ArchiCAD Architecture Documentation Modeling 
DebunkTheBIM
OCTOBER 21, 2018
Almost thirty years ago, I was first talking about computer modelling of buildings. I documented full houses in 3D ArchiCAD 20 years ago in our design studio, while she looked after our children. I designed and modelled iconic commercial buildings in Teamwork Architecture when we moved to a bigger town 15 years ago.
DebunkTheBIM
APRIL 2, 2011
I should start with a disclaimer: I model in Archicad 13; That is whenever I need to assess something quickly and am not constrained by other project-needs nor the limitations of the software itself. So, what I am about to write may no longer be an issue in Archicad 14, nor the other modelling packages people use.
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Building Information Management
FEBRUARY 25, 2014
That said, BIM has been preoccupied with 3D visualization to the extent that many/most feel that Revit, Archicad, et al are all that’s needed to implement BIM. Many/most organizations are dealing under an “information scarcity” model, when in reality we are all in an world of. Some will succeed, many will fail.
Building Information Management
JUNE 6, 2013
In traditional documentation we would ‘say it once, and in the right place’, however with BIM, we want to ‘author it once, and in the right place, to be able to report it many times’ Figure 1: Appropriate location of information. To avoid duplication, information should be both structured and coordinated. .
Revit Beginners
AUGUST 19, 2009
Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. We have one model that was started in Revit before we knew any of the limitations of Revit. The model is not clean enough to develop construction documents so we have passed along that task to another architect. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Revit Beginners.
Revit Beginners
JANUARY 20, 2010
Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Plus in-place families detract from performance of the team, model and file. Once the principals saw the data loss and loss of efficiency from such workarounds they got over the look of the documents. What you get out of your model depends on what you put into it.
Revit Beginners
APRIL 20, 2009
Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. you can draw a simple building and link in a simple building (by shared coordinates) and move these two icons around a bit (clipped and unclipped) to see how the two models react or. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. Revit Beginners.
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