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2007-08-17
12:47 AM
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03:38 PM
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Aruzhan Ilaikova
2007-08-17 12:53 AM
deesee wrote:Actually, the book "Step by Step" by Tom Simmons is how I learned -- and the Tutorial provided by Graphisoft is usually pretty good (although I haven't checked out the AC11 version yet).
Can someone suggest a book, a good book, that goes step by step in the design of a house or a building or something?
2007-08-17 12:57 AM
2007-08-17 01:01 AM
2007-08-17 01:11 AM
2007-08-17 01:41 AM
deesee wrote:yeah, Archicad is not exactly a great interface kind of program
I have to say, ArchiCAD seems like it has so much capability, but I just can't get my arms around the interface. It seems so bulky and distracting to me. I know not everyone will agree with me, but coming from Revit, ArchiCAD is simply, well, (man I know this will get me a bunch of insults) amateurish.
I learned the bulk of Revit without having to use a manual for the most part. With ArchiCAD I am completely lost. The settings for each of the objects like doors and windows open up and frankly scare me. There are a million things to set, push, activate, etc. As I said, this makes for a very robust piece of software, AND THAT IS GOOD, but give what I need when I need it, not all up front in my face.That was the one thing I loved about Revit when I demoed it... it was really easy to click around and figure out (at least in 2003)
Can someone suggest a book, a good book, that goes step by step in the design of a house or a building or something?I agree, the Step by Step is a decent book for pretty low cost. I would also recommend a call to your local reseller. Since you're based in Virginia, that puts you in AEC Info Systems country www.aecinfosystems.com (the same reseller I have, home of the Wonder Twins: Ransom Ratcliff and Brian Sykes). They are really great at support and can probably help you figure out what you need to know.
2007-08-17 06:47 AM
deesee wrote:While it may be a little premature at this point, it should be encouraging to remember that you can pretty easily customize the interface to be as simple as you wish. If there are too many items on a tool, you can remove the extraneous stuff, and add it back in at a later time. I agree that the out-of-the-box interface is fairly daunting. As you get more familiar with it, it will seem less so, and even USEFUL to have all those choices handy.
There are a million things to set, push, activate, etc. As I said, this makes for a very robust piece of software, AND THAT IS GOOD, but give what I need when I need it, not all up front in my face.
2007-08-17 06:59 AM
2007-08-18 03:20 AM
2007-08-18 06:18 PM
deesee wrote:It was, only he is not chubby.
To me, Revit feels like it was designed by Mac users and ArchiCAD feels like it was designed by the chubby guy from the Mac ads, i.e. a PC dude.
2007-08-18 07:29 PM
deesee wrote:It's funny to hear you say that! To many of us, Revit feels so totally-PC with its text dialogs that contain long, scrolling lists of settings/parameters. ArchiCAD feels more Mac-like with its mostly graphic interface, including pet-palettes, etc. (Some palettes, like Solid Element Ops, and the new tool setting palettes that appeared with AC version 10 appear to be more Revit-like, as GS has gone the route of scrolling lists. Argh.)
To me, Revit feels like it was designed by Mac users and ArchiCAD feels like it was designed by the chubby guy from the Mac ads, i.e. a PC dude..
2007-08-18 09:23 PM
Erich wrote:I am glad you found these helpful! I feel I owe an apology for the shabby state of the PC WE though*, it needs another go'round. We will repost these again soon, to be sure all add-ons load in the right place and that we can accommodate a range of display resolutions.
I found the interface a bit overwhelming initially as well. The work environments posted on the Archicad East website at:
http://www.archicad.ca/?p=54
greatly helped make sense of things. You should check it out as well.
2007-08-18 09:29 PM
Erich wrote:Glad you found these helpful - we will be posting a revision soon, with better resolution ranges (not everyone has 1680-wide displays yet), and fixing some of the add-on issues.
I found the interface a bit overwhelming initially as well. The work environments posted on the Archicad East website at:
http://www.archicad.ca/?p=54
greatly helped make sense of things. You should check it out as well.
2022-05-11 02:42 PM
I need a manual too!... What is the anwer??? what is the name of the book???
2022-05-12 05:25 AM
The French Archicad User Guide (Online Help) can be found here:
https://help.graphisoft.com/AC/25/FRA/#t=_AC25_Help%2F001_ACHelpIntro%2F001_ACHelpIntro-1.htm
There is the Graphisoft Learn portal where there are some free learning resources:
https://learn.graphisoft.com/class_catalog/category/17701
(you will need to register and log in to see them and do them).
There is a course called "Getting Started with BIM", which is a free 5-hour long course.
There is another one called "Archicad for CAD Users", which is another free 5-hour long course.
2022-05-12 10:21 AM
thx for the reply but...i m asking for a book...paper...sure...without web or youtube
2022-05-13 05:02 PM
Almost no software vendors publish paper manuals/books any longer ... things change too quickly and too many trees would be wasted for books that become out of date within a year. The manual that Laszlo gave you a link to does not require that you be online ... just download it once to your tablet/iPad or computer for reading offline. Offline searching of an electronic book is way more powerful than trying to find something in a paper book, too.
2022-05-17 01:00 PM
hello, wich one? ...manual that Laszlo give me
there are 2 links in his message
2022-05-13 11:18 AM
I am not aware of any up-to-date book. If you search for "Archicad" on Amazon you will find several books but they are all older: