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This little-battle is between Archicad and me – I repeatedly ignore the creators’ hints to use the product in-a-certain-way and force it ‘kicking and screaming’ to perform tasks I dream-up.
I started learning technical drafting on my father’s drawing machine, the type with two rulers fixed at right angle to each other but adjustable to any angle through a button. (he Ten years ago I amazed the local Archicad supplier by a colourful CV fully prepared on Plotmaker. It was totally inappropriate.
Autodesk products are conveniently bundled together – not so ArchiCAD and Vectorworks (owned by the same company: Nemetschek). However the high number using ArchiCAD reflects the strong hold this company holds over the architect and architectural designer market (81% of respondents). Then, look at the chart itself!
Revit, Archicad, Microstation); Include: · Intelligent , branded North-Point and a level marker · Min 10 wall types typically used by the type of construction you are most active in; · Intelligent keys and legend stamps of those walls; Also, Have their 2D representation clean and tidy; Printing without hitches on most printers/plotters.
We should've stuck with pen & paper until a tool like Revit or Archicad or Tri-Forma came along. At least when we were drafting on paper (or whatever) a person really thought about what it was they were going to represent when that line was drawn, because no one wanted to redraw.
At present, the NBS National BIM Library objects are classified using both the draft Uniclass 2 Work result code and the System name to give a deeper link between the object and specification. Figure 3: Connection to a wider source of information empowers the object. cubicle, partition, door and signage systems).
Even if I consider the vastly superior ArchiCAD and the Bentley/Microstation range, all the more so Tekla and everything Trimble had collected over the last year or two - these tools, all together are still ‘so last century’. I had my first training in Revit in 2004 and get around it OK. Although, it is.
An ArchiCAD Blogger. Miguel Krippahl of Portugal is an ArchiCAD user and blogger who wants to know where are the ArchiCAD blogs are so if you find one or want to start one drop him a line. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting. An ArchiCAD Blogger. Friday, October 20, 2006. David Duarte. at 12:03 PM.
Revits Drafting Machine. For those of you who remember using drafting machines mounted to a drafting table youll find a similar tool in Revit. Now any lines or walls that you draft will snap to the gridlines of your workplane. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting. Revit's Drafting Machine.
Edward Borg of Precision Drafting LLC has a dedicated FTP site for sharing cool Revit Project Templates and Families. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting. An ArchiCAD Blogger. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Knowledge Base.
Using Revits 2D Drafting tools: Because beginners are not completely familiar with all of Revits tools and because they are often faced with a deadline, beginners will likely rely on detail lines and filled regions to piece together plans, sections, and elevations for their first few projects. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting.
We import (not link) the DWG into a Drafting View. If you save all of your roof details (as an example) into one project file you can later import these drafting views into any project youre working on. Views to import drafting views youve generated in other projects) 8. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting.
He has experience with Gehry Technologies Digital Project (V1, R2), Vectorworks, ArchiCAD, and ADT. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting. Thursday, April 19, 2007. Malleristic Revitation. Aaron Maller has a new Revit blog, Malleristic Revitation. Look forward to hearing his take on Revit. David Duarte. at 12:02 PM. Newer Post.
I just ran across this old post while searching for a way to upload Impression for a Presentation project Im doing in Architectural Drafting school. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting. An ArchiCAD Blogger. Bluegrassrules. I uploaded Impression, exported my Revit project as a DWG and imported it into Impression.
The only solution is to place images in a drafting view (or legend view) first. Rescaling the image can also be easier from a drafting view once scale is established. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting. then place the view on your sheet. Just change the scale of the view. Knowledge Base. Partner Products. CAD Digest.
In the material properties change your surface pattern to Solid fill[Drafting] and select a default color. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting. An ArchiCAD Blogger. When you model your geometry give it a material called "Variable" or some other material name that is not used in your project file. Knowledge Base.
For instance you can combine custom room schedules with color fill plans (drafting. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting. A parameter is basically any characteristic of a space or component that you want to illustrate, analyze or communicate. Knowledge Base. Partner Products. Product Activation. Request Manuals. Suggestion Box.
In one year Ive learned what I had to to develop working drawings, weve managed to build up some Revit content, weve organized our templates, and we are successfully developing our details and other drafting standards transfered from PowerCADD to AutoCAD to Revit. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting. Knowledge Base. CAD Digest.
Goto Drafting. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting. Detail Component and import your DWG into your new Detail Component. Place a masking region behind your imported text (as shown). Load this Detail Component into your project. Repeating Detail. Properties. and give your repeating detail a name (phone line as an example).
Specify Coordinates at a point) While Spot Coordinates will report the coordinates of any model or drafting element it is not really clear in the help files that Spot Elevations will report the elevation of only certain parts of model elements. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting. Knowledge Base. Partner Products. CAD Digest.
In the options bar youll notice that you can "Reference other view" (for referencing a drafting view that is already present). ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting. Youll notice that you can select between a Building Section, Wall Section, and Detail View. Select the Detail View. Place a Detail Section. Now goto View.
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