To date, the complex 3D forms in Archimatix have been generated by combining two 2D Shapes, such as a Plan Shape and a Section Shape. This is how architects often think about design. With the introduc [...]

Molding02_Shape

1 January 2018 - RoaringTide

Molding02_Shape is a basic chamfer sitting atop a vertical line. Parameters . The two main parameters, width and height control the outer bounds of the Molding02_Shape. The moldingHgt is the height of [...]

Making Hard Edges

21 December 2017 - RoaringTide

Archimatix gives a some control over the the smoothing or hard-edge faceting of edges in the meshes it generates. In this short tutorial, we will show how to specify that an object should have hard ed [...]

Topics in AX: Creating the Sublime Experience of Order-to-Chaos

5 December 2017 - RoaringTide

Architectural experience (AX) is a subset of user experience (UX), particularly in 3D game environments. AX is generated by a number of elements that are found in real-world architecture, such as surf [...]

UVs and BreakAngles

22 October 2017 - RoaringTide

The default UV logic you are seeing is the most architectural in the sense that typically floor materials like tiles or wood planks don’t really get narrower as the go toward the center of a circle. I [...]

Parameter Relations

27 September 2017 - RoaringTide

An important aspect of Archimatix is the ability to build relations between parameters. There are two ways to designate relations between parameters: 1 inter-nodal connections, and 2. parameter expres [...]

Grouper: Mesh Combination versus Encapsulation

1 September 2017 - RoaringTide

As you add nodes to your model, your node graphs gets larger. The Grouper node helps you organize your graph and increase modularity for reusability of components. There are two ways to use Grouper to [...]

Archimatix Roadmap

1 August 2017 - RoaringTide

V 1.0.7 Subdivision Deformers Adjustable max-min settings for Parameters v 1.1.0 Shape Align FreeCurve points to Parameters Binding Node graph optimizations (hide relations cables, try bgtexture, et [...]

Expressing an AncientRoof

16 July 2017 - RoaringTide

When a form is highly geometric, varying according to well-defined relationships, it often pays to take the time to codify that geometry and those relationships in a reusable parametric object. The ef [...]

Models Output from Archimatix

15 July 2017 - RoaringTide

If you would like to bring the fruits of your Archimatix (AX) labor to external applications such as Substance Painter or Quixel, you can export your models as OBJ or FBX. It is easy to export models [...]