A great Spanish language ArchiCAD Blog (don’t worry Google Translate is here to help)
Last week I tweeted (@shoegnome) and posted on facebook (www.facebook.com/shoegnome) a link to an old post I did. Here it is. It was a short post about two things. There were some great tips from the ArchiCAD Forum. Real little gems that have increased my effectiveness in ArchiCAD tremendously. I can’t believe I lived without these tricks for so many years. Go back to the old post, follow the links, and implement what you learn. You’ll be happy. The second thing the post was about was the title: 5 Minutes on the Forum makes us all (look) Smart. Often it isn’t having the answers that’s important, but knowing how to find out the answers. It’s amazing how often typing your question, however specific, into Google gives you the exact information you need. This is the secret of IT. That and this trick. So many of us on the support side know some basic places to start and some basic questions to ask (and how to phrase those questions). Of course we also know how to understand the answers and expand on solutions from there. So here’s a HUGE recommendation regarding ArchiCAD. If you have a question about ArchiCAD, search for the answer on the ArchiCAD-Talk Forum first, then ArchiCAD Stuff (a great ArchiCAD search website), and then Google/Bing/etc (if at all). But by then you should be asking your question on the forum and waiting or contacting an expert if necessary (via phone or e-mail).
So what’s this have to do with a Spanish Language ArchiCAD Blog? Sometimes the critical tricks and tips we need to understand to be productive have nothing to do with ArchiCAD, but how we problem solve. I came across a great blog. But it’s in Spanish. And I can’t read Spanish. But that’s okay. Google Translate is here to save the day.
translate.google.com + www.disenadero.com/archiblog = I can follow a great ArchiCAD blog in a language I can’t read, write, or speak.
Here’s the translated version. There are some pretty cool and quick tutorials that are worth reading, especially if you want to learn about modeling vaults and similar forms. Also the two most recent posts are about ArchiCAD 15.
Vistasp
Hi Jared,
You’re right. There’s a ton of good websites out there that are mostly in (continental) European languages. Now I’ve been a Firefox user for years but of late I’ve been dabbling in Chrome – mainly because of it’s superior translation features.
Whereas in other browsers you’re forced to go through a translation website, Chrome seems to be doing the job at the client end so, if you happen to have registered with a foreign language site/forum/blog, you continue to be logged in while still reading it in English.
Keep blogging the useful stuff and thanks for the link.
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bT Square Peg
Jared Banks
Very cool. I’ll have to check out that feature in Chrome. Also I’m surprised that this is the first time I’ve mentioned http://archicadstuff.blogspot.com/ on the blog. I’ll have to make sure it comes up more often because it’s a great resource for the community!
trodonem
That is a very useful tipp, especially for people using ArchiCAD not so long time ago. There are many unknown features and workflow in this software hidden 🙁 Thanks!