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Purpose (designed and) built for Architects

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I started learning technical drafting on my father’s drawing machine, the type with two rulers fixed at right angle to each other but adjustable to any angle through a button. (he If I was to become a proper architect, I had to use purpose designed tools. It was totally inappropriate. I was to use a T square or a parallel motion.

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Revit Beginners: An ArchiCAD Blogger

Revit Beginners

An ArchiCAD Blogger. Miguel Krippahl of Portugal is an ArchiCAD user and blogger who wants to know where are the ArchiCAD blogs are so if you find one or want to start one drop him a line. We design traditional, high-end residential work. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Design Reform. Marathon Drafting.

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Revit Beginners: Revit's Drafting Machine

Revit Beginners

Revits Drafting Machine. For those of you who remember using drafting machines mounted to a drafting table youll find a similar tool in Revit. Now any lines or walls that you draft will snap to the gridlines of your workplane. We design traditional, high-end residential work. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Subscribe To.

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Another example why it is better to stay out of BIM surveys…

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Autodesk products are conveniently bundled together – not so ArchiCAD and Vectorworks (owned by the same company: Nemetschek). However the high number using ArchiCAD reflects the strong hold this company holds over the architect and architectural designer market (81% of respondents). Then, look at the chart itself!

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Do you want to get more specified? A practical post to building material manufacturers;

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Revit, Archicad, Microstation); Include: · Intelligent , branded North-Point and a level marker · Min 10 wall types typically used by the type of construction you are most active in; · Intelligent keys and legend stamps of those walls; Also, Have their 2D representation clean and tidy; Printing without hitches on most printers/plotters.

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Revit Beginners: When is a Family Parametric?

Revit Beginners

On top of which, your client might change the design of the component dozens of times. It doesnt have to flex, it just has to illustrate your design intent. We design traditional, high-end residential work. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Design Reform. Marathon Drafting. Probably not. David Duarte. at 4:26 PM.

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Revit Beginners: Imported Images and Sheets

Revit Beginners

The only solution is to place images in a drafting view (or legend view) first. Rescaling the image can also be easier from a drafting view once scale is established. We design traditional, high-end residential work. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Design Reform. Marathon Drafting. USG Design Studio. Subscribe To.

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