I love working in the BIM environment and helping other architects work in a smarter, more efficient manner. I started using ArchiCAD in 2006, founded the Minnesota ArchiCAD Usergroup in 2009, and began blogging about ArchiCAD in 2010. I'm always looking for guest bloggers who also want to share their experiences with ArchiCAD and BIM.

Adventures in GDL – guest blogger Jeroen de Bruin talks about being a GDL Specialist

Posted: August 28th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Guest Bloggers, Long Posts | Tags: , , , , | 3 Comments »

My adventure started after finishing a bachelor in architecture and working in several architects’ offices. I found that drafting in 2D really annoyed me: First draw the floor plan, then the elevations, manually add in shadows… and then the architect changes the design and you start over again. Those painstaking hours of checking if the elevation matched the floor plan... If only there had been an ArchiCAD feature like Trace and Reference! I was always looking for ways to prevent errors and optimize the program. In 2006, I started working for the Dutch reseller of ArchiCAD. At the first [Read More...]

From Scott’s Bathroom to SketchUp to ArchiCAD

Posted: February 6th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Short Posts | Tags: , | 5 Comments »

At the Usergroup meeting in January we talked about working between SketchUp and ArchiCAD. You can read the recap here. Scott Newland of Newland Architecture (digress for a moment and check out his website) wasn't able to attend the meeting, but  he did some exploration after reading the recap. Here's his experience with modeling a light fixture in SketchUp and then bringing it over to ArchiCAD: What was used: ArchiCAD 14 (build 3477) and SketchUp Pro 8 on an iMac, OS X 10.6.6.  I built the SketchUp model as a simple, 2-material test, based on sconces in our home bathroom. Add-On Tool:  3D [Read More...]

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