ArchiCAD 14 vidoes

Yesterday Graphisoft released some videos about new features of ArchiCAD .. the main improvements that I can see so far are in the Collaboration side with other BIM programs ( Tekla - Revit - Bently - AutoCAD MEP ..etc ) with better connections , model sharing and checking different versions of the model ( sort of automatic color code for New ,Deleted and Modified elements ). and some minor improvements in 3D viewing options, BIM server and DWG connections .

You can read more about it here ( different tabs on top and some videos ):

http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/index.html

Some ArchiCAD Pavilion Designs in Shanghai World Expo

This year at World Expo 2010 Shanghai, some main pavilions were designed using ArchiCAD :

Norway Pavilion :

http://www.archdaily.com/57891/norway-pavilion-for-shanghai-world-expo-2010/

The Pavilion of Hungary:

http://www.archdaily.com/33339/hungarian-pavillion-for-shanghai-expo-2010/

The Pavilion of Finland:

http://www.finlandatexpo2010.fi/pavilionphoto

The Pavilion of Iceland:

http://www.archdaily.com/54124/iceland-pavilion-for-shanghai-world-expo-2010/

Russian Pavilion :

http://www.expo2010-russia.ru/en/index.xml

Artlantis First rendering !

Mojdeh has completed her first Artlantis rendered picture, and I just wanted to share with you .

ArchiCAD in Progress

First week of ArchiCAD training, so far we had couple of private sessions . Mojdeh and Farinaz .

in those few, short sessions we were able to produce a very basic "mass" model .. and I wanted to share the model that Farinaz was able to generate in about hour and a half of using ArchiCAD !

Hopefully we can carry on and start with the other team members soon .

Let me know when you are ready. I am eager to start with each one of you.

Mohannad

Tracing 2D Drawings

As you all know we will start working on the Pilot Project today, and we will use some .dwg files as a base to trace over it.

This is a clip that goes through this ... I will be explaining it , but whenever you want you can watch this clip,

It is created by Eric Bobrow, and he is focusing on the Template usage, the template that we are working on at the moment to customise it in order to reflect our Office Standards .

here is the link ... the clip is about 90:00 minutes .

http://www.archicadtemplate.com/tips/tracing2d

ArchiCAD - Tekla Webinar

This is a recorded webinar of how ArchiCAD works with Tekla ( one of the best Structural Programs in the market) . and how this combination allows architects and Engineers to communicate and share the same smart model / elements .

It is recorded and you can watch it visiting this link :

http://www.tekla.com/international/solutions/building-construction/videos/webinars_for_engineering/GS-Tekla-Flash/GRAPHISOFT-TEKLA.html

Here are some screen shots :

And for Structural engineers you can watch more about Tekla by visiting this link :

http://www.tekla.com/international/solutions/building-construction/pages/wednesdaywebinarcampaign.aspx

But seriously .. what is BIM ?

BIM Stands for Building Information Model. which basically means that we have a model but not just a normal 3D model, it is a model that contains information. so for the computer a wall is not just 2 lines and a hatch, it is a virtual wall with attributes (height, width, material, etc...).

So in BIM we Design rather than Draft ! we design in Plan, Elevation, 3D or section .. any change will be automatically reflected on all the other views . and we can also get lists and schedules .

anyhow this short video might be helpful to get a better idea about ArchiCAD ,BIM ..and Virtual Trace which is a tool we are going to use a lot when dealing with DWG drawings :) !

Main information Resources

Here are some of the most important sources when it comes to ArchiCAD :

The Forum :

It is the ultimate interactive source ! one of the most active technical forums I have ever seen ... some really great users that are welling to help, and the good thing is that many of them are on both ends of the world ( US, Canada on one side - Australia, New Zealand on the other ) so there is always some one awake to help :), I have personally enjoyed and learned a lot - and still - from this forum ( BTW our Office IP was blocked for some reason till yesterday ! and I had to contact the forum moderator to get it working .. so if you faced any issues opening it, please let me know ).

you have to register to be able to post and reply.

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/

ArchiCAD Knowledge base : ArchiWiki

This is a source of a lot of useful information, different levels from beginners to experts

http://www.archicadwiki.com/

Welcome !

Greetings !

This page will be updated regularly, it is just another way of communication and keeping some useful ArchiCAD-related information.

Mohannad