Upcoming Events

• Looking to improve your interior design process with 3D modeling?
• Want to automate cost estimates, asset management and furniture schedules?
• Are clients asking for visualization & VR?

Discover how ARCHICAD can enhance your interior design workflow from concept to material and product selection while improving your design process. You’ll uncover how to use ARCHICAD for:

• Handling early design modeling and visualization of interior space
• Using the model to explore ideas for material and color design options
• Integrating objects from manufacturers for furniture, appliances, lights & more
• Better coordination of documentation with layout solution for material boards
• Improving client communication and engagement with design immersion.

Please join us to see how our industry leading BIM tool can improve your business productivity and reduce errors.

• Looking to improve your interior design process with 3D modeling?
• Want to automate cost estimates, asset management and furniture schedules?
• Are clients asking for visualization & VR?

Discover how ARCHICAD can enhance your interior design workflow from concept to material and product selection while improving your design process. You’ll uncover how to use ARCHICAD for:

• Handling early design modeling and visualization of interior space
• Using the model to explore ideas for material and color design options
• Integrating objects from manufacturers for furniture, appliances, lights & more
• Better coordination of documentation with layout solution for material boards
• Improving client communication and engagement with design immersion.

Please join us to see how our industry leading BIM tool can improve your business productivity and reduce errors.

Join other ARCHICAD Users as we examine best practices for utilizing this platform to create and manage building projects of all types. You’ll discover technical tips and tricks as well as ideas for how to use ARCHICAD to provide new service offerings that can increase your income.

6:00 – 6:20 – Wine & Cheese Welcome

6:20 – 7:00 – Topical Presentation

7:00 – 8 :00 – ARCHICAD Q&A

If there’s something you’d like to explore or if you’d like to share a recent discovery or project case study, let us know – [email protected] or 800-522-05554. We’re always looking for ways to help our users make the most of ARCHICAD.

• Looking to improve your interior design process with 3D modeling?
• Want to automate cost estimates, asset management and furniture schedules?
• Are clients asking for visualization & VR?

Discover how ARCHICAD can enhance your interior design workflow from concept to material and product selection while improving your design process. You’ll uncover how to use ARCHICAD for:

• Handling early design modeling and visualization of interior space
• Using the model to explore ideas for material and color design options
• Integrating objects from manufacturers for furniture, appliances, lights & more
• Better coordination of documentation with layout solution for material boards
• Improving client communication and engagement with design immersion.

Please join us to see how our industry leading BIM tool can improve your business productivity and reduce errors.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

If you’re still using 2D CAD such as AutoCAD or Vectorworks and you’re curious about BIM you should attend this seminar where we’ll introduce you to:

• An overview of BIM (Building Information Modeling)
• Advantages and benefits of an integrated 2D/3D workflow
• How to create a smooth transition from traditional CAD to BIM

While 2D CAD systems are very powerful for drafting they fall short when coordinating project changes. This is why businesses are shifting to BIM to increase productivity and streamline a project’s workflow to:

• Avoid mistakes due to different modifications
• Improve the coordination between the different disciplines
• Better analyze the building’s properties
• and much more…

Get a jump start on learning the basics of BIM and how to model for real-time visualization. We will focus on how to quickly create a project model with simple andconcise steps. In this training you will learn:

• Overview of the ARCHICAD interface
• Understanding how to navigate a project with views.
• Tips for 2D and 3D navigation
• Commonly used keyboard shortcuts and commands
• Instructions for drawing, modeling and editing
• Other essentials to familiarize yourself with creating a design using ARCHICAD’s modeling tools.

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 to this change by:

• Shifting BIM earlier into the design process
• Incorporating “real-time” visualization
• Integrating immersive technologies such as Unreal Engine and HTC Vive
• Using mobile apps such as the BIMx Hyper-model for presentations, design review and on-site coordination.

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.

• Looking to improve your interior design process with 3D modeling?
• Want to automate cost estimates, asset management and furniture schedules?
• Are clients asking for visualization & VR?

Discover how ARCHICAD can enhance your interior design workflow from concept to material and product selection while improving your design process. You’ll uncover how to use ARCHICAD for:

• Handling early design modeling and visualization of interior space
• Using the model to explore ideas for material and color design options
• Integrating objects from manufacturers for furniture, appliances, lights & more
• Better coordination of documentation with layout solution for material boards
• Improving client communication and engagement with design immersion.

Please join us to see how our industry leading BIM tool can improve your business productivity and reduce errors.

• Looking to improve your interior design process with 3D modeling?
• Want to automate cost estimates, asset management and furniture schedules?
• Are clients asking for visualization & VR?

Discover how ARCHICAD can enhance your interior design workflow from concept to material and product selection while improving your design process. You’ll uncover how to use ARCHICAD for:

• Handling early design modeling and visualization of interior space
• Using the model to explore ideas for material and color design options
• Integrating objects from manufacturers for furniture, appliances, lights & more
• Better coordination of documentation with layout solution for material boards
• Improving client communication and engagement with design immersion.

Please join us to see how our industry leading BIM tool can improve your business productivity and reduce errors.

Due to restrictions surrounding COVID-19, we have decided to make this ARCHICAD User Group a VIRTUAL one. Since it’s virtual and many of us are at home, we’ve also decided to hold it at 4pm instead of the typical 6pm so you can have your evening free.

TOPIC: Working Remotely with ARCHICAD
There are a number of things to consider when setting you and your team up to work remotely. During this session we will discuss:
– Methods for accessing your license – individual vs network
– Making sure home computers can handle ARCHICAD
– Methods for managing project files, external links and teamwork

If there’s something you’d like to explore or if you’d like to share a recent discovery or project case study, let us know – [email protected] or 800-522-05554. We’re always looking for ways to help our users make the most of ARCHICAD.

AIA California invites you to hear from a selection of Graphisoft clients that are part of By Design, an award-winning digital series that explores the benefits of BIM in design, effects of the COVID crisis and a vision for “live” integrated collaboration.

Presented by Thomas M. Simmons, President of ARCHVISTA Consulting, this webinar explores
how California architects are adapting to a new business climate by migrating to a design focused BIM process, adapting “live” integrated design collaboration and using hyper-models for presentations.

He will share video excerpts of interviews with KAA Design Group, Studio Como, QKA and Yates Construction where they will discuss how they’re adapting to a time of disruption and plans for increased competition.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn how “live” integrated design can help your firm stay competitive and decrease the project schedule.
• Review new technologies for design collaboration including BIMcloud and BIMx.
• Understand why COVID is accelerating BIM implementation and its effect on collaboration in the AEC industry.
• Explore why a crisis is the best time for a business to make a change in technology, culture and process.

AIA CES:  1 LU

With a look to the future, explore the benefits of BIM in design, the effects of the COVID crisis and a vision for “live” integrated collaboration. You’ll see video excerpts of interviews with KAA Design Group, Studio Como, QKA and Yates Construction where they will discuss how they’re adapting to a time of disruption and plans for increased competition.

Presented by Thomas M. Simmons, President of ARCHVISTA Consulting, this webinar examines how California architects are adapting to a new business climate by migrating to a design-focused BIM process, adapting “live” integrated design collaboration and using hyper-models for presentations. He will share excerpts from a selection of Graphisoft clients that are part of By Design, an award-winning digital series.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn how “live” integrated design can help your firm stay competitive and decrease the project schedule.
• Review new technologies for design collaboration including BIMcloud and BIMx.
• Understand why COVID is accelerating BIM implementation and its effect on collaboration in the AEC industry.
• Explore why a crisis is the best time for a business to make a change in technology, culture and process.

AIA CES:  1 LU

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.

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.