Architectural 3D Printing

Not using Revit? How to export a clean, printable architectural model from ArchiCAD, SketchUp and Rhino — watertight meshes, the right STL/OBJ settings, and which program needs the most geometry clean-up.

Which scale should your architectural model be? A practical guide to 1:50, 1:100, 1:200 and 1:500 — and how to match scale to housing developments, masterplans and presentation models without losing the detail that matters.

A step-by-step guide to exporting a Revit model for 3D printing: creating a print view, what to turn off, getting watertight geometry, STL vs DWG export, and preparing your model for an accurate architectural scale model.