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The True Value of 3D Modeling for Home Builders

Pro Builder

The True Value of 3D Modeling for Home Builders. More than a marketing tool, 3D modeling can save time and money by providing greater accuracy. For an increasing number of them, this transition entails moving from two-dimensional (2D) drawings to three-dimensional (3D) digital modeling. The Path to 3D Modeling.

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Purpose (designed and) built for Architects

DebunkTheBIM

I started learning technical drafting on my father’s drawing machine, the type with two rulers fixed at right angle to each other but adjustable to any angle through a button. (he he was a mechanical engineer and we had a couple of those around our house) My teacher told me off. Photoshop to make textures for my BIM models.

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Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence

BD+C

One of the first images that Kory ever saw was from Matias del Campo ( his instagram ) and it was a house made of feathers. There are several types of machine learning models that consist of machine learning from certain data sets. or daylighting models, or generative models. This is somewhat scary but also exciting.

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DebunkTheBIM: Dr Vera and seeing the world from the bottom up.

DebunkTheBIM

I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Monday, December 26, 2011. My equivalent to Dr Vera’s knitting is contract-drafting. The moral of this story? at 5:50 AM.

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Design Trends Survey: What's in Store for Housing's Look and Feel

Pro Builder

Design Trends Survey: What's in Store for Housing's Look and Feel. A recent survey of architects and design-minded home builders reveals what's in store for the look and feel of housing during the next three to five years. Cottage makes a whole lot of sense as a housing solution, including in the build-for-rent world.”.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

The Korte Company

In grade school, Dennis’s art teacher noted his ability to draw and suggested he consider a career in art. The work was labor-intensive at the time—everything was hand-drawn on drafting boards—and everyone still wore white shirts and ties. His home in Highland is the historic Latzer-Piper House. Dennis’s dad was on board. .

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Revit Beginners: The Revit Experiment II

Revit Beginners

Using Revits 2D Drafting tools: Because beginners are not completely familiar with all of Revits tools and because they are often faced with a deadline, beginners will likely rely on detail lines and filled regions to piece together plans, sections, and elevations for their first few projects. The Revit 3D model is just a place to start.

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