wahlberg's last classes

hey ladies and gents

hope your reviews went well and that the time we did not spend in class you put towards your studio projects. be in class today we have a quiz and evaluations and a final wrap up of the semester to do. the quiz will be short and sweet - taking a jpeg image from photoshop > illustrator > 3ds max > rendered output. this will be a grade. make sure you have work done on your max sketch project even though we did not meet i expect work to be shown. its our last class day - hooray the summer is almost here - see you all in class.

jeremy

nason's classes for monday

okay, the last class is close at hand. i just wanted to remind you of a few things. the first class will meet from 5.30 until 7.00 and the second from 8.00 until 9.30. i know, i know i wish we could leave early too, but we still have doings to finish up.

remember to bring some cash for pizza! we will eat pizza from 7.00-8.00 between the classes.

be on time and do not plan on leaving early. we have a few things we need to tidy up [like rendering details, animationizationizing and the web posting]. it's not a ton, but we will need to be on the ball so come prepared to roll. see you monday night!

ATTENTION: wahlberg's classes

ladies and gents -

there is no class tomorrow WED 092 094 or THURS 093. take the time to work on studio reviews for this weekend. over the weekend i want you to compile all your work for final documentation of the semester. i will update for the assignment for the end of the semester wrap up so just check the blog. if you need me shout out or email me.


j

monday & tuesday

have your sketches & idea imaginations taken into max
these should be scanned in from sketchbooks, or collages etc. > taken into photoshop > illustrator or cad then into max
i expect my classes to experiment with the modifiers and techniques we have learned thus far...

including but not limited to:

splines
> enable in render
> enable in viewport
> radial or rectangular
> sweep modifier
> extrude modifier

modifiers
> bend
> cloth
> taper
> extrude
> displace

edit mesh
> vertex
> segment
> face
> polygons
> element
> slice plane ( select element, create the slice plane, slice and modify shapes)
> soft selection

lights
> light tracer
> sky light
> direct light
> projector map

rendering
> background colors & maps
> small format or large formats
> advanced lighting
> force wireframe

camera
> target
> film sizes
> free cameras

i believe that is the extent of informative concepts we covered i expect you to experiement with these, enhance your current projects, and have a fun playing with the software because i feel that is the best way for you to learn this is just play with it to an applied project

have your files on the server in a folder in the black plan phase alpha omega I in a folder full of your max files for monday
also have some renders so i can look at your work

nason's babies for wednesday

all.

nothing new is due today. have your computer's loaded w/viz or max and ready to go. we will cover some more modeling tips and then do some practicizing in it. however, after today you should have nothing else to do to get caught up on. you should not be behind anylonger. see you at 7.30 or 5.30 [maybe after 5.30 if the lecture goes over].

josh

idea exploration imagination

look into your inspirations, graffiti, west texas, star wars, comics, whatever, lebbeus woods, morphosis, neil denari, your artists, musicians, etc.

create or invent an idea - this idea is to be EXPLORED : EXLPOITED : ENHANCED and have lots of energy (seriously) this idea will be taken into photoshop, CAD or Illustrator, then into 3dsMAx or Viz.

with your idea we will continue to experiment with edit mesh, modifiers of your selection, editable splines, renderable splines, sweeps, soft selections, and anything else you can create or come up with. the INTENT is to create and imagine architectural space so that you can explore the depths of this software.

come to class with your original sketch, collage, and idea - well formulated and well documented (scanned in and traced ready for max)

we will cover advanced lighting and default scan line render
we will cover mental ray render, global illumination, ambient occlusion
we will cover simple auto-key animation

next week is the last week of class come to class ready to learn and take notes we will go over a lot of information again :

Class time

Walberg's and Kyle's classes will meet at 9:00 am tommorrow, be sure to submit your finished Revit model in your folder before class begins.

name the file: Revit_Gallery.rvt

nason's classes for wednesday night [tonight]

dearest dears.

there will be no class tonight. i am sorry for the inconvenience. take a nap or something. but for next monday you should be totally caught up and add two more attempts at taking your 2d to 3d by then. while completing these two you should try 3 new tools for each [s0 six total]. try some new things. learn some new tricks. just pick six new things you'd like to try and go to town. have fun. see you monday.

josh!

Revit Assignment

This weekend you will create your gallery space using Revit. If you have the Underwood Center you may exchange buildings for one of the smaller galleries. Focus on walls, inserted curtain walls, anything that is visible. For the interior structure use your current knowledge of structure and common sense to design a simple system. If you do not know how to create a certain element then consult the tutorials in Revit. Remember you are not just modeling the facade you are modeling the entire gallery space from front to back. Think of the big picture while you model.

This assignment will be due this next Wednesday/Thursday on the 11^th/12^th.

Also :: for the weekend grab the Viz 2007 installer at \\archlab\viz2007

work with this program so that you are familiar with it for next week

NO CLASS ON MONDAY THE 9th AND TUESDAY THE 10TH

nason's wed.

we will only meet for one hour on wednesday evening. the first class will meet from 5.30-6.30 and the later class will meet from 8.30 to 9.30. you are welcome to come to either one.

