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Whether you’re an established firm or a young studio, technology is rapidly evolving in the AEC market and clients are expecting high-tech when it comes to architectural design services. This is leading businesses to rethink their design approach. We will review how firms are adapting by shifting BIM earlier into the design process, generating ideas with algorithmic design, incorporating “real-time” visualization, and integrating immersive technologies such as BIMx, Unreal Engine and HTC Vive into their workflow. Join us to embark on a look at High-Tech in today’s creative workflow and glimpse the future where we envision how design technologies will impact the profession. Algorithmic Design Meets BIM
Discover how combining algorithmic design with BIM can be used to generate design concepts with tools such as ARCHICAD, Rhino and Grasshopper.
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 Influence of Gaming on Architecture
Explore the benefits of “real-time” rendering and how gaming engines are allowing architects to not just visualize a project but experience design. |
 Immersive Design – VR to Mobile
Examine immersion technologies that support the architectural design process without breaking the bank including BIMx, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. |
Presenter:
Thomas M. Simmons, President, ARCHVISTA Consulting- Simmons was recently a speaker at the Graphisoft 2020GO Conference in Budapest and at the AIA California Monterey Design Conference. He has over 20 years of experience implementing BIM into architecture, interior design and construction companies ranging from small firms to multi-national corporations as well as management of the Architectural Record – Record Homes Virtual Tours and the award-winning NASA Virtual Tours.
What you will learn:
- Review technologies that increase your presentation effectiveness to help sell your design.
- Examine design and visualization solutions for architecture including BIMx, Rhino, Grasshopper, ARCHICAD, Unreal Engine and HTC Vive.
- Discover how architects use immersion technologies, through case studies, to improve the understanding of a project and create better design decisions.
- Explore how mobile and virtual reality are impacting methods for presenting and communicating in the design and construction phase.
AIA CE: 1.0 LU’s
Limited seats are available so register early.
Forward-thinking architecture firms and interior designers are increasingly leaning on real-time visualization to explore, evaluate, and present designs. By providing clients and project stakeholders the opportunity to experience spaces in interactive and immersive environments, real-time technology offers a compelling method for communication.
The next generation of architectural visualization tools is providing new ways to accelerate workflows. More intuitive user interfaces are drastically reducing learning curves, while offering new ways to quickly and easily connect to BIM software for increased productivity and faster iterations.
In this course you will learn:
- A review of software solutions that offer real-time visualization.
- How real-time visualization can be used as a design tool for architecture and interior design.
- Hardware required to run real-time visualization solutions.
- Process to integrate 3D BIM models and how you update project changes.
- Adding and editing materials, lights, furnishings and landscape elements.
- How to create and render still images and animations
- The process to use real-time visualization with VR (virtual reality)
AIA CES: 2 LUs
What a better way to end your day than with like-minded Archicad Users! Grab a beverage and settle in to join this virtual conversation. We’ll share best practices and exchange ideas for making the most of Archicad; celebrate the accomplishments of fellow users; and network with each other.
At this Virtual User Group you will also have the opportunity to:
- Discover what the latest release of Archicad brings;
- Discuss software management strategies and best practices for rolling out new versions of Archicad;
- Exchange ideas, ask questions and share your accomplishments with Archicad and related BIM apps.
Other Information
If there’s something you’d like to explore or if you’d like to share a recent discovery or project case study, please reach out to the event organizer, Tracie Simmons via Email. We’re always looking for ways to help our users make the most of Archicad.
About your Hosts
Feel free to connect with your local ARCHICAD team on LinkedIn using the links below:
- Tom Simmons (President, ARCHVISTA)
- Tracie Simmons (Managing Director, ARCHVISTA)
- Sally Struck (Professional Services Consultant, GRAPHISOFT)
What a better way to end your day than with like-minded Archicad Users! Grab a beverage and settle in to join this virtual conversation. We’ll share best practices and exchange ideas for making the most of Archicad; celebrate the accomplishments of fellow users; and network with each other.
At this Virtual User Group you will also have the opportunity to:
- Discover what the latest release of Archicad brings;
- Discuss software management strategies and best practices for rolling out new versions of Archicad;
- Exchange ideas, ask questions and share your accomplishments with Archicad and related BIM apps.
Other Information
If there’s something you’d like to explore or if you’d like to share a recent discovery or project case study, please reach out to the event organizer, Tracie Simmons via Email. We’re always looking for ways to help our users make the most of Archicad.
About your Hosts
Feel free to connect with your local ARCHICAD team on LinkedIn using the links below:
- Tom Simmons (President, ARCHVISTA)
- Tracie Simmons (Managing Director, ARCHVISTA)
- Sally Struck (Professional Services Consultant, GRAPHISOFT)
Integrated Design | Increased Productivity | Better Presentations
Discover why more firms are switching to Archicad. There’s never been a better time than this economic disruption to re-evaluate your design and documentation tools as well as your project workflow, and to prepare yourself for the increased competitiveness on the horizon.“Archicad has, at the end of the day, given us a tool with which to be much better architects, and we want to fully utilize that in order to achieve a high level of design”
– David Grooms, Principal, Vega Architecture
“It’s an opportunity for software simplification. We consolidated multiple seats of AutoCAD, Revit, 3dsMax and Lumion into Archicad licenses.”
