Upcoming Events

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Feb
8
Mon
Steps to Creating Office Standards in ArchiCAD – Creating Titleblocks & Layouts
Feb 8 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

This class will review how to customize Master Layouts for your office standard titleblocks as well as how to set up Subsets and Layouts to define defaults for project standard layouts.


lvblockThis course is part of our online ArchiCAD In-Depth training that gives both new and experienced users the chance to thoroughly incorporate BIM into their workflow. It is delivered through LearnVirtual in the form of a BIM Technology Membership program, which includes:

  • Participation in LIVE online courses offered on most Mondays
  • Ability to ask questions of an experienced instructor following each course
  • OnDemand access to over 200 recorded courses via our LearnVirtual Education portal
  • Primarily focused on ArchiCAD, the training also covers Artlantis, Piranesi, and other relevant BIM Software.

LearnVirtual is an online training program that allows you to learn right from your desk!

Feb
22
Mon
Steps to Creating Office Standards in ArchiCAD – Building Keynotes & Favorites
Feb 22 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

This class reviews how to use Favorites to define defaults for the Tool Settings and discusses how to use Worksheets to set up General Notes, Keynotes and other project notes.


lvblockThis course is part of our online ArchiCAD In-Depth training that gives both new and experienced users the chance to thoroughly incorporate BIM into their workflow. It is delivered through LearnVirtual in the form of a BIM Technology Membership program, which includes:

  • Participation in LIVE online courses offered on most Mondays
  • Ability to ask questions of an experienced instructor following each course
  • OnDemand access to over 200 recorded courses via our LearnVirtual Education portal
  • Primarily focused on ArchiCAD, the training also covers Artlantis, Piranesi, and other relevant BIM Software.

LearnVirtual is an online training program that allows you to learn right from your desk!

Feb
29
Mon
Steps to Creating Office Standards in ArchiCAD – Defining Building Schedules
Feb 29 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

This class will review how to create custom building schedules including a review of schedule types, using Criteria to define a schedule and adding Fields to a schedule.


lvblockThis course is part of our online ArchiCAD In-Depth training that gives both new and experienced users the chance to thoroughly incorporate BIM into their workflow. It is delivered through LearnVirtual in the form of a BIM Technology Membership program, which includes:

  • Participation in LIVE online courses offered on most Mondays
  • Ability to ask questions of an experienced instructor following each course
  • OnDemand access to over 200 recorded courses via our LearnVirtual Education portal
  • Primarily focused on ArchiCAD, the training also covers Artlantis, Piranesi, and other relevant BIM Software.

LearnVirtual is an online training program that allows you to learn right from your desk!

Apr
4
Mon
Setting Up 3D Views & 3D Documents
Apr 4 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

This class reviews how to visualize both the interior and exterior within ArchiCAD, including using the 3D Window Settings, setting a perspective camera, setting up for a sketch or realistic renderings and how to create 3D Document views. Includes Q&A time with experienced instructor.


lvblockThis course is part of our online ArchiCAD In-Depth training that gives both new and experienced users the chance to thoroughly incorporate BIM into their workflow. It is delivered through LearnVirtual in the form of a BIM Technology Membership program, which includes:

  • Participation in LIVE online courses offered on most Mondays
  • Ability to ask questions of an experienced instructor following each course
  • OnDemand access to over 200 recorded courses via our LearnVirtual Education portal
  • Primarily focused on ArchiCAD, the training also covers Artlantis, Piranesi, and other relevant BIM Software.

LearnVirtual is an online training program that allows you to learn right from your desk!

Apr
11
Mon
Creating Plan Drawings in ArchiCAD
Apr 11 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

This class will review how to create and setup plan documents for Floor Plans, Reflected Ceiling Plans, Furniture Plans, Enlarged Plans and other type of plan output required for architectural drawings. Includes Q&A time with experienced instructor.


lvblockThis course is part of our online ArchiCAD In-Depth training that gives both new and experienced users the chance to thoroughly incorporate BIM into their workflow. It is delivered through LearnVirtual in the form of a BIM Technology Membership program, which includes:

  • Participation in LIVE online courses offered on most Mondays
  • Ability to ask questions of an experienced instructor following each course
  • OnDemand access to over 200 recorded courses via our LearnVirtual Education portal
  • Primarily focused on ArchiCAD, the training also covers Artlantis, Piranesi, and other relevant BIM Software.

