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TAD stands for **The Architect' | TAD stands for **The Architect' | ||
- | //If you are in a hurry, | + | //If you are in a hurry, |
TAD is a unique kind of BIM, much different from conventional (IFC based) BIM that you may have seen elsewhere. It is small, extremely fast, and quite easy to use -- but, it works very differently. | TAD is a unique kind of BIM, much different from conventional (IFC based) BIM that you may have seen elsewhere. It is small, extremely fast, and quite easy to use -- but, it works very differently. | ||
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**A bit of history** | **A bit of history** | ||
- | TAD emerged in 1989 from India, and has continued to be an essential part of the evolution of CAD. It is one of the very few Building Information Modeling (BIM) applications that has seen continual use since 1989. It is possibly one of the oldest, if not //the// oldest BIM software in the world today; albeit, it was used in a small number of architects' | + | TAD emerged in 1989 from India, and has continued to be an essential part of the evolution of CAD. It is one of the very few Building Information Modeling (BIM) applications that has seen continual use since 1989. It is possibly one of the oldest, if not //the// oldest BIM software in the world today; albeit, it was used in a small number of architects' |
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+ | There was a soft launch in India on Jan 26, 2017 (our republic day) but we never had budget for marketing. Whatever information you got on TAD on the Internet is solely due to others promoting it (//We are grateful of course// | ||
Some more interesting background on TAD is here: http:// | Some more interesting background on TAD is here: http:// | ||
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TAD assists in designing right from early-stage of designing onward. It helps you arrive at final designs from hazy early design concepts. It is possibly the only BIM software that starts out by arranging //spaces// in a design. | TAD assists in designing right from early-stage of designing onward. It helps you arrive at final designs from hazy early design concepts. It is possibly the only BIM software that starts out by arranging //spaces// in a design. | ||
- | Besides offering extensive analysis capabilities, TAD also facilitates the programming of such objective analysis routines. | + | If you want to jump ahead: **Here are some important, nay, // |
- | These routines (we call them //probes// or //addons// or // | + | Besides offering extensive analysis capabilities, |
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+ | These scripts | ||
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+ | The scripting language is called ARDELA (ARchitectural DEsign LAnguage) and it is extremely easy. It is based on the AI language; Prolog. | ||
**TAD as //The Architect' | **TAD as //The Architect' | ||
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TAD (The Architect' | TAD (The Architect' | ||
- | Another component in the same platform can then be also used to make applications (aka " | + | Another component in the same platform can then be also used to make applications (scripted in ARDELA) that use the same architectural data for various usages. |
We are still a bit away from the entire TAD and this documentation currently concentrates on the designing component inside TAD. | We are still a bit away from the entire TAD and this documentation currently concentrates on the designing component inside TAD. | ||
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**TAD versions from 6.0.0.0 to 7.0.0.0 is free. //Versions from 7.x is free and open-source// | **TAD versions from 6.0.0.0 to 7.0.0.0 is free. //Versions from 7.x is free and open-source// | ||
- | In order to use TAD, you need to register an account with us at our [[http:// | + | In order to use TAD, you need to register an account with us at [[registration|our community]]. Registration is always free for versions from 6.0.0.0 |
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+ | We are hoping large number of architects and other professionals in the AEC industry join us on our mission, and the pricing would be kept very low, if not free. | ||
- | We are hoping large number of architects and other professionals in the AEC industry join us on our mission, and the pricing would be kept very low, if not free. After version 7.0.0.0 we plan to open-source TAD and/or its main component; //TAD Designer// The free version is being distributed to prepare the community to start the 7.0.0.1 open source version soon. | + | After version 7.0.0.0 we plan to open-source TAD and/or its main component; //TAD Designer// The free version is being distributed to prepare the community to start the 7.0.0.1 open source version soon. |
Currently, we have completely documented [[TAD Designer]], the desktop software component used for designing. Use the menu on the left to learn more. Please do not skip the initial steps and the concepts. | Currently, we have completely documented [[TAD Designer]], the desktop software component used for designing. Use the menu on the left to learn more. Please do not skip the initial steps and the concepts. | ||
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**Unusual commands but //extremely simple// commands** | **Unusual commands but //extremely simple// commands** | ||
- | The commands in TAD Designer are unusual, but they are extremely simple. Most senior architects would be able to pick up those commands over a day or so. The design that gets evolved in this modeling component is deliberately kept in a " | + | The commands in TAD Designer are unusual, but they are extremely simple. Most senior architects would be able to pick up those commands over a day or so. The design that gets evolved in this modeling component is deliberately kept in a " |
**Context Sensitive online Help** | **Context Sensitive online Help** |
Press F1 inside the application to read context-sensitive help directly in the application itself
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