Changing Course and an Incredible New Album
My daughters and I were driving to Costco on a recent weekend. Since it was a Saturday afternoon I had the radio tuned to MPR (Minnesota Public Radio). I heard an interview with Kacey Musgraves. I guess she's kind of
A great interview and some thoughts about Autodesk
When I was writing yesterday's post, which asked the question "Do you love your BIM software too much?", I had in the back of my mind an article I recently read. But I couldn't find it. Which is for the
Skill vs Power: Learning BIM
If you have six minutes, please do yourself a favor and watch this video. But instead of thinking about video games, think about BIM adoption in firms. Specifically think about people learning ArchiCAD, Revit, or one of the other BIM
Nemetschek introduces new platform for the building industry: bim+
This news isn't super new, but it is super interesting. How did we all miss this? And why isn't Nemetschek pushing this harder
BIM Maturity Survey from Purdue University
There are a lot of people out there researching BIM, BIM implementation, BIM maturity, etc. I'd say I fill out three or four of these surveys a month. As long as I have the time, I'm always happy to provide
Which BIM software should I use?
Which BIM software should I use? When you really look at that question, the answer is insanely simple. The one you will enjoy using most. All BIM programs (Revit, ArchiCAD, Vectorworks, Bentley Systems, Allplan
Bonus Point about the Organizer in ARCHICAD
Are you following Patrick May's Tumblr blog yet? Great ArchiCAD advice over there too. He reminded me of another nice feature of the Publisher that I thought warranted a quick bonus post. You can open the View Map or Layout
The Organizer… aka the Navigator’s Big Brother
I actually mean both Big Brother as in your wise male sibling who was born before you AND that all seeing eye of some over arching organization. The Organizer is pretty awesome and powerful like that. I cover a lot
World Backup Day is March 31st
World Backup Day How and why is this a real thing? Who cares. You better back your shit up. Often. If I ever write a book on BIM and/or ArchiCAD you better believe there'll be a chapter on Data Safety. I've got some
GRAPHISOFT ArchiCAD Receives IFC Certification 2.0, Passes COBie Design Challenge
BUDAPEST, March 26, 2013 — GRAPHISOFT announced today important milestones in its support for Open BIM with ArchiCAD having successfully passed both IFC Coordination View 2.0 (Certification 2.0) and the buildingSMART alliance 2013 COBie Challenge. ArchiCAD is now certified for the
First four successes for buildingSMART’s Certification 2.0
News Release 22 March 2013 First four successes for buildingSMART's Certification 2.0 New stringent process provides quality assurance The first four products to receive the new-style buildingSMART certification 2.0 were recognised at the international meetings of buildingSMART in Waltham, MA, US on 12
GRAPHISOFT Releases Feature Upgrade to BIMx Mobile
Jared's note: I really like that Graphisoft keeps adding little improvements to BIMx through out the year. The last update that gave us the ability to “Limit navigation to gallery views” was less than 6 months ago. Well here's the latest.
Interested in statistics on BIM engagement and usage?
Happy Sunday. Day 17. Post 17. I won't make a full month where the total number of posts equals the total number of days in the month. Especially not this month. Soon I'll be heading to Wyoming for a few
BIM Server Scare
It was like we'd just saved the world from a nuclear holocaust. But we couldn't tell anyone because it wasn't rogue KGB operatives still disgruntled from the end of the Cold War or Kim Jong Un and his lackeys with
Someone’s comparing ArchiCAD to Revit and you should pay attention
Why should you be paying attention? Because of the WHO doing the comparing. Scott Mackenzie, BIM Manager at Stantec, is doing his own head-to-head comparison based on his extensive personal experience. The first post definitely reads as if it's being written
I was going to write a post about LOD
Level of Development or Level of Detail (depending on how you define LOD) is a super fascinating concept. And ultra-critical to functioning intelligently in BIM. It's not a be-all, end-all answer to success in BIM, but an awareness of the
Think you can’t construct with ArchiCAD? Meet Mota-Engil
This looks like a really interesting webinar. Regardless of what BIM authoring tool you use, it's always very interesting (and enlightening) to see how contractors are employing BIM. It just so happens that this construction firm, after searching long and
Minnesota ArchiCAD User Group Meeting (DATE CHANGE to April 2nd, 2013)
A few short weeks until MNAUG #19! Date: Tuesday April 2nd, 2013 | 6:30PM — 8:30 PM | (NOTE THE DATE CHANGE!) Location: Nelson-Tremain Partnership 125 Southeast Main Street, Suite 245 Minneapolis, MNÂ Â 55414 Details: Technically it'll be Spring when this meeting occurs, so let's celebrate surviving another Minnesota
ArchiCAD 16 Hotfix #3 re-released
Suffering through ArchiCAD 16 Hotfix #3? Stuck on Hotfix #2 and eagerly waiting to start exploring EcoDesigner STAR Beta? <WAIT OVER> ArchiCAD 16 Hotfix-3 package (build 3487) was released just a few moments ago. You can read about all the details and download
Augmented Reality and Micro-payments
Sooner than you think. Much sooner than you believe possible. You've reached BIM IV-IV, the pinnacle of Social BIG BIM. You talk with prospective clients about the AECOU relationship. Your BIMs are integrated with the final buildings so that they are a
The Return of Work Environments: The Basics of setting Work Environments plus importing and exporting them
It's been way too long since I talked about Work Environments in ArchiCAD. We had a good run last spring and summer with close to 10 posts on this subject. Read them all here. I still have a bunch more
Architects are Lazy (plus ArchiCAD 17 news)
News of ArchiCAD 17 The shape and form of ArchiCAD 17 continue to be slowly revealed. I'm not sure if I'm just more aware this year or if more news is getting shared than in the past. Either way, here's a
Who is in the BIM? AECO meet AECOU
I couldn't fit this graph in the previous post on social BIG BIM, so it gets its own post. Which is good because I also want to ruminate on the acronym AECOU. Once we reach Social BIG BIM, IV-IV (augmented reality),
No Hollywood BIM
GRAPHISOFT North America and Trimble Vico Wednesday, February 27, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (PST) Los Angeles, CA Movie stars, fast cars, and cocktails by the pool. Â That's what people imagine when you say the word Hollywood. Â When you say Hollywood
Picking a Subtype for an ArchiCAD Object (and some other important tips)
One of the greatest improvements in ArchiCAD 16 is how much easier it is to make objects. Not that it was particularly hard before, but along with the Morph Tool there have been some tweaks that mean there's no excuse