"Architectural Whisperer: Empowering Creativity Through Collaborative Design Journeys"

The student and tutor practiced using SketchUp to design a deck, focusing on wall creation, material application, component importing, and array creation. The student was assigned homework to complete a 10x10 deck design, incorporating decking materials, components, and railing details, for evaluation in the next session. They also discussed advanced features like contouring and rendering for future sessions.

The Tutor guided the Student through the basics of using Revit for architectural design, including importing CAD files, creating drafting views, manipulating levels, and creating custom walls with specific material properties. The Student practiced importing files and creating different building elements, and will continue to develop a basic building model for the next session.

The session involved Revit and SketchUp. The Student worked on visibility issues in Revit, creating costing schedules, and explored rendering options, including using Photoshop. The Tutor provided guidance on setting up schedules and suggested creating separate schedules for different object categories to solve formula application issues. The Student will send the Revit file for review and a SketchUp rendering for Photoshop assistance.

The following is a summary of a lesson. Saadain assisted a student from the University of North Texas in Denton with troubleshooting issues in Revit and SketchUp. The lesson focused on parametric control of families, texture mapping, and creating void extrusions. They worked on properly constraining and dimensioning objects in Revit to allow for flexible adjustments and created sink cutouts in countertops. The learner will practice the techniques discussed and continue working on their Revit project.

The following is a summary of a lesson. Saadain guided Elizabeth through the process of creating and scheduling casework elements, specifically countertops, in Revit. Elizabeth actively practiced creating families, assigning parameters, and generating schedules to calculate costs. The lesson also covered ADA kitchen design considerations and various rendering techniques for improved visualization.

Saadain guided a learner from Glendale Community College through creating a parametric countertop family in Revit. The lesson focused on adding adjustable dimensions and creating openings for sinks. The learner practiced adding reference planes, parameters, and constraints to control the countertop's dimensions and the sink opening's position. Saadain offered to refine the countertop family and costing setup and send the updated file to the learner for further practice.