A method for building architectural scaled physical models uses additive manufacturing equipment to make a building model based on electronic data in a building model file, and uses subtractive manufacturing equipment to make a site model based on electronic data in a site model file. The building model file is modified to conform to requirements of additive manufacturing. The site model file is modified to conform to requirements of subtractive manufacturing. The modified building and site model files are compared to check that they are of the same scale. The modified building model file is submitted to additive manufacturing equipment to build the building model, and the modified site model file is submitted to subtractive manufacturing equipment to build the site model. After being built the building model and the site-model are integrated to form an architectural model.
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