by Francesc Salla | Mar 12, 2014 | Articles, General
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 various implications, as we will see. For the time being, UK, Canada, USA, New Zealand and...
by Francesc Salla | Feb 25, 2014 | General
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 are different ways to create walls with irregular shapes: Wall from Solid: Option to...
by Francesc Salla | Feb 13, 2014 | Articles
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 improvement and, in order to get the short-term expected advantages, you need IFC....
by Francesc Salla | Jul 10, 2013 | General
The following video shows how to import an IFC file to VisualARQ using VisualARQ Grasshopper Components and Geometry Gym. The IFC information is read by the Geometry Gym components in Grasshopper and converted to VisualARQ levels, walls, slabs, windows and doors using...
by Francesc Salla | Mar 30, 2011 | General, New
VisualARQ 1.3 is now available for download. Owners of VisualARQ are encouraged to download and install VisualARQ 1.3. This is a free service release for all VisualARQ users. What’s new in 1.3? Improved stairs: Added slab, better representation and more properties....