This won’t help me win, but let’s not lose Miguel Krippahl’s ArchiCAD blog.
Miguel Krippahl has been blogging about ArchiCAD since October 2006. Back then I'd been using ArchiCAD for only 9 months. Miguel has decided that after blogging for so long, the BIMx competition is a turning point. If his readers don't
Zumbro Zen
I'm particularly proud of this project. It's the Star Tribune's Home of the Month for September 2011 and is going to be on the Homes By Architects Tour in Minnesota on September 17th and 18th, 2011. I did the drawings
Take 14:36 to let Eric Bobrow teach you about Guide Lines in ArchiCAD 15
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,
I’m Looking for Guest Bloggers
In the next few months I'm planning to revamp the blog and website. I've spent the last year focusing on writing and getting the word out. Now it's time, among other things, to update the about page and the ArchiCAD
Groups Part 2
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post on groups in ArchiCAD. It has quickly become one of my most popular. If you haven't read that post, you might want to start here. Well I've been thinking more about
I upgrade, you upgrade, we all upgrade
Or at least you better. No one should be running ArchiCAD 6.5 on Windows 2000. It just doesn't make sense. And it is a huge loss of value and wasted effort. No one should have to deal with plotmaker ever
How much do you know about Groups?
Let's start with the basics and get a bit more complex. 1. The enable/suspend groups button should always be visible. If the button looks like the image below, then groups are enabled. Otherwise they are suspended. 2. It's a good idea to
Virtual Visible Views Project
In the ArchiCAD LinkedIn group, Michael Scarmack, AIA, recently started gauging interest in a global experiment using the ArchiCAD BIMserver that he'd like to conduct. There's a lot of excitement about this grassroots project and I think it will lead
Your 7 Day Window to Register for the Best Practices Course Just Started
If you use ArchiCAD and have the internet, you probably know about Eric Bobrow's Best Practices Course. I talked a bit about it in this earlier blog post. Since that post, I've heard a lot of good things about the
Backup! Seriously. Backup.
How often do you back up your files? Daily? You better. Anything longer is a wrong answer. Here's Part One of why: My brother is in IT; when I was younger he excitedly told me about a new server he'd installed. It
Eric Bobrow wants to make you Better
Many of you have probably heard of Eric Bobrow. He's the guy behind ArchiCAD Master Template. Eric was a major Graphisoft reseller for 21 years and is now focused on improving our ArchiCAD skills. Eric has put together
Black & White Hidden Line Renderings
I like adding 3D views of the major facades on my cover sheets. I first did this about 3 years ago using the sketch rendering engine. I knew it was a good move when in a client meeting we hardly
Shop Drawings, an intermediate solution
Many years ago when I was an intern at Gensler in Houston, one of my jobs was transferring redlines on shop drawings. The lead architect marked up the original and then I made 5 copies by hand. Some shop drawings came
Benchmarking and the Endless Path of Improvement
Below is an excerpt from a draft of a document I'm putting together for my role as CAD / BIM Manager at SALA Architects: Competencies: Outside of the office standards, users will not learn or use the