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Happy 40th Graphisoft!

DebunkTheBIM

When I started with ArchiCAD some 27 years ago, I did not think we’d grow old together. At the time, paid the price of half a new Audi car for the software/hardware package – come to think of it, it was about half of my annual salary. Let’s talk about GS and their celebratory message: “Stay focused, design more” Is that it?

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

DebunkTheBIM

Archicad at its best). You are either too young and take every modelling feature offered by whatever software as a given, or too old and don’t really care about the challenges people trying to smartly model construction elements still face. Reconstructing drawing-sets and the case of the 'G. Archicad at its best).

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10 Principles of Architecture | What Is Architecture | Why Need Design Principles in Architecture

CivilJungle

Designing and decorating, selection of furnishings, having supervision for construction, and renovating or remodeling a building. Besides designing and constructing architecture deals with aesthetics. Why Need Design Principles in Architecture? There is a process on the artboard that is entangled to create a good design.

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Please don’t clean up my wall intersections.

DebunkTheBIM

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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CostX® 3.50 version is useful for BIM users

Construction Cost Estimating

The software is compatible with the leading 3d design packages like Revit®, Archicad®, Microstation®, Tekla® and Google Sketchup® as well as all standard 2D drawings. 3d construction estimating 3D BIM models 5D BIM estimating 2d drawing 3D takeoff BIM estimating'

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

DebunkTheBIM

….Unless of course you have software to sell. 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).

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Here is why Autodesk’s monopoly over the Global AEC is not good, not even for Autodesk:

DebunkTheBIM

I’ve been known for criticizing Autodesk for many years and people tend to brush it off as ‘sour grapes’ – me being jealous that they’ve beaten Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD into ground – the current software of my choice. On the lines of any BIM is better than CAD and any CAD is better than hand drawing?