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Arch 508 Summer 2010 Class-12

digital_design — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:11:56 +0000

This tutorial is part 2 of 2 that covers Grasshopper basics. Using Grasshopper basics the tutorial will explore modeling a tapered tower with a diagrid structure.

Topics covered are: Scale _ Split List _ List Length _ Interval _ Range _ Merge _ Subtraction _ Scale factor _ Endpoint _ Rotation _ Function _ Loft _ Polar Array _ Mirror _ Planar

Click on the link below to download the Class-12 Tutorial

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Arch 508 Summer 2010 Class-11

digital_design — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:15:50 +0000

This tutorial is part 1 of 2 that covers Grasshopper basics. Using Grasshopper basics the second half of the tutorial will explore creating a Facade Patterns using Two Attractor Points.

Topics covered are: Data Matching _ External Geometries _ Set Multiple Integers Cull _ Shift List _ Attractors _ Shapes on Points _ Distance _ Minimum _ Division _ Max Size _ Falloff _ Fillet _ Flatten

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Arch 508 Summer 2010 Class-10

digital_design — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:09:12 +0000

This tutorial is part 2 of 2 that covers 3DS Max Basics to explore conceptual massing. In this tutorial we will finish the 3D Parametric base building and create a Tower Massing. The tutorial will cover many modifiers along the way.

Topics covered are: FFD(box) _ Edit Patch _ Edit Poly _ Delete Mesh _ Shell _ Bend _ Taper _ Edit Mesh _ Extrude _ Slice

Click on the link below to download the Class-10 Tutorial

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Arch 508 Summer 2010 Class-09

digital_design — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:41:55 +0000

This tutorial is part 1 of 2 that covers 3DS Max Basics to explore conceptual massing. In this tutorial we will create a 3D Parametric base building surface. It will cover splines and the vertex sub-object in-detail.

Topics covered are: Splines _ Clone – Copy / Reference / Instance _ Sub-Object Manipulation _ Transform – Absolute vs. Offset _ Mirror _ Vertex – Corner / Smooth / Bezier _ Attach _ Modifiers – Cross Section / Edit Spline / Surface

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Arch 508 Summer 2010 Class-08

digital_design — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:32:41 +0000

This tutorial is part 2 of the “Tower Conceptual Mass” using the new Revit 2010 Conceptual Massing Interface. In this tutorial we will create a 3D Parametric Component using a Curtain Panel Pattern Based Family.

Topics covered are: Divide Surface _ Void _ Project File _ 2D Array _ Levels _ Mass Floors _ Building Floors _ Shadows _ Family File _ Curtain Panel Pattern Based _ Reference Point _ Reference Plane _ Parametric Component

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Arch 508 Summer 2010 Class-07

digital_design — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:52:49 +0000

In this tutorial we will create a “Tower Conceptual Mass” using the new Revit 2010 Conceptual Massing Interface.

Topics covered are: Selection _ Draw _ Mirror _Viewports _ Levels _ 3D Array _ Rotate _ Create Form _Sub – Geometry _ Direct Manipulation _ Scale _ Add Profile

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Arch 508 Summer 2010 Class-06

digital_design — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:04:10 +0000

In this tutorial we create a “Roof Structure ” for the Parametric Column , Slab, & Skin assembly in Grasshopper. Then we will turn our focus to Output using Revit & 3DS Max Design.

Topics covered are: Mullions _ Divide Surface _ Divide Sub-Surface _ Workflow _Sections _ 3D Sections _ Revit Export Image _ 3ds Max Camera Clipping Planes _ Render Setup

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Arch 508 Summer 2010 Class-05

digital_design — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:11:06 +0000

In this tutorial we add ” Mullions ” to the Parametric Column , Slab, & Skin assembly separately in Rhino / Grasshopper, Revit & 3DS Max Design.

Topics covered are: Mullions _ Divide _ Pipe _ Mass _Curtain System _Edit Type _ Edit Poly

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Arch 508 Summer 2010 Class-03 /04

digital_design — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:59:04 +0000

In this tutorial we add a ” Skin ” to the Parametric Column Grid and Slab assembly separately in Rhino / Grasshopper, Revit & 3DS Max Design.

Topics covered are: Skin _ Offset _ Preview – Hide / Un-hide _ Curtain Wall _ Sweep _ Outline _ Loft _ Extrude _ Taper

Click on the link below to download the Class-03 / 04 Tutorial:

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Enjoy and please post comments, errors and omissions.

Arch 508 Summer 2010 Class-02

digital_design — Wed, 26 May 2010 10:32:13 +0000

This tutorial is a continuation of creating a Parametric Column Grid and Slab assembly separately in Rhino / Grasshopper, Revit & 3DS Max Design. This tutorial will focus more on workflow and output between the 3 applications. Topics covered are: 3D Array _ Bake to Rhino _ Daylight & Exposure Control in 3DS Max Design _ Hidden Line with Shadows in Revit

Click on the link below to download the Class-02 Tutorial:

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Enjoy and please post comments, errors and omissions.