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Minnesota ArchiCAD Usergroup Meeting (December 13th, 2012)

November 16, 2012

MNAUG #18 is coming… Date: Thursday December 13th, 2012 | 12:00PM — 1:30 PM | Location: Wilkus Architects 11487 Valley View Rd Eden Prarie, MN We’re trying something new in December for the Minnesota ArchiCAD User Group. Instead of an evening meeting we’re going to have a lunch presentation. It’ll be at Wilkus Architects and the intent will be to have it more like a 90 minute training session. I’ve

Color Elevations and Details in ArchiCAD

November 14, 2012

Do you know how to create these two images in ArchiCAD? Clink on the images or the links to read posts I wrote for BIM Engine that talk more in depth about each. With a little bit of knowledge and template set-up both are very easy to do–and they are a great leap forward for what our documents can be. Evolution of an Elevation Adding Legibility to Details

GRAPHISOFT BIMx Now Available through Amazon for Kindle Fire

November 12, 2012

BUDAPEST, November 12, 2012 — GRAPHISOFT announced today that BIMx, its cutting-edge communication and presentation tool for BIM projects, is now available through the Amazon AppStore for Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire Gen 2. Amazon AppStore is available to customers located in the United States, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and United Kingdom. BIMx is an interactive environment that allows users to explore full BIM models without holding a license

Guess What? Your EVERYTHING has already changed

November 11, 2012

I’m going to start this post with a hypothetical encounter. Here’s an imaginary e-mail exchange I often have: Dear Mr. Banks, ArchiCAD is driving me crazy. I want to keep working like we did when I first got out of school. But the computer is MAKING me do things I don’t want to… Help! Fix it and tell me what I need to do to get back to the good

BIM Design Charrette Supports Rebuilding of Monson, MA

November 8, 2012

Jared’s Note: I’ll be attending this event, and will have a ground report for you sometime next week. I’m very excited to leverage the collective architectural power of a room full of architects and designers with access to ArchiCAD and Teamwork 2 to do some good for a community in need. Freak tornadoes in New England are dear to my heart, as my parents’ house in Connecticut was destroyed by

What’s better than a 30 Day Free Trial? A 60 Day Free Trial (of course)

November 7, 2012

Are you attending Architecture Boston Expo? You know, that architect’s convention in Massachusetts next week that I’m speaking at? Or do you wish you could? Well… GRAPHISOFT North America has a promotion code for ABX attendees. Â It’ll give you a 60 day trial — instead of the standard 30 day. You can sign up using the code between now and December 31st, 2012. So don’t dawdle. Here are the details:

ArchiCAD 15 Hotfix for IFC issues (Build 4038)

November 6, 2012

I’m being lazy tonight because of the election and spending all day at the AIA Minnesota Convention. Here’s the info from the link below: This hotfix has been published for solving IFC issues occurred after ArchiCAD 15 Hotfix 4 (Build 3898). Due to technical reasons this package does not only update the IFC add-on in the existing ArchiCAD package but all ArchiCAD components and fixes several errors found in those

BIM Guilt: How many Ds are you doing?

November 6, 2012

BIM Guilt: the feeling that you aren’t ‘doing’ enough to claim BIM. There is a perception that to qualify as someone doing BIM, you can’t just talk about your 3D models. A mere three dimensions is pathetic. To matter, you better be doing at least 4D models, if not 5D or 6D to really count. SIDE NOTE: If you’re not hip to the extra Ds, it typically means phasing (4D),

Only 3D? You are worthless and don’t deserve to say BIM Model

November 4, 2012

Have you watched this 4 minute video on modeling the Sagrada Familia in ArchiCAD 16 with the new Morph Tool? It’s insane. Take some time and watch it. Too busy? Just skip through a few parts of it. And then be prepared to end up watching the whole thing anyways. Now I can already hear many of you screaming at your computers “But this isn’t BIM! This is just fancy

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