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Announcing ArchiCAD 17 – BIM Lives in the Details
GRAPHISOFT announced the next version of ArchiCAD – a BIM software solution that makes it possible to pay attention to the smallest detail, bringing the model to life throughout every phase of design. GRAPHISOFT has developed a powerful modeling tool that can handle even the most complex designs. More than a compatibility update – ArchiCAD...
Filed Under: ArchiCAD 17 / ArchiCAD User / BIMComponents.com / Graphisoft / IFC Data Exchange / MORPH / OPEN BIM / Sustainability
Challenge Accepted: Ionic Column
In my post about the Doric Order being modeled in ArchiCAD, I ended with a challenge to the behind the scenes guru who makes all the awesome ArchiCAD Classics videos. Well I have a feeling he was already planning the sequel video because here it is: My favorite part of this video is how our...
Filed Under: ArchiCAD 16 / MORPH
DO Try this at Home… the TIE Fighter in ArchiCAD
Have you watched the TIE Fighter modeled in ArchiCAD video yet? If you’re like me you’ve probably watched it a few times, with increasing envy. Ready to take the next step? Step 1: Download the ArchiCAD .pln drawing-aid : http://tinyurl.com/b6blqjl Step 2: Rewatch the extended cut of the video Step 3: Pause and rewind ALOT....
ArchiCAD meets Roman Doric Column, falls in love
“…they measured a man’s foot, and finding its length the sixth part of his height, they gave the column a similar proportion, that is, they made its height, including the capital, six times the thickness of the shaft, measured at the base. Thus the Doric order obtained its proportion, its strength, and its beauty, from...
Filed Under: ArchiCAD 16 / MORPH
Surprising Benefits of the Morph Tool
Here’s a quote from my last post on Element IDs and the Element ID Manager: “All 3D elements (including grids and zones) as well as fills have an Element ID. Lines, Polylines, Dimensions, Text, and other annotation elements do not” But what happens if you NEED a line to have an ID. I don’t know...
Filed Under: MORPH / Tips and Tricks
A TIE Fighter, Modeled in ArchiCAD, this is…
Fans of Star Wars know that the TIE Fighter was a weapon of the Galactic Empire. But never fear, we have not crossed over to the dark side! With the help of the MORPH tool found in ArchiCAD 16, this unforgettable symbol of the Imperial Fleet is remodeled and ready for an outer space adventure....
Filed Under: ArchiCAD 16 / MORPH
Morphing the Dulles International Airport
Chantilly Virginia’s Dulles Airport main terminal is a highly distinctive building designed by Finnish architect Eero Saarinen in 1958. In this video, we’ve used ArchiCAD 16 to Morph the tipped and tapered columns, the two long facades and curving roof that hangs between them. Watch how the MORPH Tool and Curtain Wall Tool make modeling...
Filed Under: ArchiCAD 16 / MORPH
Watch the Morphing of a Classic in Less Than Twenty Minutes
Antoni Gaudí may have never imagined the role technology would play in the completion of his design of La Sagrada Família- an historic and famous iconic church in Barcelona, Spain. Nevertheless, it has been remodeled in ArchiCAD with the help of the MORPH™ tool. More than a century later the building of the church follows Gaudí’s...
Filed Under: ArchiCAD 16 / MORPH
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
Quick Tip: Element vs Object
Here’s a quick test. Which is correct: A) “Hi boss, check out this BIM model I’ve been working on!” or B) “Hey boss, here’s that BIM you were asking for.” The answer is B. It’s not a Building Information Model Model, it’s just a Building Information Model. Teaching and writing about ArchiCAD has taught me...
Filed Under: MORPH / Tips and Tricks
A View of ArchiCAD 16
GRAPHISOFT sent beta versions of ArchiCAD 16 around to some users and gave them a few months to play with it to see what it could do. We have had some feedback from them and would like to share the insights of one user in particular – Erika Epstein, founding principal at Erika Epstein Architect....
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