I recently saw a presentation of the generative components, and one example
was a hyperbolic shape that could be manipulated using controls. It looked
and sounded great until the developer explained it took some PHD student a
semester to program the thing. I have no problem with programming, but to
expect architects to pick up the language of CS is a bit too much to ask.
Computer Science has appropriated the term "architect", however, is it
inevitable that architects appropriate the term programmer?
Yes, we all work with a "program" in more ways than one, but the program, as
a set of instruction, or rules, is not the architecture. The architect
demands ability to freely manipulate and experiment with form; the
parameterization of form needs to be as intuitive as drawing freely with the
hand, or modeling with chipboard and bass wood, or even clay.
"matthew jezyk [autodesk]" wrote in
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> Hi Rui,
>
> In response to your first questions:
> > Will Revit 7.0 be able to do something similar to the Generative
> Components of Bentley? ... is Revit/Autodesk looking into incorporanting
> these kind of funcionalities in Revit?
>
> Take a look at the Family Editor. Revit has been able to make Parametric
> Components since Revit 1.0 (and we have added some significant
improvements
> in each release since). The Family Editor allows you to create parametric
> building components simply by sketching and dimensioning geometry - no
> programming needed. You can drive the forms in interesting ways by
creating
> various kinds of constraints and linking them together through formulas.
Try
> it out if you have not already! If you have something specific you are
> trying to build, post an example and Revit users will usually help you
> figure out the best way to build it.
>
> If you are interested, take a look at this link:
> http://www.fabrication.ald.utoronto.ca/workshops/revit/revit.htm - we'll
be
> doing a hands-on workshop on Revit 7 in a few weeks.
>
> In response to your second set of questions:
>
> 1) Please post some images of your design. It sounds interesting - I'm
> pretty sure it can be built in Revit from your description. Also, it you
are
> looking for examples of expressive geometry please take a look at some of
> the examples posted in the AUGI forums (search especially for Phil Read's
> posts!)
>
> 2) Revit cannot currently write out STL files natively but revit geometry
is
> pretty 'watertight' already so you should not have that many issues when
you
> export. You should be able to import a revit exported dwg/dxf into rhino,
> acad or 3dstudio max and then export stl files. Out of curiosity, what
sort
> of rapid prototyping do you do currently?
>
> 3) When you say digitize, to you mean from a 3d digitizer? Revit does not
> support them natively but can import geometry from other apps after you
> digitize. Revit 6.1 can import 3d faces and polymeshes from dwg/dxf/dgn.
In
> Revit 7.0, we added the ability to import ACIS entities as well.
>
> matt jezyk
> product designer
> autodesk revit
>
>
> "Rui Dias" wrote in message
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> > Thank you Steve,
> >
> > Three further questions:
> >
> > 1 - We are designing a curved glass canopy for a bus station in curved
> steel
> > columns and glass. It is possible that we will introduce revit in the
> > office with this job and I will be responsible for running it.
> >
> > My question is: Will revit be abble to respond to a design like this, in
a
> > comprehensive way? I have looked at some gallery examples but did
not
> > find something quite like it.
> > I'm asking this because I don't want to commit with something and then
> find
> > it hard to deliver.
> > The issue of being compreehnesive is important so that other people less
> > interested in changing can understand that it won't be such a hard thing
> to
> > do.
> >
> >
> > 2 - Can I save or export STL files. The question here is: will I be able
> to
> > writte a file that can be read by a rapid-prototiping software or will I
> > have to first export in DXF or DWG to, for example, Rhino so that I can
> then
> > writte my STL file.
> >
> > 3 - The same question applies when acquiring geometries. Can I digitize
> > directly to Revit or I have first to go trhough Rhino?
> >
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> >
> > Rui Dias
> >
> >
>
>
