Discover Smart BIM
An Interactive Guide to ArchiCAD
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The book is written and presented in a graphically intensive format (244 page full colour print/300+ colour illustrations) to provide clear and precise instructions for each stage of the Virtual Building™ modeling process.
The content of the book includes the following:
The ArchiCAD Interface – Explained
Chapter 1: Establishing the Base Building Layout
Chapter 2: Working with Stories
Chapter 3: Completing the Building Envelope
Chapter 4: Developing the Design
Chapter 5: Working with Doors and Windows
Chapter 6: Adding Internal Circulation
Chapter 7: Defining Room Usage and Spaces
Chapter 8: Adding Final Details
Chapter 9: Measuring and Costing the Building
Chapter 10: Presenting the Design to Clients and Users
Chapter 11: Rendering the Model
Chapter 12: The Layout Book
Chapter 13: Modifying the External Wall Structure
Chapter 14: Creating a 2D Detail Drawing
Chapter 15: Drawing a 2D Detail
Chapter 16: Adding Annotations to Drawings
Chapter 17: Creating a 3D Document
Chapter 18: Updating the Detail Layout Sheet
Appendix A: Sample Images of Discover Smart BIM Project Model
Appendix B: Sample Images generated from ArchiCAD Models
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About the Book
Discover Smart BIM: An Interactive Guide to ArchiCAD was developed from more than a decade’s worth of training experience to meet a specific need within the ArchiCAD community. At the time of writing, there is no other known book-based publication that addresses the approach required to learn how to produce a complete Virtual Building™ Model in ArchiCAD.
The emphasis of the book is to guide the intended audience through simple steps to produce a complete Virtual Building™ Model – covering the most important points such as modelling, visualisation, detailing, scheduling and documentation.
- 244 page full colour print
- step-by-step detailed instructions
- 19 chapters with reference files
- 300+ colour illustrations
- includes work environment and object library
About the Author
Since Graduating with a BSc in Computer Aided Engineering, Ken Good has spent all of his working life in the building industry, mostly using, selling, supporting or training architectural CAD to design professionals.
In the mid-1990’s Ken was introduced to ArchiCAD version 4.55 and realised the enormous potential benefit to the building industry based on his experience with 3D engineering applications. Since then, Ken has been involved with the development of twelve major ArchiCAD upgrades as well as introducing training courseware.
This courseware was endorsed by Graphisoft as their recommended material for implementing ArchiCAD BIM to new user sites and to advanced users requiring essential knowledge maintenance.