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DebunkTheBIM: Now, these are nice! (Archicad at its best)

DebunkTheBIM

Archicad at its best). I know Max can do anything, Cartia and Rhino are magic tools, even good ol’ 3D AutoCAD could reproduce the same, but following these two operations via Archicad my slab stays a slab and the wall is still a wall, even though the slab has a wobbly bottom and the wall looks like a lace curtain. ► 2011.

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DebunkTheBIM: Biased and proud of it

DebunkTheBIM

I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Thursday, December 1, 2011. Still, when I put on the hat of the ‘virtual design manager/construction coordinator’, I go for Archicad.

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DebunkTheBIM: 'Now, that IS clever!'

DebunkTheBIM

I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Sunday, December 11, 2011. I found it in Archicad’s Object Depository while searching for something else. ▼ 2011. at 6:38 AM.

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DebunkTheBIM: Design managers working in the AEC: specify what.

DebunkTheBIM

Design managers working in the AEC: specify what ‘type’ are you! I think PaulS has part of the essence of this issue, but I might postulate that the DM might be younger than 45 in age and have a singular experience in the design professions. Archicad at its best). ► 2011. Now, these are nice!

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DebunkTheBIM: Open BIM? Are we living on the same planet.

DebunkTheBIM

Archicad and Tekla are old enough to know this. My everyday work IFC is working well but I'm using ArchiCAD and engineer is using Tekla Structure. With some care, I was able to export useable IFC files from ArchiCAD. Are we living on the same planet? Working in the same (AEC) industry? Really, get real! Newer Post.

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Revit Beginners: Should I enable Hardware Acceleration?

Revit Beginners

We design traditional, high-end residential work. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Design Reform. USG Design Studio. Design Reform Videos. Design Build Inst (oct). David Duarte. at 4:50 PM. Subscribe To. David Duarte. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. I was introduced to Revit 4.5

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DebunkTheBIM: If only?

DebunkTheBIM

If only… …Someone was prepared to launch the ‘world’s only, exclusively designed for the AEC-contractor digital modelling package’! Rebranding an architectural/engineering modelling program (ArchiCAD, Microstation, Revit or other) into one focused for the contractor-end of the AEC. ► 2011.