Aligning 3D Textures on Slabs
Aligning 3D textures in ArchiCAD should be easier. It needs to be done in 3D and this can be tricky if you don't have a node in the right place to snap to. Sometimes I'll make a temporary object or
Assigning Information in ArchiCAD for Material Takeoffs
This AECBytes article by Thomas M. Simmons of ARCHIVISTA is great. Material takeoffs are a lot easier and closer at hand than I thought. Worth a read. I have some experimenting to do.
MNAUG #10 Recap
Although the meeting was focused on new users, there were some great questions and discussions that have value for all users. As in most of our meetings, a fair amount of time was spent discussing complex profiles. For anyone who's
A Really Good Deal
Graphisoft is running a very nice promotion between now and the end of 2010. The full details are here. The basics are below: DEAL 1: Buy any new ArchiCAD 14 commercial license with a subscription and get Virtual Building Explorer as
ArchiCAD 14 Hotfix released yesterday
ArchiCAD 14 Hotfix (Build 3477)
Top 20 Keyboard Shortcuts
All new users I work with invariably ask me a question followed by a request. Is there a list of all the keyboard shortcuts? Yes; go to Work Environments, Shortcut Schemes, Keyboard Shortcuts, click Show Shortcut List in Browser. Once
Some Early December Ramblings
One of the promises of BIM is to help us architects spend more time designing and less time documenting. The lion-share of our fees are typically on construction documentation. Wouldn't it be more fun if we