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The BIMobject App Now Released for ArchiCAD

June 18, 2013

MALMÃ–, 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

GRAPHISOFT Ships ArchiCAD 17

June 11, 2013

BUDAPEST, June 11, 2013 — GRAPHISOFT®, the global leader in Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions for architects, announced today that ArchiCAD® 17’s global rollout process has begun. Shipping starts with the International, US, and German versions — the first three of 26 local versions that, according to a busy release schedule, will all reach the market by the end of Q3 2013. For specific shipping dates in the various markets,

Simple Solutions: Elevation, Latitude, and Longitude

May 28, 2013

I’ve been crazy busy the past few days: enjoying a four day weekend at home with my wife and daughters, trying to see many of our Twin Cities friends one last time before we head first West then East (then probably west again), staying up too late Sunday and Monday night watching all of Arrested Development Season 4 (my wife and I finished the last three episodes this morning), trying

Live Online Seminar: Introducing ArchiCAD 17

May 23, 2013

Just passing along some news… Introducing ArchiCAD 17 Learn what the new features in ArchiCAD 17 have in store for you! GRAPHISOFT ArchiCAD 17 provides a one-of-a-kind BIM-based documentation workflow. It simplifies the modeling and documentation of buildings even when complex models contain high levels of detail. ArchiCAD’s end-to-end BIM workflow allows your models to stay live until the very end of the project. Attend this Online Seminar on June

Modeling tips for Chimneys in ArchiCAD

May 10, 2013

When doing remodels, I often come across some weird chimneys. Likewise when doing new construction, certain architectural styles suggest less than plain chimneys. Here’s a video sharing some tips on how to make good looking chimneys in ArchiCAD. Of course these modeling tips and techniques could be used for other forms. Think of chimney modeling as a proxy for all sorts of non-standard shapes. And this is just the beginning.

BIMcomponents.com Channels BIM Objects from BIMobject® – More ArchiCAD 17 News

May 8, 2013

BUDAPEST, May 8, 2013 — GRAPHISOFT, the developer of ArchiCAD, the Number One choice of architects for BIM solutions, will now channel BIM objects from the BIMobject® cloud and integrate them into the organic search results on BIMcomponents.com. BIMcomponents.com, GRAPHISOFT’s portal for parametric BIM objects, will automatically channel objects developed, maintained, and published by real manufacturers in the central cloud solution at BIMobject.com. The brand recognition of BIMobject® is well

Minnesota ArchiCAD User Group Meeting: Number 20

May 7, 2013

Minnesota ArchiCAD User Group 20 That’s right. It’s time for our 20th Minnesota ArchiCAD User Group meeting since 2009. Who would have thought that almost four years after that warm September evening we’d still be at it. Here are the details: Date: Tuesday May 28th, 2013 | 6:30PM — As Long As You Want | Location: Nelson-Tremain Partnership 125 Southeast Main Street, Suite 245 Minneapolis, MNÂ Â 55414 What’s Going to Happen:

ArchiCAD 17 — “BIM Lives in the Details”

May 7, 2013

To see a graphic comparison of all the changes between ArchiCAD 10 and ArchiCAD 17, check out the ArchiCAD Upgrade Calculator created by Graphisoft Connect. BUDAPEST, May 7, 2013 — GRAPHISOFT® announced today ArchiCAD 17, the latest version of its award-winning building information modeling (BIM) software. The new release delivers capabilities that greatly simplify the modeling and documentation of buildings even when the model contains a high level of

Architects are Lazy (plus ArchiCAD 17 news)

February 21, 2013

News of ArchiCAD 17 The shape and form of ArchiCAD 17 continue to be slowly revealed. I’m not sure if I’m just more aware this year or if more news is getting shared than in the past. Either way, here’s a very interesting article from Enigneering News-Record that talks about both EcoDesigner STAR and some time frames for the eventual release of ArchiCAD 17. I guess we can start tossing

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