Land8 | Matt Hawker | Group Activity https://land8.com/members/matthawker/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Matt Hawker is a member. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:50:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 a0ddaef886bdf976621a546bf91da62d Christine Gonzales joined the group Digital assets and resources https://land8.com/activity/p/60981/ Tue, 19 May 2020 18:45:07 +0000 0 f48a5db7dae02f303f9319cdd633cbc1 Alex Aubry joined the group Digital assets and resources https://land8.com/activity/p/60666/ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:49:29 +0000 0 b5e31e3d01ea98cbb1677c465b3163d7 Aidan Joseph ffrench joined the group Digital assets and resources https://land8.com/activity/p/60476/ Fri, 21 Feb 2020 20:12:48 +0000 0 5d4075343dfefc47fb28432b242917ec Bridger DeMars joined the group Digital assets and resources https://land8.com/activity/p/59942/ Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:41:48 +0000 0 ac9b8f67ed588a0e4e62847fa16f417b StudioCK joined the group Digital assets and resources https://land8.com/activity/p/59651/ Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:27:51 +0000 0 79739ff792030fc460cb869f2b7ad12d Bruce McWilliam Associates Landscape Design Group 778-809-9784 joined the group Digital assets and resources https://land8.com/activity/p/53742/ Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:32:47 +0000 0 d63c2839ed553f89929ebd6ba73460ad Matt Hawker posted an update in the group LA Downunder: Hi all, I'm an Adelaidean going into Masters of LA at Uni of Adelaide. https://land8.com/activity/p/25806/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:41:02 +0000 Hi all, I’m an Adelaidean going into Masters of LA at Uni of Adelaide.

]]> 0 0c3f08233e9d2bfc467a5e0c4ca536f7 Jennifer Nitzky, RLA, ASLA, ISA posted an update in the group Digital assets and resources: Does anyone know where I can find HQ real world plant images […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20325/ Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:47:12 +0000 Does anyone know where I can find HQ real world plant images that include vegetables?  Anyone know a free site for downloading plant images without the background?

]]> 0 60eb7906aa5a1daa363d9dac216f69ce MsM posted an update in the group LA Downunder: Hi, Im a final year LA student in Queensland. We are […] https://land8.com/activity/p/25807/ Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:01:49 +0000 Hi, Im a final year LA student in Queensland. We are currently working with Flood Of Ideas to produce ideas for flood resilience. Details as follows. 
 
FLOOD OF IDEAS aims to provide a public forum to seek the best and the most creative ideas to respond to the threat of flood and natural disaster in the Queensland community
 
FLOOD OF IDEAS is a…[Read more]

]]> 0 c70491ce7aed74c9d89faccc09c35288 Michael Roy posted an update in the group LA Downunder: Canberra is nice, a good place to live and the UC is a good […] https://land8.com/activity/p/25808/ Tue, 19 Oct 2010 02:05:31 +0000 Canberra is nice, a good place to live and the UC is a good school too. Canberra also has an awesome setting, really doesn’t have a city feel to it not many tall buildings, lots of trees and natural landscapes all around. Its close to Sydney too and a short flight away from Melbourne. In terms of the uni courses in aus, I know quite a few people…[Read more]

]]> 0 207f623a236e3bd96db2ec586fbbdba3 Cody Thurman posted an update in the group LA Downunder: Hey guys and gals, I'm currently considering moving to Oz to […] https://land8.com/activity/p/25809/ Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:49:46 +0000 Hey guys and gals,
I’m currently considering moving to Oz to get my MLA and was hoping to get some feedback from current practitioners in Australia about the following masters programs: University of Canberra, RMIT, University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, and University of Adelaide. I believe the Univ. NSW masters program is not…[Read more]

]]> 0 eeb0e86a9be64cae73ddb8e9d0fa1863 Fabio Torlai posted an update in the group Design Technology: These renders took about 25 minutes, 150 dpi, 2000 pixels in […] https://land8.com/activity/p/19570/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:41:36 +0000 These renders took about 25 minutes, 150 dpi, 2000 pixels in the bigger side, I used the “Final” preset.
Later on I discovered some other option under the atmosphere editor menu, activating global radiosity gives a new fell to the renders. I´m using Vue 7, I think there´s not radiosity on earlier versions.

