Quantcast
Channel: IFC Data Exchange | GRAPHISOFT Community
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 33 View Live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

How to Name Things in ARCHICAD

Jeff’s Wall blw Parapet but Above Transom_Current_NotUsed-Active.2D 02042015 Is it a Layer? A Composite? A Complex Profile? A Fill? A Surface? A Detail? A Worksheet? A file? Who knows. But we can guess...

View Article



ARCHICAD 19 New Features – OPEN BIM – Enhanced Geometry Conversion Options...

This video clip from the ARCHICAD YouTube channel presents new and enhanced conversion options for IFC Import in ARCHICAD 19. Priority based connections (a previously existing feature of ARCHICAD)...

View Article

ARCHICAD 19 and Faster IFC Property Management

In the release of ARCHICAD 19 the process of IFC Property management has been enhanced. One of the great data management features is mapping project properties and IFC schedule data. If you want to...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

MEP and Building Materials – Using ARCHICAD wrong for the right reasons

The title of this blog post is a bit facetious. I’m not actually using ARCHICAD incorrectly. I’m just using it creatively. Don’t get me wrong. There are definitely ways to use ARCHICAD wrong for the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

BIM: the I stands for IFC

There is a common misconception among firms doing small projects that we don’t need much or any Information in our files. By Information, I mean the “I” in BIM, which BIM aficionados love to...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The I in Schedules stands for IFC

In a recent blog post, we looked at why we should care about IFC. Now we will look at one way to use IFC. Don’t panic, this is not going to get overly technical. I won’t get into naming conventions or...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

ARCHICAD and its “I” in BIM Powers IFC for Abramson Tieger Architects

Trevor Abramson, FAIA, and Douglas Teiger, AIA, lead California-based Abramson Teiger Architects (ATA) and its team of dynamic architects and designers.  With over 200 built projects across North...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The importance of Project Info – Part 1

Last summer I wrote an article called Label-mania! Where does your data live? In it I talked about view based data, element based data and project based data. The article focused on linking element...

View Article


ArchiCAD Delivers High Performance with Open BIM Where Precision Matters

Renovations at the Landscape Building located at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) are underway. The plan is to incorporate some of the most extensive high volume, electron microscope imaging...

View Article


One of the Most Often Asked Questions About Collaboration

Every week I get a fair number of e-mails and phone calls from users looking for quick answers and solutions. I’m (usually) more than happy to help. This week’s calls and e-mails involved confusion...

View Article

GRAPHISOFT Continues Support of Open BIM with Industry Certifications

ArchiCAD Receives IFC Certification 2.0, Passes buildingSMART alliance 2013 COBie Challenge GRAPHISOFT reached two important milestones in its support for Open BIM. ArchiCAD has successfully passed...

View Article

Announcing ArchiCAD 17 – BIM Lives in the Details

GRAPHISOFT announced the next version of ArchiCAD – a BIM software solution that makes it possible to pay attention to the smallest detail, bringing the model to life throughout every phase of design....

View Article

Continuing IFC Commitment

GRAPHISOFT Announces Updated Plugin for Revit Structure, Revit MEP and Revit Architecture GRAPHISOFT is fully commitment to supporting IFC and backs up that commitment with action. The company has...

View Article


Creating an IFC parameter: Hyperlinks and ArchiCAD (Part 5)

If you’re just joining us, here’s Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and  Part 4 of this series. Timothy Ball Director, JHD Architects, shared a video on the ArchiCAD LinkedIN group, which is a awesome...

View Article

Better Interoperability Supported Through Strategic Alliance

GRAPHISOFT parent company, Nemetschek, announced today that it has become a founding partner in the buildingSMART International Strategic Advisory Council. This announcement signifies the company's...

View Article


Even more Find and Select: Building Materials and IFC Properties

Find & Select is just wonderful. But you knew that already because you’ve read this post from two months ago. That post was just an introduction though. Let’s keep talking about how awesome Find...

View Article

Have you Looked at Zone Stamps Recently?

At the end of the All the Little Changes in ArchiCAD 18 post I promised more articles focusing on some of the other subtle tweaks to ArchiCAD 18. Have you noticed the huge improvements to the default...

View Article


All over the globe the ArchiCAD avant-garde are talking about IFC Mapping

This article contains a lot of IFC Mapping videos. If you include the two I link to at the end of the introduction and add the time it will take to read the linked articles, what follows is easily...

View Article

ArchiCAD Layer Theory, Part 4: Different Types of Models

Introduction This post is part 4 in my series on ArchiCAD Layers. If you’re just joining us, here are the links to the first three posts (make sure to read the comments as well!): Part 1: LEGO and...

View Article

Unlock the Power of Collaboration with Open BIM

GRAPHISOFT® has joined forces with buildingSMART® International, Tekla® and several leading software vendors to launch a global program in order to promote Open BIM collaboration workflows throughout...

View Article
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 33 View Live




Latest Images