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MODEL MILLING Rapid prototyping technologies such as 3D printers and stereolithography have achieved some popularity in producing architectural models. But these methods are limited in the size of the models they can produce, and they require expensive materials. So at School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo, we have been working with computer numerical control (CNC) milling to produce architectural models. We have demonstrated the utility of CNC machining by producing a 1:33 scale model of a curvilinear, precast-concrete structure for the Ballingdon Bridge in Suffolk County, England.
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MIAMI METALS Futurist Alvin Toffler said: "You've got to think about big things while you're doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction." He was probably not referring specifically to architecture students, but his statement applies well to students thinking about design concepts when learning to use computer-aided design applications.
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More Design Tools Archicad 10 Runs Native on Intel-Based Apple Macs — Graphisoft press release, 2006.0830Autodesk Releases Revit Structure 4, Revit Building 9.1 — Autodesk Press Release, 2006.0829 New Revit Software Streamlines Modeling, Analysis, Integration — Autodesk press release, 2006.0829 There’s a Redlining Easter Egg in Autodesk DWFit — AECnews, 2006.0825 NBBJ Wins 2006 BE Award: BIM for Architecture — Digital CAD, 2006.0823 Oce Color Scanner Wins iF Award 2006 — Tenlinks, 2006.0823 NBBJ Wins 2006 BE Award — Bently Press Release, 2006.0823 MecSoft Announces Plug-in for Rhinoceros 3.0: RhinoART — MecSoft Corporation press release, 2006.0822 General CADD Announces v5.0 Open Beta Test — Tenlinks, 2006.0821 Autodesk Gets a Little Messy — The Motley Fool, 2006.0821 Low-Cost Document Management and Collaboration Software — e-Builder press release at PR Web, 2006.0819 STAAD.Pro 2006 Features New Tools, Enhanced Workflow — Bentley Systems, Incorporated press release, 2006.0818 RTSquare, 3D Renderer Plug-In for AutoDesk VIZ Now Available — GPU-Tech press release, 2006.0816 New Era of Infrastructure Design and Management — BE Magazine, 2006.0815 Dell Recalls Fire-Risk Laptop Batteries — Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2006.0815 Institute of Brownfield Professionals: New E-Commerce Tools — Revitalization Online, 2006.0809 Spicer Announces AutoCAD DWG 2007 Support — Spicer Corporation press release, 2006.0809 Release of ISS Foresight 5.5, 3D Visualization Tool — In Situ Simulation press release, 2006.0808 How BIM Can Support Cost Estimating — Cadalyst, 2006.0807 Misawa Homes Rolls Out Piranesi for Residential Design — Informatix Software press release, 2006.0802 Photo-Deblurring Research Debuts at Siggraph — Digital Camera Info, 2006.0802 Photos Transformed into 3D Model — BBC News, 2006.0802
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