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Dwight's book?

Anonymous — Thu, 11 May 2023 12:24:25 GMT

I know this will sound very cheeky but is there a "student" version of dwight's book on lightworks for us poor students who struggle to afford books and pay bills???

You are well within your rights to tell me to bugger off and not be so tight...

Thanks,

Mark

Re: Dwight's book?

TomWaltz — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:08:41 GMT

Your best bet is probably to contact Dwight directly.

Re: Dwight's book?

Anonymous — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:14:13 GMT

Dwight will probably tell you to bugger off, and not be so tight. But in a more humourous way.

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Anonymous — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:19:36 GMT

Have you checked to see if your college has a copy of the book? Otherwise, think of it as an investment in your future. Sell a liver or something if you must...

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Anonymous — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:18:58 GMT

haha, uni doesn't have a copy and Im not sure student organs will fetch very much pal...could be something to do with all the beer.

by the way, whats it like to be an architect in new zealand? im looking into possibly doing my work experience there (although it has to be an ARB registered practice).

Re: Dwight's book?

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:43:24 GMT

I'm not an architect, and i've only just returned from england myself, so hard to say what the industry is like over here. But I'm sure S2art (who commented earlier) or Ben Frost (who's all over the forum) can be more help.

cheers,
tom

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Anonymous — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:14:39 GMT

I, too, am but a simple Draughtsman, but I'm sure you'd have a good time here. Architectural practices are many and varied, from small, one-man-bands (or slightly larger like ours, with only 2 Archs and 4 Draughtees) to large commercial practices with offices all over the country (eg. Jasmax, Chow Hill, have a look at the www.architecturenz.net site, linked from the NZIA website) and if you're any good I'm sure you'd be snapped up.

~archiben, self proclaimed architectural nomad, has probably seen more Architectural practices than me around the country (my last move between practices was 4 years ago, and just across the road...) and might be able to offer some advice.

Over to you, Ben...

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__archiben — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:20:00 GMT

mark44 wrote:
by the way, whats it like to be an architect in new zealand? im looking into possibly doing my work experience there (although it has to be an ARB registered practice).

you're unlikely to have much success finding an ARB registered practice, although there are plenty of poms in this part of the world: i can't remember whether you just have to work under an ARB registered architect and that will suffice?

my opinion: just do it mate. registration can happen later! (i've never actually got around to it yet - too much to see in and do! ). there seems to be a good architectural climate at the moment, although i get a feeling that there needs to be a bit of a crash just to level things out a bit. from a construction point of view though, standards and materials are far lower and looser than the UK. that's not a negative criticism: just that you won't get the kind of exposure to construction techniques that you will eventually need to know for UK practice . . .

on the whole, i'm liking it here. i can design with a freedom i never had in the UK . . . (and that's more important than the client getting cold because kiwi's have never heard of insulation, right?! )

Tom wrote:
I'm not an architect, and i've only just returned from england myself...

where are you working tom? chch isn't that big, so you can't be too far away . . . i'm just on the edge of the centre: armagh street/durham street north . . .

ben

Re: Dwight's book?

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:28:10 GMT

~/archiben wrote:

Tom wrote:
I'm not an architect, and i've only just returned from england myself...
where are you working tom? chch isn't that big, so you can't be too far away . . . i'm just on the edge of the centre: armagh street/durham street north . . .

I'm teaching at the D+A College on Worcester St. Who are you working for?

Re: Dwight's book?

Dwight — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:30:57 GMT

s2art wrote:
I, too, am but a simple Draughtsman

Nobody who has mastered Archicad as you have can be referred to as a simple draughtsman.

BTW: Peter Greenaway is working on a remake of his 1982 movie renamed
"The Building Information Model Manager's Contract."

Re: Dwight's book?

__archiben — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:41:51 GMT

Tom wrote:
I'm teaching at the D+A College on Worcester St. Who are you working for?

west + tritt architects . . . armagh court.

Dwight wrote:
BTW: Peter Greenaway is working on a remake of his 1982 movie renamed "The Building Information Model Manager's Contract."

is that before or after "the belly of a construction modeller"?

ben

Re: Dwight's book?

Dwight — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:53:27 GMT

~/archiben wrote:
is that before or after "the belly of a construction modeller"?

five years.

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Anonymous — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:55:41 GMT

~/archiben wrote:
Tom wrote:
I'm teaching at the D+A College on Worcester St. Who are you working for?
west + tritt architects . . . armagh court.

Anton Tritt? He's my old Archicad tutor. Say hi to him from me. I should pop down and say hi one day.

Re: Dwight's book?

__archiben — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:02:30 GMT

Tom wrote:
Anton Tritt? He's my old Archicad tutor. Say hi to him from me. I should pop down and say hi one day.

yep, the same. come over anytime - we're a bit of a drop-in clinic anyway! just make sure that you call in at the copenhagen bakery before you get here . . .

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__archiben — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:05:26 GMT

Dwight wrote:
~/archiben wrote:
is that before or after "the belly of a construction modeller"?
five years.

i'm sure it will make a splash.

Re: Dwight's book?

Anonymous — Mon, 07 May 2007 22:54:27 GMT

Dwight

Will there be a further supplement to your book for AC11? Not that I have it yet, but just wondering if there are any changes / improvements. Have you been involved in the development / beta testing of 11?

Cheers

Re: Dwight's book?

Dwight — Mon, 07 May 2007 23:52:56 GMT

I have been a Beta tester and discovered a number of minor issues in imaging.

Since I see the promo of Archicad 11 is well underway, here are things to look for that won't get much press, but delight me:

1: Open GL: responds to the transparency setting for materials. Yay.

2: What were formerly exclusively color shaders can now also be employed as displacement shaders. This is great! A brick shader with shadowed relief!!

3: Since i do so much curvy stuff, I'm relieved that the wall tool can now make smooth curved profiles instead of a buzzillion short segments.

RE: More Book: Depending on whether or not i get this next huge public art job, i might be doing a new small electronic book based in Archicad 11 that revisits the basics with new techniques that only seminar attendees learn because they were developed since the LightWorks book was written - almost two years ago, now. The light cone reigns!

Re: Dwight's book?

Anonymous — Tue, 08 May 2007 00:07:32 GMT

Dwight wrote:
I have been a Beta tester and discovered a number of minor issues in imaging.

Since I see the promo of Archicad 11 is well underway, here are things to look for that won't get much press, but delight me:

1: Open GL: responds to the transparency setting for materials. Yay.

Yay indeed. Shadows would be goo too...and lights.

Dwight wrote:
2: What were formerly exclusively color shaders can now also be employed as displacement shaders. This is great! A brick shader with shadowed relief!!

Sounds good.

Dwight wrote:
3: Since i do so much curvy stuff, I'm relieved that the wall tool can now make smooth curved profiles instead of a buzzillion short segments.

About bloody time.

Dwight wrote:
RE: More Book: Depending on whether or not i get this next huge public art job, i might be doing a new small electronic book based in Archicad 11 that revisits the basics with new techniques that only seminar attendees learn because they were developed since the LightWorks book was written - almost two years ago, now. The light cone reigns!

Hope you don't get the job.

Cheers

Re: Dwight's book?

Anonymous — Tue, 08 May 2007 00:54:58 GMT

s2art wrote:
Hope you don't get the job.

Crap joke. I wish you all the very best.

Re: Dwight's book?

Dwight — Tue, 08 May 2007 01:33:10 GMT

It is my duty to look after you.