Over the past year and a half of blogging I’ve had many small ArchiCAD tips and tricks that I wanted to share, but could never find the proper way to write about them. The aggregate of these tricks help me to easily problem solve within ArchiCAD and produce the quality drawings I desire, but these techniques don’t readily lend themselves to a blog post of a few hundred words. They are often purely utilitarian. Simple ways of using ArchiCAD in a more clever way.
So instead of writing about each one, I’m going to start sharing them via short screencasts both on the blog and on Shoegnome’s new YouTube Channel. FYI, the videos might be easier to view on Youtube (screencasting is a new adventure for me…).
Video #1: Two quick and simple graphic tricks to enhance your sections in ArchiCAD.
Video #2: A quick and simple way both to create clean air lines around an interior elevation and simultaneously mask off all the garbage you don’t want to show up in your drawing.
12 thoughts on “THREE graphic shortcuts for Sections and Interior Elevations”
Jared: Thanks for sharing your insights in this format. Watching the videos is a fast and easy way to assimilate the techniques your introducing. Super job. I appreciate the short (5 min.) format. I look forward to your next video upload.
Bob,
Glad you liked them. I’m excited to cover all techniques that allow me to be fast and super productive in my work. The type of things that typically don’t get covered in other tutorials and blog posts. And it’s good to know that the 5 minute length is right.
Hope all is well! Jared
Tip #2 is awesome, never thought of that before. Thanks!
Thanks for taking the time to create these video tips… it’s really great that you share this info! Always fascinating to see how people use the program.
Thank you for these tips. I will try the second one today. It is also helpful to see the logic of your working method.
Jared Thanks Great video! I express the same sentiments as the previous posts. Great work! and Thank You.
Thanks for the ideas, Jared. I especially like the masking fill. I’ve played with other techniques, but that is quick and does a better job.
Quick and good. Thank you
Jared.
A little more than a year has passed since my last comment. Watching these videos now makes so much more sense to me. Thank yu again.
I have fallen into the “Ugly Trap” and did become rustrated with my lack of experience and time delay with certain projects. I can say however that re-reading the related posts here are a reminder of the learning experience and confirmation of the patience required and the necessary mistakes we need to allow ourselves to make happen. I almost put the program down and revert to my PowerCad program and just give up. But allas, I read these posts again and here I am realizing I’m better as is my modeling.
Just checking in and saying thanks.
Paul
🙂 Paul, thanks. Glad these posts are keeping you on track and pushing forward. And so happy you didn’t give up and revert to old ways. Feel free to e-mail me with any specific questions. I’m always looking for new topics to record videos on. And I’m trying to do more short ones/videos that focus on the basics. I really want to do at least 2/month, if not more, this year. AND/OR, I’m always happy to chat/Skype if you think a few hours over Skype might clear up some of your bigger issues and propel you forward. We can chat via e-mail about how that would all work. Keep it up! Jared
Thank you Jared. Email me. I would like to exchange contact info and talk more about that.
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