New release of Autodesk 3ds MAx

With 2009 version of production line up Autodesk has released 3ds Max in 2 different flavors. One is for the media and entertainment industry (3ds Max) and the other is for Architectural and visualization industry (3dsm max Design). While both the versions are complete packages there is a subtle difference in both the products. The 3ds Max version has the SDK to build custom plugins and renderers kind of add ons to the product, the 3ds Max Design has got the lighting analysis tool. Except this there is no other difference in the products as per Autodesk. I think previously know Viz is dis continued in the favour of 3dsMax Design and good to know that both the products have got everything unlike Viz which was always missing some parts of 3ds MAX.

Architecture after a long time

After almost 3 years, I got a chance to work for my old profession(Architecture). This was a quick presentation(a conceptual presentation) for one of my friend in a remote location. He was suppose to get the new client and this presentation was the key. On the other hand, my dear friend had no idea how much work has to be done to convince the client.All he and his office were doing for all the day long was the plans of the hotel.But what about the presentation !!? So in the night around 9PM he called me up and asked whether we can finish it up by today itself (till the next morning).I said yes, a it was the SAT evening and I was searching for a work to get myself refreshed of the current software development works.
Below, is one of the images from the above presentation.From ground up it took me 5 hrs to complete the whole presentation.Amazing, not because I have done it, but because the software is awesome.

Here is the story,I got all the plans from my friend at around 10PM.The first thing came to my mind was Autodesk Revit (its built on BIM technology).I started of the work in REVIT, since I was not in touch for a long long time, it took me some time to get into the speed.I quickly started building the Hotel and around 3AM in the morning, I was almost done with the presentation.The plans, sections, sectional perspectives, exterior perspectives and all the views with shadows :). The experience was awesome and I seriously feel bad about my fellow architects who are still doing their job in AutoCAD.Must try REVIT.

I mailed my friend all the jpgs produced and hit bed around 4AM in the morning.My friend called me up around 8AM and asked how can you made all these in such a small time.I answered with “REVIT”.Well, I am neither a sales person nor promoting Revit in any fashion.But the only thing I would say is “If you are an Architect and doing Architectural projects, whether small or big, must try Revit”.Today, my dear friend is presenting the client, I hope all the best for him.

CAD on FLash !! Its “Floorplanner”.

Now, this is one of the best things I have seen and expecting for a long long time. After graduated as an architect I have always worked in AutoCAD and knew all its know hows. But at times I thought of why to use DWF or even PDF to share my CAD drawings rather there should be an easy and one software to do all this. When I got to know Flash, I thought may be Flash is the best option to share drawings or even create it. No point for using high priced products for sharing or creating drawings .

I think finally I got my dreams come true. Here is the online CAD, where one can not only create and print plans, but also share the same. Have a look at Floorplanner.

CAD on Linux !! ?

Well,

this is the thing I wanted, so that I can port myself completely into Linux.Now the good thing is I have got some free and some free-opensource and some opensource CAD programmes.But none of them perform well as compared to AutoCAD in Windows (dissapointment for me).But I came across the post of Ante Karamatić.Where he talk about the same.Now I think I got the answer. Well, its taged with a price, but never mind atleast I can now shift to Linux and wait for the free-opensource CAD.

MAYA comes out from Autodesk

Finally, its another big news in 3D-World. “Maya” has a new home and coming out to public from Autodesk’s side fort he first time. They will be providing new release demos in September and October 2006 in India. Hoping towards a great day .

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A look at AutoCAD 2007

Hi guys,

Its really a great thing when I look at Autocad after 2 long years.Now its AutoCAD2007.I happened to come across one office and saw one was using AutoCAD. I simply asked which version it is to my curiousity, it turned out to be 2007. As an architect by qulification, AutoCAD is always a thing to look at first.So I go ahead and asked him about teh new version.But I could not find the answer toall my questions, as he was just using it to draft his documents.So I thought I will take a look at it.I asked him, if I can sit in his pc for soetime.Well, fortunately I got sometime at lunch time.The things I explored there and then searching on the net for more information regarding the current version, blown me.The way autoCAD really going is too good.

The first thing I like about it is new rendering engine, “Mental Ray”.Yeah, you are listening right.Mental ray rendering engine is built inside AutoCAD 2007.Can u imagine, the thing we were searching for years, finally came inside AutoCAD.No more DXF export.No more DWG/DXF import. No more other 3D rendering software.Its happening here only.AutoCAD can produce the same quality image as your 3DsMax, with precession.WOW.There is a comparision PDF, just look at this.

This seems AutoCAD is now aiming towards 3D.Most of the features in AutoCAd 2007 is towards 3D.You can edit vertex(A basic functionality for any proffessional 3D modelling tool), with precession.Is not that awesome.