]]> 0 77247bee6f354331afca18746364cd96 Bayazit Oguz Ayoglu posted an update in the group Design Technology: I've just seen them, nice works... Can u give some clue […] https://land8.com/activity/p/19571/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:24:12 +0000 I’ve just seen them, nice works… Can u give some clue about the render times?

]]> 0 0165b70b07f2d60d40d521a87117c54f Fabio Torlai posted an update in the group Design Technology: Retrying... https://land8.com/activity/p/19572/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:05:19 +0000 Retrying…

]]> 0 9d8cb2aeb6776c7523fa00ad8b03aeae Bayazit Oguz Ayoglu posted an update in the group Design Technology: Fabio Hi, I can't see the renders, is there problem with my […] https://land8.com/activity/p/19573/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:38:35 +0000 Fabio Hi,

I can’t see the renders, is there problem with my connection or attachment, would you please send’em again or give a link instead 😉

]]> 0 dc62b63349bc449f752a10222c633908 Bayazit Oguz Ayoglu posted an update in the group Design Technology: Hi Rfox, I know that Vue Xstream is coming with a plug-in […] https://land8.com/activity/p/19574/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:33:42 +0000 Hi Rfox,

I know that Vue Xstream is coming with a plug-in that helps integration with Max (it also gives chance to use Vue’s render engine in Max). But I haven’t had a chance to try it yet.

So, no I haven’t used any plug-in. I’ve created the plants in Vue and exported them via standard Vue export tools with maps & UVW Coordinates. These tools…[Read more]

]]> 0 1cb90b8531afd1bfd9841304fdff24d9 Ryland Fox posted an update in the group Design Technology: I like the plant library in vue and the ability to populate […] https://land8.com/activity/p/19575/ Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:12:35 +0000 I like the plant library in vue and the ability to populate large areas, but it would be hard to get into a firm, so expensive and importing other geometries isn’t the best. I just like messing with it.

Are the 3d and 4th using the vue/3d max plug in? I haven’t really gone into it that far yet but it seems good.

]]> 0 925b3dd500f539564cbe04c56e31adc1 Robin Alyse Doyle posted an update in the group Digital assets and resources: tal_sketchup.pdf https://land8.com/activity/p/20326/ Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:32:14 +0000 tal_sketchup.pdf

]]> 0 c091835b8417fe9236da447f68363c40 Robin Alyse Doyle posted an update in the group Digital assets and resources: Hey all you SketchUp users out there! There's a hands-on […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20327/ Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:28:21 +0000 Hey all you SketchUp users out there! There’s a hands-on all-day workshop on Modeling Residential Sites with Slope in Google SketchUp (for intermediate/advanced users) coming to San Francisco Feb. 20th, 2010
Includes rubyscripts and tips for smoothly integrating your CAD files.

]]> 0 8689e932fbad480d573b7045901725ab Ryland Fox posted an update in the group Design Technology: Is anybody using VUE? It is pretty good though most […] https://land8.com/activity/p/19576/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:59:49 +0000 Is anybody using VUE? It is pretty good though most materials would have to be custom made. Good interface with Max and is import/export.

]]> 0 8946942161e0ceac386e346d25dcc02f Taweesak Somyoung (Wee) posted an update in the group LA Downunder: hello to all https://land8.com/activity/p/25810/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:33:32 +0000 hello to all

]]> 0 1cda90609b7b9110290ea44ab57564c4 Stephen Gibson posted an update in the group LA Downunder: So I started this discussion a while ago - considering a […] https://land8.com/activity/p/25811/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:18:20 +0000 So I started this discussion a while ago – considering a move back to Australia from the US. Well, I finally arrived in Perth this week (my new home) and I think I’ve answered my own question – there are so many construction cranes towering over the city skyline it’s bloody amazing. And I just landed a senor position with Hassell here in Perth. So…[Read more]

]]> 0 7c4fd3287534bd04a9df63fd7b34d747 Ryland Fox posted an update in the group LA Downunder: Also, is anybody in Sydney? I am going to go up to […] https://land8.com/activity/p/25812/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:37:00 +0000 Also, is anybody in Sydney? I am going to go up to McGregor’s new park at Ballast Point if anybody wants to meet up and go.

