sloArch

Author: Tim Alatorre

  • Extreme Artlantis Animation

    Never content until I’ve reached the limits of possibility, I created this rendering as a way of testing more of Artlantis Studio’s capabilities.  This is a simple animation of the SloArch logo but there is a lot going on in 34 seconds.

    The modeling was all done with SketchUp.  As I did with my previous animation each piece was modeled and then converted to an Artlantis Object.  This allows each piece to be animated.

    I tried animation just about everything in this clip.  Besides some very complex paths, objects are rotaing and pausing in their motion.  The clouds, sun paths, and water all all being animated.

    In order to create the wave effect I animated the water material to change wave size over time.  This allowed the movement at the beginning of the sequence.

    There is definetly room for improvment.  Not being able to animate the infinite ground plane was a problem, and the cloud animations are not as smooth as I would like.

    [pro-player type=”f4v”]http://www.sloarch.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/09-0601_sm.f4v[/pro-player]

    This animation was reduced for putting on the web, the full resolution animation was rendered with the following parameters:

    • Frame count: 625 frames
    • Resolution: 1920 x 1080
    • Anti-aliasing: Low
    • Radiosity: Low
    • Render Time: 29:36:16

    The background audio created with samples from www.freesound.org.
    Additional software used: Adobe Photoshop and Premiere

  • Modern Spanish Construction: Part II

    Yesterday we looked at the demolition and foundation of this building and the pouring of the foundation. Today we will take the building to it’s completion.

    Forming the First Floor
    The formwork has been removed from the 1st floor columns and the forms are being set up for the second floor. It was only a couple days since the first floor columns were poured but they won't be supporting any load for a few more. Metal jacks are setup steel joists and wood formwork are laid out.

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  • Modern Spanish Construction: Part I

    As I’ve mentioned previously, I’ve had a long time obsession with Architecture and construction dating back to a very young age.  The first plans I remember drawing were for an elaborate underground clubhouse that my sister and I were going to dig in my parents back yard.  I’m thinking I was about 10 or 11 at the time.  I had an opportunity to live in Spain for almost two years ending in July of 2001 and although I was there to do service with I never lost an occasion to enjoy the exposure to some very different Architecture and construction methods.

    I lived for 9 months in Guadalajara, the capitol city of the province of Guadalajara, located about 37 miles ENE of Madrid.  Although some of the structures in the city date back to the 8th century most the city is relatively new, constructed in the last 60 years.  With the addition of the AVE (high speed train) stop in 2003 the city has seen an explosion of growth.

    I lived in Guadalajara in the pre-AVE days on the 7th floor of the 10 story building in center of the photo below.  6 months after arriving I awoke on May 27th, 2000 to see that the small house directly across the street was being demolished.  I whipped out my camera and shot construction progress photos for the next 3 months.  The building is located on the  North East corner of Avenida de Castilla and Calle Alvargomez de Ciudad Real, one block West of Calle de Toledo.

    Birdseye View of Finished Building, via Live Maps on 5/21/09.
    Birdseye View of Finished Building in center of photo, via Live Maps on 5/21/09.

    The following photos chronicle the construction of the structural shell of the building.  I have added my thoughts on the methods of construction that were the norm for my time in Spain.  I pulled these pictures from my photo album and the notes I made 9 years ago are unfortunately glued to the pictures.

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  • First Impressions of the Artlantis Revit 2010 Add-In

    First off, if you haven’t downloaded the beta add-in you can do so by going to the Artlantis download page. I had the Revit 2009 add-in installed so I first had to uninstall this add-in. The install process for the 2010 add-in is very simple and just a standard installation. artlantis_install_1 (more…)

  • Artlantis Releases Revit 2010 Plugin

    Great news!  Artlantis anounced this morning the release of a beta export plug-in for Revit 2010 32bit and 64bit versions to Arlantis 2.

    The plugin is available from their download page.

    I will be installing it and giving it a test in the next hour or so.  I’will post more later today.