The importance of walking through your building before it is built
Architecture firms, regardless of their size, must offer VR and 3D walk-throughs. It is now a basic service, not an add-on to our offerings.
ARCHICAD Elevations: turning on and off color
With the latest update to ARCHICAD 20, we can now turn color and shadows on/off with Graphic Overrides in any ARCHICAD elevation.
Client Eyes
Most people don't understand drawings the way architects do. This was made extra clear to me recently when I sat down with some prospective clients.
BIMx Docs is Dead. Long live BIMx Pro.
BIMx Pro pricing explained perfectly, and simply. The pricing has been fixed. It's time to use BIMx Pro on every project. Read on
BIMx Docs pricing explained perfectly, well actually not really.
Are you a little confused about the BIMx Docs pricing change? I've got you covered. Check out the official press lease and my ultra clear explanation.
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.
Architects, Social Media, and Time Management
There's something a bit meta about writing about social media for architects on a blog about being an architect. But after 3+ years of blogging, one learns a thing or two. Enjoy this quick article I wrote about Architects and
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.
One of two interviews I did at ABX 2012
Unfortunately I can't just share the video directly on my blog. So the link below will take you to the 3 minute video where I talk about Improving Client Communications with BIM, which I realized on the flight back from
Color Elevations and Details in ArchiCAD
Do you know how to create these two images in ArchiCAD? Clink on the images or the links to read posts I wrote for BIM Engine that talk more in depth about each. With a little bit of knowledge and
Client Communications with BIM: I’m speaking at EcoBuild America!
Let's end 2012 in a big way. Because if we don't, 2013 will put it completely to shame. So here's details on my lecture at EcoBuild America: S108: Client Communications with BIM Presented By: Graphisoft Schedule: December 4th, 2012 Tuesday, 8:30am - 10:00am Location: Rm 209A Tracks: Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Let’s Dream a little about Orthograph Architect
Orthograph Architect is billed as a great survey tool and, from what I can tell, it is. Furthermore, the creators of this iPad app keep adding new features like crazy; I've lost count of the number of upgrades and improvements
Client Communications with BIM: I’m speaking at Architecture Boston Expo!
So yeah, remember when I quit my day job and said 2012 was going to be a big year for me and Shoegnome
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