Work Environments in ArchiCAD — part 2F (more than just Work Environments)
Here's Part 2F of my series on Work Environments. Have you read all the others? Part 1, Part 2A, Part 2B, Part 2C, Part 2D, and yes even Part 2E? Â Cleanest Work Environment EVER This is a Work Environment from a friend
Missed a Graphisoft Webinar? Don’t Despair
It's been a few days since I watched the BIM Components webinar and I'm still super excited I've already used ArchiCAD 16 as a beta tester and even gave my own presentation on it to the Minnesota ArchiCAD Usergroup back in
Boston ArchiCAD Usergroup with Special Guest… ME!
Boston Area ArchiCAD User Group Date: Wednesday June 27, 2012 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Location: ICON Architecture 38 Chauncy Street #1401 Boston, MA 02111 RSVP HERE There's a lot going on at this User Group. ICON's 'BIM Team' will discuss their challenges and successes in
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
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
Minnesota ArchiCAD Usergroup Meeting (January 30th, 2012)
It's been a while, so let's get together and talk ArchiCAD
September 20th Minnesota ArchiCAD Usergroup
Date: Tuesday September 20, 2011 | 6:30PM - 8:30 PM | Location: Wilkus Architects 11487 Valley View Rd Eden Prarie, MN All about ArchiCAD 15. I started my first project in ArchiCAD 15 the first week in August and I know I'm going to have a
ArchiCAD School 2012/2013 in the USA?
There's been a lot of talk on LinkedIn about trying to do an ArchiCAD School similar to the Spring / Summer / Winter Schools that are done in Europe. What level of interest is there for doing one in the
ArchiCAD Spring Academy 2011 Recap
Daniel Dusoswa, Chairman of ACUA (ArchiCAD Users Association), forwarded me Ray Elysee's recap of the 2011 ArchiCAD Spring Academy. After reading it, I am even more jealous of everyone who was there. I hope that in coming years I'll be
May 17th Minnesota ArchiCAD Usergroup
Date: Tuesday May 17, 2011 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Location: Wilkus Architects in Eden Prairie, MN 11487 Valley View Rd Eden Prarie, MN There will be a presentation on the curtain wall tool and hopefully a short presentation on how
MNAUG #12 Recap
Our March 2011 usergroup meeting was one of my favorites: there was a wonderful turn out and a lot of lively discussion. The main topic for this meeting was what is everyone doing to leverage BIM / ArchiCAD to get
March 8th Minnesota ArchiCAD Usergroup (Next week!!!)
Date: Tuesday March 8, 2011 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Location: Wilkus Architects in Eden Prairie, MN Among other things, we will be discussing opportunities for leveraging ArchiCAD to help get and retain work. It's a big topic
MNAUG #11 Recap
Winter Usergroup meetings in Minnesota are an adventure--snow, ice, sub-zero temperatures. I'm always so glad to see a mixture of new and old faces make the trip. This month, even with a location snafu, we had about 1/3 newcomers. Below
January Usergroup Location Change
Unfortunately we ran into some complications and couldn't get a room at the UofM for our meeting. No worries. We'll just meet at the offices of SALA Architects in Minneapolis. I'll work on getting us onto campus in the future.
January 26th Minnesota ArchiCAD Usergroup coming fast!
Date: Wednesday January 26, 2011 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Location: SALA, Minneapolis In January we're inviting students from the UofM to join us. This will be a great opportunity for professionals and students to share insights about ArchiCAD. If there's
MNAUG #10 Recap
Although the meeting was focused on new users, there were some great questions and discussions that have value for all users. As in most of our meetings, a fair amount of time was spent discussing complex profiles. For anyone who's
December 13th Minnesota ArchiCAD Usergroup (ArchiCAD Basics)
Our next Minnesota ArchiCAD User Group is Monday December 13th, 2010 at SALA Architects in Minneapolis (6:30-8:30 pm). We're having a special Usergroup meeting in December. It's going to be all about the basics. This meeting will be ideal for: -
MNAUG #9 Recap
We had a good turn out last week for our 9th Minnesota ArchiCAD Usergroup. To celebrate a full year of meetings we had pizza (thanks, Graphisoft). We covered a lot of topics at this meeting. Many of them--like Solid Element
The November ArchiCAD Usergroup is almost here
Our next Minnesota ArchiCAD User Group is Tuesday November 9th, 2010 at SALA Architects in Minneapolis (6:30-8:30 pm). November's meeting will cover a wide variety of topics that have been suggested at recent meetings and subsequent e-mails. Some of
BIM Breakfast (overdue thoughts)
I went to the September AIA BIM Breakfast. As anyone who's talked to me about BIM knows, I'm a big fan of this group. We were all supposed to bring examples of BIM requirements so we could discuss how they impact
MNAUG #8 Recap
Last night we had our 8th Minnesota ArchiCAD Usergroup meeting. We're coming up on one full year of meetings (our first meeting was in October 2009)! We'll have to celebrate at our next meeting in November. I'm thinking I'll bring
Our Next Usergroup Meeting is just around the corner!
Our next Minnesota ArchiCAD User Group is Tuesday September 28th, 2010 at Wilkus Architects in Eden Prairie (6:30-8:30 pm). A lot of us have been using ArchiCAD 14 for the past few months and we are all going to share
Avoiding Ugly Messes
I recently attended the usergroup for another BIM software. And I'm damn proud of our local ArchiCAD usergroup. Our mailing list is about a 1/6th the size of theirs, but they only had about double our usual
MNAUG #7 Recap
Here's a quick recap of MNAUG #7. David Wilson from Charles Stinson Architects introduced all of us to Artlantis. He did a great job of walking us through a project from ArchiCAD through Artlantis to final tweaking in Photoshop. If anyone
MNAUG Challenge #1
(or how to humble yourself every 90 seconds) In preparation for my next post on strategies for learning ArchiCAD, take a look at the ArchiCAD Competency Challenge. Try a few questions and if you have time take the whole test. It's tough. It's