Still figuring out a workflow from CATIA to Revit / 3dsMax? Look no further! In their “Rethinking BIM” course at Columbia University’s GSAPP, Prof. Mark Green and trusty TA Ryan...
In this Revit 2013 video tutorial we'll do a fairly quick overview of the new Component Based Stair tools. The idea is to help get a better understanding of how the tools work and how the...
DesignReform is pleased to be a part of an upcoming event organized by the AIANY Global Dialogues Committee. Going Viral explores the impact that social media, technology and device culture are...
We’d like to take a moment and give props to LeeLABS and their beautifully handcrafted Para Clocks. Started by John, Brian and Lindsey Lee, the Para Clocks combine the raw beauty of concrete...
Going to try and live blog as much of the event as possible. Keep checking back for this post to update. 3/23 - Talk Shops Watch them live here - http://smartgeometry.org/index.php?option=...
A Grasshopper assembly wizard has been released by McNeel's Giulio Piacentino! This aids in the development of custom component creation. More of Giulio's experiments and components can be...
By David Fano and Steve Sanderson, edited by Julie Quon This article first appeared on ArchDaily, January 30th, 2012. A well-known and often cited truism of architecture notes...
Magic!!! Long Awaited Paneling Tools for Grasshopper This has been a long awaited feature for us and it has finally arrived, PanelingTools GH Add-On. Great work from Rajaa Issa and the folks at...
Smartgeometry 2012 Troy -Conference Registration Now Open Smartgeometry is pleased to announce that sg2012 will be at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, in upstate New York from 19-24 March...
Don’t forget that the Metals in Construction 2012 Façades Conference begins this Thursday, February 16th where partner, Federico Negro will present a case study on digital...
Partner, David Fano will be participating in the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation’s (GSAPP) sixth International Think Tank on February 24th...
Smartgeometry is pleased to announce that sg2012 will be at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, in upstate New York from 19-24 March 2012. The Workshop and conference will be a gathering of...
We’re sorry for the last minute notice but if you’re still figuring out your plans for tomorrow night, think about joining CASE’s Alan Jackson as he presents “Revit...
To fine tune the geometry of the pavilion we manipulate the lists we already defined. In this video we trim the end of the geometry to end with both sides of the pavilion in symmetry. Lists are an...
After the curve geometry of the pavilion is established we revolve it into a surface. Here we discuss how to create a surface using the revolve method and issues to consider. The curve...
Please join Alan Jackson for a Webinar on EnergyPlus this Friday, February 3 at 1:00pm. Starting with a brief introduction to the EnergyPlus engine, the webinar will include a...
With the PolyArc set up, we can adjust the geometry dramatically by setting a new tangent vector. In this video we discuss tangent vectors and how to control them.
Once the series of points is set up, we create a curve of continuous polyarcs through them. The radius and direction of these arcs can be changed, along with the base series of points we already...
We are psyched that our very own Mark Green will be the featured guest during a week-long series hosted by the University of Utah's College of Architecture + Planning and Integrated...
The next tool we use to dynamically update items is the Series. Here we set up a series of points that will become the 'wavelengths' for the Hannover Pavilion modules. The Series...