The Organizer… aka the Navigator’s Big Brother
I actually mean both Big Brother as in your wise male sibling who was born before you AND that all seeing eye of some over arching organization. The Organizer is pretty awesome and powerful like that. I cover a lot
Quick and Pretty Renderings From ArchiCAD
The above rendering is fairly typical of what I show clients these days. It's not the most complex image, but it's fast and easy. And you could imagine that with a little more effort scalies, trees, etc. could be easily
ArchiCAD Tutorial Videos on YouTube
Fun Fact: YouTube was officially launched in November 2005. I first learned ArchiCAD in January 2006. While writing my post on ArchiCAD heroes, I realized I was defining them very narrowly. I wanted to focus that post on those shining lights that
More lessons from children’s TV
Don't talk about the brontosaurus in a room full of dinosaur lovers The other day on Sesame Street they did a segment on dinosaurs. They mentioned a brontosaurus. Dinosaur Train would never mention a brontosaurus. Why? Because it's not a real
Morph Pet Palette Madness
While doing some experimentation on an ArchiCAD 15 file that I'd opened in ArchiCAD 16, I came across a weird quark with the Morph Tool. The pet palette for the Morph Tool wasn't showing me all the options. I was
Two Morph Videos that aren’t flashy, but that’s the whole point
The Morph Tool Allows pleasant Surprises There are a lot of great examples of what the Morph Tool in ArchiCAD 16 can do. If you want to see some crazy shapes and amazing forms, the videos in this post will disappoint
Fun with Slabs – AKA Archi-treeStump and Slab ramps. Yes. Slab ramps.
Did you know you can make a ramp using just a slab and nothing else? Recently I've had opportunities to model quite a few schematic designs and imaginary buildings for the creation of renderings and walk-through movies. I love working on
Interactive ArchiCAD Practice Manual – guest blogger Vaneshrie Sullivan shares insights into her book
The Interactive ArchiCAD Practice Manual came from the realization that, although there are numerous books on teaching ArchiCAD users how to use the tools and navigate around projects, there is not much guidance on how to apply this software in
Definitive Proof of the Shell Tool’s Awesomeness
Since the release of ArchiCAD 15 I've enjoyed using the shell tool--more for it's ability to be reshaped in 3D, plan, section, and elevation than its crazy form-making opportunities. BIMES has created a 4 minute video that highlights how impressive and