ARCHICAD Solo has limitations, and that’s great
March 27, 2016
Back in January 2016, GRAPHISOFT introduced ARCHICAD 19 Solo to the North American market. In our market, ARCHICAD Solo replaces ARCHICAD STAR(T).
ARCHICAD 15
Goodbye Vista, we hardly knew you.
February 6, 2014
Are you still using Windows Vista to run ArchiCAD? Your days are numbered.
Compatibility note: ArchiCAD on Windows 8.1 and OS X 10.9 Mavericks
October 23, 2013
Do you use ArchiCAD on Windows? How about ArchiCAD on Windows 8.1? Or are you a Mac user who just upgraded to OS X 10.9 Mavericks? Here’s what you need to know.
The BIMobject App Now Released for ArchiCAD
June 18, 2013
MALMÖ, SWEDEN, June 18, 2013 — BIMobject® announced today that the cloud integration App for GRAPHISOFT’s ArchiCAD, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) architectural software developer, has been launched. The App is completely free of charge for all users of ArchiCAD worldwide, giving the ArchiCAD user a toolset to find, source, update and check BIM objects supplied through the http://bimobject.com cloud completely integrated in their software. The integration is completely
The Principal Work Environment from Graphisoft North America
July 2, 2012
So this is part 2G. Like all those countless movie sequels, it’s time to change up the post titles and not highlight that this is the equivalent of 2007’s Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends. Just call it Land Before Time: The Wisdom of Friends. There’s no need to see the original Land Before Time movie to appreciate this umpteenth sequel. By the way, I saw the original
Definitive Proof of the Shell Tool’s Awesomeness
January 15, 2012
Since the release of ArchiCAD 15 I’ve enjoyed using the shell tool–more for it’s ability to be reshaped in 3D, plan, section, and elevation than its crazy form-making opportunities. BIMES has created a 4 minute video that highlights how impressive and versatile the shell tool is and I am just blown away. Enjoy. This video originally came from a blog post by BIMES that explains the origin and reasoning behind this
Take 14:36 to let Eric Bobrow teach you about Guide Lines in ArchiCAD 15
September 5, 2011
When I introduce my coworkers to ArchiCAD 15, I show them three new things and then say “get to work, we’ll cover the rest as it comes up”. I know that’s not the best way to learn a new version, but everyone using ArchiCAD 15 at SALA Architects happens to be on projects with tight deadlines. So they get the short, short version of my upgrade speech. Half of the
Just in time for Fall Semester…
August 30, 2011
The Free Educational version of ArchiCAD 15 is FINALLY available for download (as are all the add-ons and Artlantis). Read more about it at the official ArchiCAD blog. More likely though, you’re already heading to www.myarchicad.com to download it.
From AutoCAD (to ArchiCAD) to SketchUp… a race
August 21, 2011
Recent History Over the past few months I’ve made a couple of terrain models in ArchiCAD 14 and then exported them to SketchUp 8. At first this was done to figure out a way to collaborate with a fellow architect who is an avid SketchUp user. We both wanted to work in the program we knew best. After I modeled the first site it became evident that it was incredibly
