Goals/Introduction

For my Passion Project I have decided to do architecture/interior design. Architecture, and design in general, have been interests of mine for a long time. Architecture will probably be what I pursue after I graduate in a year and a half. 

Most of this project will be entered around Autodesk Revit. Revit is a BIM (building information modeling) software suite written by CAD (computer aided design) company Autodesk. This project may include components of Autodesk Inventor as well as Autodesk 3ds Max. Usually, these 3 software suites would cost over $15 000, but Autodesk has a program where you can get a 3-year license for student use. It's incredibly generous of them (also a pretty good marketing strategy) and a lot of students wouldn't be able to pursue their dreams of becoming an architect or an engineer without them.

Goals:

Primary:

Gain a solid understanding of Autodesk Revit:

- Be able to make fully custom parametric families 

- Understand the material system and be able to make objects look the way I want (possibly by creating my own materials)

- Get proficient enough to know exactly how to do things and do them efficiently, instead of finding my own workarounds that will eventually be detrimental to my proficiency later on.

- Learn how to make what I design look good; learn to use the cloud rendering system and possibly use Autodesk 3ds Max to get an even more professional render.

Secondary:

- Learn more about CAD in general. Most, if not all, of my passions or interests (or career possibilies) include the use of CAD at some point. Being knowledgeable in CAD in general will be beneficial for me.

- Learn more about the career of architecture, may include job shadowing.