Here’s Part 2F of my series on Work Environments. Have you read all the others? Part 1, Part 2A, Part 2B, Part 2C, Part 2D, and yes even Part 2E? Â Cleanest Work Environment EVER This is a Work Environment from a friend and local Minnesota ArchiCAD user. He redoes his Work Environment monthly. The craziest WE he tried was having no navigator on screen but having the organizer on a
Redlines We all know what Redlines are. Either digitally or by hand, someone is reviewing a set of drawings and marking them up to be corrected. Redlines are a critical part of the chain of command. A younger staff member can do a set of drawings or model a building and the project architect or some other experienced coworker will review them. Mistakes are caught, corrections are made, and beautiful,
It’s been a few days since I watched the BIM Components webinar and I’m still super excited I’ve already used ArchiCAD 16 as a beta tester and even gave my own presentation on it to the Minnesota ArchiCAD Usergroup back in May. But watching the BIM Components webinar I learned a bunch of new stuff and I can’t wait to start using ArchiCAD 16. Yesterday while working in ArchiCAD 15,
At the end of last year, an ex-colleague of mine and I — after 18 and 12 memorable years spent at Graphisoft — decided to carry on with the work we did as GDL fans in our former workplace with heart and hand. Since we established our new company, many friends have asked what manuBIM means Well, it’s not an unknown deap-sea animal —as we usually say 🙂 — but parametric
Boston Area ArchiCAD User Group Date: Wednesday June 27, 2012 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Location: ICON Architecture 38 Chauncy Street #1401 Boston, MA 02111 RSVP HERE There’s a lot going on at this User Group. ICON’s ‘BIM Team’ will discuss their challenges and successes in implementing ArchiCAD. Yanni Alexakis and Charlie Cooper from Graphisoft will share ArchiCAD 16. And I’ll be there… most likely as just another
Here’s Part 2E of my series on Work Environments. Why 2E and not part 6? Well the plan is to do a Part 3, 4, 5, etc. that has nothing to do with the tangent started in Part 2 (ie, sharing everyone’s work environments). Have you read Part 1, Part 2A, Part 2B, Part 2C, and Part 2D yet? Does the name Scott H MacKenzie sound Familiar? It should. Last week
It’s webinar season! I’m sure there are just as many webinars throughout the year, but I feel like I’ve watched a bunch in the past two months. And I’ve signed up for a ton in the next few weeks. In fact I just signed up for this one (and I am watching this one in 2 1/2 hours). Discover ArchiCAD 16’s brand new direct modeling capabilities together with BIMcomponents.com, GRAPHISOFT’s
ArchiCAD 16 is almost here and I wish I was using it on the project I’m starting today BUT… I don’t have ArchiCAD 16 yet. I did however just upgrade my key to an ArchiCAD 16 license via https://upgrade.graphisoft.com/. You won’t be able to upgrade your key for a few more days, but when you do here’s something you’ll want to be aware of if you’re a Mac user: Error
Here’s your chance to work with standards I developed, and maybe even finish projects I started! The firm I used to work at, SALA Architects, is looking to hire an Entry level designer/intern/production assistant. I would love to see this position filled by someone who already knows ArchiCAD. If you’re interested, get them a resume fast. I bet there’s already a lot of people clamoring for this job opening. SALA
