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.
Why your Building Project Might Fail in 2016
BIMQ CEO Christian Ehl shares his thoughts on the data-driven building and why the construction industry needs to reinvent itself in 2016.
Institute Kicks Off Effort to Develop National BIM Guideline for Owners
The National Institute of Building Sciences is kicking off development of a new guideline to help building owners and their design teams utilize BIM.
Shoegnome Open Template for ARCHICAD 19
The Shoegnome Open Template for ARCHICAD 19 is finally here. Go get it!
buildingSMART alliance Releases NBIMS-US ™ Version 3
The National Institute of Building Sciences buildingSMART alliance® released the latest edition of NBIMS-US (Version 3)
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 and Nemetschek Group form Strategic Alliance
Trimble and Nemetschek plan to leverage the Trimble® Connect collaboration platform to integrate workflows between various BIM software. This is fantastic. More BIM. More Open. More Choice.
GRAPHISOFT Announces Rhinoceros – ArchiCAD Connection
Now you can go directly from Rhinoceros to ArchiCAD.
BCF Manager for Navisworks via BIMcollab
Kubus increases the value of BIMcollab with a BCF Manager for Navisworks.
National BIM Standard-United States® Version 3 to Roll out April 15
In about two weeks, the National Institute of Building Sciences buildingSMART alliance® will release the latest edition of the their National BIM Standard.
BCF Manager for Navisworks
Kubus increases the value of BIMcollab by introducing a BCF Manager for Navisworks.
gbXML export add-on (for free from Cadimage)
The ArchiCAD community is awesome. Cadimage has a free gbXML export add-on for you.
GRAPHISOFT Partners with buildingSMART Korea to Foster National BIM Standards
GRAPHISOFT has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with buildingSMART Korea to develop BIM efforts in Korea.
KUBUS introduces BIMcollab
Official press release about BIMcollab from KUBUS. It takes BCF collaboration to a whole new level. Also they are now giving away for free their BCF managers for Revit, ArchiCAD, and simplebim. That's awesome. I love when people put sharing
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.
Nemetschek Acquires Bluebeam Software
Nemetschek gobbles up Bluebeam Software, and there was much rejoicing. It's nice to see Trimble and Autodesk aren't the only ones adding to their portfolio. Viva OpenBIM!
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.
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.
Nemetschek acquires leading MEP solution provider Data Design System
Data Design System (DDS) offers CAD software solutions for intelligent building planning Strengthening market position for Building Information Modeling (BIM) Expansion of solution portfolio in the building process Munich, November 12, 2013 — Nemetschek AG (ISIN 0006452907) announced today to acquire Data Design
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
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