Knowledge of 3D Architecture

Techniques for Making 3D Architecture
Users building 3D models typically base new models on existing ones. This approach may extend as far as making a template of an existing model, then introducing changes to conform the model to the project at hand. For example, someone designing a French Gothic cathedral may load a cathedral model from the earlier Romanesque period into her CAD software. She'll then increase the model's height and replace the circular arches with pointed ones to convert the model to the later Gothic style.
Usage of Architectural Models
Pro and amateur architects build virtual houses, design cars and recreate ancient Greek temples with 3D architecture. Some model creators won't turn their models into physical structures, but instead make artwork from them-3d rendering, architectural rendering, architectural visualization, even architectural animation. Some of the most visible examples of this application of 3D models are the virtual buildings and other large-scale structures seen in movies. The movie "Titanic" (1997), in addition to its physical scale models, used virtual models of the doomed ship. Films with fantasy themes, like "Clash of the Titans" (2010), also make extensive use of architectural models.
Software for Making Architectural Models
The programs used to create 3D architecture are often referred to as computer-aided design (CAD) programs. The earliest instances of such programs for the PC were released in the early 1980s, and had virtually none of the features needed to create today's models. But technology and user demand have decisively changed that. The architectural algorithms that people paid thousands for in the early 2000s are now standard in open-source (free) programs such as Blender.