Useful Revit Blogs
Useful blogs and resources discovered while researching Revit related issues over the past six months.
Autodesk Revit 2010 - Parametric Louver System Series Part 4
In this Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 video tutorial, we will create a shared parameter to generate a curtain panel schedule that drives the spacing of the louvers through a spreadsheet-like format (Revit schedule).
Autodesk Revit 2010 - Parametric Louver System Series Part 3
In this Revit Architecture 2010 video tutorial, we will nest our parametric louver system within a curtain panel family, so that it becomes a parametric panel system that can receive different louver counts.
Autodesk Revit - Parametric Louver System Part 1
In this Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 video tutorial, we begin the construction of a parametric louver system. This louver system will be embedded in a curtain wall family by arraying generic model component family that is within a lined based family.
CASE’s Autodesk Curriculum has been published online!
CASE recently wrote a Conceptual Design Curriculum for Autodesk, discussing concepts, techniques and strategies most beneficial to users for creating conceptual designs using such platforms as 3DS Max, Maya, and Revit. This curriculum is now available to download from Autodesk’s website.
Revit 2010 – Publishing Shared Coordinates + Named Views Across Linked Files
In this video, we quickly talk about the role of model structure in linked file systems through the topic of shared coordinates. We also walk through how to, and what the effects are, of publishing coordinates. Finally, we introduce and explain the concept of ‘Named Views’ and how these work with our linked file structure.
Revit - Solar Radiation Technology Preview - Part 2
This is the second video tutorial in a series exploring the integration of geometry creation and solar radiation analysis in a variety of platforms. The video utilizes the new Solar Radiation Technology Preview, available from Autodesk LABS.
Revit - Solar Radiation Technology Preview - Part 1
This is the first video tutorial in a series exploring the integration of geometry creation and solar radiation analysis in a variety of platforms. The video utilizes the new Solar Radiation Technology Preview, available from Autodesk LABS.
Revit 2010 - Splitting Faces and Painting Materials
In this Revit video, you will learn how to split a face of your geometry and paint a material onto the newly created face without it affecting your line weights.
Solar Radiation Technology Preview in Revit
Autodesk has announced that the new Solar Radiation Technology preview is available to download for both Revit Architecture and Revit MEP.
Revit Architecture 2010 and 2009 - Explanation of Coordinate Systems Side by Side
In this video I walk through the workflow of understanding the relationship of the default Revit coordinate system (both in Revit 2009 and 2010) to your geometry, and show how to overwrite that coordinate system as well as making sure that the new system pushes through to exported files.
David Fano presenting @ NYC Revit User Group Tonight!
This month’s meeting at the New York City Revit User Group will feature a special presentation by David Fano from CASE Design, Inc. The presentation, discussing Revit’s new conceptual modeling tools, will be tonight, July 9th, at 6pm, so come if you can!
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 Conceptual Design- White Paper
CASE was commissioned by Autodesk to develop an exercise and author a white paper, demonstrating the new conceptual modeling tools for Revit Architecture 2010.
Revit 2010 - Curtain Panel Pattern Based - Hexagons
In this Revit Architecture 2010 video we will create hexagon panels with the new pattern based curtain panel.
Revit 2010 - Spline By Points
In this Revit Architecture 2010 video we will quickly cover the Spline By Points command and a couple ways you can use it.
Revit 2010 - Pattern Based Curtain Panels
In this Revit Architecture 2010 video we will cover some basic surface modeling techniques. After that, we’ll focus the attention on building custom pattern based curtain panels.
Revit 2010 - Revolve and New Surface Patterning / Paneling
In this Revit Architecture 2010 video we will cover the techniques for making a revolve in the new conceptual massing environment. We will also touch on the new tools for paneling surfaces.
Revit 2010 - Removing Edges and 3d Snapping
In this Revit Architecture 2010 video we will cover some additional features in the Make Form tool set. It’s mainly cause I forgot to mention these things in the last one 
We also cover e new concept which is 3d snapping.
Revit 2010 - Make Form - Add Edge And Profile
In this Revit Architecture 2010 video I’ll show how to use the Add Edge and Add Profile tools with in the conceptual mass modeling environment.
Revit 2010 - Sweeping and Reference Points
In this Revit Architecture 2010 video we cover the new way to make sweeps in the conceptual mass environment. Like all the other methods, the tool intuits the operation based on the selection you give it. In this case I feed it a path and a profile and knows to make a sweep.
Revit 2010 - Make Form Direct Manipulation
In this Revit Architecture 2010 video you learn a bit about the direct manipulation tools in the new conceptual mass environment. We will also look at adding parameters and the new ways you can interact with them.
