Resources for Current Students

DAL LOCATION + HOURS

The Digital Architecture Lab (DAL) is located at 401, The Diana Center and is open from 8AM-2AM.

ACCESS TO THE DAL

Access to the DAL is limited to the following individuals:

Declared architecture majors
Students enrolled in B+C|A studio and workshop courses
B+C|A faculty and TAs
Barnard Visual Arts faculty and students (they own the five iMacs at the front labeled “ArtLab”)

Barnard CARES manages card reader access to 401 Diana and has already programmed access for all students admitted to our courses by 8/28/23. If you joined our classes after that date or recently replaced your ID card, you will need to fill out a request form for Barnard CARES (see Instructions for Requesting Swipe Access to 401 Diana, 404 Diana, or 116 Lewisohn).

DAL RESERVATIONS

The DAL may be reserved by B+C|A faculty for instructional purposes at any point during the semester. Students that are not enrolled in the class or workshop that is using the DAL should move to the back of the room to accommodate the incoming group. At the start of each semester, faculty and TAs will be granted access to the DAL Reservations calendar so that they can enter their reservations directly. Existing reservations can be viewed on this calendar:

DAL EQUIPMENT

22 Dell computers
1 HP LaserJet Enterprise M806 (B+W)
1 HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M750
1 HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M855xh
1 Projector
1 Logitech Connect
1 Document Camera

DAL PRINTERS

PawPrint is Columbia University’s network printing system. With PawPrint, you can send a document to print from any computer and print it at any PawPrint print station on campus. To view a list of printer locations or adjust your print quota, visit the CUIT website. To report a problem with any of the DAL printers, please call BCIT at 212-854-7172 or email them at help@barnard.edu.

DAL COMPUTER LOGIN INFORMATION

Student
bcarch2324

DAL SOFTWARE

Adobe Creative Cloud 2023
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- InCopy
- Lightroom Classic
- Bridge
- Acrobat
ArcGIS Pro
Arc GIS
QGIS Pro
Google Earth Pro
Microsoft Office 2021
AutoDesk 2024
- AutoCAD
- AutoCAD Architecture
- AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Raster Design
  ReCap Pro
- Revit
- 3DS Max
- Inventor Professional
Rhino 7.0
V-Ray for Rhino
Meshroom
Blender
Unity

DAL POLICIES

While you are using our computer lab, please adhere to the following policies:

Eating or drinking inside the lab is strictly prohibited.
The DAL is limited to students in our studio and workshop courses, and lab computers are meant to be used in support of architecture design assignments only. Please use a personal device to write your papers and conduct personal transactions.
Please leave your model-making supplies at your studio desks.
Unattended computers will automatically log out of a session after 30 minutes of inactivity, and all files (saved and unsaved) will be erased upon logout.
To ensure the efficient use of lab resources, computers that are left unattended for more than 15 minutes should be considered open and available to other students.
Unplugging the lab computers, monitors, and printers is strictly prohibited. Doing so can damage the computer or printer and inconvenience the next user. If you need to access an electrical outlet to charge a personal device, please use the white charging stations that we have provided on the desks.
Talking is permitted in the lab, but we ask that you limit conversations to low levels, with the understanding that others near you are working and may be distracted by your conversations. Please use headphones when listening to audio.
Please clean up after yourself. Put your trash and recycling in the proper container before you leave. If you use the paper cutter, please collect and recycle your scraps before leaving.
Please be respectful of the lab's printer paper supply and help us keep that space tidy.
Please do not prop the DAL door open.
Please do not leave personal items unattended for any length of time. If a personal item goes missing, you should contact Barnard CARES. Likewise, if you find an unattended personal item, please turn it in to Barnard CARES for safekeeping.

IMPORTANT GUIDELINES FOR USING OUR COMPUTERS

Do not store files on lab computers: Lab computers automatically delete files on a routine basis to conserve limited hard drive space and improve performance. Please store your files on cloud storage such as Google Drive, or alternatives such as Dropbox or iCloud Drive. Removable Media (Thumb Drives, External Hard Drives, etc.) can also be used.

Adobe and Rhino have different ways of licensing software to educational institutions. Please review our instructions for using Adobe and Rhino in the DAL:

Rhino: All DAL computers have an educational lab license for Rhino 7.0, and the program should open and run without requiring the user to enter any login credentials. If you have purchased a personal Rhino license that you typically use on your laptop, please do not log into it on our lab computers because doing so can disrupt the functionality of our lab license, thereby inconveniencing the next user.

Adobe: In contrast, Adobe applications will not run on the DAL computers without the user first signing in with an Adobe ID. Students can create personal, free Adobe IDs at adobe.com without needing to purchase a subscription—our educational lab license enables users to access all the Adobe applications on the DAL computers once they've signed in with an Adobe ID. Since the lab is a shared space, we ask that users sign out of Adobe at the end of every work session.

