LouR
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Thu Mar 03, 2005 7:17 pm Post subject:
Re: Programs for 3d Rendering |
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i have used sketchup for almost a year now, and i love it. its one of the
easiest
3D you will ever use. Checkout the Free tuturials at their web site if you
dont beleive me
www.sketchup.com
LouR
"Steve" <elbazarc@videotron.ca> wrote in message
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| Quote: | One thing to keep in mind is Autodesk's desire to "someday" get everyone
to
switch to BMI like Revit.
I agree with you there Micheal about Autodesk's view about BIM.
I can tell you that the much touted BIM (Building Information Modeling)
strategy might not catch on the way Autodesk would like in architecture.
Because 99% of architecture are one of a kind projects and the time
required
to fully model a building is prohibitive when the resultant model would
not
be used again. 3d makes more sense for presentation purposes so ADT is
fine.
S.
"Michael (LS)" <NoSpam@MyEmail.com> wrote in message
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"Karen" <TappedAnts@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I am quite proficient at 2D drawings for the homes I design but I'm
finding
a greater need for 3D capabilities. Before I spend a lot of time
teaching
myself AutoCAD 3D, can anyone suggest a program which might give me
good
results which would be easier to learn. I need to be able to produce
brochure quality work, near photo-realistic. Any suggestions?
Thanks.
--K
If you're comfortable with AutoCAD then your logical choice would be to
go
with ADT (Autodesk's Architectural Desktop). It is essentially AutoCAD
with
additional architectural 3D abilities built in (i.e. windows, doors,
walls,
roofs, etc) ADT also now includes VizRender which is a modified version
of
3DViz (the "baby brother" of 3D Max). ADT is designed to nicely link
your
ADT dwg file into Viz and render. It's powerful enough to do
photo-realistic rendering and includes radiosity (IMO a must for
realistic
rendering).
To see some samples of the work being done with VizRender (and regular
Viz)
take a look at the autodesk newsgroups (Server:
iscussion.autodesk.com -
Group: autodesk.viz.vizions & Group:
autodesk.aec.arch-desktop.vizualization)
One thing to keep in mind is Autodesk's desire to "someday" get everyone
to
switch to BMI like Revit. When Autodesk bought Revit there was a lot of
talk of them discontinuing ADT. So far that hasn't happened (and I hope
it
doesn't) but at some point down the road they may pull the plug on ADT
to
force migration to Revit. If you can't tell, I'm not a big fan of
Autodesk's policies but for the time being I use their products. A
couple
years from now when Autodesk decides (for me) it's time for me to
"upgrade/update" I'll definitely be looking for something comparable
from
a
different company (IntelliCAD?? Chief Architect?? _______??).
HTH,
Michael (LS)
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