Transforming Architecture to facilitate residential real estate

bonzai3d 2.1 is the next generation application with a fresh approach to 3D modeling aimed at delivering conceptual design and sketching ideas quickly and easily, but also making it possible to carry you to the next level of productivity by utilizing bonzai3D robust geometry and power to obtain models that can be used for construction drawings, smoothly rendered, and fabricated. It includes all the basic tools a designer needs to present one’s ideas in a 3D representation. It has a fluid, smart interface. It offers easy sculpting with real time booleans and all the classic modeling tools with real time dynamic editing. The Roof, Stair, Terrain, and Section Tools help architects articulate and communicate their thoughts clearly. If you are not happy with the boxy look, you can create organic shapes with NURBZ modeling to create, sculpt and edit complex forms. The bonzai3D tools have resulted from experiences, experiments, research, and user input of the past 15 years.

Some of the individual features in bonzai3d are:

• Fluid, powerful, and smart interface.
• All the classic modeling tools (extrusions, sweeps, transformations, etc.).
• 3D Dimensions: 5 new dimension tools. Dimensions are associated with the objects that they reference and update dynamically as the model is changed.
• Real time Booleans.
• NURBS curves and surfaces.
• Walkthrough tool: This new tool enables real time point of view animation through a scene, including collision detection.
• 3D Clipping planes: This feature cuts models open to reveal interior spaces without destroying the model. The clipping planes are preserved in their own palette so that they can be recalled as needed. Clipping planes are an effective working and presentation tool.
• Smart 3D drawing.
• Dynamic graphic editing.
• Printing: It has been completely overhauled and adds the ability to print to a specific scale.
• Preferences: The size of the tool icons can be changed through a new option in the Preferences dialog. Additional options control the display of the tool names in the icons.
• Parameter editing: Object parameters in the Parameters tab of the Tool Options palette can now be edited on multiple objects simultaneously.
• Group editing: Groups can now be edited in the project. This eliminates the need to ungroup and re-group when wishing to make a change to an object in a group.
• Object isolation: Objects can now be easily isolated when wanting to work on them and they are part of complex models.
• Colors of edges: Control over the color of object edges has been added with the new Edge Color attribute.
• Transformations: Applying operations such as move, rotate, and scale on large models has been optimized.
• Push/Pull tool for easy sculpting and shape editing.
• Advanced OpenGL rendering with shadows, transparencies, and textures.
• Graphic texture map editing.
• Over 300 free materials (texture maps).
• Content library for trees, furniture, entourage elements.
• Support of 3D Warehouse.
• Google Earth and SketchUp file compatibility.
• Over 30 export/import formats for easy inter-operability.
• DFX/DWG extensions: Support for AutoCad 2010 has been added to the DXF/DWG translator.
• Embedded video tutorials

The goal is to offer conceptual and sketching stages of design, yet CAD accurate models that can be used further down the production pipeline such as construction drawings, renderings, animation, fabrication, rapid prototyping with 3D printing, or with any application that depends on good clean solid 3D models. A smart modeler that's constantly thinking behind the scene and anticipates your next move, making decisions for you based on what you are doing and where the cursor is, thus helping speed up the modeling process. And bonzai3d is available for Windows OS and Mac OS. read more