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UMN Architecture TA Resources - best practices & resources for Teaching Assistants
SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS
RHINO PLUGINS
Food4Rhino (Plug-in Community Service; plugins for Rhino and Grasshopper)
PanelingTools (generate complex paneled surfaces in Rhino)
rhinoVAULT (funicular form-finding in Rhino)
ClimateStudio (Energy/Sunlight)
GRASSHOPPER PLUGINS
Firefly for Grasshopper (links to Arduino)
Project Hummingbird (links GH & Revit)
Kangaroo (physics simulator)
Slingshot (connects GH with outside data sources)
LunchBox (super useful geometry shortcuts)
Rabbit (biological form-finding tool for GH)
Millipede (structural analysis and optimization)
DIVA (daylighting and energy modeling - for both GH and Rhino)
VisualARQ (BIM plugin for rhino)
Geometry Gym (BIM functionality in GH, sweep steel profiles, interoperability)
SKETCHUP PLUGINS
Skatter (Render large amounts of vegetation and people)
Spacely AI (Redner photorealistic interiors and exteriors)
V-Quest (calculate cost, carbon & weight)
Lumion LiveSync (realtime, photorealistic rendering)
SketchUp Diffusion (create concept visuals in seconds)
ADOBE PLUGINS
PureRef (organize & view reference images)
Colorist (tools for editing colors & creating color palettes)
Arranger (arrange objects in complex layouts)
Artboard Resize (resize artboard in one click)
StockSolo (add FREE stock photos in your document)
Color Designer for Photoshop (improves work with colors)
The Noun Project (drag and drop icons right into the software you use)
Brandfetch for Photoshop (instant access to logos, colors, fonts, & more)
GRASSHOPPER RESOURCES
Grasshopper Primer / LIFT Architects
Generative Algorithms Using Grasshopper
Generative Design Computing - Grasshopper Tutorials
Perkins + Will Grasshopper Group
ARCHITECTURE DATABASES
DIGITAL DESGIN & FABRICATION RESOURCES
College of Design - W.L. Hall Workshop and DigiFabLab
Other Architecture Schools:
MIT - Digital Design Fabrication Group
North Dakota State University - LAAVA Lab
ARCHITECTURE DIAGRAMS / DRAWINGS
ARCHITECTURE VISULIZATION
Last updated by Abigail Green - February 2025
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