Act-3D BV’s Lumion 10.3 rendering software allows users to import their displacement maps to create natural and realistic appearances with how materials across projects will look. Users can use Lumion LiveSync, a plugin, to access simultaneous, real-time connection between 3-D models in AutoCAD and Lumion 10.3. The software comes with Hyperlight lighting in previews to enhance real-time views and video tutorials.
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has been working hard to impact the next generation of architects.
This year’s contest challenged students to create an innovative metal building design for a municipal fire station.
"As a trade show exhibitor I learned far more from the architect attendees than they learned from me."
The success of any façade is measured by many factors, but by far the most overlooked is thermal movements.