ARCHICAD Solo has limitations, and that’s great
Back in January 2016, GRAPHISOFT introduced ARCHICAD 19 Solo to the North American market. In our market, ARCHICAD Solo replaces ARCHICAD STAR(T).
GRAPHISOFT’S BIMx and BIMx PRO Now Offer Extended Cloud Storage Access
This isn't the GRAPHISOFT press release you wanted today, but it's still good. BIMx and BIMx PRO now have extended cloud storage access and a few other great new features.
ArchiCAD 17 Hotfix #8
ArchiCAD 17 Hotfix #8 was released yesterday. It includes various fixes plus additional compatibility with OS X 10.10 Yosemite.
GRAPHISOFT Releases BIMx Docs for Android
BUDAPEST, August 11, 2014 — GRAPHISOFT®, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) architectural software developer, announced today that its award-winning BIM presentation app, BIMx Docs, has been released for Android phones and tablets in Google Play. This release makes BIMx
Exhibition Design with BIMx – Nationalmuseum in Sweden, Revisited
Joakim E Werning is doing some great things with BIMx and ArchiCAD. Check out this short video to learn more.
ArchiCAD 17 is BIM Product of the Year
BUDAPEST, November 27, 2013 — GRAPHISOFT, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) software developer for architects, is proud to announce that ArchiCAD 17 has won the prestigious BIM Product of the Year award at the eighth annual Construction Computing Magazine
GRAPHISOFT’s BIMx Docs Ranked Third out of Top 10 Apps for Architects
BUDAPEST, November 5, 2013 — GRAPHISOFT's BIMx Docs is a Top 10 App for Architects, chosen by the editors of ArchDaily, an online publication and resource for architecture news and product information. Developed by GRAPHISOFT, BIMx Docs is a professional
Virtual Walkthrough in 3D with GRAPHISOFT BIMx and ZEISS cinemizer® OLED Glasses
Everyone who was at the Graphisoft North America BIM Conference in San Diego got a chance to try these VR glasses with BIMx. It was pretty cool.
BIMx Docs Brings Fully Integrated BIM Projects to the iPhone/iPad
The official announcement about BIMx Docs for ArchiCAD. The future of BIM documentation arrived last week. Check out BIMx Docs by Graphisoft. The more you explore it, the more you're going to see the potential. If you are interested in
How BIM connects with your client’s clients: a Tour of an Exhibition via BIMx.
Today on Facebook, I saw a link to a 3D tour of an Exhibition at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden. Carl Larsson — Friends & Enemies (update: the above BIMx file is no longer available online, but here's another by Joakim Werning) Grab
GRAPHISOFT Releases Feature Upgrade to BIMx Mobile
Jared's note: I really like that Graphisoft keeps adding little improvements to BIMx through out the year. The last update that gave us the ability to “Limit navigation to gallery views” was less than 6 months ago. Well here's the latest.
Limiting Navigation in BIMx, finally we have complete control
Did you update ArchiCAD 16 to Hotfix #2 (build 3270)? Because a little addition was added that is quite awesome. We now have the ability to "Limit navigation to gallery views" on both the desktop and mobile applications. You can
Wilkus Architects: Working Fast with ArchiCAD
A very good article about how local Minnesota firm Wilkus Architects uses ArchiCAD. This is definitely worth a read. Great images too.
TVs, Plotters, Computer Screens, Paintings, and Self Promotion
Paintings and the Art of Self-Referencing A year ago I wrote about putting paintings and wall art in models. I recommended a trick using walls, niches, and aligning 3D textures. It's a good technique, but I have to admit that I
Locked Doors and Red Doors… guiding clients through BIMx
As I was developing my BIMx competition entry, I tried to give each room or area in the file something special. There was the zombie soldier with the axe in his back walking towards the tank, the horde of zombies
BIMx Hall of Fame and MORE Zombie Screenshots
There's now a BIMx Hall of Fame for BIMx projects with over 100 likes. This BIMx project (ZOMBIE ATTACK 2011), as of October 27th, 2011, just crossed the 100 like level to join the Hall of Fame! Click here and
BEST BIMx Screenshot ever.
Sunday night, time to share my favorite screenshot from my BIMx competition entry. Want to know how this screenshot was created? Here's the explanation.
BIMx Competition Entry Screenshots – Those aren’t the Neighbors coming up the back steps
So it's Friday; time to enjoy some screen shots from my BIMx competition entry. Have you voted yet by clicking the like button below the image of the house and tank in this link? I've got some more screenshots I'll post between
PolyCount Add-On and Airships
In preparation for my BIMx entry, I spent some time reading up on BIMx Optimization on the ArchiCADwiki. One of the suggestions is to download the PolyCount Add-On. You can download it here. When you're building a file for export
ArchiCAD + Zombies + BIMx = PURE AWESOME
Of e-mails and iPads Have you had a chance to read all the great articles about architecture-related iPad apps on ArchiCADmonkey? There are a ton of apps out there and more being announced everyday (I haven't forgotten about you OrthoGraph). All
ArchiCAD 15 Hotfix released today
ArchiCAD 15 Hotfix (Build 3267) Remember to update everyone using Teamwork 2 (including the BIM Server) at the same time. AND in addition to the regular updates
GRAPHISOFT BIMx turns the iPad/iPhone into an interactive building model explorer
BUDAPEST, September 7, 2011 GRAPHISOFT announced today its latest innovation for the iPad/iPhone. GRAPHISOFT BIMx™, the ultimate communication and presentation tool for BIM projects, will soon be available for iOS devices as well. The integrated model sharing community on Facebook will
MNAUG #12 Recap
Our March 2011 usergroup meeting was one of my favorites: there was a wonderful turn out and a lot of lively discussion. The main topic for this meeting was what is everyone doing to leverage BIM / ArchiCAD to get
MNAUG #10 Recap
Although the meeting was focused on new users, there were some great questions and discussions that have value for all users. As in most of our meetings, a fair amount of time was spent discussing complex profiles. For anyone who's
A Really Good Deal
Graphisoft is running a very nice promotion between now and the end of 2010. The full details are here. The basics are below: DEAL 1: Buy any new ArchiCAD 14 commercial license with a subscription and get Virtual Building Explorer as