Frog Up or Down

I received one of Jon Pickups weekly mailing list of topics discussed, and the highlight for me was the discussion on the way Marionette can be used, with BIM objects. I am now in the final stages of my paper for ICAT and make mention of this fact, but the real power I don't think we have seen yet, and it will take a lot of experiment and trials to see how far we can take Marionette. In the mean time tale a look at Jons post , and see his notes and I hope, the excellent GIF that steps through the problem. As always Jon is at the fore front of presentation and media use, I remember way back before Skype was mainstream Jon and I were constantly playing with the technology. The use of GIF is not new, but it fits here so well Related articles Gmail finally lets you block annoying senders Yes, This GIF Takes 1,000 Years To Loop My Moleskin is Half empty Architectural Technologist - Evernote post it notes Architectural Technologist - POP and CIAT

I had a conversation with several people recently re the way we draw, and as we progress through the 3D path, would it be possible to drop 2D CAD drafting. I must admit, 90% of my work is still 2D, but I see the benefits of drawing in 3D, so perhaps the next big project will be the one I turn a corner with, and reduce the %. But, yes it's that word again, But, even when I draw in 3D, the sections created require I draw in 2D, simply because the internal portions of any wall style is void of anything. So here is my thoughts on getting the detail at least partially drawn, and as I use Vectorworks primarily, that what I will talk about here. First lets look at the easiest to sort, brick coursing , we all use bricks, and their size varies from country to country, but their size is known, and the base point or the point at which coursing begins is also known. I see two alternatives, use Marionette to add coursing to any section, from the base point,  Have the wall style...

Last night, I watched one of the best explanations of a new function in Vectorworks , called Marionette. Simply put, its a visual scripting process that uses symbols and links between those  symbols to add function, and link the symbols to script some pretty dan amazing stuff. Presented by my good friend Jon Pickup, it has all his knowledge and background in Vectorworks, presenting something I think will make a big difference to some large projects. Plus you have Jon's easy going lecture style, thats great to listen to. I spoke to Jon about this a few weeks ago, and saw the potential, so when I saw the webinar I made time to watch, but I am so glad Novedge put it up on Youtube. But rather than try to explain it, just watch the video.