What is the best way to learn ArchiCAD?

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What is the best way to learn ArchiCAD?

Perhaps the best thing you can do to learn Archicad is make the Archicad-Talk Forum your most visited website. And don’t just lurk. Ask questions, and then when you can, answer them too. There are a lot of wonderful users on the forum who are happy to help.

Is ArchiCAD difficult to learn?

ArchiCAD is not the easiest software, but it is much more user-friendly and accessible than e.g. AutoCAD. However, you try to do quite complex things (create a 3D model of a building) from the very beginning in ArchiCAD, while in a first AutoCAD course you usually draw a few 2D lines… which obviously is easier to do.

How do I start ArchiCAD?

12 steps for starting a new project in Archicad

  1. Update your template. If you aren’t the keeper of your template, ask the person who is for the latest version, and details about what’s changed.
  2. Project Info.
  3. Title Block.
  4. Project Location.
  5. Project Origin.
  6. Grid Lines.
  7. Site.
  8. Stories and Reference Levels.

What can ArchiCAD do?

In a nutshell, Archicad is an authoring design software primarily used by architects and BIM managers that has a reputation for being user-friendly, allowing architects to focus on their end-goal of designing.

Is ArchiCAD or revit better?

ArchiCAD is by far the better tool for architectural design. Revit has far more features for building engineering but it is frankly pretty much crap as a design tool. Both are good at automating document production but ArchiCAD is much easier and more sophisticated in its capabilities in this regard.

Is ArchiCAD easier than Revit?

Winner: Revit. When it comes to massing, Revit can produce complex shapes and models, while ArchiCAD is a little simpler, so it tends to have less capability. When it comes to Nesting, Revit’s complexity allows a user to create unique materials and objects to suit their specific needs.

Is ArchiCAD similar to AutoCAD?

Both are very different from one another. And both Autocad vs Archicad have extremely useful features in their own genre. On the one hand, where AutoCAD is a CAD software used by almost all the technicians and professionals for 2D and 3D modeling, ArchiCAD is a Virtual Building Modeler that uses real-time editing.

What is the value of the ArchiCAD resources?

At full retail prices, these fantastic ARCHICAD educational resources have a total value of $2276. Get them now for only $500 extra with your signup for the ARCHICAD Best Practices 2020 course.

What are the major changes in ARCHICAD?

Virtual Trace was the big innovation in ArchiCAD 11, 64 bit multi-processing in 12, and the BIM Server arrived around version 13 or 14 (I’ve started to lose track). Renovation tags and filters simplified remodel projects dramatically in version 15. Multi-plane roofs appeared in 15, Morphs and Shells in 16.

Is it time to revamp the ArchiCAD series?

While I’ve supplemented these lessons with updates for 18, 19, 20 and 21 (sometimes as separate courses presented in the Masters of ARCHICAD series), it’s time to revamp everything so it is a coherent whole-again.

What’s new in ArchiCAD 15?

Solid Element Operations and Complex Profiles made this version truly stunning. Virtual Trace was the big innovation in ArchiCAD 11, 64 bit multi-processing in 12, and the BIM Server arrived around version 13 or 14 (I’ve started to lose track). Renovation tags and filters simplified remodel projects dramatically in version 15.