Is BIM making you a better designer?
Why aren't more people talking about BIM and design? How to design better. How to be a better architect. How to make beauty and art. How to be awesome.
ARCHICAD 18 and ARCHICAD 19 Updates (compatibility updates for MAC OS X 10.11)
It's finally the day you can stop working and upgrade to OSX 10.11. But first make sure to backup, update ARCHICAD 18 & 19, and say goodbye to ARCHICAD 17.
Shoegnome Shortcuts for ARCHICAD 19
When I upgraded to ARCHICAD 19, I completely redid all my keyboard shortcuts for ARCHICAD. I suggest you do the same.
Shoegnome Work Environment for ARCHICAD 19
Have you updated your Work Environment for ARCHICAD 19? I mean REALLY updated it? I have. Here's a video and much, much more.
Three ARCHICAD updates, but probably not the ones you are looking for
These are not the updates you are looking for. Unless you use ARCHICAD 17 or ARCHICAD Solo. Sorry.
Institute Kicks Off Effort to Develop National BIM Guideline for Owners
The National Institute of Building Sciences is kicking off development of a new guideline to help building owners and their design teams utilize BIM.
UK Construction Computing Awards 2015: Support your BIM
Wouldn't it be nice for ARCHICAD and GRAPHISOFT to win some awards and show off their amazingness? Here's one of your annual chances to make that happen.
Building Better BIM Libraries
Jon Buerg talks about his experiences building BIM Libraries for both Revit and ARCHICAD. To him, it's the key to any successful project.
Live Online Webinar: Introducing ARCHICAD — Rhino — Grasshopper Connection
Do you want to know more about the ARCHICAD — Rhino — Grasshopper Connection? This webinar is for you.
Compatibility notes: ARCHICAD on Mac OS X El Capitan (Day One)
Should you upgrade tomorrow and run ARCHICAD on Mac OS X El Capitan? Absolutely not. You need to wait for the next Hotfix for ARCHICAD 18 and 19.
Portland ARCHICAD User Group — October 13th, 2015
I'm going to Portland! And there's one thing I like to do when traveling for business: run ARCHICAD user groups! So let's do it!
Rhino-Grasshopper ARCHICAD Connection public beta
You'll need to be on a PC (because there's no Mac Grasshopper), but this is amazing. Grasshopper+ARCHICAD = Winning it.
Seattle ARCHICAD User Group — September 30, 2015
Please note the special location. Check out the map below because if you've never been to CERC, it can be a bit tricky to find. Also while the official start time is 6:00 pm, I believe a few of us
Minnesota ARCHICAD User Group – September 18, 2015
It makes me so happy to write the words "I will be speaking at an ARCHICAD user group in Minnesota on September 18th"
Shoegnome Open Template for ARCHICAD 19
The Shoegnome Open Template for ARCHICAD 19 is finally here. Go get it!
The Clean Template for ARCHICAD
The Clean Template is a work of art and perhaps more useful than any other ARCHICAD template you'll see this year.
Oakland ARCHICAD User Group – September 2nd, 2015
You all know I love user groups. I'm not involved with this one, but Patrick May is. I'm a huge Patrick May fan. You should be familiar with Patrick and the blog he runs.
GRAPHISOFT’s Marketing Campaign, “Faster than Ever” Wins Bronze Stevie ® Award in 2015 International Business Awards
GRAPHISOFT's “Faster than Ever” marketing campaign for ARCHICAD 19 was named the winner of a Bronze Stevie ® Award in the Marketing Campaign of the Year
ARCHICAD Summer School 2015 — September 10th and 11th
ACUA is running another ARCHICAD Summer School. Once again they are returning to Liverpool for two days of ARCHICAD awesomeness.
Modelport by AECobjects.com now available for ARCHICAD 19
The Modelport add-on by AECobjects provides a way to import 3DS, DAE, FBX, and OBJ files directly into ARCHICAD and is now available for ARCHICAD 19.
buildingSMART alliance Releases NBIMS-US ™ Version 3
The National Institute of Building Sciences buildingSMART alliance® released the latest edition of NBIMS-US (Version 3)
Hidden Patterns: Learning from Street Fighter
If you grew up in the 80s and 90s, you played Street Fighter more than once. And like me, you didn't appreciate the amazing design of the game.
Fight for recognition: UK Construction Computing Awards 2015
Wouldn't it be nice to win some awards and show off all your amazingness? Perhaps it's time to nominate yourself for the UK Construction Computing Awards.
Compatibility notes: ArchiCAD on Mac OS X El Capitan Beta (10.11) and Windows 10 Beta
Your BIM application is the most important software you own. Remember that before you try using the Windows 10 or OS X 10.11 El Capitan Beta.