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Timelapse: building construction animation

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Being able to create a time-lapse of a building construction process or the interiors & exteriors of the building would be an added benefit in the architectural field. There are many software's that could help you with the time-lapse creation, like SketchUp, Autodesk 3ds max or even Autodesk Maya could be used.
Although 3ds max and Maya could create stunning videos with proper talent in modelling, it would be tough to learn and master them. So for a beginner stage, Sketchup would be the best as it is pretty easy software to master.

  1. I found many tutorials online that could help you with the creation of a time-lapse in SketchUp. But unfortunately, I'm not sure how to create a video out of it yet.This video is the best example to show the possibilities and you just need a basic knowledge of using sections & views in SketchUp.
    Sketchup Building Timelapse Animation
  2. The following links are to show how can we use 3ds Max and it's script's to create particle animation which could be applied to building animation. 1)  Script Spot - link-1 , link-2 , 2)CG Architect -link-1, link-2, 3) Animators toolkit, 4) You-tube

Google Sketchup for dummies

  1. The following video is a real-time time-lapse of a real construction project. This shows a good video editing skills and is a good example for video editing which I guess is done using Adobe After Effects.
    Brock Commons Time Lapse - UBC Tall Wood Building
  2. The following video posted in Fast Company could be intriguing, but I think it is an advanced level example to show what is the extent of animation in AEC industry. Although I'm not sure which software's are used in creating this video, I'm assuming  they've used 3ds Max for the model animation and After Effects for the human silhouettes and other surroundings.
    Shed Fly Through Animation 
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  1. Hardie BoysDecember 19, 2017 at 5:22 PM

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