Adesk U talent @ booth
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Thanks for the response. For CADD I'm a GDS devotee and the two
products (Architectural Power Tools and Facade) appear to be covered
in the software that I use on our workstations.
>>> I think this will change dramatically over the next couple of
years as clients become more savy about what capabilities architects
"could" bring to the table. They are going to expect to see
photo-realistic images. They are going to expect to put on goggles
and be taken through a virtual-reality walk-through of a major
project. The firms that realize that this is going to become the norm
and begin doing it now are going to be many steps ahead of their
competitors down the road.<<<
As I mentioned to Jim Murphy I'm banking on this eventuality. It will
be the clients that push architects ahead by requiring animation and
photo-realistic presentations. I hope for our sake the client's
don't mind paying for this as an extra service. If it becomes
expected output and a basic service too soon then profits will be
even more difficult to come by and more architectural firms will
disappear.
I think clients will be willing to pay for some of it, but then
clients already pay for things like artist's renderings. One thing
that computer rendering offers is that the architect can provide it
as a direct result of having done all the modeling and design work in
the computer instead of then having to go to a professional
delineator to produce the rendering. The other thing is that the
rendering can be easily changed as the work progresses. The architect
can re-render from a slightly different viewpoint. The materials can
change. The rendering can be done at a different time of day.
As for being able to walk through a project, again, if the project is
modeled in 3D, walking through a virtual building becomes simple.
Already here at Autodesk University, both Artist Graphics and Matrox
are showing new graphics boards with 3D graphics chips. Both have ADS
routines that let you render a 3D model and then use a mouse to
manuever your way through the rendered model in real-time.
So, I don't think architects will be able to charge a lot of this
capability back to the client, but they also won't need to because it
will be an integral part of what they are doing. And those firms that
don't do it will run the risk of not getting the work.
You're preaching to the choir with regards to computer rendering and
animation. 🙂
>>> both Artist Graphics and Matrox are showing new graphics boards
with 3D graphics chips. Both have ADS routines that let you render a
3D model and then use a mouse to manuever your way through the
rendered model in real-time.<<<
I'm counting on Jim Murphy to send me any and all info on Matrox but I
have not heard of what Artist Graphics has to offer. Got a number?
>>>So, I don't think architects will be able to charge a lot of this
capability back to the client, but they also won't need to because it
will be an integral part of what they are doing. And those firms that
don't do it will run the risk of not getting the work.<<<
I agree on the use of animation as a design tool in-house. Can't be
charging the client for that, but for a final design presentation I
disagree. If the final animation / computer rendering is effectively
replacing the analog manual rendering then charging the client for
this deliverabe is a matter of course. I suspect we're on the same
page on this topic, maybe I'm misunderstanding your note.
P.S. Is there enough attention to 3ds in 'CADalyst' to warrant a
subscription for a non-Autocad user ? Know anything of a 3d Studio
magazine?