This might have been mentioned before, but what other softwares are easy to use with ArchiCAD? I see (correct me if I'm wrong) that creating free/wild forms on ArchiCAD is not as easy as in for e.g form-z. so I was wondering if I may use other softwares to substitue for what is not on ArchiCAD and I might not have discovered it yet. I found ArchiCAD very user friendly and very useful to create 3d views, renderings, BOQ's, Details and all that is needed in all stages of design. My concern here is in the 'very' initial stages of design or may be if I want to design a building with irregular forms.
I would love to see examples of such works on ArchiCAD.
regards
saif wrote:The difference with FormZ (I suppose you are a graduate or a student of AUS, right?) has to be made clear - FormZ is primarily a MODELING software, therefore of course its freeform capabilities are more advanced.
This might have been mentioned before, but what other softwares are easy to use with ArchiCAD? I see (correct me if I'm wrong) that creating free/wild forms on ArchiCAD is not as easy as in for e.g form-z. so I was wondering if I may use other softwares to substitue for what is not on ArchiCAD and I might not have discovered it yet.
The most used freeform modeling AddOn for ArchiCAD is ArchiForma, by Cigraph. The other one that was my champion until ArchiForma reached today's capabilities was GDL Toolbox. You could also look into ZoomGDL, that can work as a plugin or a standalone - I personally never liked the interface and the working method, which is a personal preference and has nothing to do with the software quality or capability.
The ultimate but not so graphical freedom of modeling in ArchiCAD is achieved through GDL scripting, but that is not really what you asked for
thank you Mark and Djordje
The information is very usefull. I will look into ArchiForma.
Djordje I'm not a graduate of AUS and I was surprised that your location says Dubai. where in Dubai? do you teach ArchiCAD here?
The information is very usefull. I will look into ArchiForma.
Djordje I'm not a graduate of AUS and I was surprised that your location says Dubai. where in Dubai? do you teach ArchiCAD here?
saif wrote:Private Message, not PlotMaker
sorry Djordje...but what do you mean by PM.
regards
People....Djordje...I found the 3d design shown below posted on archiforma website. This is similar to what I was trying to do, that rotating part in the cork head, but is it possible to do on archiCAD only? 
I tried many ways.didnt work.
http://www.archiforma.com/Gallery.htm
the link has a bigger picture, i didnt know how to enlarge it here.
I tried many ways.didnt work.http://www.archiforma.com/Gallery.htm
the link has a bigger picture, i didnt know how to enlarge it here.
saif wrote:If I understand correctly - the only rotating part is the screw (and hand grip): neither of these parts can be modeled in AC alone without GDL scripting (coding). But, both are very visually produced with ArchiForma (AF).
People....Djordje...I found the 3d design shown below posted on archiforma website. This is similar to what I was trying to do, that rotating part in the cork head, but is it possible to do on archiCAD only?
http://www.archiforma.com/Gallery.htm
the link has a bigger picture, i didnt know how to enlarge it here.
The shaft of the screw, and the partial dome that fits over the head of the bottle (I don't know what these parts are really called!) - can be produced inside of AC with the Profiler add-on. Click the Search link above and look for "Profiler" to learn about this tool. But, the screw threads would otherwise require scripting. And, you'll notice that all of the other parts are beveled. Without the bevel, you can make these parts out of slabs in AC. To have the bevel requires either GDL scripting ... or AF or similar. In AF, you draw the outline just as if you were going to magic wand it into a slab, but the AF extrusion tool gives the option of beveling either the top or bottom (or both) edges by a particular radius. Further, once you have created your beveled shape in AF, you can dynamically edit it with editable hotspots to change the radius and shape. And there's much more of course.
Karl
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