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MRD Mark Ridgewell

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  1. Primarily Ideal standard (arguably the biggest UK sanitaryware company).

    Have moved to a 3d workflow and making full use of VW's 3d capabilities (webview export etc.).

     

    BIMobject, I think I'm missing something - have set it up and this is what 's in the download folder after tying a few downloads....

     

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  2. Interested to know of experiences in using 3d sanitaryware assets in vectorworks, good or bad?! For UK specification but interested also in global experience.

    Finding it not so easy to get good quality native 3d vectorworks content.

    Anyone would think Revit is the only 3d software; are there so many more Revit than vectorworks users?!

     

     

     

  3. On 9/10/2017 at 8:50 AM, Andrew Davies said:

    Which conference is that?  Do you have any more info?  I'd be interested too

     

    Hi,

    Just in case you haven't found details....

     

    'BIM and Digital Practices'

    Tuesday, 3 October 2017 from 09:30 to 17:30 (BST)

     

    Cavendish Conference Centre
    22 Duchess Mews
    W1G 9DT London
    United Kingdom

     

    Organised by Vectorworks UK Ltd.

    I was notified by email from VW UK/ Service select Team (are they one and the same?! I don't know)

     

    Mark

     

     

     

  4. On 8/7/2017 at 4:16 PM, barkest said:

    I have a new project at work and it involves VR which at this point in time I know very little about but  I do have a pipeline and am actively learning.

     

    I wonder that if I look back in 5-years from now that it will be the standard that the client expects to be able to walk around and interact with the building at a very early stage in the planning process or is this too much to ask for and it will be limited to large-scale or high-cost projects?

     

     

     

    Hi,

    Certainly agree with your view, any tools that help engage with clients at an early stage and throughout a project are surely good news. Doesn't necessarily mean  'vr'. VW web view is a good start for entry level (ok, lighting and a few things need developing).

    Of course not forgetting 'ar' and 'mr'  where 3d info. can be overlayed on top of the real world to see information in a specific context. Arguably more useful for architecture and interiors than vr! 

     

    My feeling is that 3d in aec is being driven from two sides;  BIM (the rather dull technical side) and Gaming/ Entertainment, the fun (and engaging) bit that 'the public' want (and more and more expect) to use/ see/ experience.

    Somewhere in the middle is the solution I'd like to use!

     

    M

     

     

  5. Is there a straight forward way to set up VW plan from a 3d model whereby VW draws lines as per drafting conventions (assuming of course these are universal..?):

     

    Hidden objects below plan cut (eg. under counter tops): dashed lines

    Above plan cut (eg. ceilings): dash-dot

    Cut plane: thick lines

    Visible beyond view plane: solid, but not so thick as cut plane

     

  6. 2 hours ago, Rob Books said:

    Dulux is in there, it is three years old.  I will put in a note to look at updating all these color lines and see if we can get the ones we do not have yet.  Sometimes it is hard for us to get the data from paint companies.  we have been trying for several years to get one us Manufacturer, and every time we get someone to agree, they disappear.

     

    Thanks Rob, that would be great! Dulux references in UK are different I think to those currently in VW, format for example is '70YY 83/037'. Not sure if EU is the same?!

     

  7. More and more I find a need to indicate wall colours in models views/ elevation etc.

    Lots of colour palettes in VW's, but as far as I can see, apart from one  universal system, ie. pantone, the only one that's relevant to UK market is Farrow and Ball., which doesn't reflect their latest range. Would be hugely useful to have these updated!

     

    Does anyone know of any easy to import resource for these....

     

    RAL?

    BS (eg. BS4800)?

    Dulux?

     

     

     

  8. Just been laying out floor tile patterns for a project. Found this tiling pattern generator where you can create tiling patterns then download a jpeg of it  (generator.mosa.com) and use it on 3d model.

    Can only do square rooms at the moment but hopefully they'll add function to upload irregular shape?!

     

     

     

     

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  9. yes ..in the meantime it would be great to be able to export VW straight into unity and then use Unity gaming mode controls, interactions and resources  etc.. and have a model update link or reference (sketchfab has this) so you can re-upload without losing any settings applied in the gaming engine?!

     

    Alan W has posted some interesting related info. on vr elsewhere.

    Maybe VR/ AR/ MR (etc.) needs it's own section on the forum...?!

     

  10.  I must admit I kind of gave up with it when I looked and found mostly revit stuff but I though I'd give it another go; maybe I'm missing something.

     

    Be intersted to know if anyone is using it regularly…..

     

     

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  11. VW aside, an SSD may improve performance of PC in general use/ other software. With HDD my PC took an age to start, now a matter of seconds. That alone made it worth the investment for me. If money no object, then new PC!

     

     

     

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