Revit – Parametric Column Family
Revit Parametric Column Family This video walks through the steps of making a parametric column family in Revit. The family will have 3 different family types to select from when loaded into a project file. Additionally the family will have parameters whose values are based on formulas. Video
Revit – Parametric Floor Slab and Slab Edge
Revit Parametric Floor Slab and Slab Edge This video first looks at creating a parametric floor slab by constraining its boundary edges to a set of grid lines. As you move the grid lines the floor slab will grow and shrink to fit within. Second the video will look at creating a slab edge profile [...]
Grasshopper – Responsive Architecture
This tutorial will look at using Grasshopper for Responsive Architecture. It starts by creating a Parametric Manual Sun System. That system will then drive the opening and closing of circular openings to allow the winter Sun to come in and passively heat. Topics Covered: Negative, Tag, Radians, Function, Dispatch, Division, Plane Surface
Grasshopper – Generative Components
This Grasshopper video will look at Generative Components. My definition of a generative component is the process of creating an external component and referencing it to populate a building component. The building component can be a roof, facade, etc… This video will go through the process of creating a operable triangular shade component. Topics Covered: [...]
Grasshopper – Nervi Palazzetto Dello Sport
Pier Luigi Nervi designed and built the Palazzetto Dello Sport (small sports complex) in 1957 for the 1960 Olympics in Rome. I’ve visited this building several times making hand drawn sketches each visit. I thought about making a 3D model but to be honest I was a bit frightened. My fear disappeared once I started [...]
Grasshopper – Data Structure
This video tutorial looks at the Grasshopper Data Structure Topics Covered: Data Structure, Tree, Branch, List, List Item
Grasshopper Intro – List Management
This tutorial is an Intro to Grasshopper and List Management Topics Covered: Import Curves, Divide Curve, Line, Pipe, Cap, Boolean Union, Check Mesh, 3D Printing
Rhino Solid – Surface Editing / STL 3D Print
This 2 part series of videos will use Rhino to explore free form solid and surface editing. It will also cover preparing models for STL export and 3D Printing Topics Covered: Fillet Edge, Fillet Surface, Extend Trimmed Surface, Connect Surfaces, Blend Surface, Extrude Curve, Join, Trim Video-01 Video-02
Rhino Shell Structure Modeling
This 4 part series of videos will use Rhino to explore the Structural Concept of Shells in Architecture. Each video will focus on a different type of Shell design. The 4 Shell designs covered are: Cylindrical, Dome, Hyper Shell with Curved Edges and Hyper Shell with Straight Edges. Topics Covered: Cplane, Extrude Curves, Mirror, Loft, Revolve, [...]
Rhino Folding Plate Modeling
This tutorial will cover Rhino Folded Plate Modeling. Topics Covered: Rotate 3D, Planar Srf, Cplane, Extrude Crv, Boolean Union, Mirror, Check Mesh
Rhino Basic Surface Modeling
This tutorial will cover Rhino Basic Surface Modeling. Topics Covered: Plane, Loft, Sweep 1 Rail, Sweep 2 Rail, Revolve, Rail Revolve, CPlane, Fillet Curves
Rhino Polyhedra Pentagon Dodecahedron
In this Rhino tutorial we will look at how to make a Platonic Solid, in particular a Dodecahedron, a twelve sided polyhedra. Topics Covered: Polygon, Pentagon, Rotate 3D, Dihedral angle, Mirror, Orient 3pt, Planar Srf, SelSrf, Join, Mesh, Check mesh
Rhino NURBS Curves
This tutorial is part 3 of a series that will focus on Rhino NURBS modeling for Architects. It is an introduction that begins to answer the question ‘What are NURBS?’ Topics Covered: Nurbs sub-geometry, Degree, Change degree, Control points, Knots, Evaluation curve, Insert control points, control point curve, Interpolated curve
Rhino Solid Modeling
This tutorial is part 2 of a series that will focus on Rhino NURBS modeling for Architects. It is an introduction that begins to answer the question ‘What are NURBS?’ Topics covered: Grids, Grid Snap, Object Snap, Points, Curve through points, Extrude Curve, Surface
Rhino Point Curve Surface Solid
This tutorial is part 1 of a series that will focus on Rhino NURBS modeling for Architects. It is an introduction that begins to answer the question ‘What are NURBS?’ Topics Covered: Solid, Polysurface, Extract surface, Mesh, Check Mesh, STL Export
