When did that happen? / I forgot about that!

Posted: October 20th, 2010 | Author: Jared Banks | Filed under: Short Posts | Tags: ArchiCAD-Talk Forum, Doors/Windows, Element ID, Other Blogs and Articles | No Comments »

I finally started a project in version 14 today. It's probably more accurate to say I got distracted from working on my first version 14 project and spent time transferring over my version 11 template. The task is a little more daunting than I expected because I'm jumping so many versions. So I'm going to forge ahead on this project and develop the template as I go. I expect to have lots to share in the coming days. Here's two things that I came across. Oddly, neither are new to version 14... I learned today that door and  window swings can be curved or straight. I don't remember seeing [Read More...]

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Dashed Lines, Crazy Ramps, and Trees

Posted: September 1st, 2010 | Author: Jared Banks | Filed under: Short Posts | Tags: ArchiCAD-Talk Forum, Modeling | No Comments »

The other users on the ArchiCAD-Talk Forum never cease to surprise and amaze me. There's so much to be learned from them. Here's my three favorite posts from the past few days. Dashed Lines on adjoining slabs I never knew ArchiCAD could model this, let alone in so many ways Take that SketchUp! And this too! [Read More...]

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5 Minutes on the Forum makes us all (look) Smart

Posted: July 21st, 2010 | Author: Jared Banks | Filed under: Short Posts | Tags: ArchiCAD-Talk Forum, Shortcut | No Comments »

Take a few minutes and check out the techniques mentioned on this post as well as this one on the ArchiCAD-Talk forum. I highly recommend setting up a keyboard shortcut for the command mentioned in the second post.  I have set mine to '['.  It's fast, easy, and I can't believe I lived without it all these years.  I'll talk more about my tangential comments within that second thread next week. [Read More...]

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