Paradigm Shift » Revit http://www.seandburke.com Revit, sustainable design, digital musings Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:03:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Are you ready for some football? http://www.seandburke.com/blog/2012/01/27/are-you-ready-for-some-football/ http://www.seandburke.com/blog/2012/01/27/are-you-ready-for-some-football/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:03:25 +0000 Sean http://www.seandburke.com/?p=1358 Continue reading →]]> Revit, American style

It’s that time again. Yes football, not what we silly ‘mericans call soccer (and the rest of the known universe calls football).

Yes, I realize that not everyone across the globe is interested in our little Super Bowl coming up next weekend. On Sunday Feb 5th, the New England Patriots and the New York Giants face off in a rivalry that, while not as deep-rooted as the Red Sox/Yankees, should provide some real entertainment for those that watch for more than just the high-priced commercials. Why is all of this interesting? I present to you the Revit parametric football family.

 

Kelvin Tam, an architect in our Columbus office created a parametric family taking care of the variation in dimensions for NFL, NCAA and other organizations.  He used some very interesting tricks and techniques for building the complex forms of the laces, seams and logo. You can download the family for further deconstruction.

Grid Iron Gauntlet

Your challenge, should you choose to accept it? Anyone wish to tackle this complex form in the conceptual massing environment or Vasari? Feel free to DM me on Twitter and I will post the results here on gameday. Yes, if you use grasshopper/Rhino you may submit as well, I guess… wink, wink.

Download here: http://db.tt/aeDhZM9Y

Enjoy and have a good weekend.

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Well, I’ll be a monkey’s uncle. What more is there to say?

Slingshot! for Revit!

The Proving Ground by Nathan Miller: Slingshot!… for Revit?.

]]> http://www.seandburke.com/blog/2012/01/20/the-proving-ground-by-nathan-miller-slingshot-for-revit/feed/ 0 Performance-Based Design… Matt and Zach http://www.seandburke.com/blog/2011/12/22/performance-based-design-matt-and-zach/ http://www.seandburke.com/blog/2011/12/22/performance-based-design-matt-and-zach/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 02:27:50 +0000 Sean http://www.seandburke.com/?p=1340 Continue reading →]]> The NYC Revit Users Group is just an outstanding resource… James does a superb job of lining up great speakers, and December was no exception. Hot off the heals of Autodesk University, and building on what may have been one of the best classes in recent memory, you will not want to miss this. Even though you may not have been at the NYC RUG meeting, you too can experience the awesomeness, brought to your screen over the inter-tubes.

This video features Matt Jezyk and Zach Kron from Autodesk speaking about using Revit and Vasari to implement ‘performance-based design’ techniques. Are you a pre-rational or post-rational modeler? Find out by watching:

Performance-Based Design with Revit from James Vandezande on Vimeo.

Note: I have been trying to convince the Seattle Revit Users Group to follow their lead and make videos public, rather than just members only. That is all I want in my stocking this year. Happy Holidays, everyone!

Via: What Revit Wants: Dont miss out on this! Matt Jezyk and Zach Kron on Performance-Based Design …

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Reporting Families for Revit/Vasari…

Echoing the echo from Steve. Way cool. I think this needs to go into the Revit hall of fame. If there isn’t one yet, buildz will be the main attraction. The future will be panelized. Go Zach, go!

Revit OpEd: No Way! Way! Live Slices.

Thinking about this a bit more, you want a panel unwrapping tool? Remember an elevation is just a section that isn’t cutting anything. And that is totally excellent!

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]]> http://www.seandburke.com/blog/2011/12/16/no-way-way/feed/ 0 eTransmit for Revit Technology Preview 1.1 – BIM Apps http://www.seandburke.com/blog/2011/12/16/etransmit-for-revit-technology-preview-1-1-bim-apps/ http://www.seandburke.com/blog/2011/12/16/etransmit-for-revit-technology-preview-1-1-bim-apps/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:53:35 +0000 Sean http://www.seandburke.com/?p=1321 Continue reading →]]>

The folks at Autodesk Labs just keep the good stuff coming… It’s a merry gift-giving Autodesk holiday season. See below for the details on the updates to eTransmit for Revit. It now works with Revit Server, and helps you perform some model cleanup prior to putting consultants’ RVT links live into your workflow.

eTransmit for Revit Technology Preview 1.1 – BIM Apps.