LearnVirtual is an online training program that allows you to learn right from your desk!

Apr
18
Mon
Developing Sections & Elevations in ArchiCAD
Apr 18 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

This online class will review how to use the Section, Elevation and Interior Elevation Tools including understanding the Settings, creating a Section, Elevation or Interior Elevation and how to define the view for a presentation or documentation. Includes Q&A time with experienced instructor.


lvblockThis course is part of our online ArchiCAD In-Depth training that gives both new and experienced users the chance to thoroughly incorporate BIM into their workflow. It is delivered through LearnVirtual in the form of a BIM Technology Membership program, which includes:

  • Participation in LIVE online courses offered on most Mondays
  • Ability to ask questions of an experienced instructor following each course
  • OnDemand access to over 200 recorded courses via our LearnVirtual Education portal
  • Primarily focused on ArchiCAD, the training also covers Artlantis, Piranesi, and other relevant BIM Software.

LearnVirtual is an online training program that allows you to learn right from your desk!

Apr
25
Mon
Detailing & Setting Up a Detail Library in ArchiCAD
Apr 25 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

This online class will review how to use the Detail Tool including how to extract a detail from the model, how to customize it for the desired graphic look, how to setup a detail to link to a drawing and the process for creating a Detail Library. Includes Q&A time with experienced instructor.


lvblockThis course is part of our online ArchiCAD In-Depth training that gives both new and experienced users the chance to thoroughly incorporate BIM into their workflow. It is delivered through LearnVirtual in the form of a BIM Technology Membership program, which includes:

  • Participation in LIVE online courses offered on most Mondays
  • Ability to ask questions of an experienced instructor following each course
  • OnDemand access to over 200 recorded courses via our LearnVirtual Education portal
  • Primarily focused on ArchiCAD, the training also covers Artlantis, Piranesi, and other relevant BIM Software.

LearnVirtual is an online training program that allows you to learn right from your desk!

Mar
8
Wed
Gast Architects from Design to Documents
Mar 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Join us at AIA San Francisco to discover how Gast Architects integrates BIM throughout a project from design through construction documents.
While many firms have implemented BIM there is often frustration with using BIM as a design tool and the quality of graphics produced from a BIM process. Gast Architects will discuss how they use BIM in design, how they migrate a BIM design model to documentation and their strategy for producing high quality presentation and production documents using ARCHICAD.

AIA CES Learning Objectives

  • Examine how a local firm uses BIM as a design tool in the schematic phase of a project.
  • Discover how to easily migrate the design model for use in the construction documentation phase.
  • Uncover the process of setting up a BIM model to quickly produce presentation design views and 3D cutaways.
  • Explore case studies that showcase how to efficiently produce high quality graphics for production documents.
AIA CES : 1.5 LUs

Agenda:

  • 6:00 : Wine & Cheese
  • 6:15 : Presentation by Graphisoft
  • 6:30 : Introduction of Speakers
  • 6:35 : Presentation by Gast Architects
  • 7:15 : Q&A
  • 7:30 : Networking

Presenters

Elyssa Estrada
Designer for GAST Architects.  Elyssa is a California native enjoying the diverse urban lifestyle San Francisco has to offer.  An architecture graduate of Cal Poly Pomona, Elyssa advances the firm’s technological prowess in 3D visualization and relishes contemporary projects. Outside the office, Elyssa studies dance with renowned choreographers around the city.

 

Grace Mariucci
Grace Mariucci joined Gast Architects after working on residential projects in the Silicon Valley area for several years. She graduated from Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Architecture and Minor in Philosophy. Grace currently lives in San Francisco, and when not studying for her licensing exams, enjoys exploring the city through new restaurants or a scenic urban hike.

