Tools
This section contains pages that detail representational tools and pieces of software commonly employed in architectural production. Material here is presented in a process-driven manner.
Recently Modified Tools
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Bongo |
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| Bongo is an animation plug-in for Rhino. | |
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Illustrator CS5 |
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| Used to manage line-work and vector based work. Very difficult to be precise and detailed – so work is often exported to Illustrator from Rhino, AutoCAD or other CAD software. | |
| Live Trace , Guides, Grids, and Rulers , Live Paint , Appearance and Graphic Style Panels , Clipping Mask … further results |
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AutoCAD 2012 |
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| a software application for computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting in both 2D and 3D. The most used CAD software for Architects. Very precise drafting and easy to transfer / share files with other users. | |
| Plotting a Layout , Creating a Layout for Plotting , Creating and Modifying Geometry , Inserting a Reference Image , Creating and Assigning Layers |
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VRay |
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| Rendering software to render from Rhino and other CAD packages. Difficult to render while using other applications, but very easy to use. | |
| Sun and Sky , Rendering with HDRI plus sunlight , Material Editor , Alpha Channels , Global Illumination … further results |
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Rhinoceros |
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| Digital modeling software for 3D modeling using NURBS geometry. Models can be rendered using additional software, or translated into 2D drawings. | |
| Closing Curves and Defining Regions , Background Bitmap , Exporting the 3D Model , Tesselating NURBS Surfaces , Lights … further results |
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Grasshopper |
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| A visual node-based scripting tool that is a plug-in for Rhino. This used to be called 'Explicit History' for Rhino and a good way to describe it's usefulness is that it allows you to record a series of commands, where each step can be tied to a parameter for later adjustment. | |
| Main Dialog , Parameters, Components, and Data , Elk for Grasshopper , Data Tree |
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After Effects CS6 |
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| describe this tool here | |
| Render and Export , Render and Export your , Render and Export your , Timeline and Keyframes , Render and Export your … further results |
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Photoshop CS5 |
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| Used to manipulate and manage raster photos and graphics. Has a variety of tools for changing the color (hue), saturation and appearance of images. | |
| Adjustments , Crop , Guides, Grids, and Rulers , Toolbar , Clone Stamp … further results |
Browse a list of all recently modified tools
Alphabetical List of All Tools
- AfterEffects CS6
- ArcGIS 10.x
- AutoCAD 2012
- Bongo 2.0
- Drafting Board
- Grasshopper
- Illustrator CS5
- InDesign CS5
- Photoshop CS5
- Plotters and Printers
- Revit 2012
- Rhino OSX v5.x
- Rhino v4.x
- SketchUp 8
- VRay