3D modeling tools allow planners to create visual renderings of proposed projects to better convey their proposed plans to the public, policymakers, and other stakeholders. These courses will train planners in essential skills for creating and presenting three-dimensional models.

3D Modeling Courses

screenshot of map created with communityviz
GeoDesign Using CommunityViz: Buildout and Visualization
Chuck Donley
130 Mins
  • SACPLAN CPD
streetscape design created in sketchup for urban planning course
Urban Design for Planners 6: Streetscape Design
Emily Talen
59 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
3-d house created in sketchup
SketchUp for Planners - An Introduction
Jaymes Dunsmore
39 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
model created in sketchup
SketchUp 2016 for Planners: Introduction
Jaymes Dunsmore
44 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
3D model created in CityEngine for urban planning course
CityEngine for Planners 1: Introduction
Elliot Hartley
47 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
building created in sketchup
SketchUp for Planners - Intermediate Part 1
Jaymes Dunsmore
54 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
3-d model site plan created in sketchup
SketchUp 2016 for Planners: Site Planning
Jaymes Dunsmore
39 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
3d model created in CityEngine for urban planning course
CityEngine for Planners 2: Coding in Computer Generated Architecture (CGA) and Exporting
Elliot Hartley
70 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
site plan created in sketchup
SketchUp for Planners - Intermediate Part 3
Jaymes Dunsmore
50 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
3-d map created in urbansim cloud platform for urban planning course
Introduction to the UrbanSim Cloud Platform
Sam Blanchard
51 Mins
  • SACPLAN CPD
3d model created in cityengine for urban planning course
CityEngine for Planners 3: Integration and GIS
Elliot Hartley
70 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
bus created in sketchup
SketchUp for Planners - Intermediate Part 2
Jaymes Dunsmore
66 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
street perspective in audodesk sketchup for urban planning course
Mobile Drawing Apps for Planners
JJ Zanetta
72 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
3d model built in CityEngine for urban planning course
CityEngine for Planners 4: Sharing Your Work
Elliot Hartley
77 Mins
  • SACPLAN CPD
parking structure created in sketchup
SketchUp for Planners - Modeling Complex Forms and Structures
Jaymes Dunsmore
70 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
Sketchup model in google earth pro for urban planning course
Conceptual Drawing for Planners
JJ Zanetta
73 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
virtual reality scene of buildings and street
Virtual Reality for Planners 1: Introduction
Chase Mullen
45 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
buildings created with communityviz
CommunityViz Introduction
Doug Walker
72 Mins
data layers in QGIS for urban design course
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
Emily Talen
59 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
3-D city created in SketchUp
Virtual Reality for Planners 2: Modeling in SketchUp
Chase Mullen
72 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
rendering created in sketchup
Visual Simulation: Advanced Rendering in SketchUp
Mike Ernst
46 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
Imported blocks from bridgeport in Sketchup for urban design course
Urban Design for Planners 2: Getting Started with QGIS and SketchUp
Emily Talen
46 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
3D model in Unity software
Virtual Reality for Planners 3: Working with Unity
Chase Mullen
64 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
rendering of buildings created in sketchup
Visual Simulation: Rendering Styles and Presentation with SketchUp
Mike Ernst
29 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD

Top 3D Modeling Instructors

Jaymes Dunsmore

Jaymes is a planner and urban designer who recently completed a Master in City Planning and...

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Emily Talen

Emily Talen is Professor of Urbanism at the University of Chicago. Her research is devoted to...

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Chase Mullen

Chase is the Director of Design Visualization at MIG. With an acute eye for graphics and...

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Elliot Hartley

Elliot Hartley is an internationally recognised geodesign and Esri CityEngine expert.

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JJ Zanetta

JJ is an architectural illustrator working in traditional and digital media.

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Chuck Donley

Mr. Donley is an urban and regional planner who specializes in creating CommunityViz applications. He brings...

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Mike Ernst

Mike Ernst is an urban planner and designer whose work has focused on participatory planning, community...

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Tom Sanchez

Tom Sanchez is a professor of Urban Planning specializing in Artificial Intelligence, Technology, and Landscape Architecture.

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Sam Blanchard

Sam Blanchard is a Data Scientist at UrbanSim Inc. where he specializes in land use modeling...

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Doug Walker

Doug Walker, is the President and Principal of CommunityViz's parent company, Placeways, LLC.

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Conceptual Drawing for Planners Sign Up

Conceptual Drawing for Planners

Instructor: JJ Zanetta

In this course, we will learn effective ways of drawing as a means to communicate design ideas and explore digital tools that support traditional drawing.

4.34
73 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
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AutoCAD for Site Planning

Instructor: Jaymes Dunsmore

This course establishes a workflow for an illustrative site plan, including how to represent existing conditions and create detailed plans for specific areas within a larger project. Building on AutoCAD 101, learn to draw  more complex plans using aerial imagery, photography, and hand-drawn sketches as the base layer.

4.11
74 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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