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TestFit: Gurban
When we launched Residential Engine (TestFit’s predecessor) we had never imagined that we would have made it this far. It started as a way to
TestFit on Generative Design
A good friend, Anthony Hauck, wrote an exhaustive explanation of what generative design is. I will stick with his definition of generative design (stand on
Generative Design for Parking Garages
Why build generative design for parking garages? What do we build most in this world? Parking… What do we hate most in this world? Parking…
TestFit: Startup Year One In Review
TestFit was founded to design buildings in milliseconds–to help architects and developers solve real estate deals with ease. This idea, and our implementation of it,
Generative Noise Abatement for the NMHC Innovation Challenge
This is our proposal for the NMHC Innovation Challenge! Since we are deeply committed to multifamily innovation, we knew we had to submit. Here is the
Preconstruction Tutorial: TestFit to Excel
This is a simple workflow to go from TestFit to Excel for your preconstruction workflows. 1. Export a TestFit .csv 2. Open TF Sample Hard
The Eternal Struggle: Unit design or building design?
Building Design from the top down or Unit Design from the bottom up. Pick one. The problem we are actually solving… Building design wants to
Scan Point – AEC Hackathon
We went to the Dallas, Texas AEC hackathon last weekend – this is an event where teams attempt to build a solution for a problem
TestFit Infographics
This post is an ongoing repository of all of our TestFit infographics.
Parametric Elevators (or Lifts)
TestFit’s parametric elevators tool will drop in early June 2018. It is remarkably simple and operates under three core principles… Principal #1: Distance Between Elevators