Jared Banks, Author at Shoegnome Architects

Compatibility notes to ArchiCAD on Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

July 25, 2012

Kind of important News If you’re using any version of ArchiCAD and getting excited about Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion (or have already installed it). Read This. Now: http://archicadwiki.com/OsxMountainLion If you are already on Mac OS X 10.7, this is old news; but for those of you jumping from 10.6 or earlier, or an older version of Windows, no more using any version of ArchiCAD older than version 10.

BIM Components and the ArchiCAD Facebook Page (and Pacifiers)

July 23, 2012

Today ArchiCAD posted a comment on their facebook page: Do you have object ideas to expand the available GDL content on BIMcomponents.com? Let us know in a comment here! Some of your wishes will be programmed by professional GDL developers and shared with all of you through the BIMcomponents.com portal. We are looking for objects that cannot be found in the standard ArchiCAD library. Just comment with a concise description

Is it already time for ArchiCAD Summer School 2012?!

July 19, 2012

Almost. But it IS time to start registering. What are you doing September 4th through the 8th? Want to hang out with some great people in Liverpool, England and learn more about ArchiCAD? The ArchiCAD events put on by ArchiCAD Users Association International are great places to connect with the community, learn about ArchiCAD, and often get some sneak peeks at the future. The event offers a mix of sessions,

Morph Pet Palette Madness

July 16, 2012

While doing some experimentation on an ArchiCAD 15 file that I’d opened in ArchiCAD 16, I came across a weird quark with the Morph Tool. The pet palette for the Morph Tool wasn’t showing me all the options. I was bewildered and annoyed. I wasn’t sure what was going on and I just wanted ArchiCAD to work the way I knew it should. I was pissed. Fortunately I did what

July 11, 2010 to July 11, 2012: Has it been two years already?

July 12, 2012

My second year of blogging I’m now at two years of never missing a week. I can’t believe that. This is post 213, which means I’m averaging slightly OVER 2 posts a week. I did not plan on that. I really meant to do only one post a week. I guess since I quit my day job, I’ve just been having too much fun posting and thinking about ArchiCAD. We

Two Morph Videos that aren’t flashy, but that’s the whole point

July 10, 2012

The Morph Tool Allows pleasant Surprises There are a lot of great examples of what the Morph Tool in ArchiCAD 16 can do. If you want to see some crazy shapes and amazing forms, the videos in this post will disappoint you. If you want to start thinking about how to integrate the Morph Tool into your design process, then keep reading and watching. The first video shows a quick

ArchiCAD 16 now on www.myarchicad.com

July 5, 2012

Trial, Education, and Academic versions of ArchiCAD 16 are now available at myarchicad.com If you’ve already upgraded your key to ArchiCAD 16 at upgrade.graphisoft.com, then you can use the downloaded version to start working in ArchiCAD 16 instead of waiting for your box and DVD to arrive. And remember if you’re upgrading your key on a mac, read this post first. Enjoy! Oh and on an unrelated note, I’m planning

ArchiCAD 15 Hotfix #4 released

July 3, 2012

Blame it on Boston. Or that I was visiting my parents in Connecticut for a long weekend and didn’t open ArchiCAD 15 yesterday. Either way, I’m a few days behind on learning that ArchiCAD 15 Hotfix-4 package (Build 3898) has been released (came out on June 28th). You can read about all the details and download the hotfix (if your ArchiCAD isn’t set to automatically notify you) here. Remember to

The Principal Work Environment from Graphisoft North America

July 2, 2012

So this is part 2G. Like all those countless movie sequels, it’s time to change up the post titles and not highlight that this is the equivalent of 2007’s Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends. Just call it Land Before Time: The Wisdom of Friends. There’s no need to see the original Land Before Time movie to appreciate this umpteenth sequel. By the way, I saw the original

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