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
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
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
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
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
Hopefully the era of firms trying to fix their BIM credentials through misplaced hiring practices is nearing its end. But probably not.
Photorealistic rendering is probably the most time-consuming mode of architectural representation. Even approximating realistic lighting conditions and material effects through specialized rendering software is an arduous task of trial and error. While I recognize and respect the place of these images in the contemporary practice of architecture, the daily reality of a small practice demands a method for producing renderings not dependent on large investments in software, time or personnel.
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.
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
