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Type an Address, Get Your Roof's Snow Load: SIA 261 in Python
A 65-line Python script turns a Swiss address into terrain height via swisstopo's free API and applies the SIA 261 snow formula, self-checked against a court.
Archicad Has Had a Python Door Since Version 24. Our Course Draws the Map
Graphisoft's archicad Python package hit 30.3000 on 7 Oct 2026. Our self-study course maps the interface, Python from zero, and scripts from A to Z.
Which Trees Stand on Your Site? Read Zürich's Baumkataster in Python Before Sketching
Read Zürich's CC0 tree cadastre in LV95 with standard-library Python: list trees near a site, flag 8 m placeholder crowns, test a footprint first.
Plot Area Times AZ: Our Course Turns the Swiss Feasibility Study into One Chain
Plot area times AZ is public arithmetic. Our online course turns the Swiss feasibility study into one chain: GIS in, Grasshopper variants, BIM out.
2.90 m Floor to Floor: How Many Risers? A Swiss Stair Check in Python
Type a floor-to-floor height, try every riser count, test each against Blondel's rule and the Swiss BFU and SIA 500 bounds. 75 lines of plain Python.
Vom Werkplan-Marathon zum geprüften Plan: on 18 November we check the plan inside Archicad
Free Archicad Powersession, 18 Nov 2026 in Zürich: SIA 400 dimensioning, norm checks, model hygiene and SIA 416 areas checked live in the model. 20 seats.
Same Wall, Same Insulation, One Swap: The Glaser Condensation Check in 80 Lines of Python
Build a U-value and Glaser condensation check in plain Python: same wall, same insulation, one swap, and 0 vs 4.44 kg/m² of winter water. Code included.
Build Backpropagation in 51 Lines of Python, Then Ask It How Far a Wall Leans
Build a micrograd-style autograd engine in plain Python, then use gradient descent to fit how far a facade leans: 2.08 mm per metre from six laser offsets.
PAZ-Rhino IV, 29 October: Setting Up PAZ-RIA Before the First Script Runs
On 29 October we set up PAZ-RIA: Rhino 8, Grasshopper and Archicad agreeing on units, tolerance and templates before the first script runs. Bring a file.
CAD as Code with build123d: Change One Number, Rebuild a 220-Hole Facade Cassette
Learn CAD as code with build123d 0.13: model a 1200 x 600 mm aluminium cassette with 220 graded holes in Python, print mass and open area, export STEP.
