ArchiCAD 16 is almost here and I wish I was using it on the project I’m starting today BUT… I don’t have ArchiCAD 16 yet. I did however just upgrade my key to an ArchiCAD 16 license via https://upgrade.graphisoft.com/. You won’t be able to upgrade your key for a few more days, but when you do here’s something you’ll want to be aware of if you’re a Mac user: Error
Here’s your chance to work with standards I developed, and maybe even finish projects I started! The firm I used to work at, SALA Architects, is looking to hire an Entry level designer/intern/production assistant. I would love to see this position filled by someone who already knows ArchiCAD. If you’re interested, get them a resume fast. I bet there’s already a lot of people clamoring for this job opening. SALA
Greetings from Connecticut So my wife, daughters (Madeleine, 3, and Phaedra, 1), and I just drove from Minnesota to Connecticut in about 72 hours. We’re now relaxing at my parents house in Connecticut for a few days before heading on to Boston. We’ll then be in Boston for the next 3 months before returning home to St. Paul, Minnesota. Expect more details on all that to be sprinkled into this
BIMx by GRAPHISOFT is First 3D AEC App to Fully Utilize the New iPad’s Retina Display BUDAPEST, May 23, 2012 — GRAPHISOFT, the global leader in Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions for architects, has announced an update for its BIMx application. The BIMx 1.2.455 update for iPhone/iPad app provides native support for the iPad 3 Retina display, resulting in crisper images and stunning virtual reality. The new iPad’s Retina Display
2012 is way more interesting than 2011 Are you familiar with Orthograph? OrthoGraph Architect for iPad (which was only released Fall 2011) is getting an upgrade: the 3D preview. This will assist surveying with the ability to reach and change the properties of all graphical elements, so you will be able to switch between different object types, finishes, etc. directly from 3D. The new version is going to be released
Do you have time next week to participate in a very cool, global BIM event? From May 21st, 2012 – Noon BST to Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 – NOON BST teams from around the globe will compete in a cloud-based collaboration event to design, in 48 hours, a project for an internationally recognizable site in London. Anyone can register and prizes include free software licenses from the sponsors (Graphisoft
Here’s Part 2D of my series on Work Environments. Have you read Part 1, Part 2A, Part 2B, and Part 2C yet? So we’ve already seen Work Environments from PCs and Work Environments from Macs. Well here are two Work Environments from the SAME USER. The first image is from a 27″ display. The second is from a 15″ laptop. For the last few months I’ve been working solely off a
Mr. New User, Don’t forget that you still need to produce printed documents I find many new users get obsessed with modeling and don’t want to hear about the 2D world. This is both great and a disaster. I love to see people excited about modeling, about leaving the world of flatcad for good. But… We need to produce legible prints in a timely manner. If you ignore dimensions, notes,
Goodbye BIM, hello BEM. Have you read the press release yet? ArchiCAD 16 is coming! It’s officially going to be released on May 30th, 2012 and then start shipping shortly after that. If I remember correctly from other recent releases that means we should be able to download ArchiCAD 16 from www.myarchicad.com sometime during the first or second week of June. I can’t wait! 2012 is when we all start
