ArchiCAD Tips and Tricks
One of our partners, Digital Vision, has created a series of Tips & Tricks lessons that can be viewed using PDF. These lessons are as follows:
Why would you choose IFC instead of traditional techniques such as 2D files in DWG, DXF or DGN format? Read this to find out.
As the Building Information Modeling (BIM) process becomes more widely adopted within the Building Industry, it becomes critical to all parts of the profession to be able to collaborate and share information in 3D. This PDF explains step-by-step the two basic ways to share or interchange information in 3D with ArchiCAD.
Developing ArchiCAD Office Standards
Standard settings, conventions, defaults, and practices need to be determined and used office-wide in order to optimize the effectiveness of ArchiCAD, turning it into a true time saving architectural efficiency tool. Use this outline as the basis of your Office Standards Manual.
Why start from scratch when you can start with a sketch or a hand drawn floor plan or site plan. Scan tham and get them into ArchiCAD easily for tracing.
Learn to model slabs with peripheral and bearing wall footings.
Using the Calculate Menu to Do Unit Cost Take-offs
A four page step-by-step guide to extracting take-off information using traditional unit cost methods: SF, LF, SY, CY, EA.
Learn to create your own custom schedules: window, door, finish, fixture, you name it!
How to Create Custom Library Part
Step-by-Step guide to creating custom library parts without having to know GDL. Learn how to "slabify" your way to lots of handy parts to make drawings come alive! This guide will take you to the next level of productivity.
Save time and frustration by keeping your libraries and files organized.
Introduction to Office Standards
An excellent must read handbook published by Graphisoft on implementing and optimizing ArchiCAD in an office environment (96 pages).
Learn to model terrain, hardscape, streets, and roads the fast and easy way with the Mesh Tool.
Graphical illustration that demystifies and optimizes story settings.
Computer Graphics 101 for Architects
An introduction to demystifying the world of computer graphics, a world you will need to know to create renderings (for screen or print) and image-based presentations.
Step by Step to Seamless Textures for Rendering
How to avoid the checkerboard effect when rendering. Step-by-Step guide to editing texture patterns derived from your own scanned images using Photoshop.
How to Create Drawings That Look Hand Drawn
Easy steps to a personal "sketchy" line style.