ArchiMAG magazine is finally on iPad!
ArchiMAG magazine is now available on the App Store in your NewsStand! It’s a free app and within the app you’ll get a free sample issue.
ArchiMAG is an international ArchiCAD oriented e-magazine, exploring the BIM revolution, showcasing CAD software & hardware solutions as well as featuring case studies, architectural best practices, tips & tricks, and productivity enhancements.
The new issue is packed with interesting articles such as Use of BIM in Renovation of Swedish Theatre in Helsinki and Case Study of Sustainable COR Building by Oppenheim . Also, there arereviews of RIK Landscape Pack and Share your Design collaborative portal, as well as a tutorial of how to photograph and edit interior shots, and more….
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The Shape of Things to Come - mobile CAD in the Post-PC era (Part 2)
The evolution of tech is always difficult to predict, I mean who’d have thought 10 years ago we’d be using Tablets and Smartphones that mimic tech we’d only ever seen on Star Trek! But it’s always fun to dream, and there are loads of great ideas for future products and technologies, plus some hints of what's just waiting over the horizon. These are some of my favorite rumors and concepts of the future of CAD and 3D technology. From 3D Head Tracking, Augmented Reality, Holographic 3D Interaction with tactile feedback & more….Continue Reading... >>
The new ArchiMAG issue is out now!
This final 2011 issue (#4) is out!
ArchiMAG is an independent but ArchiCAD oriented periodical. The magazine covers articles about software and hardware as well as users. We also share tips and tricks for ArchiCAD users to help improve productivity while using the program. ArchiMAG is an international version of ArchiMAD magazine with a global distribution. The readership consists of architects, designers, educational institutes and students from all over the world.
In this issue there are several articles about working on BIM projects over the internet and how to take designs on the road, also Graphisoft’s CEO Viktor Várkonyi’s article about BIM in the cloud, which is followed by an article about BIMx – Graphisoft’s answer to working on tablet devices.
Also my article (the archiPad : mobile CAD in the Post-PC era) about the influence of the tablets to the CAD industry, several great apps for architects, engineers and designers, as well as the Shape of Things to Come.
What new features will be in the next AutoCAD WS?
Autodesk has been stealing the show for a while on the iOS front, with Sketchbook Mobile (paint and drawing), 123D Sculpt (quick and easy 3d modelling), Autodesk Design Review (review and annotate DWF models), Buzzsaw Mobile (project document viewer), Bluestreak (real-time messaging and collaboration), Inventor Publisher Mobile Viewer (3D assembly instructions viewer) and especially Autocad WS, which has registered over 2 million users online with around 4 million drawings uploaded.
Some exciting news has just surfaced about the next release of AutoCAD WS, which will apparently have some really cool features, including the ability to work with 3D drawings, GPS capabilities, as well as “Plot-to-Print” for remote printing to any HP ePrinter, including Designjets.
Interview with ArchiCAD Master Eric Bobrow - Dec 2011
I’d like to welcome back Mr Eric Bobrow to the show. Many of you may remember him from his previous interview on the site, he’s an internationally recognised ArchiCAD expert and author, who has been in the industry for over 20 years.
In this interview we discuss his experience with his highly successful Best Practices Course, which is celebrating its one year anniversary, and his most recent ArchiCAD QuickStart Course, his online Coaching programs, along with his great plans for the new year and more.
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the archiPad : mobile CAD in the Post-PC era (Part 1) - ArchiMAG
So what does the Tablet Computer have to offer us today, and is it worth all the hype?
Can something like the iPad really bring a new dimension to the CAD / BIM industry and the architect’s design workflow, from simple 2D drawings to complete virtual experiences?
What is the future of “untethered” design via the Cloud and its companion, the Tablet?...
ArchiCAD for Beginners - New videos on Best Practices Course
A new educational year is upon us and I've been getting a flood of new emails from prospective and current architecture students, firstly praising my efforts for creating my few Tutorial Screencasts (thanks everyone for your kind words), but also asking for more! While I would loooove to make some more screencasts, if you've been following me on Twitter or Linkedin I have not had the time to produce the quality of videos I would like to, due to my current design work-load.
I am very happy though that my good friend Eric Bobrow has been able to create some truly awesome beginner videos, as a bonus to members of the Best Practices Course. Though the course is designed to help anyone already using ArchiCAD to work better, faster and easier, Eric and I had discussed after his previous interview the apprehension of those users just getting started.