Log out after each session: When you are finished, remember to log out before you leave. If you do not log out, the next person who uses that computer will have access to your personal files and accounts. To log out, click on the Windows Start Button (squares in the lower left); on the left side, click on the circle icon with a person and select "sign out" or use the "Log Off" icon located on the desktop.

TO REPORT A PROBLEM WITH A DAL COMPUTER OR PRINTER, CONTACT BCIT

If you are an instructor or TA teaching in the DAL during the college's regular business hours, and urgently require assistance with the lab computers or software, please call BCIT 212-854-7172 (press extension 4 for faculty and staff).
Outside of the college’s regular business hours, faculty should report any issues to BCIT by email instead (help@barnard.edu), and cc architecture@barnard.edu on your email so we can help monitor the progress of your help request.
If you are a student and encounter any problems with the lab computers or printers, please report them to BCIT by emailing help@barnard.edu and cc architecture@barnard.edu on your email so our department can help monitor the progress of the help ticket. Please remember to include the computer monitor number (or printer information) and a provide a detailed description of the problem.

TO REPORT A PROBLEM WITH THE DAL PROJECTOR, LOGITECH CONNECT, OR DOCUMENT CAMERA, CONTACT BARNARD AV SERVICES, IMATS

If you are an instructor or TA teaching in the DAL during the college's regular business hours, and urgently require assistance with the AV technology in the lab, please call Barnard AV Services, IMATS 212-854-2418 (press 1 for AV technology support).
Outside of the college’s regular business hours, please report any issues to Barnard AV Services, IMATS by email instead (avservices@barnard.edu), and cc architecture@barnard.edu on your email so we can help monitor the progress of your help request.

OTHER COMPUTER LABS ON CAMPUS FOR ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS
The Milstein Center's Post Production Computer Lab also has Adobe Software, including Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and AfterEffects; DaVinci post-production software; Hindenburg; AutoCAD; Sketch; and Rhino. This lab is not managed by B+C|A, but it is open to all Barnard and Columbia College students.

In Fall 2020, Barnard College Student Computing introduced a virtual computer lab platform, Apporto, that provides students with access to the same academic software currently installed in the physical computer labs on campus.

To use Apporto, go to barnard.apporto.com and log in using your Columbia UNI and password. Once you are logged in, look for the BC GPU Virtual Desktop and launch it to view software related to your architecture courses.

Instructions for requesting support:

If you have any issues logging into Apporto with your Columbia UNI credentials, please review these pages regarding resetting your UNI password and contact CUIT directly if you cannot resolve the problem on your own.

If you can log into Apporto, but experience any issues opening or using the applications, please email BCIT at help@barnard.edu to report the problem. Please include a detailed description of the problem and any relevant screenshots or screen recordings.

The Diana Center Architecture Studio (404, The Diana Center) and The Digital Architecture Lab (401, The Diana Center) are open to faculty, TAs, and architecture students in our studio and workshop courses. Only students whose courses regularly meet at 404 Diana are allowed to use the desks in that studio. All other architecture students are granted swipe access to the studio so they can access room 404A, where the DAL Assistants sometimes hold their in-person Design Consultations and the Office Assistants monitor Laser Cutting Appointments.

Barnard CARES manages card reader access to 401 and 404 Diana and has already programmed access for all students who were admitted to our courses by 8/28/23. If you joined our classes after that date or recently replaced your ID card, you will need to fill out the following request form for Barnard CARES: B+C|A Swipe Access Request Form: 404 and 401, The Diana Center.

The Lewisohn Hall Architecture Studio (116, Lewisohn Hall) is only open to faculty, TAs, and students in Introduction to Architectural Design & Visual Culture and Advanced Architectural Design I and II.

Columbia Public Safety manages card reader access to 116 Lewisohn and has already programmed access for all students admitted to the above courses by 8/28/23. If you joined our classes after that date or recently replaced your ID card, you must fill out the following request form for Columbia Public Safety: B+C|A Swipe Access Request Form: 116 Lewisohn Hall.

Our DAL TAs, Carmen and Jess, lead software tutorials twice a week on Mondays and Tuesdays. While students are encouraged to attend in person tutorials and follow along on the DAL computers, recorded versions of our tutorials are also available below.

Walk-ins are welcome and advance registration is not required to attend a software tutorial, but signing up beforehand helps the DAL TAs anticipate attendance.

Fall 2023 Schedule

1. Intro to Rhino

Description: An introduction to the capabilities of 2D drawing and 3D modeling, utilizing Rhino. This tutorial will cover the Rhino interface, document setup, basic commands and navigation, and export possibilities.

Day/Time: 7:30-9:30 PM, Monday, September 18, 2023 (Carmen)