Method for constructing architectural models including scaled surface textures
First Claim
1. A method of creating an architectural model comprising the steps of:
- providing a computer-aided design system including a processor, at least one input device, a visual display device and an output printer for generating a complete architectural design, including a plurality of scaled surface textures of said architectural design;
printing scaled templates for a plurality of component parts of said architectural design including building instructions for said model using said printer;
affixing said scaled templates to a model construction material and trimming said material according to the scaled templates to create said component parts;
printing scaled texture overlays, which are separate from said templates, corresponding to said surface textures and affixing said overlays to said component parts, which have been trimmed; and
assembling said component parts according to said building instructions.
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Abstract
A method of creating architectural models that includes scaled surface textures for at least one exterior surface of the architectural design is provided. The method includes printing scaled templates for component parts of an architectural model and a set of building instructions for the architectural model using a computer-aided design system. Once the scaled templates for the component parts are printed, they are trimmed and affixed to a suitable model-making material, such as foamboard, after which the model-making material is trimmed to correspond to the shape of each template. The component parts are assembled and a plurality of template texture overlays are printed, which correspond to the desired surface textures and colors of the component parts forming the model. The scaled template texture overlays are permanently affixed to the component parts.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of creating an architectural model comprising the steps of:
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providing a computer-aided design system including a processor, at least one input device, a visual display device and an output printer for generating a complete architectural design, including a plurality of scaled surface textures of said architectural design;
printing scaled templates for a plurality of component parts of said architectural design including building instructions for said model using said printer;
affixing said scaled templates to a model construction material and trimming said material according to the scaled templates to create said component parts;
printing scaled texture overlays, which are separate from said templates, corresponding to said surface textures and affixing said overlays to said component parts, which have been trimmed; and
assembling said component parts according to said building instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of creating an architectural model comprising the steps of:
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providing a computer-aided design system including a processor, at least one input device, a visual display device and an output printer for generating a complete architectural design;
printing scaled templates for a plurality of component parts of said architectural design using said printer;
printing on each template indicia representative of where an adjacent component part should be affixed;
affixing said scaled templates to a model construction material and trimming said material according to the scaled templates to create said component parts;
assembling said component parts according to the indicia;
printing scaled texture overlays, which are separate from said templates, corresponding to said surface textures; and
affixing said overlays to said component parts, which have been trimmed, so as to cover the indicia on the templates.
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