Archive for the '3D Modelling' Category
Here is some more insight into using SketchUp for Building Performance Simulation
These hands-on tutorials will help you, step-by-step, test drive a new set of 3D modeling and energy analysis tools: Open Studio, SketchUp and EnergyPlus. After viewing the videos, you may earn four hours of HSW Credit by taking a quiz on the peer learning [...]
Tyson Ibele’s amazing free script will model and create complete cities, and even creates V-Ray Proxies and materials automatically.
Main Features:
Wide variety of structural controls.
Automated detail creation for things like windows, ledges, railings, balconies, etc.
Ability to generate a series of randomized buildings along a spline path.
Combined meshes can be turned into Vray Proxies during the generation [...]
Hot on the heels of the SketchUp 7.1 launch a couple of weeks ago, we’re pleased to announce the release of the latest addition to our 3D family: Google Building Maker is a super-specialized, online tool for creating buildings specifically for Google Earth.
Building Maker lets you choose a building to model by looking at aerial [...]
sdb consulting is offering two two-hour webinars on early design modeling and performance simulation using Revit and Ecotect. This is great news, more and more training and documentation appears on the Ecotect software following the aquisistion by Autodesk.
Nov 13 @ 10AM PST – Integrating: Revit with Ecotect – 2 hours
Nov 23 @ 10AM PST – [...]
This video demonstrates the connection from ArchiCAD to IES via gbXML:
Read more on connecting ArchiCAD and IES on the IES website ..
As well there are several other interesting improvements in the recently released 7.1 version of Google’s SketchUp:
Improved support for large models
Photo Textures
Nearby models
Direct Component upload
Import and Export COLLADA files
Import and Export KMZ files
LayOut 2.1 (included in SketchUp Pro 7.1) now includes a simple but surprisingly powerful tool for dimensioning models and [...]
RhinoTerrain introduces RhinoTerrain 1.5
Faster, better productivity, and more features which include:
· Ultra fast terrain creation with Constrained Delaunay triangulation (>2 million triangles per second )
· Ultra fast contour curve generation that works on large terrain meshes
· Gridded terrain with user STEP definition ideal for NURBS surface terrain generation
· Ultra fast terrain viewshed analysis for impact [...]
Here are some interesting V-Ray Tutorials:
Rendering an exterior at night in 5 simple steps, using vray
Night Interior Rendering Tutorial (using vray and 3d max)
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While the Massing Tools in Revit 2010 do allow users to create compelling, morphic forms – the user’s expectation to be able to further iterate and potentially rationalize the initial, intuitive design decisions has been lost. There is simply no option to “Edit” the resulting extrusion, blend, sweep, etc. at the elemental level without starting [...]
