…and those of us wanting a quick reminder of some basic ArchiCAD skills on this last day of the year. I always like reading through top 10 or top 20 lists of tricks. Especially for new users. I’m often reminded of something I forgot (or never knew). And I’m always looking for better ways to explain the fundamentals. Thanks to Othon Dafos for sharing this on the ArchiCAD Users Association
This news isn’t super new, but I thought you’d all be interested in it nonetheless. I know I am. It’ll be awesome if Digital Plan Review in North America develops in an open, inclusive kind of way. Viva OpenBIM! “We have created this program because we believe this is the right time to introduce BIM to the AHJs [Authorities Having Jurisdiction]. This will make it possible for them to catch
Raise your hand if you’ve had this situation occur: A non-BIM user is redlining (pinklining?) a set of drawings created with BIM. They panic and freakout. They see an error that if it was done in 2D would be a disaster. Or the sign of complete ignorance. Can you imagine drawing a floor slab in the wrong location by hand? It’s a simple fix in BIM. Perhaps a slab got
FACT: Ugly drawings are the bane of many people in the early stages of using understanding BIM. Don’t fight your coworkers. Instead draw them in. Teach them. When starting a project, whether it’s new construction or a remodel, I always want to see a clean plan as soon as possible. Whether that means adding 2D or 3D place holders to the model, I get to a spot where I can
BUDAPEST, December 21, 2012 — GRAPHISOFT® has announced that two of the winning entries in this year’s International Property Awards were designed using ArchiCAD, GRAPHISOFT’s award-winning BIM software. Farkasvölgyi Arquitetura was ‘highly commended’ for two of its designs: Complexo Andradas, a mixed-use development, and ABC-All Business Center, both located in Brazil. The Complexo Andradas will boast South America’s tallest building, the BH Tower. “We are pleased and proud to learn
A few things have changed since the last time I mused about Orthograph. I got an iPad (well my wife and I bought an iPad mini for ourselves, though it’s mostly hers) I got a copy of Orthograph 4.0 Orthograph 4.0 was released I’ve had some time to play around with Orthograph 4.0 and so far I’m quite happy. It definitely lives up to the assumptions I made in my
What is EcoDesigner Star? You can read a little more by clicking on this link, but here are the basics: “EcoDesigner Star enables architects to use ArchiCAD’s building information model (BIM) directly as a building energy model (BEM). This ensures streamlined collaboration between designers and energy consultants. Furthermore, EcoDesigner Star offers standard-compliant energy analyses on the BEM and produces a detailed building performance report, all within the familiar ArchiCAD design
Are you familiar with ArchiMag? They are a quarterly magazine on the iPad dedicated to all things ArchiCAD. They do a great job of getting some familiar faces and names to write for them (Eric Bobrow, Apollo Spiliotis, Jeroen de Bruin, and me). In 2011 and early 2012, I wrote 3 articles for them. It’s on my to do list to talk with them and see about writing for them again in
Are you familar with Dwight Atkinson’s books? He’s got two great ones for ArchiCAD users. There’s the Artlantis Attitude which obviously covers rendering with Artlantis. And for people looking to do all their rendering within ArchiCAD (yes it’s possible), he also has The LightWorks in ArchiCAD Book. From everyone I’ve talked to, both books are the bible for rendering in their respective application. Semi-related, you can find Dwight commenting on
