Lot’s of icons of programs!

Don’t worry, you don’t have to install everything. For your first year you only need one bitmap image program, one vector image program, one lay-out program and one program from the modeling category. In the modeling category we strongly advise you to use Rhino, as this is used a lot in our education. Aside from these, you will need an “Office” package, Microsoft Office 365 for example.

You can find software at:

A.         @Hok
B.         software.tudelft.nl (for free)
C.         Surfspot (for free or discounted)

Notes:

1.         The Adobe software is available via Surfspot. The whole package approximately costs €120. NB: You have to register your package through Adobe. Adobe asks for you creditcard information. Don’t fill these in! See explanation on Surfsport.

2.         Rhino is used for the courses BK2TE2, BK2WV3 and BK2ON2, BK3ON3.

3.         Grasshopper is part of Rhino and does not have to be installed seperately. It is also possible to link to Dynamo, Revit and Archicad.

4.         Python is programming language and offers the opportunity to automate certain tasks in programs. 

5.         Autodesk Fusion works on the “Cloud”. You can gain acces to the program through your browser. If you’re not connected to the internet, you can not work with Fusion. 

6.         The BIM programs require some practise in order to get the hang of them, but are definitely worth the effort. They are used a lot in practise.

7.         Affinity is an alternative for Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Indesign. This costs 84 euros all together. You miss Adobe Premiere for video editing, but there are good alternative free options for that.

8.         Most 3D programs have their own render engine to generate images. Sometimes it is better to install an extra renderer for better quality.

9.         The render programs often work as plug-in for another 3D program. When you install a render program, first check if your 3D programs are supported.

10.       The standard method is to first make a (digital) drawing of a 3D model and to render it. Next you can import this into a vector image program to edit the colours. Then you can use a lay-out program to make a book or poster.

11.       Most (3D) programs can exchange data with one another via certain fileformats (via for example “save as” or “export”).

12.       There is no program that does everything for you and “you can do that with a single push of the button” has not been successful yet.