Modular Modeling | Assembly Tips & Tricks

In this tutorial, I'll share valuable tips and tricks for modeling and assembling a building using modular assets. While I am utilizing Maya for this tutorial, these methods can be done with any 3D software.

I'll point out a handful of tips such as maintaining pivots to ensure proper alignment and proportions. Additionally, I'll demonstrate the assembly process that went into this building.

[psubst]

Great tutorial! Thank you for sharing!

[chienao]

thanks for another great tips for a beginner like me.

[troyacarpenter]

This was a great video on the nuts and bolts of modular building. I notice you didn't use any of the corner pieces in the assembly part. That part was a tad confusing, but other than that, well done video.

[RichellyItalo]

And about export...we have to export one single file with all modules or one by one in separated files?

[dogslop]

how do you duplicate with equal spacing? (i.e.. time 5:20)

[chaosfreak]

Very helpful even as someone who only uses blender, thank you

[xzeryawilliams]

How much would you charge to build modular building/architecture kits (no texturing needed)

[NickEnchev]

Thank you for showing this. I notice in a lot of modular asset videos, many people don't seem to use "duplicate special" to create instanced versions of their modular assets, which strikes me as odd since. Do you have any thoughts on when you prefer to instance vs make copies of meshes?

[mudoglu]

In combo with Bifrost the assembly could be automated! Have you explored that idea?

[TheTimeProphet]

Very good, but you forgot the backdoor and the fire escape LOL. Shouldn't you texture the pieces first to save time later?

[ailovemygf]

Greetings, first of all thanks for the video. Do we use different material for each mesh or one material for all of them, like trimm sheet?