From Revit to Twinmotion ... in 34 Minutes !

 

No live stream this week!  Instead, here is a little excerpt from a recent presentation I did for AIA Columbia (South Carolina)... 

Watch me transform an Autodesk Revit project to a Twinmotion real-time rendered scene in under 34 minutes...

Special thanks to AIA Columbia for asking me present to them... and letting me record it to share with you all!

Door Swing Animation in Twinmotion for Revit Users

 

During last week's episode of BIM After Dark Live, we talked about Twinmotion for interiors (with Lumen) there was a comment about animating the doors while navigating the live scene:

So, I decided to make a short video to show you how to accomplish this... 

It's super fun and just adds so much more life to a live model scene....

Click here to view the video...

Final Week To Register!

As I mention in the video, NicheBIM 2024 is only 1 month away and we are closing registration on FRIDAY!!!

If you are interested in attending the first ever one-day conference for small firm/sole architects using BIM be sure to register now...

Click here to learn more and register today...

(Replay) Residential Revit - Twinmotion Interior Tips (The North Wing - PT 3)

 

On last night's episode of BIM After Dark Live I ran through creating an interior live real-time rendered scene of the primary bathroom of "The North Wing" project...

The key takeaways were adjusting lights coming in from Revit, material tips for realism, adding entourage... and the sun/light settings that really make a scene feel natural...

Click here to view the replay now... 

Twinmotion 2024 for Revit: What's New?! (w/Tyler) - Replay

 

In this episode of BIM After Dark Live I was be joined by Tyler Puryear to talk about what's new in Twinmotion 2024 for Revit!  We talked about best practices, templates, and, of course, highlight the new features!

Some of the topics we touched on were:

- Spacing and Area Tools

- Render Layers

    - Fabrics

    - Substance Files

    - Foliage Material

- Camera Updates

- Sequencer & Action Camera

- Deterministic Animations

Click here to view the episode now.... 

From Revit to Twinmotion Tutorial - Modern Barn (Episode 03)

In Episode 03 of our modern barn series we take our Revit model in to Twinmotion.  This tutorial will walk through the process of adding materials, vegetation, entourage, and even updating your scene with an entirely new design option!

Click here to view Episode 3...

Click here to view the entire series...

Twinmotion for Revit - Transforming Architectural Design (Digital Built Week 2023)

 

While presenting at Digital Built Week Americas 2023, I tell the story of how using Twinmotion for Revit will transform your architectural process.  These real-time visualization tools are no longer simply easier ways to make renderings, they are changing the way we design buildings....

Click here to view my presentation....

If you are interested in attending Digital Built Week Americas next year or becoming a member, check it out here...

Twinmotion 2023 - Why I am so EXCITED about it!!

 

Simply put, I am super excited about Twinmotion 2023 ... 

Here is a short video to explain why... 

From Revit to Twinmotion - What You *NEED* to Know (Replay)

 

In this episode of BIM After Dark Live I will be sharing my experience of using Revit to Twinmotion for the last three years. 

By now, you have probably heard the news about a strategic partnership between Autodesk and Epic with the goal of better integrating Revit and Twinmotion.  One of the benefits of this partnership will apparently be ALL Revit users getting access to Twinmotion as part of their subscription to Revit.  With that in mind, I thought it would be timely for me to share some of my tips, tricks, and processes honed over the last three years of using Revit and Twinmotion together.... 

Click here to view the replay of episode 81 now... 

Also, as mentioned, here are my current Twinmotion light and sun settings (for NON-path traced views):

Twinmotion 2022.1 Preview Review (for Revit Users)

A couple weeks ago Twinmotion dropped a "preview" release of their upcoming 2022 version.  Initially, I was going to wait until the REAL release came out early next year to make a video about it... 

But, I couldn't wait....

Why...?

Two words: "Path Tracer".

Check out my review video above to find out what I am talking about and why I was so excited to share my favorite new features....

From Revit to Twinmotion 2020 - The Ultimate Review

I first tried out Twinmotion back in 2012.  Eight years ago, real-time rendering programs were cool, but they were just that, cool.  You couldn't make an image that would pass as something reasonably realistic.  They were just too "game-y".

I ventured back into the world of real-time rendering back in 2015 with Lumion.  If you have been following this blog over the last five years you'd know how big of a fan I have become of Lumion (check out all the review and posts here).  But, you may have also noticed that my Lumion 9 and Lumion 10 reviews had a bit of frustration in them.

Well, my frustration at the latest release of Lumion and a demonstration I saw of Twinmotion 2020 made me want to take the proper time and give Twinmotion a try.

Therefore, I've spent the last 2 months using both Lumion 10 and Twinmotion 2019 to create renderings, animations, and project scenes. More recently, I've spent the last couple of weeks with an early copy of Twinmotion 2020!

Well, let's just say Twinmotion has been a refreshing change of pace and I am very impressed.

Keep reading to view my ultimate review of the new Twinmotion 2020...