]]> http://www.seandburke.com/blog/2011/12/16/etransmit-for-revit-technology-preview-1-1-bim-apps/feed/ 0 Spooky! – Tricks and Treats. http://www.seandburke.com/blog/2011/10/31/spooky-tricks-and-treats/ http://www.seandburke.com/blog/2011/10/31/spooky-tricks-and-treats/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:37:46 +0000 Sean http://www.seandburke.com/?p=1200 Continue reading →]]> Halloween wouldn’t be complete without Jack-O-Lanterns… Or for those stuck in the parts of the East Coast of the US suffering from that surprise Nor’Easter last weekend – Jack-O-Snowpeople. Left: Sculptor Alex Wer has done an amazing “Jobs” on this particular pumpkin… Check out Instructables (newly acquired by Autodesk) for other gord-eous treats.

Looking for a new trick?

Last week, Project Vasari saw a new update, fixing some features around importing SketchUp models, and an Add-In (ported from the Revit SDK samples) which used to be a bit challenging to deploy. Both are now plug and play ready. Go now and download the updated Vasari, and the newly available Add-In: Parameters from Image. With a gray-scale image of Mr. Jobs in hand, and some know-how, you could create a digital version of the famous sculpture using a Mass family and using the Curtain Wall Panels by Pattern feature.

For further inspiration and examples, take a look at the entries for the 3rd Annual Parametric Pumpkin Carving Contest on Buildz.

There’s some really great experimentation going on in those entries. My favorite is the one above, from the extraordinarily talented Marcello Sgambelluri, voted “The Baddest”. NBBJ’s own Kelvin Tam has an entry as well. Below is his take on a parametric face. Be sure to check out all the featured entries, and download them to take a look at their stringy-flesh insides. Enjoy!

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In case this missed your notice, there’s a newly released WhitePaper on how to get started using Autodesk tools to complete early conceptual energy analysis. Fear not, this is really a bit of fun once you get started.

It has been said, most important decisions affecting energy use happen in the earliest part of design. Comparative analysis of design iterations in a – “this one is 10% better or worse than the other option” can go a long way toward responding to climate in ways you may have previously thought would require months and an energy consultant. Not that you don’t, however, testing intuition against tangible results can help you have more meaningful conversations with those specialists. Your HVAC engineer will thank you for designing a more efficient building, so they don’t have to throw (as much) equipment at an inefficient building layout to meet your client’s energy goals.

Read on: Conceptual Energy Analysis & CFD Overview – The Sustainable Design Toolbox.

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Coffee with Revit - just because, you know you want it. Image credit: RevitFamiliesOnline.com

Been looking for some way to learn more about conceptual modeling in Revit / Vasari? You can join the Vasari development team for some live sessions on specific topics. Join Vasari Talk every Wednesday, bring your own coffee. The announcement is here.

Back already? Good. I must admit after reading that announcement, I’m feeling a little verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves… as Steve pointed out, this slipped some of our notice, as three sessions have already happened (and luckily recorded as part of the Wiki). Read his post for more…

via: Revit OpEd: Vasari Update.

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Caution: What you are about to see may be shocking. To those just beginning to build Revit families, this is way beyond and outside the boundaries of “best practices”. I present to you: The Revit Cow. I just wish I’d thought of it first. This is not your average efficient 2.5D family. This is so crazy, even a window manufacturer wouldn’t go to this level of detail. I wondered why that burger I ate this afternoon seemed a little heavy.

And the section. Vegetarians can take solace in the fact that all cows are in fact made with brick, mortar and patience. Yes, that is in fact a wall, wrapping the cow massing family. Remember Reviteers, just because you can, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t – cause when it’s this cool, how can you resist?

Read on for the full story, behind and inside the cow:

Simply Complex: The Revit Cow

If you’ve been out of the loop, and this is news, you might wish to continue your journey of bewilderment below.

Similar stories – courtesy of David Light:

Star Wars meets Revit part 1

Star Wars meets Revit part 2

..which leads me to an announcement: I plan to build another, slightly more complex spaceship in the coming months. If you see me at AU this year, I will have something more to share then. All will be revealed when the moment is right. Of course, it will be rendered in the cloud.

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Nathan, often shows off some incredibly impressive chops when exploring application integration. Here we see an interesting use of a relatively little known technique for scripting in Vasari/Revit.

Revit application developers take note, IronPython will allow you to fluidly test your code without recompiling and initializing Revit. However, if you are doing heavy parameter pushing, be prepared to wait.

Read on: The Proving Ground by Nathan Miller: Installing IronPython with Vasari

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