Shoegnome Work Environment for ARCHICAD 21
Before we can start properly using a new version of ARCHICAD, we must first set up our Work Environment. Download my Work Environment for ARCHICAD 21.
Shoegnome Work Environment for ARCHICAD 20
I've customized my Work Environment for ARCHICAD 20. Learn about what I did in this short video and download the Work Environment for yourself.
Shoegnome Shortcuts for ARCHICAD 19
When I upgraded to ARCHICAD 19, I completely redid all my keyboard shortcuts for ARCHICAD. I suggest you do the same.
Parameter Transfer in ArchiCAD
Parameter Transfer in ArchiCAD (eyedropper and syringe) is an ultra basic concept. I really hope you already know everything I discuss in this video.
Creating keyboard shortcuts in ArchiCAD, a quick and helpful video
I regularly get questions about keyboard shortcuts. Probably the top two questions are "Is there a keyboard shortcut for Function A?" or "How do I make a keyboard shortcut for Function A?". Well to answer both those questions and some
A good list, for Beginners to ArchiCAD…
...and those of us wanting a quick reminder of some basic ArchiCAD skills on this last day of the year. I always like reading through top 10 or top 20 lists of tricks. Especially for new users. I'm often reminded
Mac Application Switcher + ArchiCAD
I just started using Command-Tab to pull up the Mac Application Switcher. I've accidentally used it before, but never intentionally. It's AWESOME for quickly switching between multiple ArchiCAD files. Which happens to be something I'm doing a lot of right
Korean Professional Video Game Players & ArchiCAD
Can you make a living playing video games? If you work hard. It also doesn't hurt if you're South Korean. Want to hear more about that lifestyle? There's a great Tech Stuff podcast about it. What does this have to do
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
Top 20 Keyboard Shortcuts
All new users I work with invariably ask me a question followed by a request. Is there a list of all the keyboard shortcuts? Yes; go to Work Environments, Shortcut Schemes, Keyboard Shortcuts, click Show Shortcut List in Browser. Once
Bass Lessons
I've been a bassist for over 20 years (over two-thirds of my life). As college approached and I was deciding what to do with my life, I had two options: professional musician or architect. Much of my life could be
Split, who knew?
The split command (cmd + opt + I is my keyboard shortcut, the button looks like a little red axe) works for walls, slabs, meshes, roofs, beams, fills, lines, polylines, splines, arcs/circles, and zones. Why did I just learn this
Operators
I keep the majority of my operators on a hidden layer called Operators. However it's a pain to turn on the layer when I need it on. In times past I'd either go to the layers, select operator, turn it
Eyeballs and Locks
I've set the keyboard shortcut for the Quick Layers palette to 'control + X'. The filtering capabilities of this little palette are huge and easy to use. I am always isolating layers to do quick moves. When working on a
What have you Unlearned Today?
We all have bad habits in ArchiCAD. Some of this is from how we were taught and some from the version we learned on. As the program evolves, we need to reevaluate how we work. Do we still need to
I find 3.5/ is the Easiest
Whether you're using the the coordinate box or the tracker, there are a lot of ways to write a number. Some are easier than others. A quick rule of thumb is that ArchiCAD recognizes fractions as inches, whole numbers and
5 Minutes on the Forum makes us all (look) Smart
Take a few minutes and check out the techniques mentioned on this post as well as this one on the ArchiCAD-Talk forum. I highly recommend setting up a keyboard shortcut for the command mentioned in the second post. I have set