At one point in the process the curves of the building changed almost from week to week, utilizing SketchUp and CAD allowed us to iterate very quickly. When that same project kicked-off SD, we used SketchUp at various scales, from urban to interior. In one recent design competition, a large team concurrently explored and crafted the design using a wide variety of tools and media – hand sketches, diagrams, physical models, SketchUp for massing, CAD and Illustrator for plans and sections, and Photoshop collages for “rendering.” My point here is that each tool allowed different avenues of exploration to occur while staying in one primary medium would probably have held us back. I focused my discussion on the first of these tasks, and posed the question:Īt Payette we do use occasionally use Revit in competitions. Presentation – “selling” a design for client meetings and front-end businessĭocumentation – drawing and creating packages of deliverables
In my presentation I explored the workflow of our software use at Payette and for me it breaks down into three main tasks:Įxploration – coming up with concepts, testing ideas and options However the next release will allow editing in perspective mode.
Revit imagery can be enhanced using other software such as Photoshop and Archvision.They are equal to most modeling tools in other software. Use Revit massing tools for form exploration.You can use a Revit model like a “fat sharpie.” Don’t be afraid to “throw away” a Revit model after SD and start over.In many examples he demonstrated how one can “soften” a Revit image with watercolor filters in Photoshop, or by layering on a hidden line image over a rendering.Ī number of key points from Henry’s discussion include: Henry shared a variety of projects (many of them competitions) where he used Revit from start to finish in very short periods of time to produce plan diagrams, axons, interior / exterior rendering and detailed sectional perspectives. In a recent Revit Users Group meeting at the BSA, we addressed the topic: “Revit vs SketchUp.” I spoke in favor of SketchUp alongside Henry Weinberg of CBT who advocated for use of Revit.