CLOG SCI-FI ready for Pre-Order (and guess who’s a contributor)
One of my goals this year was to write articles for places other than Shoegnome and BIM Engine (though I love writing for both those places, and you'll start seeing new posts by me on the GSNA blog hopefully next
Guest Blogger Djordje Grujic: Untangling the Arcane Secrets of GDL
"The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore
How BIM connects with your client’s clients: a Tour of an Exhibition via BIMx.
Today on Facebook, I saw a link to a 3D tour of an Exhibition at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden. Carl Larsson — Friends & Enemies (update: the above BIMx file is no longer available online, but here's another by Joakim Werning) Grab
Guest Blogger Rob Jackson: If you haven’t discovered ArchiCAD Favorites, you haven’t discovered BIM
If you haven't discovered ArchiCAD Favorites, you haven't discovered BIM That title might seem a bit extreme, but it probably got your attention. Having personally used ArchiCAD for over 12 years and spent the last 12 months really trying to understand
ArchiCAD 17 is a ‘Best of Show’ Nominee at AIA 2013
BUDAPEST, July 15, 2013 -- TenLinks, Inc., the largest online CAD, CAM and CAE network, has announced its nominations for best products and services on display at AIA 2013 recently concluded in Denver, Colorado. Among this year's nominees is GRAPHISOFT's
Minnesota ArchiCAD User Group Meeting: Number 21
Yes, that's right. The Minnesota ArchiCAD User Group #21 is almost here. I am more excited about this event than any of the previous twenty meetings. The first meeting maybe comes close, but not really. WHY is this event so
Guest Blogger Willard Williams: Review of the Better Detail Marker by Master Script
The Better Detail Marker for ArchiCAD by Master Script is an awesome little tool to add to your box. Â The Object basically allows you to adjust how the tail will look while removing the arrow at the markers' head. Â The
ArchiCAD 17 Hotfix #1, ArchiCAD 16 Hotfix #4, AND downloading ArchiCAD 17
I've got three items to report today as I sit on the floor of my childhood bedroom, watching my youngest daughter open and close the door to my oldest brother's old bedroom
Guest Blogger Shivang Rajvir: 3 Responses to Technology
The days and nights we used to spend creating drawings by hand during the early days of college are still fresh in my mind. It was then that this question first hit my mind hard, and it is still with
Guest Blogger Endre Ilauszky: The Random City Object for ArchiCAD site models
After the successful Ceiling Editor and Floating Dimension objects the next BIM component has arrived in the "Wish upon an Object from BIMcomponents.com”. The Random City component is a very useful tool when you want to place schematic buildings or
The BIMobject App Now Released for ArchiCAD
MALMÖ, SWEDEN, June 18, 2013 -- BIMobject® announced today that the cloud integration App for GRAPHISOFT's ArchiCAD, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) architectural software developer, has been launched. The App is completely free of charge for all users of
The Fallacy of Design Intent – An Awesome BIM Presentation
So this is my month of travel. I've so far driven from Minnesota through South Dakota to Wyoming. I'm now in southern Colorado; tomorrow night my wife, kids, and I will sleep somewhere in the northeast corner of New Mexico.
Guest Blogger Arne Heeres: ArchiCAD Template Creation
Reinventing the Wheel Let's face it. We love it. We reinvent every chance we get hoping to make things better. Without it our lives would be pretty boring, Does this mean however we need to re-invent everything? More specifically, do we
GRAPHISOFT Ships ArchiCAD 17
BUDAPEST, June 11, 2013 — GRAPHISOFT®, the global leader in Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions for architects, announced today that ArchiCAD® 17's global rollout process has begun. Shipping starts with the International, US, and German versions — the first three of
Archicad Summer School 2013 – September 3rd through 7th
Daniel Dusoswa shared this on Facebook, but I'm reposting it here, with links. This is an amazing group, doing amazing events, and they have a knack for selecting insanely amazing locations. Seriously who doesn't want to go to Cardiff in
Guest Blogger Shivang Rajvir: Top 9 BIM Myths in India
Jared's Note: Shivang originally wrote this with his ArchiCAD students in India in mind. The issues are universal so I thought about shortening the title to just "Top 9 BIM Myths", but I really like that the original title highlights
Revit 2014 & ArchiCAD 17, please meet your friend SketchUp Pro 2013
So this is big news. Lots to read. I was too busy with my impending move to get this out the day everyone else was freaking out about SketchUp Pro 2013. But that's okay, news like this deserves to be
Creating 2D Symbols for ArchiCAD Objects
The most important ArchiCAD (Objects) video you'll watch in 2013 Back in February 2013 I made a tutorial video on making ArchiCAD Objects. If you haven't watched it, you should. It covers the basics of object making that I completely gloss
Simple Solutions: Elevation, Latitude, and Longitude
I've been crazy busy the past few days: enjoying a four day weekend at home with my wife and daughters, trying to see many of our Twin Cities friends one last time before we head first West then East (then
Live Online Seminar: Introducing ArchiCAD 17
Just passing along some news
Help me make June 2013 “Guest Blogger Month”
You up for a challenge? I'd like to make June 2013 Guest Blogger Month. Interested in helping me? If you are a regular reader, you might know that there are some big changes afoot in my life. After eight wonderful years
My house has a better website than your Architecture Project
This post is going to bring together a bunch of themes on the future of architectural documentation that I've been writing about recently on both Shoegnome and BIM Engine. If all the hyperlink, URL, and QR Code talk doesn't make
Digital vs Analog: Lessons from Daft Punk
“We never want to do something twice
Residential Architects and Technology
I've written another article for the AIA CRAN Chronicle. This time I talk about the relationship between residential architects and technology (for both design and production). Specifically I discuss what holds many small firms back from testing new methods and
ArchiCAD Modeling Tips – BONUS VIDEO!
This is my third video on modeling chimneys in ArchiCAD. The first covered Complex Profiles and the second discussed the Morph Tool. A HUGE thank you to Gorazd Rajh of Pilon AEC (the reseller of ArchiCAD in Slovenia) for sharing