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Originally Posted by peter f
Bad news:
Yes, since I'm an Architect (supposedly, he he). In fact when designing Projects worth the name...er...you are flirting with MCAD domain(s) as well (special building parts//components/etc). To tell you the truth I'm more involved with AEC CAD development (with Bentley Systems, NOT that Bentley, he he) especially with stuff related with non rectilinear geometry and/or dependent modeling (Generative Components - Google that thing). Apps in use in my office: CATIA, UGS, Microstation, Rhino, T-Splines and other weird and mysterious (ugly) stuff.
Ugly news:
The greatest challenge these days is designing Energy Efficient Projects...I mean with some kind of algorithm involved and not just putting silly -save the Planet now - ideas without any proof about investment break even point and such "trivial" stuff.
Good news:
Anyone can do Architecture, even Architects
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Them Generative Components sound interesting. I've always wondered how people dare build modern architectural designs when sometimes you have a feeling that there's no way something shaped like that could support itself, beautiful as it may be.
I'm in CG myself and I've heard of Catia and Microstation, but don't use them, no matter how cool modeling with solids is. I've used Rhino on occasion, and it's a pretty decent nurbs modeler, but not really useful in my line of work, which mostly consists of doing post-production for lame-ass cheap-o TV commercials and such. I do enjoy industrial design though, but rarely have the time and opportunity.
At the risk of sounding presumptuous, I started my own business last year and am looking to expand my clientele, so if you or your associates might be in need of a viz guy, I might like to take a stab at it.
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Back OT:
One thing that crossed my mind about this idle problem is that it might be related to the fuel quality. Ofc. this is just pure speculation, but I got the feeling that whenever I got served "lesser" fuel and there would be some knocking during stop-go urban riding, the idle problems were more likely to occur as well. I don't know if fuel quality is an issue in Greece, but around these parts it is, more often than not.