form•Z 7 was an important part of getting the condo building at 688 Broadway approved by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Rick Bernstein of Three Dimensional Technology is a long time form•Z user and describes his role in the project:
I don't know how to describe the role that form•Z plays in my process anymore, but now that I often get a Revit model from the architect I find form•Z more crucial than ever. I get to leverage form•Z's unparalleled handling of imported data to easily fix problems in the model with form•Z 7's vastly impoved toolset (especially the "how did I live without this before" Reshape tool), and then improve the model with clean booleans when I need them, easy rounding and texture mapping. I usually rebuild crucial geometry to make sure the image renders correctly. The process is much better all around because (a) the architect can use their software to understand the 3d relationships in the building and (b) because I get a much more developed idea then I did when I brought in 2d data from them, I have more time for developing textures and lighting then I did previously. I think it's a great workflow for all involved. Putting Maxwell in the mix as the renderer makes the building totally believable in the site. For my money and my workflow the combo of Revit, form•Z and Maxwell is the best way to understand and present a building design.
I don't know how to describe the role that form•Z plays in my process anymore, but now that I often get a Revit model from the architect I find form•Z more crucial than ever. I get to leverage form•Z's unparalleled handling of imported data to easily fix problems in the model with form•Z 7's vastly impoved toolset (especially the "how did I live without this before" Reshape tool), and then improve the model with clean booleans when I need them, easy rounding and texture mapping. I usually rebuild crucial geometry to make sure the image renders correctly. The process is much better all around because (a) the architect can use their software to understand the 3d relationships in the building and (b) because I get a much more developed idea then I did when I brought in 2d data from them, I have more time for developing textures and lighting then I did previously. I think it's a great workflow for all involved. Putting Maxwell in the mix as the renderer makes the building totally believable in the site. For my money and my workflow the combo of Revit, form•Z and Maxwell is the best way to understand and present a building design.
Read more about the project HERE.
