Futurarch

[glorybound]

This looks interesting

http://www.futurarch.com/

[Morne]

Almost like Revit inside Max - but scaled down version

[glorybound]

it looks pretty good; fast and easy. I would like to see the kind of geometry that it creates.

Almost like Revit inside Max - but scaled down version

[tammo]

Do many of you work with Revit in addition to max for ArchViz?
Is it worth learning?
I do only about 10% ArchViz work, and don't know if i am fast enough on those jobs using only the standard tools.
Maybe this is easier to learn because you stay inside Max.

The window and door stiles looks very much like US buildings,
i wonder if they have also some more european stuff in their library.

[glorybound]

I know, and have taught, Revit, but I still model in MAX. The Revit model is pretty clean, but I like the control I have in MAX. Now, I don't know anything about this software, but it does look good.

[Pixelcon]

Add a revit style section box and im sold...

[chriserskine]

I haven't used revit myself but worked with its models, and talking to people about it. it seems like there are fair bit of work up front. since you'll need to make your own library for all the elements you'll use. and then after that it gets quite quick. but expect your first year using it, to be a lot of asset creation.

[tricky]

Why did I study to be an architect for 7 years when I could just use this plugin instead?

[glorybound]

well, your education allows you to wear all black or a bow tie

Why did I study to be an architect for 7 years when I could just use this plugin instead?

[glorybound]

Revit

I implemented Revit in a company and spend the better part of a year building families and a custom template. When people left the company they were amazed at how little out-of-the box Revit has. They were almost helpless... they thought all that stuff shipped with Revit, or they thought everything was downloaded from RevitCity (hacked families).

[wxyz]

Thanks for the heads up.

[Neilg]

I do only about 10% ArchViz work, and don't know if i am fast enough on those jobs using only the standard tools.

Would it not make sense to practice getting faster with the standard tools?

[glorybound]

Revit is a different tool for a different purpose. it'll help you figure out complex roofs, but other than that, it's overkill for arch-viz work.

[yyk]

Would it not make sense to practice getting faster with the standard tools?

The standard tools are still just tools, why not make use of something that allows you to do the same job faster?

Did you guys look at the system requirements? "Autodesk 3ds Max 2012,2013 64bit only" Also apart from the obvious Max version numbers I can't find any dates on the website apart from the "©2011 FuturArch.com" at the bottom. What I'm trying to say is, we've had a couple of plugins and their developers vanish into thin air in the last years and a poorly handled website without a community forum or ongoing updates has always been a part of that equation. I'm interested in the plugin but I'd need some more convincing before making the purchase.