Revit Architecture 2010 New Features - Conceptual Mass Make Form
In this Revit Architecture 2010 video you will see how the new make form button works within the conceptual modeling environment works
It’s coming…. AutoCAD on a Mac!?!?!
So based on a few articles i just saw (links below) it looks like Autodesk is officially annoucing AutoCAD for Macs. I think this is going to get A LOT of architects to switch.
Virginia Tech lumenHAUS wins international Solar Decathlon in Madrid
Virginia Tech’s lumenHAUS has won the Solar Decathlon Europe competition.
Rhino Grasshopper Webinar
Tomorrow (6/11) at 1:30 p.m. EST, DesignReform will be hosting our first ever live training webinar. David Fano will be presenting a tutorial on Data Trees using Grasshopper for Rhino, and will be available for live questions afterward, so stop by with all of your Grasshopper questions.
WHObyYOU Relaunch (Win an iPad)
We’ve (David, Steve and Fed of CASE
You can use WHObyYOU to find the best local businesses and service providers recommended by YOUR friends, colleagues and favorite local experts. Recommend things like model making supplier and 3d printers, or even who you used on that project to make you those window frames that you really liked, your structural engineer or steel supplier…
Here we go….. Check out WHObyYOU - Local, Social Search
This is the local, social search service that we (CASE) have been working on for a little over a year now and we wanted to share with DesignReform readers, please check it out.
Chile Earthquake Reconstruction Fund
One of the most basic needs post-earthquake is the inspection of structures post earthquake. Inspections are critical in determining the usability of the remaining infrastructure, which will allow the government to determine who can return to their homes, and who needs to be temporarily housed. Architects from all over have volunteered for these tasks, but getting to these areas and supporting these efforts still takes resources.
2 New Jobs on jobs.DesignReform
Positions available at KPF and Johnson Service Group are looking to fill BIM positions
lumenHAUS on Exhibit in Times Square
lumenHAUS – Virginia Tech Project 2009 – DOE Solar Decathlon (1.0 AIA CES) will be on exhibit in Times Square from January 27-31.
goBim Launches iPhone App
goBim has launched an iPhone App that offers mobile navigation to 3D BIM models!
SmartGeometry 2010 Barcelona: Application Deadline Extended!
The application deadline for the 2010 SmartGeometry Workshop in Barcelona has been extended to January 24th! Read up on the conference here and apply today!
Meet Up at Autodesk University
Autodesk University is coming up (December 1 - 3 in Las Vegas) and I will be all over the place!
I will be teaching two classes, one that will show anyone interested in parametric design the powerful new Conceptual Design Tools in Revit Architecture 2010 (Class ID: DV9210-2) and another on Parametric Design Modeling with Autodesk 3ds Max (Class ID: AB114-4). I will also be presenting at the Pecha Kucha event - a fast-paced visual conversation where a diverse group of creative thinkers show 20 compelling images for 20 seconds each - and will be a judge at the Cut&Paste Design Slam.
If you’d like too meet up and grab a drink or some dinner please shoot me an email at d.fano@case-inc.com. Hope to see you at AU!
Useful Revit Blogs
Useful blogs and resources discovered while researching Revit related issues over the past six months.
EVENT - Pike Loop, a Robot-Built Installation in NYC
In September 2009, Storefront for Art and Architecture will inaugurate an exhibition of the work of Swiss architects Gramazio & Kohler, Architecture and Digital Fabrication, ETH Zurich and, in conjunction with NYC Department of Transportation’s Urban Art Program, Storefront will present the first architecture project to be digitally fabricated on site, at 1:1 scale, in the US.
(from avc.com) Donors Choose Bloggers Challenge: Going For The Threepeat
So.. This is a bit off topic but not really A blog that I read regularly (www.avc.com) posted this today last week (draft was started last week): http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2009/10/donors-choose-bloggers-challenge-going-for-the-threepeat.html and this is a link to Fred’s giving page.
All of the causes that Fred picked help young students learn with the assistance of technology. I just donated to Making Math Colorful Through Technology. besides a donation, I was thinking about proposing visual math with grasshopper. If simplified enough, do you think 5th graders would benefit from seeing simple math visually. I could imagine setting up sliders with integers that drive a simple series that makes boxes. If you know a teacher in the NYC area (or North East US) please let me know if this is something they would be interested in. I would really like to collaborate with them to see if we can use some of these visual techniques to teach simple concepts. This week I’ll post a video testing this out.
CASE’s Autodesk Curriculum has been published online!
CASE recently wrote a Conceptual Design Curriculum for Autodesk, discussing concepts, techniques and strategies most beneficial to users for creating conceptual designs using such platforms as 3DS Max, Maya, and Revit. This curriculum is now available to download from Autodesk’s website.
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