Shoegnome Open Template for ARCHICAD 21
The fifth iteration of the Shoegnome Open Template for ARCHICAD is now available. Learn about the latest changes to my template and then download it.
Shoegnome Open Template for ARCHICAD 20
The Shoegnome Open Template for ARCHICAD 20 is ready for you to download and use. Read this post and watch the accompanying video to learn what's new.
Parametric Ceiling Object Tool for ARCHICAD
Kristian Bursell just launched the first ARCHICAD related Kickstarter Campaign. It's for an amazingly flexible Ceiling Object. Learn how you can help.
Building Better BIM Libraries
Jon Buerg talks about his experiences building BIM Libraries for both Revit and ARCHICAD. To him, it's the key to any successful project.
Shoegnome Open Template for ARCHICAD 19
The Shoegnome Open Template for ARCHICAD 19 is finally here. Go get it!
The Proper Design of Design Criteria
Design criteria is the content that your organization creates to convey the design intent for your concept to the consulting architects and engineers that are hired to design individual locations for your chain concept around the region, country or world.
Be Open, My Friend: Bruce Lee and the secrets of OpenBIM
Guest blogger Jon Buerg shares his thoughts on openBIM. This post includes both the best BIMpoem and best BIM image of 2015.
ARCHICAD 19 — Faster than Ever
ArchiCAD 19 has been announced! Good luck being productive today. There's a lot to read about and a lot of videos to watch on YouTube.
Trimble Releases SketchUp 2015 for a Faster, More Intuitive and Flexible Information Modeling Process
SketchUP 2015 has arrived. Two releases in one year, yikes! With more IFC capabilities AND 64-bit support this is a HUGE update, arguably the biggest yet. 64-bit means all the RAM you want. So one of the big downfalls of
What OpenBIM Does For You (and the life cycle of BIM)
Have you and all your collaborators watched this video about OpenBIM and why the AEC industry needs to change? I'm going to guess no.
How to Add IFC Properties to any element in ArchiCAD
Do you know how to add IFC Properties to any 3D element in ArchiCAD? You should. Here are two short videos that will show you how.
Nemetschek joins buildingSMART International’s Strategic Advisory Council for better interoperability
Munich, July 9, 2014 — Nemetschek AG (ISIN 0006452907) announced today that, together with Autodesk, Trimble and HOK, it has joined buildingSMART International's start-up Strategic Advisory Council (SAC) as a founding member to foster better interoperability between stakeholders in the
ArchiCAD 18 — Join the Creative Flow
"BIM innovation has been shifting from adding new features to introducing innovative new workflows - this is exactly what ArchiCAD 18 offers end-users"
SketchUp Pro 2014 and IFC: welcome to the new world of BIM
What does it mean that SketchUp Pro 2014 can now attach IFC (and other) data to elements? It means SketchUp is now BIM. This is big news.
GRAPHISOFT’S ArchiCAD 17 Scores 100% in the COBie Design and Construction Documents Challenge
BUDAPEST, March 12, 2014 — GRAPHISOFT announced today that it has successfully completed the buildingSMART alliance January 2014 Challenge in the COBie Design and Construction Documents Category. With zero errors, ArchiCAD 17 fulfilled 100% of the COBie requirements.
Putting the “I” into your BIM Documentation
Nathan Hildebrandt follows up his previous post with more on how and why you need to focus more on Information when working with ArchiCAD and BIM.
Auditing your ArchiCAD Model using Building Materials and Surfaces
I love this post. Guest Blogger Nathan Hildebrandt starts with Building Materials, then leads you down a path towards reinventing how you think about BIM and use ArchiCAD. It's a great example of how focusing on improving how you use
KUBUS launches BCF Managers for both ArchiCAD & Revit
Are you familiar with Building Collaboration Format? The BCF Managers for ArchiCAD and Revit bring this functionality directly to your BIM authoring tool.
GRAPHISOFT ArchiCAD Receives IFC Coordination View 2.0 Import Certification
The little BIM program that could: GRAPHISOFT ArchiCAD Receives IFC Coordination View 2.0 Import Certification
From Film to Digital Cameras & a Free Copy of OrthoGraph Architect 3D v7
I talk a lot about the future of practicing architecture. I'm really interested in how our tools and processes evolve. I am curious about what common frustrations we will soon no longer need to deal with. A lot of these
Improved IFC / ArchiCAD Connection Add-In for Revit 2014 Applications
Jared's note: read the beginning of this very closely. The Add-on is for Revit MEP, Structures, and Architecture (aren't they all sort of one program now?). In previous versions of this add-on it was just for MEP and Structures. The
Guest Blogger Rob Jackson: If you haven’t discovered ArchiCAD Favorites, you haven’t discovered BIM
If you haven't discovered ArchiCAD Favorites, you haven't discovered BIM That title might seem a bit extreme, but it probably got your attention. Having personally used ArchiCAD for over 12 years and spent the last 12 months really trying to understand
A great interview and some thoughts about Autodesk
When I was writing yesterday's post, which asked the question "Do you love your BIM software too much?", I had in the back of my mind an article I recently read. But I couldn't find it. Which is for the
GRAPHISOFT ArchiCAD Receives IFC Certification 2.0, Passes COBie Design Challenge
BUDAPEST, March 26, 2013 — GRAPHISOFT announced today important milestones in its support for Open BIM with ArchiCAD having successfully passed both IFC Coordination View 2.0 (Certification 2.0) and the buildingSMART alliance 2013 COBie Challenge. ArchiCAD is now certified for the