BIM and ARCHICAD

BIM Components and the ArchiCAD Facebook Page (and Pacifiers)

July 23, 2012

Today ArchiCAD posted a comment on their facebook page: Do you have object ideas to expand the available GDL content on BIMcomponents.com? Let us know in a comment here! Some of your wishes will be programmed by professional GDL developers and shared with all of you through the BIMcomponents.com portal. We are looking for objects that cannot be found in the standard ArchiCAD library. Just comment with a concise description

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July 11, 2010 to July 11, 2012: Has it been two years already?

July 12, 2012

My second year of blogging I’m now at two years of never missing a week. I can’t believe that. This is post 213, which means I’m averaging slightly OVER 2 posts a week. I did not plan on that. I really meant to do only one post a week. I guess since I quit my day job, I’ve just been having too much fun posting and thinking about ArchiCAD. We

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ArchiCAD 16 now on www.myarchicad.com

July 5, 2012

Trial, Education, and Academic versions of ArchiCAD 16 are now available at myarchicad.com If you’ve already upgraded your key to ArchiCAD 16 at upgrade.graphisoft.com, then you can use the downloaded version to start working in ArchiCAD 16 instead of waiting for your box and DVD to arrive. And remember if you’re upgrading your key on a mac, read this post first. Enjoy! Oh and on an unrelated note, I’m planning

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Redlines vs Pinklines

June 25, 2012

Redlines We all know what Redlines are. Either digitally or by hand, someone is reviewing a set of drawings and marking them up to be corrected. Redlines are a critical part of the chain of command. A younger staff member can do a set of drawings or model a building and the project architect or some other experienced coworker will review them. Mistakes are caught, corrections are made, and beautiful,

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BIM Components at Your Fingertips – Webinar

June 6, 2012

It’s webinar season! I’m sure there are just as many webinars throughout the year, but I feel like I’ve watched a bunch in the past two months. And I’ve signed up for a ton in the next few weeks. In fact I just signed up for this one (and I am watching this one in 2 1/2 hours). Discover ArchiCAD 16’s brand new direct modeling capabilities together with BIMcomponents.com, GRAPHISOFT’s

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Are you a Mac User getting ready to Upgrade your Key to ArchiCAD 16? Read this first.

June 4, 2012

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

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Want to work in Minneapolis with a top-notch residential firm that uses ArchiCAD?

May 31, 2012

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

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ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, the Amazon Kindle, and my parents house

May 29, 2012

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

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