Jared Banks, Author at Shoegnome Architects

Connecting the Dots, making ArchiCAD Easier: Master Template

August 5, 2011

Okay that title was both lame and a stretch. But whatever. This isn’t about my attempts for humor and continuity with the previous post, it’s about Eric Bobrow and all his ArchiCAD offerings. And he wants to and will make ArchiCAD easier for you. Eric Bobrow is fast approaching his 500th licensed client using Master Template. Congratulations Eric! That’s huge. To celebrate this milestone he’s offering both discounts AND incentives.

Connecting the Dots has NEVER been easier (aka churn the rumor mill some more)

August 3, 2011

By now you’ve probably been told to read the recent AECbytes article Viktor VÃ¡rkonyi, CEO of Graphisoft, on cloud computing as it relates to the AEC industry. If you haven’t, it’s a good read. Two things caught my eye. At first I thought it was going to be an article by Zolna Murray who writes the DebunkTheBIM. But it’s not; just a coincidental title. Too bad. I was excited that

All the Changes in ArchiCAD 15 that we love, but won’t be Advertised

July 28, 2011

Most of us have read about ArchiCAD 15 on the ArchicadWiki. If you want a refresher, read this and also the official changes guide. Many of us are even using ArchiCAD 15 on a daily basis and enjoying the new features like the shell tool and the 3D editing planes. But have you also read this list from the forum: Undocumented Changes in V15. There are a lot of little

Compatibility notes to ArchiCAD on Mac OSX Lion

July 21, 2011

Kind of important if you’re using any version of ArchiCAD and getting excited about Lion (or have already installed it). Read it. Now: http://archicadwiki.com/MacOSXLion No more using any version of ArchiCAD older than version 8.1 if you go to Lion (Mac OS 10.7). Good to know for all those 6.5 files I occasionally need to open. If you don’t have ArchiCAD 10, remember to install the file converters so you

Do You remember when the Explore Model method of navigating in 3D first appeared?

July 20, 2011

While doing some research for an article I wrote for ArchiMAG, I found an amazing forum post from the release of version 10. Take a quick walk down memory lane. It’s too bad Graphisoft took out that functionality with the first ArchiCAD 10 hotfix. It was a fun few weeks. I still miss those options. By the way, my article should be in the fall ArchiMAG issue and has almost

ArchiCAD Summer School 2011

July 16, 2011

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Korean Professional Video Game Players & ArchiCAD

July 10, 2011

Can you make a living playing video games? If you work hard. It also doesn’t hurt if you’re South Korean. Want to hear more about that lifestyle? There’s a great Tech Stuff podcast about it. What does this have to do with ArchiCAD? Keyboard short cuts. I’ve talked about them before and I’ll talk about their importance again. Watch the following video. The entire thing is pretty mesmerizing, but all

ArchiCAD in China!

July 6, 2011

Two big pieces of news from Graphisoft this week. Both to do with Graphisoft partnering up with Chinese firms. This is very exciting news. You can read both press releases below. Graphisoft inks Strategic Partnership with JZFZ in China Graphisoft joins forces with UDG in China Why does an ArchiCAD user in Minnesota care about this? Why was this a great 4th of July surprise? Think about it: Teamwork 2

One Year of Blogging and some Great Screencasts

July 3, 2011

So July 11th will be one complete year of blogging for me. I haven’t missed a week, even though my wife and I became parents for the second time in late March, we spent two weeks in Wyoming with little to no internet access, and among many other plausible excuses I got the flu for the first time in my life a month ago. June in Minnesota is NOT supposed

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