ARCHICAD 18 Update 6000
There is a new ARCHICAD 18 update. Go get it. But first read the release notes and think about whether today is the day to update.
Hundreds of Students Turn Out for ARCHICAD BIM Competition in Vietnam
In just one year, this BIM competition has attracted 3 times the number of students from the first year, as well as gaining additional sponsors.
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.
GRAPHISOFT Ships ARCHICAD 19 / Users can now download ARCHICAD 19
It's time to download ARCHICAD 19. Or almost time, if your localization isn't ready yet. Read on for details!
GRAPHISOFT’S BIMx and BIMx PRO Now Offer Extended Cloud Storage Access
This isn't the GRAPHISOFT press release you wanted today, but it's still good. BIMx and BIMx PRO now have extended cloud storage access and a few other great new features.
Basic Unchangeable Decisions
I look at the roads in Australia and think about BIM. It feels so simple and easy to declare that they are wrong and the majority of the world is right.
8th Annual CRAN Symposium: September 19-23, 2015 | Minneapolis, Minnesota
The AIA CRAN Symposium for 2015 has been announced. I'm super excited to be on the list of speakers. Plus I get to visit Minnesota! Will I see you there?
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.
DWG output from ARCHICAD via Worksheets
A brilliant way to get bullet proof DWG output from ARCHICAD. Your archaic DWG using consultants will be amazed and extremely happy with the results.
Seattle ARCHICAD 19 User Group — June 24, 2015
It's June in Seattle. Let's get together for an ARCHICAD user group and talk about the latest version, ARCHICAD 19!
Roommate Test of Manhood
Two projects from my time at school show how a strict adherence to digital or analog tools can lead to trouble. I learned a lesson and went with the tool that failed.
Live Online Webinar: Introducing ARCHICAD 19 — Faster than Ever!
ARCHICAD 19 is now faster than ever! Learn more during this live online webinar.
Colloquial BIM
When talking about BIM, we often use language that confuses rather than clarifies. Do you know when you are speaking Proprietary or Colloquial BIM?
My house is full of wires I don’t need
When a previous owner remodeled my house in the late 1990s and early 2000s, he probably thought he was creating a futuristic, high end palace.
Going from Feet to Meters and Switching ArchiCAD Libraries
I regularly get asked if there is a metric version of the Shoegnome Open Template-or if I have any plans to make one. I won't be making one, but you can do it. Here's how.
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.
Trimble Partners with Microsoft to Bring Microsoft HoloLens Wearable Holographic Technology to the AEC Industry
Trimble is working with Microsoft to develop a new generation of tools, integrated with the HoloLens holographic platform on Windows 10. Make sure to watch the (marketing) videos. This is the world that is upon us.
BCF Manager for Navisworks via BIMcollab
Kubus increases the value of BIMcollab with a BCF Manager for Navisworks.
ArchiCAD Spring Academy 2015
It's approaching that magical time of year again, when the collective ArchiCAD brainpower of one location becomes almost incomprehensible. That's right, the ArchiCAD Spring Academy is only a few weeks away (May 22nd and 23rd)! In 2015 it's taking place
Seattle ArchiCAD User Group — April 30th, 2015
It's time for another Seattle ArchiCAD User Group. We're going to talk about add-ons, 3rd party Objects, and other things that don't come with the default installation of ArchiCAD. Read on for all the details. Come join us!
Shoegnome Open Template 18.4 and ArchiCAD 18 Libraries
I've updated my Template again. Read the post to find out all the details, then download it and some ArchiCAD 18 Libraries .
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.
World Backup Day 2015
You're obsessive with data safety, right? Good. It's dumb not to be. Let's talk about data safety & enjoy a crazy long infographic: it's World Backup Day.