Celebrating 2 years on Vancouver Island

Images of buildings and landscapes on Vancouver Island. click here.

Chapter 9 - Is Published..!

Unfortunately, I have been away and not able to work on my videos. So here finally is chapter 9. Chapter 9 covers how to setup a drawing onto a drawing sheet. I hope you like it.

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Chapter 8 is here

Chapter 8 is now available. This chapter covers how to create a symbols library for Architectural Drawings using AutoCAD LT 2022.

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Chapter 7 complete - Chapter 8 coming soon

Continuing with my video series, Creating Architectural Drawings using AutoCAD LT, I have just finished chapter 7, which covers editing objects, creating one drawing from another. 

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Architectural Drawings with AutoCAD LT 2022

 I created a few new chapters in my video series.

To access chapter 05 Click here.

To access chapter 06 Click here.

Creating a 3D Roof in AutoCAD

 I made a few new videos to create a 3D roof in AutoCAD. You can get some excellent results when you model in AutoCAD. Have a look at the following:

Video Part 1

Part 1 - Creates a simple roof with a layer to receive a shingle finish.

Video Part 2

Part 2 - Creates a more complex geometrical finish to represent a standing seam roof.

Architectural CAD with AutoCAD LT 2022 - Chapter 04

Here is a new chapter in a series I am creating for AutoCAD. In this chapter you will draw a small building module and learn how to use drawing and construction commands. You will also be introduced to layers and see how to transfer elements from one drawing to another.

You can view the video by clicking here. I hope you enjoy it.

Another Video - This one for Revit LT 2022

 

Since I have some recent new content from a Revit introductory course. I thought while I'm creating videos, I might as well create some videos from that content. So here is part 1 of the chapter entitled "Starting a New Project". Click Here to start the video.

New Videos and Book - Architectural Drawings with AutoCAD LT 2022

 I hope, over the next few months, create a few new videos on creating architectural drawings using AutoCAD LT 2022. Eventually I'd like to get this all down in print. Here is the link to the video. Hope you like it. More to come.

Modeling a Chair in 3ds Max

Created a video tutorial about modeling a chair in 3ds max. Here is the link to the video. I hope you enjoy it.

Work in a 3ds max class.

Although not a final polished image. Thought I would share some of the tings we are covering in one of my classes. Opacity maps, creating a background image/cutout, foliage, entourage objects (man/car).

For People who missed the first class of Introductory Revit

New Introductory tutorial on Revit. It's really basic, just meant to get people started (especially those that missed the first class) :-) LOL. Click Here to access the online tutorial

TV Stand AutoCAD Block to Revit Family

In order to illustrate how to use an AutoCAD entourage element in Revit, today we took a simple AutoCAD block and converted it into a Revit Family. Naturally, the resulting Revit family had no paramerters, none the less it is good for objects which have fixed sized. Not everything needs to flex you know.

Here is the object as it appeared in AutoCAD.

Once we imported it, and added materials in Revit.

The AutoCAD file can be downloaded here.

The Revit family can be downloaded here.

Hope you like them, cheers

Window Uneven Panel Revit Family

In class this week we went over how to create a window family. The project we are working on has an uneven panel window. Looking back I found another version that I made a few years ago. If you like download the 2 versions and hopefully you will like one or the other.

You can download the 2016 version here

The 2018 version is available here

Enjoy.

Renders in Revit, Enscape and 3ds Max (ART renderer)

Here are some comparative rendered images I created, The original model and first render is in Revit. The second is in 3ds Max using the ART renderer which was introduced in 2017, and the final one was from Enscape which I tested in the fall of 2018

Original Image rendered in Revit. All materials are created in Revit.

Imported Linked into 3ds Max 2017 and using the new ART Renderer. Note loss of entourage elements and sky background.

Enscape render which works as a plugin to Revit. Entourage elements conserved and note enhancement of grass material.

Test Animation with Enscape

New course at Seminaire de Sherbrooke

This month I started a new course at the Seminaire de Sherbrooke. I be teaching a workshop course where students are expected to produce construction drawings for a building which contains a steel structure. I'll give you updates along the way.

Creating a simple 3D Model

I stepped through modeling a simple 3D model of a elbow pipe fitting with my students in AutoCAD. Thought I would write it up and post it. Download the document here

Creating an AutoSave folder

I find that in many AutoCad installations the AutoSave folder is buried in a vage directory that is difficult to find. Additionally, the folder can accumulate files which need to be deleted from time to time to keep your disk clean of unwanted files. Here is a document which describes how to create an easily find able folder for AutoCAD's auto save feature.

Creating Dimension Tags

Annotation Tags have always given my students a bit of difficulty. I've put a series of instructions in a document. I hope to create a video of it soon.

Here is the document