The US, International English, and German versions are the first three of 26 local versions in ArchiCAD 15’s global release schedule. They have started shipping. ArchiCAD 15 software packages will reach end users in the coming weeks. All local versions are planned to reach the market by the end of Q3 2011. But waiting for the mail is annoying. So… go to www.myarchicad.com, register, and download the ENG, INT, or
I guess this is the season for webinars. Graphisoft has a webinar coming up this week (Thursday) focused specifically on the Shell tool in ArchiCAD 15. I’m looking forward to this as it seems like the shell tool will revolutionize the way I work as much as the introduction of complex profiles did. Get more details and sign up here. Oh and lest I forget, this webinar comes with 1
Take advantage of this golden opportunity for free ArchiCAD training, from Eric Bobrow and the ArchiCAD Best Practices Course. Sign up for one of the sessions here. Choose the day and time that works best for your schedule: Tuesday 6/07 at 6PM PST , Wednesday 6/08 at 9AM PST, Thursday 6/09 at 6PM PST, Friday 6/10 at 9AM PST, Monday 6/13 at 6PM PST, Tuesday 6/14 at 9AM PST, or
Last week I tweeted (@https://shoegnome.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1d-2d-3d-intersection.webp) and posted on facebook (www.facebook.com/https://shoegnome.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1d-2d-3d-intersection.webp) a link to an old post I did. Here it is. It was a short post about two things. There were some great tips from the ArchiCAD Forum. Real little gems that have increased my effectiveness in ArchiCAD tremendously. I can’t believe I lived without these tricks for so many years. Go back to the old post, follow the links,
GRAPHISOFT Japan has announced that it is supporting the relief efforts in Japan, following the March earthquake and tsunami that left parts of the island nation in ruins. Through the end of June, GRAPHISOFT Japan will donate to the Japanese Red Cross Â¥10,000 for every full version of ArchiCAD sold and Â¥5,000 for every ArchiCAD Solo version sold. Furthermore, colleagues of GRAPHISOFT’s Japan office have donated over Â¥100,000. Donations, which
Reading about projects like these makes me proud that I’m a fellow ArchiCAD user. They also make me want to work harder to produce similarly well conceived work. Enjoy. Seville’s Impressive New Landmark Wows Architects and Public Alike The Rice Daubney-designed Ark-Coca-Cola Place is NSW Development of the Year Award Winner
Many of us will be downloading ArchiCAD 15 in a few days. In preparation, read this very exciting in depth look at ArchiCAD 15 from Architosh.
If you’ve already watched all the version 15 videos and are looking to fill your time until May 23rd, take a look at this entry on library migrations from the ArchiCAD wiki; it’s never too early to start thinking about how to make the transition to the latest version as smooth as possible.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post on groups in ArchiCAD. It has quickly become one of my most popular. If you haven’t read that post, you might want to start here. Well I’ve been thinking more about groups since then. And Link Ellis (one of my ArchiCAD heroes) offered some great additions to the list in this LinkedIn post. Below is a summary of Link’s thoughts (4.
