The site hasn't been functioning properly tonight - lots of errors. If you take a look at the Modelling Forum archive the last message was 12 Dec 2004. The message you got was probably down to some kind of site error too.

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In the Object Manager you can use Objects -> Edit Object... and an input box will appear where you can alter the segments of the cube primitive you created. I think you then make the cube editable so you can select faces and extrude etc but it doesn't say to do that in the tutorial. Hmmm... Best to ask in the C4D forum I think; you might even get the author to answer your questions. Good luck. :)

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Thanks for the link, cryptojoe, it was interesting to look at but unfortunately not the one I was after. I'll keep looking. Thanks anyway. :)

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And this one looks good too. Both "Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America" and "Built in America Historic American Buildings Survey-Historic American Engineering Record, 1933-Present" are part of American Memory and there's a staggering amount of reference material in the various collections.

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The photos and elevations on the Library of Congress site are from the above site. Not everything has been digitised but don't let that put you off as it's well worth a look. Wouldn't have found this if you hadn't mentioned blueprints for buildings, nomuse, and renewed my interest in finding a decent resource. Thanks. :)

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I've had better luck using elevation or elevations as a keyword - these are how the building looks from the outside and are easier to translate into a 3D model. Historic buildings and information on restoration seem to give the best results. There are some interesting elevations at the Library of Congress; I particularly like the bungalows and the saltbox houses.

Some of the projects at This Old House have elevations as well as plans - they're small though. There are also picture and 360 tours of certain homes.

A local historical society, local government/planning/archival department or library service may be a useful resource too if you can get access. (Possibly not if you're wanting to make something exotic though.)

Maybe try some architecture/building/CAD forums too if you can track them down. Good luck!

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I didn't know about the right click on the window bar options. Thanks pauljs75! I work on a low resolution so being able to hide the menu bar will really help.

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Ooh, just one? Hmmm. Keep an eye on the status bar at the bottom left of the program as this will tell you what options are available and how to implement them.

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Wings 3D is a very capable modeller and well worth a look. As it's free you have nothing to lose. There's a Wings forum here on Renderosity if you have any questions.

As tonyJ said, there are a lot of freebies around if you keep an eye on magazine covers. If you're just starting working in 3D and on a budget this route has a lot to recommend it. Good luck in finding a program you feel comfortable with. :)

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Thanks for showing these. It's surprising how strong cardboard can be and it's certainly plentiful for projects such as this. What made me smile was that you'd used the packaging for a chair to make one of your own. :)

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Wings is written in Erlang and the Erlang window needs to be open. If you close Erlang then Wings will close. That will probably be why you got the abnormal termination in the log rather than an invalid *.AI file. The first time I used Wings I didn't know what Erlang was and closed it down immediately. Hope you get up and running with your project. :)