Jared Banks

Work Environments in ArchiCAD — part 2B

Here’s Part 2B of my series on Work Environments. Have you read Part 1 and Part 2A yet? I think this is a pretty cool 2 screen solution. The main screen is almost completely drawing space. Only the toolbox and a few toolbars encroach on the useable space. You’ll notice the toolbox is a little bigger than you’re used to seeing. That’s because this user is also using the MEP

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Minnesota ArchiCAD Usergroup Meeting (May 9th, 2012)

That’s right! It’s ArchiCAD Usergroup Time! Date: Wednesday May 9th, 2012 | 6:30PM – 8:30 PM | Location: Wilkus Architects 11487 Valley View Rd Eden Prarie, MN What have you been up to since our last Usergroup meeting? I’ve been busy learning a whole bunch of new things about ArchiCAD. So before I head to Boston for the Summer, let’s get together. WHAT?! Before I head to Boston for the

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Work Environments in ArchiCAD — part 2A

A month ago I posted an 8 minute video discussing a few aspects of my Work Environment in ArchiCAD. You can read the original post and watch the video here. There are some really good comments as well, so don’t forget to check those out. Anyways, at the end of the post I asked for readers to send me screenshots of their Work Environments. Below is the first in a

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Multi-story Zones

I would love to have Zones in ArchiCAD be story sensitive. So many other element types already are. What am I talking about? This: AND this: I’m starting to use zones a lot more for various scheduling purposes (more on that soon, I promise). I’d like to have one zone for stairs, but have it show up on multiple stories. Right now my options (for a 3 story space) are

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BIM for Small Projects II: Case Studies in Innovative BIM Use by Small Firms

In early March 2012, I was one of three panelists for the BIM for Small Projects II AIA-TAP webinar. If you missed it, or just want to watch it again, it’s now up on YouTube. Here’s a link to the AIA page on the webinar. If you really want to see all the visuals, I suggest you make the video full screen. The whole webinar is great, but if you

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ArchiCAD 2012 Spring Academy

What are you doing May 25th & 26th, 2012? Well let me give you a recommendation: ArchiCAD 2012 Spring Academy in Riga, Latvia. Here’s some info from the ArchiCAD Users Association’s website about the event: “ArchiCAD Spring Academy 2012 is a two day celebration that will educate, entertain, and immerse you in the ArchiCAD community. You will be offered access to ArchiCAD BIM related products and services, paired with expert

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BIM Dream Team

Hopefully the era of firms trying to fix their BIM credentials through misplaced hiring practices is nearing its end. But probably not.

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Easter Eggs in ArchiCAD

Have you seen the list of ArchiCAD Easter Eggs on the ArchiCADwiki? Enjoy! Of all the Easter Eggs in ArchiCAD, I still think this is the best one. But then again I’m a fan of anything that can be related to Zombies.

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Moving Windows and Doors Between Walls – I bet you didn’t know this trick worked

Glitch Or Hidden Magic? When exploring ArchiCAD, I often find things and need to ask myself “Glitch or Hidden Magic?” Sadly this post about Conditional Operators is an example of a great glitch. Hopefully Graphisoft will either remove it so I stop trying to use it or make it a real function (it is a little finicky in ArchiCAD 15). I hope they make it a reliable function because it’s

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