After the buildings were assigned, we took a day to scan each one and then transferred all the scans to Trimble. In Trimble, we cleaned up the Point Cloud to make it easier to work with in AutoCAD.

In AutoCAD, our task was to create a high-resolution master file and a separate low-resolution master file. At Trimble, we had split the point cloud data into sections to make it easier to work with in AutoCAD. Once we transferred the point cloud data to AutoCAD, we began modeling the building; no materials or lighting were required.

Once we finished in AutoCAD, we transferred the high-resolution version to Inventor. Our task here was to modify the design so that it could be 3D printed.

After finishing both files in AutoCAD, we imported the models into 3DS Max. Here we used materials; the purpose of this was to later import them into a file containing the buildings previously created by other students, in order to create a complete map of the college and then import it into Sketchfab.

Finally, we printed the building and here are the results.

Throughout this project, each student was assigned different tasks. I was in charge of creating a poster of the campus with all the buildings that had been modeled so far. For this task, I had to wait until everyone had finished their building models, and then, using the high-resolution file, I rendered the entire map before importing it into Photoshop. Afterward, I created a compass and assigned a number and name to each completed building, as well as to those that were still to be modeled.