Archicad 21 Training
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2017-10-27
11:24 PM
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Aruzhan Ilaikova
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2017-10-28 11:05 AM
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2018-01-13 04:38 AM
In my humble opinion, Archicad is not at all intuitive. The terminology and menu structure at times seem to be designed to hide what I'm looking for. I've been around long enough to know that this is probably true to some extent for any CAD or BIM app during the learning phase, but seriously Archicad seems to be the least user-friendly.
Archicad is clearly the most capable BIM app that is also Mac-native. We need training videos that teach, rather than show off what Archicad can do. The vids on YouTube are pitiful. The vids at Graphisoft are better-produced but no more helpful.
When I learned Revit, I found Lynda.com and LinkedIn Learning to be extremely helpful. Archicad needs this kind of learning resource. Where is it?!
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2018-01-15 01:52 PM
Are you aware that there are other ARCHICAD learning resources as well, like Eric Bobrow or Learnvirtual? Not free, but they are another learning option.
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2018-01-15 03:34 PM
I used Revit training as a comparison because the video tutorials I found on Lynda and LinkedIn are extraordinary, especially those by Paul F. Aubin. They are concise, not overly verbose, thorough, and broken into 3-5 minute vids with helpful names. They explain the app's structure and terminology, which is one thing I'd like to see improved in AC training.
By comparison, AC videos in LinkedIn mostly have very general names like “Archicad Essential Training” and “Learning Archicad”. That’s not helpful when I search for a specific tool.
Archicad seems to periodically rename tools and restructure the menus. For example, Eric Bobrow's session on setting up IFC data in AC19 referred to “File>File Special>IFC>IFC Scheme Setup”, but it's not there in AC21. It took some digging on my part to learn that it’s been moved and renamed to “Options>Classification Manager”.
Also in AC21, the “File>Interoperability>Classifications and Properties>Download BIM Content” is a very handy tool for the documentation side of our work. Note that it's buried 4 levels deep in the File menu rather than coupled with the Classification Manager under the Options menu. This might make sense to AC veterans and it might be an improvement but it's frustrating to this newbie.
Please remember that we greenhorns don't know what many of these proprietary terms mean. Looking them up in Google is rarely helpful. For this reason, I would suggest that training videos take the time to (briefly) explain what terms mean and how the tool fits logically into and architect's workflow and the AC menu structure.
And finally, a plea to the tireless Archicaders who produce the 2nd-tier tutorials on YouTube. Please get a decent microphone. ; )
Sorry for being so verbose. I am really impressed by what AC can do. And day by day I’m learning the logic and structure.
Thanks again for asking.
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2018-01-15 03:36 PM
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2018-01-15 11:04 PM
Thanks for the explanation. I actually agree with you on both counts.
Unfortunately, there is not much we can do about the renaming things. Actually, some of those things is not really renaming. For example, the IFC Scheme Setup Dialog used to be the place where you could define what IFC Properties are be available in your Project File, it allowed you to define custom IFC Properties and it also offered you the ability to map values to IFC Properties.
The Property Manager kind of replaces that. GS wants us to be able to define ARCHICAD element properties and use that instead of defining and using custom IFC Properties. So the IFC Scheme Setup Dialog and the Properties Dialog are not the same, but they are used to achieve similar aims. This is why the IFC Scheme Setup Dialog is no longer available in ARCHICAD.
I agree that definition and clarification of terms is important, not only because we need to know what things mean, but sometimes the same thing is called something else in another application, or the same name is used for something else in another application.
So these are all useful suggestions.
As far as I am concerned I will make sure the people doing training materials will know about this as I will forward this thread to them.
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2018-01-15 11:12 PM
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2018-01-15 11:13 PM
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2018-03-05 05:34 AM
One other point. I downloaded the Trial of AC 21 and EVERYTHING is can find on BASIC START TO FINISH (WHICH ISN'T MUCH) all say to start with the "ARCHICAD 21 Template.tpl" WELL, My Install does not show that template. It only shows a Commercial.tpl. I did a complete uninstall and reinstall and still only the Commercial.
These issue are precisely why someone new can get incredibly frustrate very quickly. Everywhere I look, and read I am surrounded by all these AC gurus but yet no one can provide a basic start to finish building block type program for us newbies to get started. I'm sorry to be so harsh. I'm just blown away by the lack of USEFUL information for a newbie. Somebody please help before I abandon AC altogether. I have too much work to FIGHT learning a new program like this.
BILL, if you ever get this resolved I would love to talk.
THanks,
MrScott
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2018-03-15 04:59 PM
Pretty good, I think.
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2018-03-23 08:15 PM
Just as an FYI, I've had to focus lately on getting my (hopefully) final Revit projects out of the office so I'm not a full-on Archicad shop yet.
I found Youtube vids from MrTrialsbike to be helpful. Short, well titled, and to the point. I'm hoping to find more like that.
And I would put in a plug for Graphisoft USA tech support. Very attentive and they get things fixed. Kudos to Ryan.
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2018-07-18 05:15 PM
Thank you GS!!!!!!!!!!!
My only request is....
Can we have a USA version? I am confident the USA is their smallest market so why not help us out. We don’t use the Metric system here.
Lastly, I am having an issue with Cinerender. Every time I use it it crashes. If I have made a number of setting changes and I render, it crashes and asks me to restart Archicad, which I do not do and simply hit Render again and away she goes rendering away. Is this a bug in v22?
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2018-07-20 01:33 PM
Eric’s Best Practices, and Coaching Calls are also a fantastic value. If you’re looking for help and professional guidance with Archicad you owe it to yourself to check him out.
Thank you Eric for all you do for us. And To all the wonderful user on this forum that give back to help us improve our skills.
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2018-07-20 02:45 PM
From my perspective your local reseller (or I think in US case: Graphisoft US?) is the one to step up really.
The youtube clips from Graphisoft I find for the most part decent at explaining in depth and specific things for tools.
If nothing else is available: get the learning material from GS, I think there are 4 in total, with youtube clips that I think are updated with each new release. They should get you started on the very basics, so you know your way around the program a bit. After that, get some proper training, assuming it is available locally.
A few days of training back to back will get you going so much faster than trying to figure things out by yourself (which will take months most likely) as you go. But that's just my opinion.
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