Well, Eric has stepped up and decided to create a new mini-course – the Best Practices QuickStart Course! It's a series of 6 training lesson modules that will get you started quickly, in a way that is consistent with Best Practices principles and will enable you to benefit from the rest of the Course.
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ArchiMAG article #2 : iPad - the Lord of the Tablets
I’ve wanted to write this article for a while, and with the release of a plethora of amazing apps for iPad (including a little ArchiCAD related one we’re all excited about) I thought it was about time.
Check it out in the Fall issue (3/2011) of ArchiMAG magazine, available at www.archimag.org
>>> The age of the Tablet Wars is firmly upon us, as developers & consumers alike are absolutely fascinated by the abilities, power, versatility and magic of the new touch devices, while they change the way we learn, play and work.
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BIMx : ArchiCAD on iPad?
Remember my article back in Feb 2010 where I talked about the possibility and how great it would be if Graphisoft created something similar to its Virtual Building Explorer for iPad?
Well, in the not so far future, we may see something very interesting from the company, who has been secretly hard at work in developing something, and the multiple rumours and signs are rapidly converging into only one possible outcome : the legendary and highly anticipated ….BIM Explorer (BIMX) for iOS !
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archiCADmonkey featured on BIM Engine - Graphisoft Blog
Last month I was very excited to randomly find that I’d been featured on Graphisoft’s blog : BIM Engine, the official blog of Graphisoft North America!!! I am very honoured by the post and humbled by the words of @ArchiCADGirl.
Check out the original post here: http://blog.graphisoftus.com/blogroll/archicadmonkey-is-not-monkeying-around
"World Builder" - the Architect of the Future
I stumbled upon a video last night which I had seen ages ago, but still tingles my spine every time I see it. It gave me a similar feeling when watching amazing The Third & The Seventh film by Alex Roman, and seems to have been inspired by scenes from "The Matrix" and "Minority Report”.
This one called "World Builder" is an award winning short film created by filmmaker Bruce Branit, known as the co-creator of "405" (generally thought of as one of, if not the first viral film property), and it a film where Holographic Simulations meet Romance.
In World Builder, a beautiful European town square seems to materialize from thin air and the "builder’s" glowing user interface, using holographic colour palettes and manipulating shapes and volumes with his mind and gestures; all to build a world for the woman he loves. Continue Reading... >>
Get your hands on some Ancient ArchiCAD Libraries!
So, when you upgrade to a new version of ArchiCAD you've got a brand new spanking Library with new and improved parts for your designs, and to bring your old files up to date you've got some Migration Libraries to help (if you're upgrading from version 10 and above), but for much older files you're kinda stuck.
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Another Classic modeled with ArchiCAD 15 - Wells Cathedral….wow!
Just like the Chrysler building and the Guggenheim models, this one blew my mind for the third time. One of the recent additions to the ArchiCAD Classics Collection is the Wells Cathedral (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_Cathedral), simply awesome :
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum modelled in ArchiCAD 15!
A quick instructional video about the power of ArchiCAD 15, modelling Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum” in New York as part of the Architectural Classics modeled with ArchiCAD series
Interview Part Deux with Eric Bobrow - June 2011
< < Check out the first full interview of the ArchiCAD Jedi Master
So, we last spoke in March just before you reopened the Best Practices Course and the videos have seemed to have got raving reviews from the course members. How have the past few months been for you? Are you enjoying directing the course?
This is an amazing journey that we're having together. I'm digging deep to find ways to communicate the essence of ArchiCAD's structure and principles of workflow. Many course members tell me that things in ArchiCAD are making more sense, that I'm connecting the dots, and that they are really enjoying the program far more.
I'm finding the community process very satisfying, as I interact directly with frequent coaching calls - we had been doing one per month, but since March, it's been three times each month. The questions people ask have really stretched me - while frequently I know "the answer" because I've explained it to others many times before, on other occasions I need to work hard to come up with a short and elegant solution to a challenging real-world design challenge, right on the fly, while explaining each step along the way. I explore solutions right in front of the group, trying different options until I reach something fairly satisfying.
One of the course members wrote:
"I really enjoy your fearlessly exploratory style as you work through various solutions to a problem. You make it seem as though anything is possible. It is a pleasure to be taking your course. It has been literally life changing."
Wow! This gives me great joy, as I know that I'm not only teaching, I'm empowering course members to master ArchiCAD and use it creatively without fear....
