QGIS-Houdini Workflow 1

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QGIS

 
QGIS: Drawing in QGIS
Draw building outline shapes using Google Street Map as a base

QGIS: Collecting Data from Online
Retrieve spatial data from data.gov.sg

QGIS: Collecting Data in QGIS
Download GIS data from OpenStreetMap

QGIS: Site Trimming
Select the relevant features for a specific site from an island-wide range of data

QGIS: Exporting as DXF
Export vector layers in QGIS as DXF files


Houdini

 
Houdini: Importing GIS Files
Learn how to import SHP and DXF files into Houdini

Houdini: Creating Parcels and Plots
Create parcels and plots from an imported line drawing

Houdini: Exporting 3D Models (OBJ, SHP)
Export 3D models in Houdini to OBJ and SHP file formats


QGIS

 
QGIS: From Houdini to QGIS
Learn how to add SHP files exported from Houdini as vector layers in QGIS

QGIS: Preparing the Urban Area
Downsize the urban area for a more focused approach

Distance Calculations

QGIS: Distance Calculations
Learn how to determine the distance between a plot and a road

QGIS: Distance Calculations II
Learn how to determine the relationship between a plot’s relative position between two roads

QGIS: Distance Calculations III
Learn how to create other attributes (e.g. plot ratio, coverage, etc.) for plots in an urban area based on distance to roads

Raster Data

QGIS: Creating Attributes with Image Maps
Create attributes (e.g. number of floors) using a user-generated black-and-white image

QGIS: Creating Attributes with Heatmaps
Learn how to use raster data (e.g. heatmaps) to create attributes in QGIS


Houdini

 
Houdini: Creating Building Typologies (Stock)
Create building typologies with the Urban Type 1 node


QGIS

 
QGIS: Creating a Heatmap
Create a heatmap, e.g., indicating the proximity to bus stops

QGIS: Buffer Analysis
Learn how to calculate the number of people living within 100m of a bus stop

QGIS: Figure Ground
Create a figure ground map of an urban area

QGIS: Distance to Nearest Hub
Create a visual representation of the nearest bus stop to each building in an urban area


Example

 
Houdini: Parcel and Plot Creation

QGIS: Attribute Creation Using Distance Calculations

Houdini: 3D Modelling

QGIS: Analysis