{"id":102,"date":"2021-09-24T00:44:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T00:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/?page_id=102"},"modified":"2024-09-19T02:11:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T02:11:05","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<ul style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:none;\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts has-medium-font-size\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/eagle-sighting\/\">Eagle Sighting<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-12T21:53:03+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 12, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Is it rare these days to see a bald eagle in Wisconsin? I know that their population has markedly increased\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/eagle-sighting\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Eagle Sighting<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/04\/prairie-style-architecture\/\">Prairie Style Architecture<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-03-04T04:33:43+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 4, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dwight Percy Bently is an architect from La Crosse WI. His work is heavily inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. I\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/04\/prairie-style-architecture\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Prairie Style Architecture<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/19\/jacob-schunk-farmhouse\/\">Jacob Schunk Farmhouse<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-09-19T02:04:03+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 19, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In my recent pursuit to model every building in the registry of historic buildings, I found that there are two\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/19\/jacob-schunk-farmhouse\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Jacob Schunk Farmhouse<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/13\/vertical-log-walls-in-revit\/\">Vertical Log Walls in Revit<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-09-13T00:11:27+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 13, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In my recent study of Helgaland, I ran into a dilemma. What is the best way to model vertical log\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/13\/vertical-log-walls-in-revit\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Vertical Log Walls in Revit<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/09\/helgaland-a-k-a-the-gundersen-house\/\">Helgaland a.k.a. the Gundersen House<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-09-09T01:56:24+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 9, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Perhaps the coolest house in La Crosse Wisconsin is, in my opinion, Helgaland. Helgaland was the summer residence of Mr.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/09\/helgaland-a-k-a-the-gundersen-house\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Helgaland a.k.a. the Gundersen House<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/06\/house-design-ensuites-24-08-05\/\">House Design Ensuites 24.08.05<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-08-06T02:04:39+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 6, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Over the past weekend, I wanted to design a house. I like creating houses that I think I\u2019d realistically enjoy\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/06\/house-design-ensuites-24-08-05\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: House Design Ensuites 24.08.05<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/05\/improved-honeybee-model\/\">Improved Honeybee Model<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-06-05T17:46:39+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 5, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I started by cleaning up some previous code. I realize now how important keeping a consistent data structure can be.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/05\/improved-honeybee-model\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Improved Honeybee Model<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/03\/honeybee-energy-calculations\/\">Honeybee Energy Calculations<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-06-03T04:36:30+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 3, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">There is a very powerful tool for Grasshopper within Rhino 3D. The Ladybug Tools collection includes many add-ons that allow\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/03\/honeybee-energy-calculations\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Honeybee Energy Calculations<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/28\/i74-bridge-through-bettendorf\/\">I74 Bridge through Bettendorf<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-03-28T02:25:39+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 28, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The general dimensions for the model of this bridge were found in an issue of Civil Engineering by ASCE. Page\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/28\/i74-bridge-through-bettendorf\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: I74 Bridge through Bettendorf<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/24\/residental-house-model\/\">Residental House Model<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-03-24T22:17:32+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 24, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">An interesting application for 3D printing is in the presentation of architectural models, either to show multiple proposed options, or\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/24\/residental-house-model\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Residental House Model<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/23\/print-in-place-hinge\/\">Print-in-Place Hinge<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-03-23T19:08:56+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 23, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The idea to design a print in place hinge is one I had in college. I wanted to create a\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/23\/print-in-place-hinge\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Print-in-Place Hinge<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/23\/chess-set\/\">Chess Set<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-03-23T18:41:23+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 23, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I&#8217;ve always been interested in a very specific chess set. It is the set shown in the intro video to\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/23\/chess-set\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Chess Set<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/23\/barbell-collars\/\">Barbell Collars<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-03-23T18:20:21+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 23, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">After finalizing my P-I-P hinge program in Grasshopper 3D, I had been looking for good projects to use it on.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/23\/barbell-collars\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Barbell Collars<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/23\/mobius-strip\/\">M\u00f6bius Strip<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-03-23T18:02:58+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 23, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">One of my favorite theoretical shapes is the m\u00f6bius strip. Named after August Ferdinand M\u00f6bius who, concurrently with Johann Benedict\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/23\/mobius-strip\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: M\u00f6bius Strip<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/3d-modeling\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"222\" data-id=\"3290\" src=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3D-Printing-Button-V1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3D-Printing-Button-V1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3D-Printing-Button-V1-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3D-Printing-Button-V1-768x170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/3D-Printing-Button-V1-220x49.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/architecture\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"222\" data-id=\"3289\" src=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Arch-Modeling-Button-V1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Arch-Modeling-Button-V1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Arch-Modeling-Button-V1-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Arch-Modeling-Button-V1-768x170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Arch-Modeling-Button-V1-220x49.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/nilles-fitness\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"222\" data-id=\"3291\" src=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fitness-Button-V1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fitness-Button-V1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fitness-Button-V1-1-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fitness-Button-V1-1-768x170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fitness-Button-V1-1-220x49.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-102","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102"}],"version-history":[{"count":156,"href":"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3922,"href":"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102\/revisions\/3922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidnilles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}