About Gast Architects

Gast Architects specializes in custom residential homes and renovations, including both contemporary solutions and the sensitive restoration and adaptation of historic properties. Projects range in scope from the development of large country properties and inner city whole house renovations to more modest additions to and remodeling of existing housing in styles from warm modern to traditional.

Oct
13
Wed
Designing Interiors with Product Objects
Oct 13 @ 8:00 am – Oct 14 @ 5:00 pm

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

Nov
11
Thu
Transform your Architecture Firm with Archicad
Nov 11 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
What if you could easily create stellar designs
and 
be 38% more productive? It’s possible with Archicad. 

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Designing an architecture project is a complicated process that requires meeting a wide range of requirements including budget, context, aesthetics, performance, building codes, and regulations all while trying to build a profitable business.

Join the webinar to discover how Archicad has transformed the business of architecture and design firms. In this webinar we’ll share real-world examples from clients who have…

  • Improved their profit margin by as much as 46%
  • Competed for larger projects without increasing team size
  • Reduced software costs over the long term
  • Created a better deliverable for clients and stakeholders
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“Our profit margin on individual projects averages 46%. I believe this is because of Archicad.” – Joseph Vance, Principal
>> Listen to the Interview
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“The firm’s software costs with Archicad are more cost-effective overall than with Revit.” – Stacey Stemach, Principal
>> Read About the Firm
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“Archicad pays for itself many times over” DAA discusses the incredible revenue gains they’ve achieved. – Christopher Lee, Principal
>> Hear Testimonial
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On Duke Ellington School of the Arts  “if we only had flat 2D plans, this project would have been impossible.” – Gabe Oliver, Vice President
>> Review the Project
Feb
10
Thu
Rethink BIM for Design & Construction with Fuse Architects
Feb 10 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

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While in the midst of a conversion to another BIM platform, Santa Cruz-based Fuse Architects happened to catch an employee quietly using Archicad to save time on a project. It led to a change in direction that opened a new world of efficiency and possibility.

A workflow that lets ideas flow faster.

Discover how Fuse Architects changed their workflow. Accessing intuitive design tools in Archicad, enabling integrated workflow, and automating documentation processes improved the firm’s productivity, communication and profitability.

When you work with a software that continues to innovate, refine and build efficiency – you can transform your practice. Join us on February 10 as we demonstrate how to make this happen at your firm.


High Quality Graphics for Presentation and Detailing

A complaint we often hear is the poor quality of documentation output from BIM or CAD solutions. As Fuse Architects discovered Archicad not only produces beautiful documentation but has the flexibility to be used for material boards, presentations, construction documents and much more.

 


 


“We saw Archicad and made a decision based on quality…whats going to help our design, our customers and general contractors
– Dan Townsend, Partner


 

Quickly Visualize your Ideas from Concept to Reality

Archicad’s professional architectural visualization tools translate your conceptual designs into compelling imagery. We invite you to learn how Fuse uses Archicad to bring models to life, inspire the development of ideas and invite clients to engage with their designs.

 

What you will learn…
  • Understand why Fuse Architects have seen impressive productivity gains as well as elevated creativity and improved coordination on projects since implementing a “design focused” BIM process.
  • Discuss how an integrated 3D design workflow allows teams to contribute ideas to a shared model that offers limitless exploration without having to switch to different software for visualization, presentation or documentation.
  • Identify rapid concepting strategies that can engage AEC partners earlier in the design process, allowing contractors to explore the 3D model in real time to discuss ideas and identify efficiencies.
  • Illustrate the steps to improve client engagement with tools such as BIMx, virtual reality and real-time visualization that turn models into rich, detailed 3D immersive experiences.

