OK, well maybe they aren't but I just wanted to see if and how all you architects possibly used them or think about them.
I recently read an article saying how they are completely changing the landscape of architecture both in terms of how they are used for surveying etc, but also how new buildings are being designed with drones in mind, meaning they need places to land or that in time, arriving at a building via the 13th floor isn't beyond the realms of possibility.
Thoughts?
Cue sarcastic comment from our boy in the Bay area.
randomised
Aug 16, 17 6:07 am
Would be nice to include a link to said article. Also don't think many people would like to arrive via the 13th floor, they prefer either the 12th or the 14th because people are weird.
I've heard that drones are a good alternative if you need to measure block heights when converting laudramats into death trap theatres in Oregon.
archiwutm8
Aug 16, 17 9:01 am
Ive used drone and work with many clients/contractors that do. Some larger construct firms are using them to monitor progression and for health & safety issues.
I've used them to survey rooftops and large areas via photogrammetry.
Volunteer
Aug 16, 17 10:54 am
As an aside, there used to be heliports on the top of tall buildings like the old Pan Am building. Some halfway bright people sat down and figured out what could happen with a helicopter in high winds, fog, rain, or one that had a mechanical problem just before or after touchdown, namely you would have a very large machine full of people going over the side umpteen stories down with the glide angle of a large rock.
x-jla
Aug 16, 17 11:45 am
I've have one, but mostly use it to bother my wife.
randomised
Aug 17, 17 4:27 am
Sorry in advance, but made me think of this:
x-jla
Aug 17, 17 10:09 am
Lol. That was great.
x-jla
Aug 16, 17 11:48 am
my favorite is to fly it in front of the tv while she's watching the kardashians.
joeuk
Aug 17, 17 3:36 am
An attempt at humour on here that was actually funny. Well played!
Schoon
Aug 16, 17 12:41 pm
The owner of a small firm I worked for during my first internship bought a big drone (probably 30"x30") for site inspection. He was so excited about it that he flew it around the office for a half hour while everyone was trying to work. When he tried to fly it upstairs to show folks on the 2nd floor, the angle change caused the drone to rotate and crash down the staircase. Other than that I don't think he used it once while I was there.
A research group at my college used infrared cameras strapped to drones to locate delaminations in reinforced concrete slabs.
OK, well maybe they aren't but I just wanted to see if and how all you architects possibly used them or think about them.
I recently read an article saying how they are completely changing the landscape of architecture both in terms of how they are used for surveying etc, but also how new buildings are being designed with drones in mind, meaning they need places to land or that in time, arriving at a building via the 13th floor isn't beyond the realms of possibility.
Thoughts?
Cue sarcastic comment from our boy in the Bay area.
Would be nice to include a link to said article. Also don't think many people would like to arrive via the 13th floor, they prefer either the 12th or the 14th because people are weird.
It would be nice, apologies. Original article
I was also reading this one that states how they will completely change the landscape we live in.
Article
can a drone do revit?
Clones do revit, not drones.
One day they will.... one day.....
I've heard that drones are a good alternative if you need to measure block heights when converting laudramats into death trap theatres in Oregon.
Ive used drone and work with many clients/contractors that do. Some larger construct firms are using them to monitor progression and for health & safety issues.
I've used them to survey rooftops and large areas via photogrammetry.
As an aside, there used to be heliports on the top of tall buildings like the old Pan Am building. Some halfway bright people sat down and figured out what could happen with a helicopter in high winds, fog, rain, or one that had a mechanical problem just before or after touchdown, namely you would have a very large machine full of people going over the side umpteen stories down with the glide angle of a large rock.
I've have one, but mostly use it to bother my wife.
Sorry in advance, but made me think of this:
Lol. That was great.
my favorite is to fly it in front of the tv while she's watching the kardashians.
An attempt at humour on here that was actually funny. Well played!
The owner of a small firm I worked for during my first internship bought a big drone (probably 30"x30") for site inspection. He was so excited about it that he flew it around the office for a half hour while everyone was trying to work. When he tried to fly it upstairs to show folks on the 2nd floor, the angle change caused the drone to rotate and crash down the staircase. Other than that I don't think he used it once while I was there.
A research group at my college used infrared cameras strapped to drones to locate delaminations in reinforced concrete slabs.