By Susan (RL) - Last Year
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Gone are the painstaking days of piecemeal 3D building assembly. The iClone BuildingGen plugin empowers architects, professional designers, and hobbyists alike to effortlessly create diverse 3D buildings using procedural Blueprints. This plugin streamlines the entire process by allowing the organization of 3D module collections into effective and cohesive packages. Watch Tutorial >
 Construction styles can be defined using interchangeable components and materials to enjoy maximum design flexibility. Best of all, BuildingGen’s nondestructive workflow ensures that design iterations can be made in confidence, with the integrity of the original design staying intact with impromptu modifications.  The key features of BuildingGen include:
- Unlimited Architectural Styles: Harness a diverse range of modular components to craft a myriad of housing styles, whether it's modern, sci-fi, sustainable, cartoonish, and beyond. BuildingGen can perfectly tailor each building to complement your 3D environment.
 - Creative Modification: Effortlessly modify the building structure by adding or removing selected Units, incorporating pillars, fences, or steps to fashion terraces, balconies, or open-air spaces. Watch Tutorial >
 - Adjusting Levels: Add or remove floor levels for the buildings at any moment in production. Or save time by duplicating certain floors and rearranging orders as you see fit. Watch Tutorial >
 - Refine Materials and Elements: Even after a building is constructed, a world of possibilities awaits. From replacing wall and facade materials to swapping out elements like door and window frames, this is where building aesthetics can be enhanced.
 - Smart Rebuild: Modify the entire structure, restyle levels or components while preserving the overall integrity of the building. Make precise changes without starting from scratch, thanks to BuildingGen's nondestructive building process.
 - One-click Day/Night Switch: Building materials offer day and night modes, enhancing realism with realistic illumination and illuminated windows. Other details can also be added and enhanced such as realistic glass reflection and window dressing.
 - Optimized & Performant: BuildingGen optimizes performance by consolidating repeated textures and models, reducing redundancy. Its modular design allows multiple buildings to share resources, improving efficiency. Enjoy smoother operation and reduced frame rates, enhancing responsiveness while working with crowd simulation.
 - Free Sample Content: Access over 210 free assets, including 10 reconstructable iBuildings and 200+ 3D components and materials. Each building offers four distinct styles for easy customization, allowing users to fully experience all major BuildingGen functions.
 - Creative Expansion: BuildingGen packages streamline building deployment for specific styles, blending seamlessly with any motif. Customize packages by importing external content or incorporating your assets. The intuitive Packager tool assigns roles and materials to building components. Watch Tutorial: Setup > | Packager >
 BuildingGen is poised to revolutionize the way architects and designers approach 3D architectural design. With its intuitive interface, powerful features, and unmatched flexibility, BuildingGen proves to be an indispensable tool in the arsenal of every 3D designer.
Expansion Pack: French Styles Introducing “BuildingGen - French Style”, the premiere modular prefab package for constructing commercial, residential, or multifunctional buildings with French flair. Explore 10 premade structures and 8 extensible styles to effortlessly recreate architectural landmarks. Design traditional roofs, balconies, and terraces using over 600 component options. Adjustable day-night material settings enable dynamic window lighting and dressing, giving the impression of genuinely utilized and inhabited buildings.
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By Kelleytoons - Last Year
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From a non-architectural perspective (not your intended customer base) I only sat up and paid attention when the roads were added - the last image seems to show both roads and sidewalks. Can we assume these are also part of the package? (The only thing that would actually make me want to buy).
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By Peter (RL) - Last Year
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Kelleytoons (4/17/2024) From a non-architectural perspective (not your intended customer base) I only sat up and paid attention when the roads were added - the last image seems to show both roads and sidewalks. Can we assume these are also part of the package? (The only thing that would actually make me want to buy).
I replied to this question in your other thread below.
https://forum.reallusion.com/550952/Does-Building-Gen-include-Roads
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By brothertcoleman - Last Year
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What does it mean by "Buy Perpetual"? Thanks
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By animagic - Last Year
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brothertcoleman (4/18/2024) What does it mean by "Buy Perpetual"? Thanks
I believe it means that there is no subscription involved, as with so many things nowadays.
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By animagic - Last Year
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When trying to open the Online Manual, the link is for downloading the plugin executable, no the manual.

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By K_Digital - Last Year
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Are the buildings walkable ?
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By Rampa - Last Year
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animagic (4/19/2024)
When trying to open the Online Manual, the link is for downloading the plugin executable, no the manual.  This one is fixed now. Good catch! :)
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By Peter (RL) - Last Year
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K_Digital (4/19/2024) Are the buildings walkable ?
The buildings are not furnished inside but you can go inside and furnish them with props yourself if you wish. You can also manually setup the doors so they open and close.
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By K_Digital - Last Year
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Awesome, thanks Peter. I couldnt find any info on which IC Version this requires. Hope not 84 with all these bugs :-(
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By Kelleytoons - Last Year
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You will need the latest iClone, I can promise you that (just the way it works - they release a version which the plugin needs. I'd bet a dollar this won't work with anything less).
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By gordryd - Last Year
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If this concept is of interest to you, but the price is too steep, please check out the ORIGINAL "Building Blocks" plug-in for iClone in the RL Marketplace (at <7% of the sale price of BuildingGen).
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By Kelleytoons - Last Year
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If that's a Python plugin I'd have to say it may well be as much as anyone needs unless they are some sort of architectural guru.
In my (admittedly limited) playing around with it, this BuildingGen could definitely be emulated with some Python code. PLUS it could be simplified - I think the idea behind it is great, but it also feels like a beta thing that really needed more, well, beta testing. But now that I've got my new machine setup I'm going to give it a huge try today and will post my results.
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By brothertcoleman - Last Year
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Is it possible to layout actual building plans /blueprints and build a 3D model in iClone with BuildingGen?
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By Kelleytoons - Last Year
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You do know you can download a trial version and play with it, right?
It's more of a modeling tool that can use modular resources to put together structures for use in animation. No serious architect or other uses are intended (which isn't to say you can't get close to a lot of laid out plans, but I don't think your usage case is possible).
But try it yourself (or at the very least watch the video tutorials - won't take you more than 30 minutes to completely understand what it's all about).
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By brothertcoleman - Last Year
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Thanks , I didn’t know I could try it first ,I do need to make a 3D model of a commercial building for work that’s what attracted me to this .
Thanks
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