Archicad 19 0 0 – Premier Bim Solution For Architects

1. Archicad 19 0 0 – Premier Bim Solution For Architects Near Me
2. Archicad 19 0 0 – Premier Bim Solution For Architects Firms

There seems to be a clash between design sketch models (typically coming from SketchUp or Rhino, but even if they are created with ARCHICAD) and models created for proper BIM use when we need to convert one to the other since they are built with completely different approaches by people with different mindsets.

ArchiCAD's claim to be a premier Building Information Modelling (BIM) software solution for architecture, engineering and construction ‘designed by architects, for architects' is a catchy tagline that's difficult to ignore. ArchiCAD 19.0.0.5005 – Premier BIM solution for architects. February 17, 2016 From the outset, ArchiCAD was developed specifically to address the architect's desire for great design without compromising on practical needs.

In a sketch/design model you just want to freely place elements and play with the forms in 3D. In a BIM model however everything should be structured and well-organized. For example in sketching there is no such thing as Home Story, but in ARCHICAD everything has a host. The problem is that a designer would be placing elements in 3D where the design makes it fit and would not want to think about Home Stories and such at the time which can cause some headaches later.

Home Stories matter

Home Stories will affect how our model will be represented in 2D and define whether we can use the sketch model for a proper documentation or that will need rework as well. Obviously we would like to avoid the latter.

So how can we still make use of these sketch models without re-building everything in an organized manner? Obviously a good template helps a lot with the information content of these elements, but what about the 3D, in particular the Home Stories?

ARCHICAD Sketches

ARCHICAD sketches can be created using Morphs or any regular elements. In the example below a Column was dragged in 3D or in section/elevation. The result has a Bottom Offset to the Home Story of the original location (0. Ground Floor), instead of automatically belonging to a story depending on the new elevation. This is a problem in case the Column floor plan settings are limited to Home Story only, because the Column at the 3. Story will show up wrongly on 0. Ground Floor.

A very simple, yet effective solution is there in ARCHICAD: select any elements, right-click and choose Relink Home Story… from the context menu.

As the info text says, the elements' location will not change. This setting is perfectly complementing the Home Story settings: if you change the Home Story in the Info Box or in the element settings dialog the element will jump away. In this case the bottom offset needs manual readjustment, which is quite tedious in case of large amounts of elements. Not to mention that looking at a bigger building we might not be able to tell right away which story the element should belong to just by looking at the model.

Note: Using the context-menu/Move/Elevate… command or the Multiply/Drag and Multiply/Elevate options have a checkbox of Set Home Story by Elevation to avoid the issue in the first place, it is just that these commands have constraints, hence the regular Drag command from the pet palette or the Drag command shortcuts are used for quicker placement during sketching when Home Stories will not be adjusted automatically.

Grasshopper Sketches

If our model comes from Grasshopper through the Live Connection then our job is relatively easy, all we need to take care of is to have the actual number of necessary stories pre-set in ARCHICAD. Even though there are no such things as stories in Grasshopper, everything that comes through will belong to the story based on elevation or will belong to the topmost story if there are not enough stories. (Early versions of the connection could not handle this and manual adjustment was needed.)

Adding the ARCHICAD stories later and reloading the connection will do the Home Story relinking.

SketchUp Sketches

If we have a model from SketchUp then it is a bit trickier. SKP files will be converted to Objects during the open process which means that all parts are considered as one, everything belonging to 0. Ground Floor without any options to set parts individually.

Convert the Object to Morph and Suspend Groups, the pieces can be selected and their Home Stories can be relinked.

Archicad 19 0 0 – Premier Bim Solution For Architects Near Me

This is extremely useful in smaller scales when we have some organic shapes that need to be modeled outside ARCHICAD for some reason. (Already converted to Morphs below.)

Relinking Home Stories in bulk

Once we finalize the design and unlock the content we can start relinking the Home Stories. From this point on it is really about finding an efficient way of selecting as many elements as possible at the same time.

Archicad 19 0 0 – Premier Bim Solution For Architects Firms

You can use the section or elevation to select elements by their side views or use 3D with the Cutaway Planes or the Filter and Cut Elements in 3D…. For faster processing you can also add the relevant functions to the Work Environment:

• Where known parametric BIM objects are available to download for use with ARCHICAD* free of charge.

  These can be sourced through the available links provided in Objects. GRAPHISOFT Australia is currently working with a number of manufacturers on this and will update this site as more information becomes available.

  If you wish to have your products specified by ARCHICAD please send us an enquiry.

  'Architects and Builders tell us that they are more likely to specify products if they are ArchiCAD BIM Objects.'

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  *Disclaimer: Central Innovation makes no recommendation, warranty or representation as to the quality or accuracy of the content contained within these sites.

• ARCO

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  BRITEX

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  DULUX AUSTRALIA

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  Our window automation products can be easily integrated into projects through the use of the ARCHICAD system.

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  POLYTEC

  With a dedication to providing the finest quality, polytec is an Australian-owned marketer and distributor of decorative surfaces. polytec, through its manufacturing division, is a leading Australian manufacturer of decorative panels and components for joinery applications such as kitchens, bathroom, laundries, wardrobes and furniture. polytec manufactured products include cabinet doors; decorative Melamine board products; shelving; components; and Createc. With a commitment to Australian manufacturing, polytec has three sites in New South Wales. It is the leading manufacturer of thermolaminated cabinet doors in Australia, with a world class production facility in Charmhaven, 15,000sqm warehousing and board facility at Somersby, medium density fibre board manufacturing at Oberon and a high pressure laminate production facility in Malaysia.

  polytec's decorative panels' library is now available for ARCHICAD programs, allowing you to easily extract BIM files of your choice.

  WOVEN IMAGE

• OPEN BIM is a universal approach to the collaborative design, realisation, and operation of buildings based on open standards and workflows. OPEN BIM is an initiative of several leading software vendors using the open buildingSMART Data Model.

  OPEN BIM PROGRAM

  The OPEN BIM Program is a marketing campaign initiated by GRAPHISOFT®, Tekla® and others to encourage and facilitate the globally coordinated promotion of the OPEN BIM concept throughout the AEC industry, with aligned communication and common branding available to program participants.

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  Small and large (platform) software vendors can participate and compete on system independent, ‘best of breed' solutions.

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  MEP SOLUTIONS

  Thanks to recent technological developments, professionals in building design and development increasingly rely on integrated architectural and engineering workflows. Using the IFC standard as a common language, architects and HVAC engineers can share and coordinate their projects, using the work of other disciplines as a reference.

  
  STRUCTURAL SOLUTIONS

  Increasingly, new developments in ARCHICAD emphasize effective collaboration between architects and structural engineers. This collaboration requires reliable methods for sharing and storing building model information, design solutions and proposals; it also requires a way to manage all the changes made to the building model by any of the participants, while also minimizing the possibility for human error.
  ARCHICAD supports all major model and data exchange formats and some specialized formats, including intelligent 3D modeling, universal 2D drawing, documentation and image formats.