3D Modeling | Planetizen Courses

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

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rendering of buildings created in sketchup

Visual Simulation: Rendering Styles and Presentation with SketchUp

29 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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QGIS model of pedestrian shed for urban design course

Urban Design for Planners 3: Neighborhoods and Centers

59 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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3D model of neighborhood in Unity software

Virtual Reality for Planners 4: Refining the End User Experience

74 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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3d model created in autocad

AutoCAD for 3D Modeling

Jaymes Dunsmore

66 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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sketchup model of housing mix for urban planning course

Urban Design for Planners 4: Mix and Proximity

66 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Image of people gathered together lookin at a computer screen with an opec image of buildings in front of them

Generative AI Tools and Workflows for Urban Planning

59 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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land use design created in geodesign community viz

GeoDesign with CommunityViz: Land Use Designer

86 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

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sketchup model of cityblocks for urban planning course

Urban Design for Planners 5: Density

64 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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screenshot of map created with communityviz

GeoDesign Using CommunityViz: Buildout and Visualization

130 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

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streetscape design created in sketchup for urban planning course

Urban Design for Planners 6: Streetscape Design

59 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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3-d house created in sketchup

SketchUp for Planners - An Introduction

Jaymes Dunsmore

39 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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model created in sketchup

SketchUp 2016 for Planners: Introduction

Jaymes Dunsmore

44 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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3D model created in CityEngine for urban planning course

CityEngine for Planners 1: Introduction

47 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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building created in sketchup

SketchUp for Planners - Intermediate Part 1

Jaymes Dunsmore

54 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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3-d model site plan created in sketchup

SketchUp 2016 for Planners: Site Planning

Jaymes Dunsmore

39 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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3d model created in CityEngine for urban planning course

CityEngine for Planners 2: Coding in Computer Generated Architecture (CGA) and Exporting

70 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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site plan created in sketchup

SketchUp for Planners - Intermediate Part 3

Jaymes Dunsmore

50 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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3-d map created in urbansim cloud platform for urban planning course

Introduction to the UrbanSim Cloud Platform

51 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

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3d model created in cityengine for urban planning course

CityEngine for Planners 3: Integration and GIS

70 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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bus created in sketchup

SketchUp for Planners - Intermediate Part 2

Jaymes Dunsmore

66 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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street perspective in audodesk sketchup for urban planning course

Mobile Drawing Apps for Planners

72 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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3d model built in CityEngine for urban planning course

CityEngine for Planners 4: Sharing Your Work

77 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

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parking structure created in sketchup

SketchUp for Planners - Modeling Complex Forms and Structures

Jaymes Dunsmore

70 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Sketchup model in google earth pro for urban planning course

Conceptual Drawing for Planners

73 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...

Emily Talen

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

Chase Mullen

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

Elliot Hartley

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

JJ Zanetta

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

Chuck Donley

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

Mike Ernst

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

Tom Sanchez

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

Sam Blanchard

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

Doug Walker

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

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All 3D Modeling Courses

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CityEngine for Planners 3: Integration and GIS

Instructor: Elliot Hartley

Learn how to import real-world data from satellite imagery and terrain to GIS data.

4.14

70 Mins

AICP CM

SACPLAN CPD

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Building a Transit Map Web App

Instructor: Yoh Kawano

This course examines the entire process of building an interactive, web-based mapping application.

4.37

84 Mins

AICP CM

SACPLAN CPD

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Introduction to WebGIS

Instructor: Yoh Kawano

This course explains various Internet technologies commonly used to build web-based visualization applications with municipal data.

4.30

52 Mins

AICP CM

SACPLAN CPD