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ArchiCAD 16 Hotfix #3 and ArchiCAD 15 Hotfix #5 released today

February 7, 2013

(NOTE: shortly after its release ArchiCAD 16 Hotfix-3 was suspended do to some unforeseen issues causing lots of instability. Turning off guidelines will help, but Graphisoft recommends you not upgrade until further notice. That means it’s probably wisest to wait to explore EcoDesigner STAR until a new Hotfix is released. Which is annoying). ArchiCAD 16 Hotfix-3 package (build 3482) was released just a few moments ago. You can read about

GRAPHISOFT Launches EcoDesigner STAR Public Beta

February 6, 2013

BUDAPEST, February 6, 2013 — GRAPHISOFT®, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) architectural software developer, has announced the launch of EcoDesigner STAR Public Beta, the first software that places standard-compliant energy analysis in the heart of the architects’ familiar BIM work environment. EcoDesigner STAR enables architects to design the most energy-efficient buildings, without having to rely on input from engineers or specialist consultants. Built on ArchiCAD 16’s native Energy Evaluation

Primary Benefits of BIM

February 5, 2013

This is the third part in a series about demystifying BIM. The first post Why you failed at BIM (you were impatient) looked at the struggles with BIM adoption. The second post There are Four BIM Flavors clarified the term BIM by looking at two major factors: BIG/little and social/lonely. The result of the second post was a diagram that divided BIM into four major variants. Each quadrant has a

Guest Blogger Kata Danis: [eptar] Tiling Accessory for ArchiCAD

February 4, 2013

Creating wall and floor tiling plans in ArchiCAD Creating wall and floor tiling plans in ArchiCAD can be a troublesome task. The abilities of built-in elements and textures of ArchiCAD are limited when it comes to modelling and arranging tiles. In order to make these tasks easier, you could choose to download and use [eptar]’s wall and floor tiling application for ArchiCAD. This application will not only help you draw

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 In some cases the site returns Java is outdated message, in other cases it just displays the standard error message, linking this site.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

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