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Which BIM software should I use?

March 29, 2013

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…) have their pros and cons. Some do more than others. Each has its strengths when working with others (ie, collaboration and interoperability). Each program handles all the levels of BIM differently. But none of that really

World Backup Day is March 31st

March 27, 2013

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 strong thoughts Enjoy this infographic from the guys organizing World Backup Day. Infographics in general make me tired, but this one is concise and full of good

GRAPHISOFT ArchiCAD Receives IFC Certification 2.0, Passes COBie Design Challenge

March 26, 2013

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 IFC 2×3 Coordination View Version 2.0 export, making ArchiCAD among the very first to achieve this certification as of 12 March 2013, and is 100% COBie compliant (“buildingSMART alliance

First four successes for buildingSMART’s Certification 2.0

March 26, 2013

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 March 2013. The certification acknowledges that the products have been tested and shown to comply with the IFC open standards for the functions specified within the testing

GRAPHISOFT Releases Feature Upgrade to BIMx Mobile

March 18, 2013

Jared’s note: I really like that Graphisoft keeps adding little improvements to BIMx through out the year. The last update that gave usÂ the ability to “Limit navigation to gallery views” was less than 6 months ago. Well here’s the latest. I did a quick test of the new features and WOW. I mean damn. The Real-time 3D Cutaway function is crazy fast and beautiful (at least on my iPad Mini).

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March 17, 2013

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 days, to the land of horrible internet connections and a house with no Wi-Fi… That many posts is a horrible goal anyways. It’s just about numbers, not content. Fortunately there’s

BIM Server Scare

March 11, 2013

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 their fingers on the button. It was aliens from another dimension. And if we tried to explain that everything was alright, the citizens of the world would just freak out

Someone’s comparing ArchiCAD to Revit and you should pay attention

March 5, 2013

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 more for himself than for us. Which is awesome and very interesting. I hope he keeps it up and ignores any comments that disagree with his assessment. There’ll be time

I was going to write a post about LOD