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A BIM Professional’s Guide to Learning Archicad

The pioneer BIM software Archicad offers a highly effective and mature workflow, allowing architects and other designers to model buildings for projects of any size or complexity. If you need to implement BIM in an architectural or design office, this book helps you to adopt Archicad as your primary BIM authoring software.

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Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Completion Time

20h24m

Language

English

About Book

Who Is This Book For?

This book is for design engineers, architectural designers, residential designers, BIM professionals, and anyone working in construction, manufacturing, or similar fields. Whether you're an absolute beginner or a professional looking to upgrade your engineering design and urban planning skills, you'll find this book useful. Although no prior knowledge of Archicad is necessary, knowledge of construction (architectural design) and a basic understanding of 2D CAD drafting is recommended. The book is based on the international version of the software and uses metric units.

Book content

chapters 20h24m total length

What Is Archicad and How Can You Learn It?

Getting Started with Archicad

Building a Basic Residential Model: Modeling the Construction Elements

Building a Basic Residential Model: Adding Roofs, Zones, Beams, and Columns

Building a Basic Residential Model: Modeling Openings, Stairs, and Objects

Basic Drafting and 2D Views

Adding Annotations and Creating 2D Output

Using Advanced Modeling Tools for Developed Design

Using Advanced System Tools for Designing Stairs and Curtain Walls

Using the Mesh Tool and Wizards to Finalize a Design

Using Advanced Attributes and the Renovation Tool for a Wider Design Range

2D Construction Drawings and 3D Views with Linked Annotations

Data Extraction and Visualization

Automating the Publication of BIM Extracts

The Various Visualisation Techniques in Archicad

Appendix: Some Final Tips and Tricks

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