I recently attended a 4-day workshop on the parametric (rule/relationship-based) software program called Digital Project. It is a version of Catia (typically in aerospace engineering for designing spaceships or something) developed by Gehry Technologies, which is a branch of Frank O. Gehry Associates (big-wig architect, Los Angeles). They have created their own version of the software program for architecture and it is amazing. You draw everything based on relationships to other things, and develop a set of inputs that you can control to see variations and different scenarios without having to draw 9000 versions. It is very difficult, as it took us 3 hours just to draw 3 points and 2 lines, but at day four we had completed a building envelope, a shell structure, a floor slab system, and a detailed facade with responsive components. All of which had their own set of parameters you could adjust to see different results. Each part is linked to the other parts and updates itself according to any changes made. Its really powerful. I am not using it specifically for my project yet, but hope to incorporate it a lot after this next big review. [I'll try to put up some other images soon.] Go, go, skyscrapers.
It is crazy. http://www.gtwiki.org/
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Hi!
Do you think that Digital Project outweighs GC? Currently I use GC for my diploma project. Is DG more handy or powerfull?
Thanks.
Hi. I haven't used GC personally but hear many people say that GC is very powerful, but i can't compare. Cheers!
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