Jared Banks, Author at Shoegnome Architects

Disabled Java plugin on Mac (new JAVA 7 Update 13 fixes this)

February 1, 2013

From the ArchiCADwiki: Breaking news – Disabled Java plugin on Mac Update 02/01/2013: Apple has recently blacklisted the Java Web plugin, as a result GRAPHISOFT’s key plug programming site (https://upgrade.graphisoft.com/) is not working on Mac systems. In some cases the site returns Java is outdated message, in other cases it just displays the standard error message, linking this site. With the latest OS X updates Apple has added a security

There are Four BIM Flavors

January 31, 2013

“In the short term, we are little bimmers. In the long term, we are Big Bimmers.” -David “Joshua” Plager, AIA The comment above was posted on LinkedIN in response to my blog post “Why you failed at BIM“. What a great sentiment. In all the back and forth discussions of what BIM means, we all pretty much agree on the concept of little bim, BIG BIM. I’m not sure if

Great Recession Survival Tactics for Generation Y Architects: Become the BIM Manager

January 29, 2013

The traditional paths for a bright-eyed go-getter were virtually non-existent; both design opportunities and client interactions were meager and sparse.

Why you failed at BIM (you were impatient)

January 29, 2013

While writing a post about a former coworker, I paused to create a few diagrams explaining why others in his position often fail to make the switch to ArchiCAD and BIM. These three diagrams help illustrate what causes people to panic during their early adventures with a new way of working. A note about the fail line. People who give up at this point typically keep spinning their wheels without

OrthoGraph Architect 4.1 released with simplified drawing

January 28, 2013

OrthoGraph’s intuitive sketching and measuring functionality has been enhanced with a new simplified drawing workflow. The natural way of sketching a floor plan is extended with the Sketch & Tap feature which accelerates the creation of multi-room drawings with a new level of sketch recognition. OrthoGraph’s sketch recognition functionality has already been a unique and industry leading way of creating floor plans. First by simply sketching the outline of a

Switching to BIM? Emulate Paul’s Mindset

January 28, 2013

Part 1 “I just want you to know that computers are my life now.” Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -former coworker who loves hand drafting Paul never used AutoCAD or any other CAD program. In mid-2011, he got the go ahead from our bosses at SALA Architects to start learning ArchiCAD. Paul was (and still is) a project architect at the firm. It was a bold move on the part of

Make the ARE Vignette Program HARDER

January 25, 2013

So I titled my post about the beta-testing of the ARE practice program “The Most Advanced 64-BIT Drafting Program“. That was a bit of a snarky, jerk comment. I am so thrilled that it is finally going 64-bit. I have heard too many horror stories from friends who took the AREs after I did. They had to go to work and use the old 32-bit machine connected to some random

Cutting a hole in a 2D Morph

January 24, 2013

Over on BIM Engine (the Graphisoft North America Blog which I also write for), someone had a question about how to cut a hole in a 2D Morph. Well the easiest way to explain that was to do a quick video. So here’s the answer. Thanks and Enjoy! And here’s a link to the original blog post where you can learn about some surprising benefits of the Morph Tool. Like

Quick and Pretty Renderings From ArchiCAD