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TAS Ambiens Workflow

TAS Ambiens Workflow

Though Ambiens is technically a piece of CFD software, it allows for rapid modeling (when you get used to its quirks) and very quick simulations (often less than 2 minutes). After playing with Ambiens for about an hour, you should be able to run relatively complex studies…which is a-typical of most airflow modeling software…so as quirky as the software is, the “bang for the buck” is fairly good.


Virtualwind 3D Wind Flow: Quick Review

Virtualwind 3D Wind Flow: Quick Review

I’ve spent a bit of time putting Virtualwind through the paces. Looks like a winning piece of software. First thing to mention is: Virtualwind is intended for simple CFD studies, pedestrian-level wind for example, not complicated mechanical system studies. Second thing to mention is: it has a SketchUp plug-in…so keep this in mind as well.


LMNts

LMNts

LMNts is an experiment in openness and integration.  Welcome to our blog.   Blogs are nothing new…but LMNts is.  Here’s the back-story… Emerging technologies are shaping architectural practice and – more broadly – the experience of the built environment.   In the rapidly changing landscape of media and mediation, design and representation, it is difficult to [...]