Had to post this for you guys...

[Anonymous]

Posted from a chief architect discussion:

Hey Cole
Where I come from Real Builder/Contractors dont use Archicad only Marketing companies and architects do.We come up against competitors using AC all the time.Soon, you'll find theres more to puting projects together than just 3D Modeling and hoping for the best. If you need real answers Track down real clients. Successful Builders/Contractors wont advertise over the net. HTH

[TomWaltz]

~/archiben wrote:
sounds more like it was written by BDC to me . . .

~/archiben

Huh? Am I missing something?

[Anonymous]

TomWaltz wrote:

~/archiben wrote:
sounds more like it was written by BDC to me . . .

~/archiben

Huh? Am I missing something?

Tom,

If you don't know BDC, then all you're missing is the racing pulse and gnashing teeth that result from reading the trollings.

[Anonymous]

lol...Cole if yall thinq Walmart aan Mobilee homes is yer notishun of arkeytecture GOD bless....

[Anonymous]

lol...Cole if yall thinq Walmart aan Mobilee homes is yer notishun of arkeytecture GOD bless....

..as a true arkie-tect living and working for a large general contractor just miles from the center of Wallyworld I'm afraid I might resemble this remark!

QUESTION:.. if it weren't for the Walmarts and Microsofts of this world and the designers and builders who serve them; Where would the wealth come from to support the "real" architects and builders.......... of all those Mac-Mansions?

'Real builders/contractors' especially in residential tend to be happiest without drawings

My experience with "real builders" on the other end of the spectrum is they want everything detailed down to the last screw and signed off by Thee Owner in triplicate. Then when the price come in over the "budget" (established by dreamworks™)........they will then tell you how everything can be done better, cheaper, and faster if you would just redraw everything ......... in a week......for no extra cost.

Dave

[Anonymous]

LOL..Have you figured a way to get the data out of your clutch pencil yet?
By the time you guys wrap up your model and Cds its usually too late to collaborate-then again you have to want to collaborate?...lets See " Designed by Architects for Architects"I think thats how it use to go...
One day you'll wake up to the fact its not just the model...but the dynamic data at the different stages..HTH

[Scott Davis]

BDC wrote:
the fact its not just the model...but the dynamic data at the different stages..HTH

Funny, thats the most intelligent thing I've heard from you. Problem is, you don't get it...thats what Building Information Modeling/Virtual Building is all about! A model is not just a model, its a collection of living data that constantly changes from the inception of the design throughout the life of the building.

[Anonymous]

Scott wrote:

BDC wrote:
the fact its not just the model...but the dynamic data at the different stages..HTH

A model is not just a model, its a collection of living data that constantly changes from the inception of the design throughout the life of the building.

Hey Scott,get a real job on site or in a building company....LOL living data...
Dynamic data is used in forecasting and profit analysis,we nail your designs-HTH.