– Jerrod Nichols, Project Manager, Fuse Architecture
“We used to use SketchUp a lot more in early design but find we need it less and less when using Archicad.”
– Stefan Hampden, Principal, CAST Architecture
“If you immerse a client in BIMx, they’re going to see it. They’re gonna see the scale, relationship, the size, the quality of that space in materials. So, they’ll get an excellent idea of what their project is really about.”
– Thomas C. Levi, Principal, LWDA
“It’s elevated our interview process, collaboration with clients and communication with contractors. No other program provides “real-time” coordination with our consultants as we can with BIMcloud.”
– Jeannie Bertolaccini, Principal, Ordiz-Melby Architects
What a better way to end your day than with like-minded Archicad Users! Grab a beverage and settle in to join this virtual conversation. We’ll share best practices and exchange ideas for making the most of Archicad; celebrate the accomplishments of fellow users; and network with each other.
At this Virtual User Group you will also have the opportunity to:
- Discover what the latest release of Archicad brings;
- Discuss software management strategies and best practices for rolling out new versions of Archicad;
- Exchange ideas, ask questions and share your accomplishments with Archicad and related BIM apps.
Other Information
If there’s something you’d like to explore or if you’d like to share a recent discovery or project case study, please reach out to the event organizer, Tracie Simmons via Email. We’re always looking for ways to help our users make the most of Archicad.
About your Hosts
Feel free to connect with your local ARCHICAD team on LinkedIn using the links below:
- Tom Simmons (President, ARCHVISTA)
- Tracie Simmons (Managing Director, ARCHVISTA)
- Sally Struck (Professional Services Consultant, GRAPHISOFT)
What a better way to end your day than with like-minded Archicad Users! Grab a beverage and settle in to join this virtual conversation. We’ll share best practices and exchange ideas for making the most of Archicad; celebrate the accomplishments of fellow users; and network with each other.
At this Virtual User Group you will also have the opportunity to:
- Discover what the latest release of Archicad brings;
- Discuss software management strategies and best practices for rolling out new versions of Archicad;
- Exchange ideas, ask questions and share your accomplishments with Archicad and related BIM apps.
Other Information
If there’s something you’d like to explore or if you’d like to share a recent discovery or project case study, please reach out to the event organizer, Tracie Simmons via Email. We’re always looking for ways to help our users make the most of Archicad.
About your Hosts
Feel free to connect with your local ARCHICAD team on LinkedIn using the links below:
- Tom Simmons (President, ARCHVISTA)
- Tracie Simmons (Managing Director, ARCHVISTA)
- Sally Struck (Professional Services Consultant, GRAPHISOFT)
TOPIC: STAIR & RAILING TOOL | SHARE YOUR TIPS
In our recent User Group survey many of you wrote that you’d like more tips on using the Stair & Railing tools. This is a chance for you to share with each other the tricks you use. Please email Tracie if you can do a short demonstration during the meeting so we can be organized.
Tom Simmons will also be showing a few stair and railing tips. But he’d also really like to hear from you about how you are using the tools in your workflow.
What a better way to end your day than with like-minded Archicad Users! Grab a beverage and settle in to join this virtual conversation. We’ll share best practices and exchange ideas for making the most of Archicad; celebrate the accomplishments of fellow users; and network with each other.
Other Information
If there’s something you’d like to explore or if you’d like to share a recent discovery or project case study, please reach out to the event organizer, Tracie Simmons via Email. We’re always looking for ways to help our users make the most of Archicad.
About your Hosts
Feel free to connect with your local ARCHICAD team on LinkedIn using the links below:
- Tom Simmons (President, ARCHVISTA)
- Tracie Simmons (Managing Director, ARCHVISTA)
- Sally Struck (Professional Services Consultant, GRAPHISOFT)
What a better way to end your day than with like-minded Archicad Users! Grab a beverage and settle in to join this virtual conversation. We’ll share best practices and exchange ideas for making the most of Archicad; celebrate the accomplishments of fellow users; and network with each other.
Guest Presenter: Trevor Dykstra, Lane Williams Architects
Topic: Curtain Wall Tool Unleashed – New Uses for this Handy Tool
At this Virtual User Group you will also have the opportunity to:
- Discover what the latest release of Archicad brings;
- Discuss software management strategies and best practices for rolling out new versions of Archicad;
- Exchange ideas, ask questions and share your accomplishments with Archicad and related BIM apps.
Other Information
If there’s something you’d like to explore or if you’d like to share a recent discovery or project case study, please reach out to the event organizer, Tracie Simmons via Email. We’re always looking for ways to help our users make the most of Archicad.
