a new
surface called "Roof". Give it a brown
colour (R: 100 G: 70 B: 60), keep the
specular at 0% and then click OK.
Now
size up Top View and drag a lasso around
the polygons we cut earlier, like in
picture 32.
Picture
32: Drag a lasso around the cut polygons
With
these polygons selected, activate the
Knife Tool and bring up the Numeric
Panel, then use the following settings.
Axis:
Y
Start
End
X
-1m
X
-1m
Y
0
Y
0
Z
5m
Z
2m
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to perform the cut. Then activate the
Knife Tool again and bring up the Numeric
Panel, use the following settings.
Axis:
Y
Start
End
X
1m
X
1m
Y
0
Y
0
Z
5m
Z
2m
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to perform the cut. Keep the polygons
selected and drag a lasso around the
mid section where we just made the cut,
like in picture 33, then check picture
34 to see if you got it right.
Picture
33: Drag a lasso around the mid section
Picture
34: These polygons should be selected
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With
these polygons selected, bring up the
Change Surface Panel and set the surface
to "Walls_Wood", then click OK. Keep
the polygons selected and activate the
Bevel Tool, then use the following settings
in the Numeric Panel, one at a time.
Shift
Inset
1
15mm
0
2
5mm
15mm
3
-5mm
15mm
Deselect
everything and the Level 1 Floor is
finished. Now we just need to take care
of the Level 1 Roof, which is quite
simple.
Switch
to Layer 7 and activate the Box Tool,
then bring up the Numeric Panel and
use the following settings.
LOW
HIGH
SEGMENTS
X
-4,65m
X
4,65m
X
1
Y
5,75m
Y
5,90m
Y
1
Z
-4,65m
Z
4,65m
Z
1
Close
down the Numeric Panel and hit Space
to create the Box. Open up the Change
Surface Panel and set the surface to
"Roof", then click OK to apply the surface.
Now
we are going to arrange the Layers a
bit. Switch to Layer 2 where the Level
1 Walls is, and cut them out with "x",
and then paste them in Layer 1 together
with the Level 0 Walls. Cut the doors
out of Layer 3 and 4 and paste them
in Layer 2.
Cut
the Floors and Roofs out of Layer 5,
6 and 7 and paste them in Layer 3. Now
have a look at picture 35, 36 and 37
and see that your layers are the same.
Picture
35: The Walls Layer
Picture
36: The Doors Layer
Picture
37: The Roof and Floor Layer
Okay,
now press "s" to save the progress we've
made so far, and now it's time for the
Stairs.