Nason's Classes for Wed. April 4th!

okay nason's classes. it's time to get back on track. there's a lot of work due wednesday, so make sure you get it done. there will be no extension issued for these two parts, and no excuses for not having it done and done well. if you don't know how to do something, find out. ignorance is not acceptable with the resources you obtain.

p_01. building tutorial must be 100% complete and done well. do something different to show
you did it and learned from it. five jpegs of the building in process and one at least 2 of
the final product must be in your class-network folder before the start of class on
wednesday.
p_02. build a rev-it model of your entire gallery. do it well and do it as detailed as possible. put
at least 3 jpegs of your final product in your class-network folder before the start of
wednesday's class. mediocrity is not an option here. if you are caught up on the tutorial,
this will not be a bad work load. if you failed to complete the week-long assignment that
was due today, you are in for some long nights, and you will get no sympathy from me. if
your gallery is the underwood center, do not model the entire thing. you can either model
a section of it comparable to the other galleries, join with other underwoodians and share
sections to compile a complete model or you can pick one of the smaller galleries and
model it out in explicit detail.

check your email for more details. i sent out a mass email to both sections describing the assignment in a little more detail. good luck and do a good job. i need to see some proof of effort on these. i am rather disappointed by the majority of the buildings and modelings i have seen as of late.

josh.

mini-lectures

prepare a mini-lecture (10-15min) on your assigned revit tutorials with your group
we will go over a mini project and then your groups will present your mini-lecture

meet 9.00 am TR kyle and wahlberg's

formz model should be complete
revit tutorial should be finished

next up

create a new folder in your network folder
label the folder black plan alpha omega I
create subfolders
-formZ
-revit

FormZ model is done on wednesday/thursday
the quality should be close to this example
BUT, show us a peek or a section of the wall as well


-shane danley model of art depot


REVIT
complete the tutorial "creating a building tutorial"
put this file in your revit folder

we will work on completing tutorials in revit and go over schedules and familes and some walkthrough camera stuff...

BE COMPLETE and intent on your purpose care about your work and rock on
check out www.kepx.org & www.archinect.com

REVIT TUTORIALS UPDATE

hey all,

upon further inspection of the tutorials there is quite a bit of tutorials! and there are some that do not relate to our modeling skills - i have whittled the selection of tutorials down to the following

getting started (intro explains the program and GUI) >> understanding the basics
developing your ideas (this one pretty much sums up the modeling) >> creating a building information model
viewing and rendering (try to do some of these)
>> viewing >> viewing a building model
>> rendering views & creating walkthroughs >> rendering interior/exterior views
>> presentation views >> all of 'em if you can

make sure your formZ model is detailed i would rather this be done well than you half-@55 it and breeze through the tutorials
take your time : be precise : be intent : be sincere : care about your work
then start on the tutorials selected here
get as far as you can and we will work more on them in class

jdubz

Facade wall . section . bay model

ALL STUDENTS


1. complete your formZ model in detailed authority - you show that wall and formz whos boss! model away and clean and detailed - the more you model the more you understand, the more you understand the more you can explore, the more you can explore the more finesse your project will have and the more effort your instructors will see the better your grade can be...
(rhyming hmm?)

NOTE: sketch first in your sketchbook your plan of modeling - it makes everything so much easier


2. REVIT > help > tutorials : do as many as you can but definitely get down to rendering and viewing

3. curriculum video - its on the server arch2354/templates/curriculum install this and watch the video


come to class with a complete model + some screen shots of you working through the tutorials (hit print screen or some method of showing us your processes through the tutorials) they can be jpegs ...

any questions send us an email

jdubz

Autodesk REVIT

ALL STUDENTS

go to http://students5.autodesk.com/?tagent=autodesksite1006&lbon=1 and register and download autodesk REVIT for free. you will all need this software when we return from spring break. while the school has a version we would like you to register anyway on the autodesk website.

thanks have a safe spring break - have fun - be safe - we want to see you back and rested ready for some AWESOME modeling!

Black Plan Phase Alpha Omega I

To begin with the 3d phase of ARCH 2354 we will test your knowledge of Form Z.

Go back to the gallery building that you visited and took pictures of for the 2d phase.
Pick a facade of that building and begin taking measurements, these measurements need to be as detailed as you can manage. The ares that you can reach must be detailed while ones you may not reach should be estimated as precisely as possible.

From this information you will begin constructing a 3d model of the building facade. Use the tools taught to you in the past week to create a detailed and intricate model of your building facade.
Because this is a model of just one facade we expect details you would not normally model, details such as brick thickness, flashing type, whether the windows are double or single paned.
The more detail and work you put into these models the better the resulting project will be.

We understand many people have made plans for spring break, we ask those people to go ahead and gather some rough measurements so that they may start on this project and have something for the week of the 19th. You may gather the specific measurements during that week as we will be working on this model during class time.
The week after spring break we expect you to have begun this project so that we may work with you during class.

NASON'S CLASSES MONDAY NIGHT

Nason's classes only. We will mee, but only for one hour, not two. the first class will meet from 6.30-7.30p and the secdone from 7.30-8.30p.

THE ART WALK POSTING

The Showing at the First Friday Art Walk was phenomenal! The place was packed, the work was great and the crowd was pleased. Great work everyone! Great work! Thanks for your passion, your engagement and your willingness to trust this process. That's the only way any of us will grow.