March 2013

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Which BIM software should I use?

March 29, 2013

Which BIM software should I use? When you really look at that question, the answer is insanely simple. The one you will enjoy using most. All BIM programs (Revit, ArchiCAD, Vectorworks, Bentley Systems, Allplan…) have their pros and cons. Some do more than others. Each has its strengths when working with others (ie, collaboration and interoperability). Each program handles all the levels of BIM differently. But none of that really

Bonus Point about the Organizer in ARCHICAD

March 28, 2013

Are you following Patrick May’s Tumblr blog yet? Great ArchiCAD advice over there too. He reminded me of another nice feature of the Publisher that I thought warranted a quick bonus post. You can open the View Map or Layout Book of another ArchiCAD file in the left hand side of the Organizer (you can also do this from the Navigator). This allows you to drag and drop views from

The Organizer… aka the Navigator’s Big Brother

March 28, 2013

I actually mean both Big Brother as in your wise male sibling who was born before you AND that all seeing eye of some over arching organization. The Organizer is pretty awesome and powerful like that. I cover a lot in this ArchiCAD tutorial video. I talk about the Navigator, the Organizer, the differences between the View Map, Project Map, Layout Book, and Publisher. I go over the basics of

World Backup Day is March 31st

March 27, 2013

World Backup Day How and why is this a real thing? Who cares. You better back your shit up. Often. If I ever write a book on BIM and/or ArchiCAD you better believe there’ll be a chapter on Data Safety. I’ve got some strong thoughts Enjoy this infographic from the guys organizing World Backup Day. Infographics in general make me tired, but this one is concise and full of good

GRAPHISOFT ArchiCAD Receives IFC Certification 2.0, Passes COBie Design Challenge

March 26, 2013

BUDAPEST, March 26, 2013 — GRAPHISOFT announced today important milestones in its support for Open BIM with ArchiCAD having successfully passed both IFC Coordination View 2.0 (Certification 2.0) and the buildingSMART alliance 2013 COBie Challenge. ArchiCAD is now certified for the IFC 2×3 Coordination View Version 2.0 export, making ArchiCAD among the very first to achieve this certification as of 12 March 2013, and is 100% COBie compliant (“buildingSMART alliance

First four successes for buildingSMART’s Certification 2.0

March 26, 2013

News Release 22 March 2013 First four successes for buildingSMART’s Certification 2.0 New stringent process provides quality assurance The first four products to receive the new-style buildingSMART certification 2.0 were recognised at the international meetings of buildingSMART in Waltham, MA, US on 12 March 2013. The certification acknowledges that the products have been tested and shown to comply with the IFC open standards for the functions specified within the testing

The Number One Reason for designers to learn BIM

March 20, 2013

Okay so perhaps if you’re 100% going to retire in the next few years this doesn’t apply to you. But if you plan on working for sometime yet, you need to get with the latest technology, you need to accept that our profession involves and REQUIRES a mastery of technology. Here’s a great quote from Thomas Krowka, written on February 22, 2013 as part of my favorite LinkedIn thread: “Of

GRAPHISOFT Releases Feature Upgrade to BIMx Mobile

March 18, 2013

Jared’s note: I really like that Graphisoft keeps adding little improvements to BIMx through out the year. The last update that gave usÂ the ability to “Limit navigation to gallery views” was less than 6 months ago. Well here’s the latest. I did a quick test of the new features and WOW. I mean damn. The Real-time 3D Cutaway function is crazy fast and beautiful (at least on my iPad Mini).

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March 17, 2013

Happy Sunday. Day 17. Post 17. I won’t make a full month where the total number of posts equals the total number of days in the month. Especially not this month. Soon I’ll be heading to Wyoming for a few days, to the land of horrible internet connections and a house with no Wi-Fi… That many posts is a horrible goal anyways. It’s just about numbers, not content. Fortunately there’s