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GRAPHISOFT BIMx Now Available through Amazon for Kindle Fire

November 12, 2012

BUDAPEST, November 12, 2012 — GRAPHISOFT announced today that BIMx, its cutting-edge communication and presentation tool for BIM projects, is now available through the Amazon AppStore for Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire Gen 2. Amazon AppStore is available to customers located in the United States, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and United Kingdom. BIMx is an interactive environment that allows users to explore full BIM models without holding a license

Guess What? Your EVERYTHING has already changed

November 11, 2012

I’m going to start this post with a hypothetical encounter. Here’s an imaginary e-mail exchange I often have: Dear Mr. Banks, ArchiCAD is driving me crazy. I want to keep working like we did when I first got out of school. But the computer is MAKING me do things I don’t want to… Help! Fix it and tell me what I need to do to get back to the good

BIM Design Charrette Supports Rebuilding of Monson, MA

November 8, 2012

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

What’s better than a 30 Day Free Trial? A 60 Day Free Trial (of course)

November 7, 2012

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: How many Ds are you doing?

November 6, 2012

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),

Tekla, SketchUp, & now Vico… Trimble keeps gobbling up BIM and proto-BIM applications

November 2, 2012

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

Bowling is the secret to BIM Mastery

November 1, 2012

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

Compatibility note: ArchiCAD on Windows 8

October 26, 2012

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.

Frustrating ArchiCAD Things That Need to be Changed: You

October 23, 2012

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

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