A simple step by step example of a project with Bonsai

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Introduction

This project serves as an example Step by Step project for a full Architectural development, a basic step by step project playlist can be found here:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMDcOjMJYxUPl3l8baXK8F__KtbuOY7VB

This is broken into 6 videos covering:

  • Part 1 - Modelling

  • Part 2 - 2d drafting

  • Part 3 - 2d Section & Elevation

  • Part 4 - 2d Detail

  • Part 5 - Page Layout

  • Part 6 - Line weights & more

The rest of this article is a more comprehensive project hooked to stages of Architectural work in a project. This aims to be a simple but comprehensive step-by-step project with Bonsai. The first draft of this project is based on the Stages of Work for an Architect, it will be adjusted and updated incrementally to follow a more internationally agreed set of work stages.

These tools need to be installed to complete this project:

Blender

Bonsai

BlenderGIS (Optional)

Inkscape

LibreOffice

Stage 1: Inception

Stage 2: Concept and Viability

Stage 3: Design Development

Stage 4: Documentation and Procurement

Stage 5: Construction

Stage 6: Close-out