The One About Unity…

So, just as i am beginning to dust off my collaborative games strategy research for a re-tooling this summer, this post from Unity jumped out at me.  Architecture/collaboration/realtime/mobile device/free – the ADDG will be going there with a full set of tutorials.

-dave.

The One About Showcase and Entourage

So this post is a little bit irrelevant because of some new tools in Showcase 2014, but we don’t roll over the new software until the summer, so Showcase 2013 is still on the menu for the next couple of months.  The tutorial covers merging files from SketchUp (people) and Max (trees) to create entourage inside of Showcase.

Look for a new set of videos this summer covering the automated connection between Revit and Showcase, as well as workflow that takes advantage of the more advanced tools in Max (I will be presenting the advanced versions of this topic in a course titled: Introducing a Post Pre-Rendered World at AGCBIM in St. Louis August 8th, 2013).

-dave.

The One About Context and Showcase.

Showcase is getting there, but it requires a bit of extra work to overcome the programs tendency to treat a building like an object on display rather than form and space driven by context.  The following tutorial covers a few of the introductory steps that introduce additional detail to explain the building.

-dave.

The One About the New Toy From Adobe…

I haven’t even finished watching the video pushed to me from my tech head Adobe loving preacher friend MK and i decided it had to be posted.  Want.  One.  Maybe two?  Yes, both, in duplicate (multiple duplicates)  I am even willing to side line my Cosmonaut for it.  Brilliant stuff, absolutely brilliant stuff from the kids at Adobe.  Wow.

-dave.

The One About Revit to Real – Part 2

The Bot has been repaired, though as the print quality will show…i did not quite have it dialed in yet at the time of the video (we have it running great! now).  Extrusion printing can be a fickle thing, but the cost of the equipment, the cost of the prints (pennies), and the relation that extrusion printing has to most full scale printing – concrete – make it the best choice for most of our work at HSA.  This video will cover sending the build, generating the GCode, raft settings, and the basics of how the TOM works.  We will post some pictures of the finished project from ARCH 225 once it is completely printed and assembled with lights.  For more on MakerBot, especially the latest and greatest machine, check:  www.makerbot.com.

Later this summer we will do a few tutorials on Revit to CNC to broaden the exploration of Revit to Real.

-dave.

The One About Showcase

While under delay in the Revit to Real category, i thought i would start posting about the next topic – Revit to Realtime.  This first tutorial tracks through moving a Revit into Showcase for presentation, animation, and other goodies which will be explained in the series over the next week. Showcase has amazing potential, and while it isn’t exactly what i want for architecture yet…it is going to get there.

-dave.

The One About Revit to Real

Moving files from Revit to 3d printers is not a tricky process, but, as new technology always does, there are a few hurdles to jump through for predictable results.  This is the first of two videos that will cover 3d printing.  In particular, this tutorial will cover exporting a video from Revit, scaling the object in Max, and basic modifications to prepare for printing in ReplicatorG.  NOTE:  Skip to the 9.20ish mark if you are interested in printing at a scale (building design application process).

Part two later this week.  *UPDATE:  The TOM is down…sorry for the delay.  A new delrin plunger is on the way, and the next tutorial should be up late this week.

-dave.

The One About Big Prints

Interesting article on full scale 3d printing (we just launched the Synthetic Landscape project at HSA – so this stuff has been front and center for me as of late).  I am wrapping a video on pushing Revit data to the MakerBot (Thing-O-Matic) – it should be out early next week.

http://singularityhub.com/2013/04/04/first-fully-3d-printed-building-may-take-shape-this-year/

-dave.

The One About the Seed Cathedral

Thomas Heatherwick on TED covering the Seed Cathedral, and his thoughts on design thinking.  Remarkable work:

-dave.

The One About Revit to InDesign

A quick tutorial on pushing Revit files into InDesign for layout and composition:

-dave.