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Connecting to Non-Local Data: Hyperlinks and ArchiCAD (Part 4)
If you’re just joining us, here’s Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of this series. I think this is the last post on hyperlinks, for now. We’ve already covered internal links Let’s now look at two ways to connect the documents to the wider digital world. The PDFs created from ArchiCAD are smart. We’ve...
A Question of Labeling: Hyperlinks and ArchiCAD (Part 3)
This is Part 3 in my series on hyperlinks in ArchiCAD. Although I think it’s better to say Part 3 in my series on creating Powerful Digital Documents from ArchiCAD. Here are links to Part 1 and Part 2. I’m sure there are many examples of how powerful a PDF set created correctly from a...
Hyperlinks and ArchiCAD (Part 2)
In the previous post we talked about hotlinked markers in your multi-page PDFs. Today let’s talk about some other implications and possibilities of a multi-page PDF created from the Publisher in ArchiCAD. Imagine you’re laying out your sheets to work well digitally first, and print second. Instead of putting as many drawings on a sheet...
Hyperlinks and ArchiCAD (Part 1)
Did you know that the PDF sets you have been printing for years are WAY more powerful than you ever knew? In fact, after reading this series of posts, you might stop printing physical sets altogether. Well that might be a little extreme, but you’ll WANT to stop printing sets— and not just because you...
CJMW’s Hotel Indigo Project Calls for IFC Exploration
CJMW Architecture is a full service architectural practice headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The firm is currently designing Hotel Indigo, a boutique hotel with mixed use retail which spans an additional 27,000 Sq feet near the Wilmington convention center site in Wilmington, NC . As described by Bradley Madison, BIM Manager for CJMW, the Hotel...
It’s not about Scale, it’s about Complexity
I talk with a lot of people about ArchiCAD and BIM. One of the common themes that comes up is project size. Comments range from “BIM is only good for large projects” to “program ‘X’ is great for commercial work while ArchiCAD is good for residential projects.” I would love it if I never again...
Order AND Complexity
I’ve been thinking a lot about Order and Chaos… If you haven’t read the Slate article A Unified Theory of Muppet Types, find time to read it after you’re done with this post (or pause and read that before continuing). It was transformative for me. I am a Chaos Muppet married to an Order Muppet....
Monson Charrette Part 2 – Diagrams You Can Walk Through
In my first post about the Monson Charrette, I talked about the general experience of the event; how ArchiCAD 16 and the BIM Server via Teamwork 2 acted as a giant collaboration machine for the large group of participants. I shared some examples from the event, but didn’t focus on the actual final product. That...
Filed Under: ArchiCAD 16 / BIM Server / Cloud Computing / Collaboration / Trade Shows / Value of BIM
Monson Charrette Part 1 – BIM Server and Collective Design
At the 2012 Architecture Boston Expo, GRAPHISOFT with the Community Design Resource Center of Boston (CDRC) and the Western Massachusetts Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (WMAIA), held a design charrette to focus on ways to assist the town of Monson, MA in recovering from a local natural disaster. Since I was at ABX,...
Filed Under: ArchiCAD 16 / BIM Server / Cloud Computing / Collaboration / Events / Trade Shows / Value of BIM
The Evolution of an Elevation
A few recent BIM-related encounters all pointed to a similar question/want: why can’t ArchiCAD handle element edges in elevation to mimic the heavy air lines of a hand-drawn elevation? It’s a good question, but not something I’m going to answer directly at the moment. Instead, let’s look deeper into the question. What are these concerns...
Ten Tips for Successful BIM Implementation
The switch to BIM: bigger than just going from 2D to 3D So you’re thinking about making the jump to BIM. Or perhaps you’ve been using ArchiCAD for years and have just upgraded to the latest version. What can you do to make the transition smoother? Know where you are coming from. I cringe every...
Filed Under: Transitioning / Value of BIM
Business Value of BIM? Survey says…
Let Your Voice Be Heard GRAPHISOFT wants you to know about a new survey. It’s being conducted by the National Institute of Building Sciences and McGraw-Hill Construction. The survey aims to get a wide sampling of views by focusing on BIM users – and those who don’t yet use BIM in North America. It takes...
Filed Under: ArchiCAD User / Value of BIM
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