About your Hosts
Feel free to connect with your local ARCHICAD team on LinkedIn using the links below:
- Tom Simmons (President, ARCHVISTA)
- Tracie Simmons (Managing Director, ARCHVISTA)
- Sally Struck (Professional Services Consultant, GRAPHISOFT)
Join this FIRST National Virtual User Group!
Don’t miss out on our very first National Virtual User Group, where we will be taking a close look at Archicad Objects.
Highlights of this event include:
- A presentation on Object Resources, the RFA/RVT Add-on, and simple Objects from BIM6x
- A presentation on ModelPort Object Importer & Editor, from ARCHVISTA
- An introduction to PARAM-O from GRAPHISOFT North America
- A Raffle with prizes!
User Groups are a place to exchange ideas, ask questions, and learn Archicad tips-and-tricks.
What a better way to end your day than with like-minded Archicad Users! Grab a beverage and settle in to join this virtual conversation. We’ll share best practices and exchange ideas for making the most of Archicad; celebrate the accomplishments of fellow users; and network with each other.
At this Virtual User Group you will also have the opportunity to:
- Discover what the latest release of Archicad brings;
- Discuss software management strategies and best practices for rolling out new versions of Archicad;
- Exchange ideas, ask questions and share your accomplishments with Archicad and related BIM apps.
Other Information
If there’s something you’d like to explore or if you’d like to share a recent discovery or project case study, please reach out to the event organizer, Tracie Simmons via Email. We’re always looking for ways to help our users make the most of Archicad.
About your Hosts
Feel free to connect with your local ARCHICAD team on LinkedIn using the links below:
- Tom Simmons (President, ARCHVISTA)
- Tracie Simmons (Managing Director, ARCHVISTA)
- Sally Struck (Professional Services Consultant, GRAPHISOFT)
What a better way to end your day than with like-minded Archicad Users! Grab a beverage and settle in to join this virtual conversation. We’ll share best practices and exchange ideas for making the most of Archicad; celebrate the accomplishments of fellow users; and network with each other.
Other Information
If there’s something you’d like to explore or if you’d like to share a recent discovery or project case study, please reach out to the event organizer, Tracie Simmons via Email. We’re always looking for ways to help our users make the most of Archicad.
About your Hosts
Feel free to connect with your local ARCHICAD team on LinkedIn using the links below:
- Tom Simmons (President, ARCHVISTA)
- Tracie Simmons (Managing Director, ARCHVISTA)
What a better way to end your day than with like-minded Archicad Users! Grab a beverage and settle in to join this virtual conversation. We’ll share best practices and exchange ideas for making the most of Archicad; celebrate the accomplishments of fellow users; and network with each other.
At this Virtual User Group you will also have the opportunity to:
- Discover what the latest release of Archicad brings;
- Discuss software management strategies and best practices for rolling out new versions of Archicad;
- Exchange ideas, ask questions and share your accomplishments with Archicad and related BIM apps.
Other Information
If there’s something you’d like to explore or if you’d like to share a recent discovery or project case study, please reach out to the event organizer, Tracie Simmons via Email. We’re always looking for ways to help our users make the most of Archicad.
About your Hosts
Feel free to connect with your local ARCHICAD team on LinkedIn using the links below:
- Tom Simmons (President, ARCHVISTA)
- Tracie Simmons (Managing Director, ARCHVISTA)
What a better way to end your day than with like-minded Archicad Users! Grab a beverage and settle in to join this virtual conversation. We’ll share best practices and exchange ideas for making the most of Archicad; celebrate the accomplishments of fellow users; and network with each other.
At this Virtual User Group you will also have the opportunity to:
- Discover what the latest release of Archicad brings;
- Discuss software management strategies and best practices for rolling out new versions of Archicad;
- Exchange ideas, ask questions and share your accomplishments with Archicad and related BIM apps.
Other Information
If there’s something you’d like to explore or if you’d like to share a recent discovery or project case study, please reach out to the event organizer, Tracie Simmons via Email. We’re always looking for ways to help our users make the most of Archicad.
About your Hosts
Feel free to connect with your local ARCHICAD team on LinkedIn using the links below:
- Tom Simmons (President, ARCHVISTA)
- Tracie Simmons (Managing Director, ARCHVISTA)
Join this webinar to explore how architects, interior designers and design-build professionals can integrate product objects from manufacturers using ModelPort. This tool is the leading Archicad add-on for importing, managing and editing objects.
We invite you to learn how to enhance your Archicad workflow…
- Import objects from a wide variety of formats including FBX, OBJ, DAE, 3DS, MODO and more.
- Manage Archicad objects created by Revit or SketchUp imports
- Clean up and manage Morphs converted from imported objects
- Create objects from model elements such as Walls, Slabs, Morphs, Beams, etc.
- Add textures to any imported surface
- Delete selected meshes in the ModelPort Editor
- Reduce polygon count & file size of imported objects