]]> 0 eeec3249a0e60630aef4c4c0742cf9d3 Ryland Fox posted an update in the group Design Technology: I just got Revit and am starting to play around with it. Has […] https://land8.com/activity/p/19577/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:45:59 +0000 I just got Revit and am starting to play around with it. Has anybody started to use it? I might have to take a training course though. We will see.

Also started playing with Maya’s MEL scripting. I got a book called “MEL Scripting for Animators” which is really good so far but slow to get through.

]]> 0 e5b9b6b68afedada7819f777be676acf giovanni posted an update in the group LA Downunder: Hi, any landscape architects here from Adelaide? https://land8.com/activity/p/25813/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:40:43 +0000 Hi, any landscape architects here from Adelaide?

]]> 0 33316978b179b99b638fe29b816ae9a8 Ryland Fox posted an update in the group LA Downunder: Also, has anybody started the GradAILA in NSW? https://land8.com/activity/p/25814/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:10:43 +0000 Also, has anybody started the GradAILA in NSW?

]]> 0 a407be56cbd57b6ebcd71bd100b5a356 Ryland Fox posted an update in the group LA Downunder: Where are you getting practice materials for the registration process? https://land8.com/activity/p/25815/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:10:20 +0000 Where are you getting practice materials for the registration process?

]]> 0 caedd56458830810f64eb09d102c0902 MJ posted an update in the group Digital assets and resources: I've used Auto Cad for 7years and I have to move on Vector […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20328/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:02:53 +0000 I’ve used Auto Cad for 7years and I have to move on Vector Works for a new Company. It’s so confusing and not so much information so far.. Tutorials don’t really give me right answers and I have many problems to figure out, but it’s difficult ask somebody.. Not so many people are using this..

]]> 0 4c61e5e52108fc21adcc2016bcb10034 Michael Roy posted an update in the group LA Downunder: Hi all for any graduates (or graduates to be) out there I am […] https://land8.com/activity/p/25816/ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:16:07 +0000 Hi all
for any graduates (or graduates to be) out there I am involved in a group called GraduAILA we are graduates who are going for or preparing for registration through AILA. At the moment we are only based in the ACT but want to see the idea spread. There has been some activity in Perth with JAILA starting up earlier this year (before I left to…[Read more]

]]> 0 e066460d18cdabaa769398b5ccdf6d75 Bob Luther posted an update in the group Digital assets and resources: Land F/X is a great tool if you are going to do a concept to […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20329/ Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:39:03 +0000 Land F/X is a great tool if you are going to do a concept to working drawings set and are looking for real world ability to create and modify a great set of plans, it is functional within Autocad and now BricsCad ( a cheeper version of ACAD, which looks very powerful for the price), and LandF/X functions with SketchUp (which is not a TOY as stated…[Read more]

]]> 0 640263668591327a29b9c1f48dfc782c Ryland Fox posted an update in the group Design Technology: So I spent about a week trying to insert a design into […] https://land8.com/activity/p/19578/ Sun, 24 May 2009 22:50:23 +0000 So I spent about a week trying to insert a design into Blender’s gaming engine. The outcome worked ok, but wasn’t very pretty. The process went like this:

1. Wrote script to randomly generate terrain in Maya.
2. Made a post and cloned it, then used the vortex dynamic to blow them around the terrain.
3. Created a ncloth from a nurbs plane and…[Read more]

]]> 0 0d907389a9b1ad07da51c432691f0784 Ryland Fox posted an update in the group Design Technology: Well, I have been away for awhile. I have been looking at […] https://land8.com/activity/p/19579/ Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:41:43 +0000 Well, I have been away for awhile.
I have been looking at the use of Maya Dynamics to force design.

