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Guest Blogger Martijn de Riet: Let me tell you about Revit Families

August 14, 2013

Jared’s Note: As should surprise no one, Kristian’s post comparing ArchiCAD GDL vs Revit Families caused quite a stir on both sides of the ArchiCAD vs Revit divide. I am both thrilled and honored that Martijn de Riet has written a wonderful response to Kristian’s comparison, from the Revit side of things. Martijn is one of my favorite Revit pros on Twitter (more so after reading this post while doing

Guest Blogger Jeremiah Gammond: Every Building has an Architect(ural Technologist…)

August 14, 2013

Jared’s Note: Jeremiah originally wrote this post for his own site. I asked him if I could share it on Shoegnome because it fits so well with the recent discussions on the use of the word architect and what to call people who work in the field, but aren’t licensed architects. Turns out Canada has a nice solution already. Jeremiah graciously said yes to letting me repost and also promised

Guest Blogger Kristian Bursell: ARCHICAD GDL vs REVIT FAMILIES

August 13, 2013

Recently I spent a great deal of time working with Revit Families (RFA’s) to determine their capabilities. I approached this endeavor with no bias; as most mathematicians will tell you, it is all about potential with personal preference a liability. Though I could write a book on the topic of ArchiCAD GDL vs Revit Families I’m going to be as brief as possible and hopefully expand in later posts. Basic

Guest Blogger Djordje Grujic: Untangling the Arcane Secrets of GDL

July 17, 2013

“The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore… Unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible… it is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavours… to meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown.” Ferdinand Magellan, Explorer (c.1520) Every time I think of GDL, the

Guest Blogger Rob Jackson: If you haven’t discovered ArchiCAD Favorites, you haven’t discovered BIM

July 16, 2013

If you haven’t discovered ArchiCAD Favorites, you haven’t discovered BIM That title might seem a bit extreme, but it probably got your attention. Having personally used ArchiCAD for over 12 years and spent the last 12 months really trying to understand what we need to deliver in terms of wider BIM deliverables, Favorites are an ArchiCAD users keys to fully collaborative BIM. Without using Favorites I see few other efficient

Guest Blogger Willard Williams: Review of the Better Detail Marker by Master Script

June 28, 2013

The Better Detail Marker for ArchiCAD by Master Script is an awesome little tool to add to your box. Â The Object basically allows you to adjust how the tail will look while removing the arrow at the markers’ head. Â The stock ArchiCAD detail markers have limited adjustments of various types of marker heads but few tail options for the Object. Â Our preference within our drawing standards is to have a

Guest Blogger Shivang Rajvir: 3 Responses to Technology

June 24, 2013

The days and nights we used to spend creating drawings by hand during the early days of college are still fresh in my mind. It was then that this question first hit my mind hard, and it is still with me today. “Why do we use computers?” Since my college days (i.e.2002-2003), there have been innumerable arguments regarding this, with senior faculty members, students, professionals, and even with CAD and

Guest Blogger Endre Ilauszky: The Random City Object for ArchiCAD site models

June 19, 2013

After the successful Ceiling Editor and Floating Dimension objects the next BIM component has arrived in the “Wish upon an Object from BIMcomponents.com”. The Random City component is a very useful tool when you want to place schematic buildings or town parts simply and quickly into the background of an ArchiCAD site model. It is random, as you can adjust the buildings’ geometry and measures to be generated by the

Guest Blogger Arne Heeres: ArchiCAD Template Creation

June 13, 2013

Reinventing the Wheel Let’s face it. We love it. We reinvent every chance we get hoping to make things better. Without it our lives would be pretty boring, Does this mean however we need to re-invent everything? More specifically, do we need to reinvent our interaction with ArchiCAD for every project? In our careers so far, each of us at [mac interact] have worked with and for offices that to

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