topic To the Veterans in Modeling

To the Veterans

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:55:45 GMT

What advice and guidelines will you give an architect hoping to master efficiently Archicad for modeling, documentation, data sharing. preferably without the use of a third party add on or software

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Re: To the Veterans

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:59:30 GMT

Find every possible source of training and documentation on the program and learn them. Then practice and you will make it.

Re: To the Veterans

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:08:40 GMT

Actually when i mentioned the parameters earlier, i purposely highlight documentation, data sharing, modelling, library/gdl and scheduling, leaving out animation (which might complicate things most especially when issue of bill of quantities and costing needs to be automated along with the model) for those who have the preference to give more attention to.
And Add ons which bring added need to keep updating in the future. e.t.c.

Re: To the Veterans

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:55:12 GMT

how do you perceive those aspects of working in Archicad will be any different to what Lazlo said?

Re: To the Veterans

Steve Jepson — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:04:37 GMT

If at all possible, watch someone use ArchiCAD.

You can learn more from seeing and expert user work for 10 min. than you can in a month trying to figure it out from a manual.

Re: To the Veterans

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:19:47 GMT

Don't get me wrong, Laszlo couldn't be more correct, am hoping to streamline the input to a scenero of a project stages---- from design thru construction (managing alteration on site e.t.c) to completing stage using archicad as the only tool. most especially if one has to consider the fact that there a lot of other professional that are not architect that are also using it, consequently they may have preference along some other aspect of the softwear, may be they wish could be improve,removed e.t.c.