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Apps for Architects

zach — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:52:42 +0000

Houston Neal at Software Advice has recently posted a fairly comprehensive list of iPhone and iPad apps geared toward architects and contractors. You can find more info at his blog. I have the iRhino app and use it to view models at without having to haul my laptop around.

Meshing Class @ Columbia + University of Arizona: Image Sampler + Fabrication

zach — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:12:48 +0000

This tutorial covers the image sampler and how to read and write files to Excel.

[See post to watch Flash video]

Meshing Class @ Columbia: Lists and Data Trees

zach — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:07:38 +0000

This is part of the Meshing class that Dave and I are teaching at Columbia this semester. This video introduces Lists and Data Trees.

[See post to watch Flash video]

Revit tips and tricks

jennifer — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:47:51 +0000

While Zach spends the day doing generative geometry, I spend most of my days working in Revit. So I thought that perhaps people would like to learn some of the things I have figured out only after many long hours of working in the program.

Today we’ll start with a few keyboard shortcuts that I use all of the time. Not super advanced, but timesavers nonetheless. This is a short list, I will add more as I think of them. If you have shortcuts that you use frequently, feel free to post in comments and let us know about those as well.

CO copy

DIM dimension

HH quick hide

PR Element Properties

RO rotate

TL thin lines

VG visibility graphics

AU2009

zach — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:05:55 +0000

I’m attending AU2009 in Las Vegas this week. If you’d like you can follow designalyze on Twitter. @designalyze