It is kind of fun but I don’t know if it will go anywhere. Has anyone used
any of the dynamic functions in Maya (Airfield, Gravity, Newtonian field etc)?

]]> 0 6425016d75cc9ddaf8fbdfd92c652f10 Shimi Dahan posted an update in the group Digital assets and resources: Whilst I am glad you all find the discussion useful - let's […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20330/ Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:19:06 +0000 Whilst I am glad you all find the discussion useful – let’s avoid blank statements and overlooking the progress some applications had achieved. Every release of each application brings many new and sometimes very good features. Some of these upgrades make a huge difference and change the appeal of the software.
So for 2D – AutoCAD LT is g…[Read more]

]]> 0 3acbcec65ad6aa9841c029411e71064d Tom Fitzgerald posted an update in the group Digital assets and resources: I've been using Rhino and just a word of caution, it is […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20331/ Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:51:28 +0000 I’ve been using Rhino and just a word of caution, it is primarily an industrial design 3D modeling program and I’ve found that it does not work well for large scale applications. It exceeds in designing small elements, which can then be exported into other programs that work better with land manipulation.

I think this conversation is great…[Read more]

]]> 0 57b8f970432bbe2319ec3fe60d598412 Eric Gilbey posted an update in the group Digital assets and resources: After using AutoCAD for about 12 years of drafting, and then […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20332/ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:40:03 +0000 After using AutoCAD for about 12 years of drafting, and then switching over to Vectorworks Landmark, I would say without hesitation that the advantages of working in Vectorworks over AutoCAD are immense. The only reason why I had been using the “industry standard” is because I didn’t seek anything better. Many take their work out of AutoCAD to do…[Read more]

]]> 0 e85347d0e52d55dc566479d13bf057a0 jeffreyrreiser posted an update in the group Digital assets and resources: Has anyone looked at Viz Terra? https://land8.com/activity/p/20333/ Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:22:28 +0000 Has anyone looked at Viz Terra?

]]> 0 b65be16e53503ed28049e9383027a73d Ryland Fox posted an update in the group Design Technology: I thought I would post a few Grasshopper files that I made […] https://land8.com/activity/p/19580/ Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:51:38 +0000 I thought I would post a few Grasshopper files that I made to help out in the site engineering department. They basically interpolate contours a couple of different ways.

The first one works on contour lines and the second on elevation points. I made a third for roads but I am not sure about it…[Read more]

]]> 0 07095a5d14a382c030d4a10c1978b8aa John Moe posted an update in the group Digital assets and resources: Shimi; Thanks for the advice. I'll give you a mini-review of […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20334/ Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:59:57 +0000 Shimi; Thanks for the advice. I’ll give you a mini-review of the Vectorworks and its capabilities once I get started with it. I’m also interested to find out about an add-on program called Doodle. It looks promising. I’ll let you know. Thanks again.

]]> 0 4d90baa31076ed3e37401c1be7df9144 Shimi Dahan posted an update in the group Digital assets and resources: I still have not found an intuitive terrain modelling […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20335/ Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:33:30 +0000 I still have not found an intuitive terrain modelling platform for us landscape architects.
Rhino can produce nice surfaces, which can be pulled and pushed to get the aethetics right, but its contours are inaccurate and, unlike Civil 3D, very static. Civil 3D on the other hand is very dynamic and great in live sections and contours, but falls…[Read more]

]]> 0 0a0b462d653d317aecb7729aeaae3858 John Moe posted an update in the group Digital assets and resources: Thanks RFox. I'm going to download a trial copy of Rhino and […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20336/ Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:21:28 +0000 Thanks RFox. I’m going to download a trial copy of Rhino and play around with it. I did that a few months ago with AutoCAD Civil and found the new interface pretty intuitive. I still need something that’ll be a simple interface with a landscape design focus. Right now, I don’t need super high-quality rendering capabilities, but I would like to…[Read more]

]]> 0 3c88073fbc3fbebf870330bc65774eb0 Ryland Fox posted an update in the group Digital assets and resources: Personally, I would recommend Rhino 4.0. It is an extremely […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20337/ Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:43:35 +0000 Personally, I would recommend Rhino 4.0. It is an extremely easy to learn platform and combines 2D and 3D design quite well. Plus there are really good render engine plugins like Vray.

