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
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:
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),
I guess this is a week for exciting corporate purchases. It’s all over our corner of the internet. Back in April 2012 Trimble bought SketchUp from Google. And now In November 2012 Trimble has acquired Vico. And this of course all comes just a year or so after Trimble bought Telka. I don’t really have any additional commentary. It’s all just VERY interesting. I wonder who they’ll buy 6
Who’s the better bowler? A guy who can throw perfect strike after perfect strike OR the guy who never misses picking up a spare. It’s the guy who can pick up the spares. Of course 12 strikes gives you the best possible score, but perfection is the wrong goal. If you can only throw strikes, you’re a one trick pony. Picking up spares is much harder. Here’s another way to
Well Windows 8 is out. That means it’s time to start learning about compatibility issues with it and older software (ei any software that was released before today). Keep an eye on this ArchicadWiki page for continued updates about ArchiCAD and Windows 8. Nothing too surprising Supported versions: GRAPHISOFT is maintaining compatibility for ArchiCAD 15 and ArchiCAD 16 and connected products (BIMx, BIM Server, BIM Server Manager) on Windows 8.
Okay that title is a little facetious. But you should expect that from me by now. There is a wonderful thread on LinkedIN that was started two weeks ago on the ArchiCAD Residential Designers Group. You need to be a member to view it, so a direct link to the thread is a little annoying to include. If you’re a residential designer who uses ArchiCAD, it’s a great group to
I will no longer listen to anyone bitch about how much it sucks that in ArchiCAD we can’t copy 3D elements in Sections or Elevations. I’m sure one day Graphisoft will give us this feature, though it’s not high on my personal list of needs or wants. Perhaps it’s because I’m used to not having it. Or that I’m working more and more in 3D, so it’s less necessary. Or
Late last night the Shoegnome Facebook page reached 500 Likes. That’s awesome. The Shoegnome Twitter feed is a little smaller at 381 followers. Thank you everyone. There’s plenty of information on both those sources that doesn’t show up on the blog so for even more on BIM, ArchiCAD, and the future of Architecture, follow both. Shoegnome on Facebook Shoegnome on Twitter On to 600 & 400…
