Method for constructing architectural models including scaled surface textures
US6404424B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B25/04
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of creating architectural models that includes scaled surface textures for at least one exterior surface of the architectural design is provided. The method includes printing scaled templates for component parts of an architectural model and a set of building instructions for the architectural model using a computer-aided design system. Once the scaled templates for the component parts are printed, they are trimmed and affixed to a suitable model-making material, such as foamboard, after which the model-making material is trimmed to correspond to the shape of each template. The component parts are assembled and a plurality of template texture overlays are printed, which correspond to the desired surface textures and colors of the component parts forming the model. The scaled template texture overlays are permanently affixed to the component parts.
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