Do it Yourself 3D Homeplans

Google

• 1). Open Google SketchUp. Select the 2D male you see standing on the ground in the scene and delete it. Select the "Line" tool from the tools.
  
  
• 2). Use the tool to draw the shape of your house onto the ground. Then use it to draw the walls onto the shape.
  
  
• 3). Select the "Push/Pull" tool from the tools. Click on a section of the wall with the mouse and use the tool to raise the wall section to the height you want. Do this again with all the other walls. Save your work.
  
  

Hexagon

• 1). Open Hexagon. Click on the "Primitives" tab at the top and choose the "Cube" primitive. Then use the mouse to draw the cube into the main view. Use the "Scale" tool to resize the cube to about the size of the floor foundation.
  
  
• 2). Click on the "Vertex Modeling" tab and choose the "Tessellation by Slice" tool. Use it to draw in the lines for your walls on the top of the foundation.
  
  
• 3). Click on the "Fast Extrude" tool. Select one of the wall sections and raise it to the height you want for the wall. Do this again with all the other wall sections. Save your work.
  
  

Photoshop CS5 Extended

• 1). Open Photoshop CS5 Extended. Select "File" from the menu and choose "New." In the dialog that opens choose the size that you want for your document and click "OK."
  
  
• 2). Select "3D" from the menu and choose "New Shape from Layer." From the options, choose "Cube." Select the "Scale" function from the 3D tools at the top. Enter .02 in the "Z" scale entry. Then use the 3D "Move" tool to move the object down to become the floor. Click on the "New Layer" button below the "Layers" palette.
  
  
• 3). Repeat Step 2 to create all the other walls of you design. Save your work.