 

May
18
Wed
Design to Prefab – BIM in Residential Architecture & Construction
May 18 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

We invite you to learn how to leverage 3D in design, automate documentation and decrease errors in construction. In this webinar we’ll review how our clients integrate BIM into their workflow including projects from…
You’ll learn how these businesses use Archicad to accelerate the design process and enable their team to foresee challenges they might otherwise have missed with conventional documentation.

One of our design build clients, Jeff Prose with Mortise, shared how “Archicad lets us easily switch between a 3D BIM model and 2D plans using a single file for all project information, it’s a huge productivity gain. We can quickly pull the building apart in a 3D environment, drilling down deep into the elevation views and tiniest of details to identify potential work-stopping problems ahead of time.”

Hope you can join us as we explore these benefits and review how to implement Archicad for architecture and design build businesses.


“We use the software for all aspects of our work – plans, elevations, 3D drawings – all the way down to interior elevation packages with accurate tile patterns, even cabinet shop drawings.”  – Brett Davis, New Leaf Custom Homes

Jun
8
Wed
Taming Technology in Service of Interior Design
Jun 8 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am

Interior Designers are currently looking into new technologies to see how they can help them improve the different aspects of their work. How does it enhance their Design, Presentation, Documentation, and Site Coordination? Can it increase their profitability?

In this webinar we are joined by Elizabeth Ellis, principal at Elizabeth Ellis Interior Design, who specializes in high-end residential interior design and commercial projects.

Elizabeth has been ahead of the curve in leveraging state-of-the-art technologies including Matterport Scanning, Point Clouds, BIM, BIMx, VR, and AR, to maximize the efficiency of her firm. We will shed light on how she streamlined her workflow to optimize her productivity and produce impactful designs.


“For renovation projects, I will use my Matterport camera to scan the entire project, then I will drop the point cloud into Archicad and start modeling from that.”  – Elizabeth Ellis

Jun
15
Wed
ModelPort 3.0 – New Release Webinar
Jun 15 all-day
TIME OPTIONS : Morning, mid-day and late afternoon

We’re excited to announce the release of ModelPort 3.0 with over 80 new features, improvements and updates. Not only can users import, edit and manage a wide variety of formats including OBJ, FBX and DAE, as well as Revit and SketchUp models imported from Archicad, but with this new version users can also take advantage of higher resolution graphics and an improved editing environment. Key new features include…
  • Visualize materials with refined detail
  • Enhanced image quality on high resolution displays
  • Increased speed when working on high polygon objects
  • Multiple model management for simultaneous editing
  • Batch import to save time converting third party models

“I use ModelPort on every project and out of the three version I’ve used I like this version the best.  – Chuck Goodman, Pacific Crest Design

Sep
21
Wed
Editing Imported Objects in Archicad
Sep 21 all-day
TIME OPTIONS : Morning, mid-day and late afternoon

In Archicad editing imported objects can often be cumbersome and time consuming. With the recent release of ModelPort 3.0 with over 80 new features, improvements and updates this tedious task has become much easier. Join this one-hour webinar at a convenient time for you to discover more.

Import, Manage and Edit Objects
ModelPort is an Archicad add-on that allows users to import, manage and edit a wide variety of object formats such as OBJ, DAE and FBXas well as use the standard Archicad import option to edit Revit, SketchUp and IFC models.

Using an Interactive Editor
We’ll review how to quickly review an object and its components before import as well as editing pen colors, fill types, materials, textures, object size, element visibility and much more using ModelPort’s Preview Window.

Improving 2D & 3D Graphics
When an object is imported using Archicad’s built-in options curved surfaces can often appear with triangulated 3D elements and messy 2D symbols. Learn how ModelPort improves both 2D and 3D graphics with smooth surfaces and clean 2D symbols.

Manage Polygons & File Size
In Archicad high polygon count objects can decrease the speed and performance of a project model. Finally, we’ll discuss how to use the Poly Reduced Editor to manage the polygon count and reduce the object file size with the ModelPort Save Mode.

“I use ModelPort on every project and out of the three version I’ve used I like this version the best.  – Chuck Goodman, Pacific Crest Design