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Francesc Salla
15 advantages of using BIM
VisualARQ and BIM have a long way to go because the Building Information Modelling still hasn’t been fully implemented. The advantages of this relationship are many and have...
Rhino projects: a smog-eating façade
A façade designed with Rhino reduces the pollution produced by 1,000 vehicles per day. The most advanced projects in architecture are environmentally sustainable. In the...
Tip of the week: How to create a stair slab and change its thickness
The document files opened with a Rhino template have a stair "standard" style that doesn't have a slab by default. To add a slab to a specific stair style, open the stair styles...
Having fun while investigating
Feeling overwhelmed by your architectural projects? Forget the drawings, Rhino, BIM and the calculations for a while, but don’t drop the mouse. You are going to need it. We...
VisualARQ examines modern (and not-so-modern) architecture
Do you think that new technologies are only for modern architecture? Do you think that design software applies only to new projects of engineering or design? Look around and you...
Tip of the week: Is it possible to create irregular walls or walls from Rhino geometry?
Yes, it is. The VisualARQ walls created in the model with the _vaWall command , or from curves , are always created vertically and have a regular height and width. However, there...
Rhino projects: The Chapel of Rest, Graz (Hofrichter-Ritter Architects)
When we at VisualARQ present projects done in Rhino, we search for 2D or 3D architectural models which embrace life: homes, offices and factories. Occasionally, hospitals,...
Tip of the week: How can I create and select openings?
The operation and behaviour of an opening is identical to the one of a window or a door. Steps to create a new opening: Run the "_vaOpening" command (from the command line or...
BIM + IFC: Why we need them all
Both from the professional point of view (architecture, engineering or design) and from the citizens' one , it seems clear that the implementation of BIM will result in a general...
Tip of the week: How can I create a custom profile?
To create a custom profile you need to use the “Profile From Curve” option: 1. Draw a closed and planar curve 2. Click on the “Profile From Curve” icon (inside the VisualARQ...
Tip of the week: How can I assign different materials to the different components of a door or a window?
Each component of a VisualARQ object, like doors or windows, can have a different materials for rendering purposes , as well as display and printing properties. All these...