Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Upcoming Events: September + October

In addition to a few workshops, I will be participating in two presentation and panel discussions in the coming months...  I hope you can join me!

Sunday, August 19, 2012

UNL Arch 223: Computer Applications In Design

The Fall Semester kicks off at the University of Nebraska tomorrow.  I will be giving Monday night lectures as part of Arch 223:  Computer Applications in Design.  This is an undergrad course and this will be some student's first class in the world of architecture and design.

Finally!  My chance to corrupt impressionable youth with digital technology.

I hope to post cool course-related stuff here... stay tuned!

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

ACADIA Workshop: Python Scripting for Revit and Vasari


This October, I will be instructing an ACADIA workshop:  Python Scripting for Revit and Vasari.  The workshop will cover the basics of using Python with an emphasis on the Conceptual Modeling capabilities of Revit and Vasari.  We will also investigate opportunities for extracting information from models and enabling workflows with other data sources.

Be sure to sign up at the ACADIA website and check out the other workshop offerings along with the conference info!



Monday, August 13, 2012

SURVEY: CASE Computational Design Workshop


We are planning future workshops at CASE's new NYC training lab...  Let us know a little about what Computational Design topics interest you!


Saturday, August 4, 2012

LunchBox v0.32 Available

A new LunchBox is available with some new components...
  • Hexagonal Cells:  Creates Hexagonal cells for using with paneling.
  • Patch Surface:  Creates a patch surface for curves defining a boundary.
  • Relative Coordinates:  Returns relative coordinates for a point in relation to a plane.

Hexagon Cells with Patch Surface
Klein Surface + Hexagonal Cells + Weaverbird
Klein Surface + Hexagonal Cells + Weaverbird



Wednesday, August 1, 2012

DesignReform: Automated Baking with LunchBox



Visit DesignReform and check out a new tutorial for LunchBox focused on the Bake component. The bake component lets users set up systems for baking multiple objects to different layers with the flip of a boolean toggle...