Archicad Tutorials

[Anonymous]

Hello everyone,

Do anyone know where I can find detailed tutorials on the following. I am trying to find out if Archicad can do everything our company required to deliver a quick cad solution.

Archicad roof and trussmaker
The learner guide show only a simple flat roof, not a complex roof with hips etc and complex trusses.

Site Layout Plan
A good tutorial to create a site layout contoured plan and to start designing the house taking in concideration all the ground floor levels and stairs.

Customised doors and Windows
We have totally different doors and window schedules in this Country. How do change to a custom door and windows.

Kind Regards,
Japie Muller

[Haneef Tayob]

Hello
Been using the package since 1996 in South Africa and have no regrets.
A quick answer to your question:
Roofs - Archicad can easily do complex roofs.
Site plans are no problem - The package goes further. Contours, cuts, fills, levels are not just 2d items but virtual model/site, so you can deal with the site as you would a real site or model. If you cut a section through a site, you get accurate information.
Customisation - Custom doors and windows are quite easy to do. For starters almost all doors, windows and objects included in the Archicad package can be easily adjusted to local South African conditions. I found that I've had to make very little customised items. However to make it even easier, the local distributors in SA bundle the package with many of the standard windows, doors and other objects as well.

My suggestion would be to contact Andre or Gideon at the TotalCad Solution Centre (031) 332-9448 (or check at archicad.co.za) for some info regarding tutorials. If you want, I can answer some of your queries directly as well. I'm in Pretoria, so if you're close, you can pop in.