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Ok, guys one more question....

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 09:44:05 GMT

I have gone through the tutorial for ArchiCad9 Part 1.

What should I do next to get even more familiar with the software?

Re: Ok, guys one more question....

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 19:39:42 GMT

If you have not already, open up the template pln files that came with ArchiCad and "look around".

Re: Ok, guys one more question....

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 19:40:14 GMT

Jay wrote:
If you have not already, open up the template pln files that came with ArchiCad and "look around".

I did that too.

Re: Ok, guys one more question....

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 19:55:14 GMT

I would say that the best way to learn it is to start a project. Only by using it will you start to "learn" the software. It doesn't have to be a real project, but take it as far as you can, and try to incorporate as many of the things you'll have to deal with in your future projects as possible.

Or else hire somebody to come into your office and teach you. Might cost a little more, but I hear it's worth it (I learned it by doing, not by hiring - maybe it shows)... Just ask around if you want somebody to teach you one-on-one. Some of the guys around here do that.

Re: Ok, guys one more question....

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 20:22:18 GMT

I am thinking of hiring someone, LINK!!!!

But he is booked till August I think I am looking to know as much as I can before I hire him.

Re: Ok, guys one more question....

stefan — Sat, 12 Mar 2005 15:02:42 GMT

Cole_Construction wrote:
I am thinking of hiring someone, LINK!!!!

But he is booked till August I think I am looking to know as much as I can before I hire him.

Just start using the software!!! You'll probably make mistakes, but then you return to this forum and find a bunch of helping hands.

Re: Ok, guys one more question....

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Mar 2005 15:25:52 GMT

Stefan and Sergio said it... just start using it

woodster

Re: Ok, guys one more question....

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Mar 2005 15:45:56 GMT

Ok, thanks guys.

I am sure I will be back with a ton of questions.

Re: Ok, guys one more question....

Ignacio Azpiazu — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 06:36:03 GMT

Let me emphatically recommend the Archicad 8 Training Guide by Lubomir Kulisev (available from parch.com and I think also Objects Online). The book is structured around a house project you work on as you learn the tools, and as each tool is introduced you get all the tips and tricks and exercises to really own the technique.

I hear that for 9 Graphisoft be using the 'Archicad Training Guide' name for a sort of 'Step by Step' thing, not by Kulisev, which then I would emphatically not recommend. So I don't know if there will be a True Training Guide for 9. In any case, the old one is well worth the investment and time even with the 8-to-9 differences, while Step by Step is just not worth the investment and time.

Re: Ok, guys one more question....

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:34:21 GMT

I think another good book for new users is project framework.

Re: Ok, guys one more question....

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 17:43:26 GMT

I think you need to jump into a project of your own as well. I went to college and learned it there. But it wasnt until I actually did a project on my own that I learned anything useful. So jump in and when you need help come back here.