Mixing Physical and Virtual Models: Augmented Reality

The movie above details 'MxR Architecture' - a mix of physical and virtual models together in a single interface.

Using Mixed Reality, virtual models can be superimposed over real
models in real-time, allowing the designer/user/client to make changes,
simulate sun angles, run agents studies, add components as well as
transition to a fully-immersive VR view at any time.

Produced by Daniel Belcher of the Design Machine Group at College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
University of Washington.

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Via Digital Urban

The Making of Photosynth

The video above looks at the making of Photosynth, its informative and provides a glimpse of where Photosynth is going.

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3D Printing from SketchUp

CADspan just released a plugin that allows for the generation of solid, 3D printable files directly from a Google SketchUp model. This software re-creates a model by "shrink-wrapping" it with one continuous mesh. The result is a single object, in STL file format, that is completely solid and ready-to-print.

Video Below shows how to use the plugin:

Via Sketchup Blog

Synth of Taj Mahal using photosynth

Just trying out the new photosynth application which is a great tool for architectural visualization.

Below is a synth created of taj mahal which can be viewed from every angle and in detail. Please note that you have to install a plugin to view this:

Revit 64-Bit Released

Autodesk has released the 64-Bit version of Revit and can be downloaded on the subscription website.

Benchmark results have also been made to show the improvement and what would be best for Revit users.

Below are the results which you need to download to view:




Via ARCHin3d

Augmented Space: Projecting onto Architecture

Pablo Valbuena's work featured above is taken from the TodaysArt Festival in The Hague.

Projected onto the side of City Hall the installation was entitled ‘Augmented Space’

Via Digital Urban

Photosynth A tool for Urban Visualisation

Photosynth is an application by Microsoft which can be used to for the visualization of architecture. Hidenori Watanave and students from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used it in such a way to create a 'synth' of the Nakagin Capsule Tower" by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa:

Via Digital Urban