Monthly archive October, 2012
Some days I don’t care about BIM; I care about diagrams
Diagrams, meet my cartoons Earlier this summer, I was reading the June 2012 issue of Architectural Review and a great diagram caught my eye. It was a 3D building section that had red arrows flying through the space, describing circulation. We’ve all seen these images before. Sometimes it’s arrows for cars or people. Other times...
What have you Morphed so far?
We’ve had the Morph Tool for a few months now. What have you been doing with it? Here’s one of the least flashy examples you’ll see: Those columns could be done pre-ArchiCAD 16. It would involve making a Column, then creating a Complex Profile of the cut out, placing the CP as a wall, revolving...
Filed Under: ArchiCAD 16 / MORPH
ABC, easy as 1,2,3 with GRAPHISOFT’s BIM Server
The ABC Green Home has opened, to much ado. But it is not about nothing. The project is quite the opposite. Something revolutionary that is shattering a perception that it costs more and is more difficult to build green. And it did so beginning with the use of GRAPHISOFT’s BIM Server during the design phase....
Get your hands-on introduction to ArchiCAD – NEW DATE
Please note the schedule change to a previously announced AIA/NY Training Event Limited space is available for a special hands-on ArchiCAD training scheduled for Wednesday, November 28. Only eight students can sign up for this introductory course which covers basic Building Information Modeling (BIM) and BIM collaboration concepts. At the conclusion of the course, attendees...
Process vs Happening: Templates are Not Optional
Hand Sketching and Watercolors We all love to see architectural images that cross the line into art, and are typically jealous of anyone with strong enough skills to use their handwork professionally.* But how long does a watercolor take? How valuable is a sketch beyond an initial feeling? How much is it lying to you?...
Get ready for ABX (ArchitectureBoston)
Registration is now open for ArchitectureBoston Expo (ABX) – taking place November 14-16 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Formerly known as Build Boston, ABX is one of the largest events serving the design and construction industry in the country, and the largest regional conference and tradeshow. This year, GRAPHISOFT has chosen...
Fixing Error Messages and Ugliness with the Attribute Manager
Did you know that ArchiCAD doesn’t care what you name your Attributes? At least as long as you aren’t trying to call two Attributes of the same type an identical name. That makes ArchiCAD cranky. But ArchiCAD is cool with you renaming Solid Line to this: HOWEVER… When copying from one file to another, ArchiCAD...
Filed Under: ArchiCAD 16 / Tips and Tricks
Open BIM at the AGC of California
GRAPHISOFT will be making a presentation on the ArchiCAD – Revit workflow at the upcoming AGC of California Fall Conference. The conference is scheduled for October 24th through the 26th at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, CA. The theme for the conference “Come Together” is more than homage to the hippy-dippy-trippy 60′s....
Filed Under: ArchiCAD User / Collaboration / Graphisoft / IFC Data Exchange / OPEN BIM / Trade Shows
Monday Morning is Hammer Time (Yes I’m using this joke too)
It’s just too perfect; I had to recycle that joke. Read on and learn why. Dear Jared, If I have multiple objects selected (lines, slabs, text, …..) and want to add them all to a single layer (say…reflected ceiling layer), they don’t all get assigned to it, rather I have to keep clicking back on...
Filed Under: Renovation / Tips and Tricks
Cloud Surf for BIM Components
Designing a house, apartment building, office space? It needs furniture to make the model really sing – so why spend time creating those components when you can click and drag and drop? But it is more than just indoor elements; you can choose shrubbery to liven up the exterior landscaping. Make the city surroundings more...
The Master Complex Profile
I use Complex Profiles a lot. Here’s a typical project. It has 112 Complex Profiles, although 29 weren’t being used by the time I issued Construction Documents. A lot of Complex Profiles (CPs) are created during a typical project (if you don’t agree, we need to talk). Some are standard sections that can be reused...
Filed Under: BIMx / Tips and Tricks
Nautical Museum of Split Wins ArchitectsJURY Award
The 2012 Spring ArchitectsJURY competition has come to a close and Nikola Rubic, a graduate of the University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden, Germany and ArchiCAD user, has won. His prize was an Apple MacBook Pro. The ArchitectsJURY competition focuses on finding the best architectural student work, as judged by visitors to www.ArchitectsJURY.com, the student architecture...
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