AutoCAD VS AC

[Anonymous]

Can anyone chime in and help me with the age old question which is better?
Does Archicad have any conflicts with AutoCAD? What about vis-a-versa? I
work for a company that uses AutoCAD exclusively, we now have an employee
that wants to get two licensees of Archicad. Before I say no I would like
to
learn more about Archicad and here from users that used to use AutoCAD or
that use both programs.

Thanks

[Scott Davis]

My firm has a workflow based on AutoCAD. Introducing Revit into that workflow is FAR easier than introducing the complex beast of ADT. If they have LISP and ARX apps, then can continue to use them on AutoCAD.

He doesn't have to replace AutoCAD at all, Revit and AutoCAD work very well together. There is a white parer about interoperability on Autodesk's website, and there was a live webcast last week on the topic. Search for 'webcast' on Autodesk's website, and you can find the recorded version of past webcasts.

I would add either ArchiCAD or Revit to the workflow before trying to tackle ADT. Learning any of the three would be a 'change' and I would rather my people learn a true BIM application like AC or Revit before learning a semi-BIM app like ADT.

[Daniel Lindahl]

Totally off topic, but just out of curiosity: A few posts back in this thread I included a JPG attachment, but inexplicably, I am unable to see it or open it in the forum, all I get is a box with a red X. Was it visible to others, (in which case my internet settings must be wrong) or did you also all get the red X (which I guess would mean the JPG was corrupted)?

Maybe something to do with installing Windows service pack 2 ??

Stefan? Scott?

[Link]

Gidday Daniel!

Good to se you posting a little more regularly. I hope all is well!

I got the red X, but I look forward to seeing it!

Cheers,
Link.

[Rob]

Daniel,

I guess, there is a size limit for images posted on. It could be that.

[Daniel Lindahl]

Link wrote:
Gidday Daniel!

Good to se you posting a little more regularly. I hope all is well!

I got the red X, but I look forward to seeing it!

Cheers,
Link.

Gidday Link!

OK, I tried a smaller resampling of the image, that didn't work either so the image must be corrupt. Here is another one that should work.

[Link]

Ha! That's awesome!! How much GDL did that take mate?

Either way I love it!

Cheers,
Link.

[Daniel Lindahl]

Link wrote:
Ha! That's awesome!! How much GDL did that take mate?

Either way I love it!

Cheers,
Link.

This was way back in 98-99 in AC6.0. Actually I started the project in AC5.1 but was stymied on modelling the roof until 6.0 came out shortly after. The improvement in the mesh tool allowed me to model the roof accurately. (In 5.1 you could only do rectangular meshes!).

I even managed to convince Graphisoft to sell me the upgrade in the international version, at Australian prices, through the local German distributor (that was almost half the cost of the German upgrade).

The main GDL objects I created specifically for this back then was the Trussed Portal Frame, Straight and Curved Beams, and Multi-Escalator.
The only other escalator available at the time on OO was very limited and badly scripted, so I had to make my own, for accurate documentation of the available options.

Most of the rest of it including the sloping glass walls, was modelled from the standard AC components.

It was a fairly obscure pavilion, required to be knocked down after expo, but since the visitors overwhelmingly voted for it to be the landmark pavilion I believe it is still standing at the Hannover Messe.

Here is another view of it.

[Link]

Well I am very impressed mate! I think it's one of the best ArchiCAD buildings I've seen. Defintely the most interesting!

I only wish the image was bigger!

Good job. Cheers,
Link.

[Anonymous]

"Link" wrote:
Well I am very impressed mate! I think it's one of the best ArchiCAD buildings I've seen. Defintely the most interesting!

I only wish the image was bigger!

Good job. Cheers,
Link.

That's amazing job. Actually, I learned some GDL but only can do some simple chair. Every time I want to create some formless architecture and I find ArchiCAD is diffcult to generate. So I sometimes decide to learn other 3D software (eg 3d studio..).

Using Mesh can create that curved roof is incredible! It's encourage.

Well Done in AC.

[Daniel Lindahl]

Larry wrote:

Link wrote:
Well I am very impressed mate! I think it's one of the best ArchiCAD buildings I've seen. Defintely the most interesting!

I only wish the image was bigger!

Good job. Cheers,
Link.

That's amazing job. Actually, I learned some GDL but only can do some simple chair. Every time I want to create some formless architecture and I find ArchiCAD is diffcult to generate. So I sometimes decide to learn other 3D software (eg 3d studio..).

Using Mesh can create that curved roof is incredible! It's encourage.

Well Done in AC.

Thanks for the encouragement Larry!

Here is another little freeform job I did recently. Most if this project was GDL objects rather than regular AC components, but again, the roof is a mesh. Click on the image to get a larger version. I will add some more views of the same bus shelter after this message, as well as a photo of the finished product.