Rhino is also very good at importing and exporting a wide variety of different file types from Autocad to Digital Projects to Maya. I don’t know the exact pricing…[Read more]

]]> 0 b85a4878f407d087d923373901708882 John Moe posted an update in the group Digital assets and resources: Thanks guys. I've seen many of the previous discussions on […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20338/ Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:28:51 +0000 Thanks guys. I’ve seen many of the previous discussions on this topic. Reviewing my last post, I realized I had mentioned I had been running LandCAD. That part was true. However, I have not been using LandCAD. In fact, I haven’t used it for a single project. I couldn’t get out of the tutorial phase. The LandCAD folks have offered me extremely…[Read more]

]]> 0 baf9bc49f194e1d13730cfbec0de0341 Shimi Dahan posted an update in the group Digital assets and resources: John - this question keeps popping up and is a testament of […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20339/ Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:56:58 +0000 John – this question keeps popping up and is a testament of the range of aspirations, skill sets and experiences out there in the industry.
I have seen them all and to date, I have not seen THE tool for landscape architects. We have to use various platforms to deliver the wide range of services we provide.

There are quite a few parameters to this…[Read more]

]]> 0 eca98df6320f6a05988488566aca8eda Lee Attinger posted an update in the group Digital assets and resources: I personally would go with Autocad over Vectorworks for a […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20340/ Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:05:17 +0000 I personally would go with Autocad over Vectorworks for a couple reasons. To start, Autocad is the industry standard as far as drafting goes so alot more people know the program. Also, as more schools push digital rendering, more and more students are using software like 3ds Max and Revit which don’t play well with Vectorworks linework. On the…[Read more]

]]> 0 6a951a7e55877bba5949723fc5ce78eb John Moe posted an update in the group Digital assets and resources: I've just started a one-person design firm specializing in […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20341/ Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:17:49 +0000 I’ve just started a one-person design firm specializing in residential. I’m trying to decide between the various cad programs and think Vectorworks would be the best fit for me. I have owned EaglePoint LandCADD (2000) but was running with its stand-alone cad engine (not AutoCAD). Now, years later, I’m really thinking it’s time to try again with…[Read more]

]]> 0 f3605bacc15c525dd99e47970bd70538 MsM posted an update in the group LA Downunder: Hi, Ms M from Brisbane Queensland. Just got back from a […] https://land8.com/activity/p/25817/ Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:01:22 +0000 Hi, Ms M from Brisbane Queensland. Just got back from a short stint in Dubai as an Intern.

Was very interesting experience but unfortunately the economic crisis is hitting everyone badly over there. Lets just say that i probably left just as it was getting pretty bad.

]]> 0 5dcccc6c9ae116e643365f49b9929378 Stephen Gibson posted an update in the group LA Downunder: Hi Michael, Went to school in Perth, eh? What did you think […] https://land8.com/activity/p/25818/ Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:11:14 +0000 Hi Michael, Went to school in Perth, eh? What did you think of it? Thinking of moving to Perth and doing some teaching and curious what UWA’s like from the inside!!!

]]> 0 18d7fbd138f8f3bade11b47e5f424cde Phillip Smith posted an update in the group LA Downunder: Upside down miss Jane! https://land8.com/activity/p/25819/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:05:22 +0000 Upside down miss Jane!

]]> 0 3958dc93e813a2f1be7e30da94f2b647 stu posted an update in the group LA Downunder: Hey how you going. glad someones got an oz page going. https://land8.com/activity/p/25820/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:56:19 +0000 Hey how you going. glad someones got an oz page going.

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