Lecture - 1: 2009

Topics covered in the lecture:

The Course Objectives
The Tasks to be completed to meet these Objectives

• Task 1 - the tutorial exercises in Archicad, AutoCAD Architecture and Revit - plus Maxrender
• Task 2 - collaborating in the construction of a complex digital model of a daylit gallery
• Task 3 - creating a blog and web page to summarise the digital modelling

The Assessment Contract - and its role in reducing stress and workload
Workload management

The links to the past year's work:

• The Digital Craft BBSC 303 section of the www.arch.school.nz web site for models created between 1998 and 2005.
  
• And in particular the 'buildings' summary of these models.
• Plus the 'Reasonate' web site created by David Harrison in 2006
• Plus the Blogger web sites created by 303 students in 2007

Strategies for completing the tutorials and for choosing a partner to work with on the assignments.

Great Uses for RSS
AutoCAD Tips Newsletter: "Basement.org has done a great job of putting together a list of great things that you can track with RSS feeds. You�re sure to find one that will hold your life together.

Part One



http://www.basement.org/archives/2006/02/taking_rss_beyond_headlines_pa_1.html">Part Two"



A preview of what David has to tell us on Tuesday 14 March - RSS feeds and what you can do with them.... Another of Ellen Finkelstein's interesting blog references.

AutoCAD 2007 new features! (EllenFinkelstein.com)
CADwire.net: Reviews: "

AutoCAD 2007 new features!

Source: EllenFinkelstein.com
by Ellen Finkelstein

Beta sites have been released from their non-disclosure agreement, so now I can tell you all about it! As you may have heard,...

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Finally we might have some 3D objects in AutoCAD that mean something in terms of genuine 3D modelling - making objects that follow the imagination, rather than the strictures that have been imposed in the past. Now, all we need is access to the parametric tree of objects that created the final product - so we can change the (design) 'rules' AND the ability to 'declare' free-form solid objects as actual building components with all the normal properties of 'roof'/'wall'/'floor'...

Preview of AutoCAD 2007

Finally, an AutoCAD for the 21st Century (AECnews.com)
CADwire.net: Reviews: "

Finally, an AutoCAD for the 21st Century

Source: AECnews.com
by Randall S. Newton

The AutoCAD competitive landscape of the last few years can be summarized as encroachment from all sides. Tools like SketchUp...

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WE are just installing and dealing with the operational characteristics of AutoCAD 2006 and they are announcing the imminent release of 2007, and at least this guy is raving about its potential.

Blogs vs. The New York Times: Who Will Win?
AutoCAD Tips Newsletter: "Is the New York Times becoming irrelevant? Will more people start getting their news from blogs than from the mainstream media? It�s a $1000 bet! Wired reports, �Wired 10.05: Long Bets,� on a bet on whether or not weblogs will outrank the New York Times Web site by 2007. The test will be a Google [...]"



Another highly relevant think piece referenced by Autodesk

2nd generation knowledge management
AutoCAD Tips Newsletter: "Dave Pollard explains his ideas about why the old knowledge management didn�t work very well and why a new approach is better in �Knowledge Sharing & Collaboration 2015.�

Basically, it�s about people rather than software.

He also updates his list of information behaviors which explain why people don�t share knowledge well. It�s amazing how much of this [...]"



AutoDesk referencing thought provoking stuff in their newsletter. There's hope in the old firm yet.

Autodesk completes acquisition of Alias
BSEE: "Autodesk has completed the acquisition of Alias� a leading developer of 3D graphics technology. This acquisition extends Autodesk�s 3D software leadership in the manufacturing and media and entertainment industries."



May and 3DS Max produced by the same firm? Where does that leave the consumer? Where is the competition regulatory commission in the software industry?

I love the smell of PowerPoint
AutoCAD Tips Newsletter: "Back from Orlando, which was very nice. I learned a lot and met many people that I�d only known through e-mails.

Here�s an interesting essay by Laura Bergells on The Five Sensory Approach to Effective Presenting.

It�s a nice idea, that we associate all sorts of sensory experiences with any interaction and can use that [...]"

The blog as a knowledge management system
AutoCAD Tips Newsletter: "Dave Pollard talks about Blogs in Business: The Weblog as Filing Cabinet. He talks about how hard it is for an organization to capture the important knowledge that makes its employees effective, because it�s often more tacit than explicit.

The idea is similar to some of my previous posts:



The duality of Knowledge

How to share knowledge [...]"

The 7-Step RSS Marketing Plan
AutoCAD Tips Newsletter: "Rok Hrastnik, the guru of RSS and marketing has an easy to follow article, The 7-Step RSS Marketing Plan, to get you started using RSS feeds for your marketing needs. He includes lots of links to get you started with specific tools.

Here are his steps, which he elaborates on:

1. Start Using RSS as an End-User

2. [...]"

Autodesk 3ds Max 7.5 is now released and shipping
CADwire.net: Blurbs: "Autodesk 3ds Max 7.5 is now released and shipping"