
I'm including a link with the System Requirements to run the latest vertion of ArchiCAD both in Windows or Mac.
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Explore how BIM expands from 3D to 4D time, 5D budget, and 6D sustainability, using ArchiCAD with Navisworks and Microsoft Project to schedule, quantify, and analyze projects.
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Review the BIM scope and dimensions, explore market tools and implementation tips, and prepare to work with ArchiCAD from scratch, focusing on the interface and navigation templates.
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Explore ArchiCAD’s element attributes palette to edit layers, line types, pins, fills, textures, and materials, while using the teamwork palette for cloud collaboration.
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Navigate the project map to view the ground floor, generate sections, and open 3d perspectives including generic perspective and axonometry. Review views, notes, and schedules to manage your BIM project.
Use tabbed views to switch elevations and floors in the canvas, and choose between a pop-up or static navigator to prioritize the canvas space.
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Discover how ArchiCAD autosaves your project, saves recovery files, and uses special folders—temporary, cache, and templates—while configuring undo limits and teamwork reminders to protect files and manage disk space.
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Create and save a reusable ArchiCAD template that preserves layers, pen sets, colors, and your work environment, then start new projects with this template.
Gain a better understanding of configuring ArchiCAD to fit your comfort and workflow, then review the basic concepts of navigating a project in both 2D and 3D dimensions.
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Create a new ArchiCAD project from a default architectural template and enable instances. Use the arrow tool to select with touch, inside, and left-to-right or right-to-left options, plus quick selection.
Activate the grid display and snap to grid in archicad to control 2D drawing with construction grid options, and use Alt+S to toggle the grid and snapping.
Explore ArchiCAD’s snap grid and construction grid to place walls at exact intersections, with main grid snapping every 2000 mm and snap grid every 50 mm (adjustable to 500 mm).
Switch between orthogonal and rotated grids in ArchiCAD and use set rotated grid to apply 30 degrees; edit the angle with the tab key, then reset with horizontal line.
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Explore the base functions and editing commands across 2d tools used throughout the course, with guidance to split the module or pause, and a reminder to review attached lesson materials.
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Explore the geometry method in ArchiCAD to draw a line, chained lines, rectangles, and rotated rectangles, switchable with the G shortcut, and learn when to use each method.
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Learn to work with ArchiCAD coordinates by defining the origin, entering x and y values, and switching between absolute and relative coordinates via the tracker and coordinate input.
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Copy elements in ArchiCAD using Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V, place copies with the preview box, and generate many duplicates with drag copy and Ctrl+Alt.
Rotate elements by selecting the element, clicking the rotation node, and defining the center, axis, and angle; press Ctrl+E for quick rotation and Ctrl+Alt for multiple copies, undo with backspace.
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activate the outer group option to auto group chains of lines or walls, suspend or explode groups, and learn chain, rectangular, and rotated rectangular methods for efficient grouping.
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Master core editing commands in ArchiCAD, including trim and split, learn to use shortcuts, and apply them to lines, walls, slabs, and other elements in 2D and 3D.
Explore ArchiCAD editing tools: use adjust to extend, trim, or align elements to a reference, and use intersect to auto-complete intersections between lines.
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Learn to create precise copies with ArchiCAD's multiply command using graphical input methods, controlling spacing, distance, and copies via increment, spread, and distribute.
Learn to multiply copies along a path or in a radial layout, choosing rotation options none, rotate to path, or randomize to achieve perpendicular or natural orientations in ArchiCAD.
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Master consulting and reviewing a project in 2d and 3d within ArchiCAD, using basic navigation, element selection commands, and the first drawing tools for 2d dimension.
This module covers core functions that stay constant across 2D and 3D work, guides on splitting workload, reviewing resources and content, and starting the lesson.
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The polyline acts as one unified element, unlike the chained line which creates separate segments; learn offset and dashed options to modify polylines efficiently.
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Edit fills in ArchiCAD by selecting corners or borders and applying moves, fillet, chamfer, and edge offsets, or add to polygon and subtract from polygon to modify areas and holes.
Explore how to set up and edit field filters, create polygon fields, show area text, and use construction methods to control fill patterns, origin handles, and distortion in BIM projects.
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Learn how to configure fill attributes in ArchiCAD, choosing between scale with plan or scale independent, to control tile size and patterns across model and layout units.
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Select eight pens, assign them dark gray, the next eight to light gray, define three gray shades across eight pen types, and save by creating architectural or technical groups.
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Activate the image field to apply textures for room areas, create multiple fields, and use fill and object tools with ArchiCAD predefined objects to compose 2D room furniture.
End the 2D dimension and move into the 3D workflow in ArchiCAD. Translate AutoCAD skills to ArchiCAD and grasp the two dimensional space as the 3D dimension becomes easier.
Organize 3D elements in ArchiCAD using wall and slab tools, guided by reference plans. View the model in ways, speed up workflow, and build your first 3D volumetrics through practice.
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Explore ArchiCAD wall geometry methods, including constant thickness, trapezoidal variable thickness, and polygonal shapes, with guidance on when to use each and rounded corners for hospital cleaning.
Explore the geometry method for the wall tool in ArchiCAD to create vertical, slanted, or trapezoidal walls by adjusting angles and thickness, and model simple foundations.
Set the wall reference line to outside, center, or inside with offset. Draw walls top to bottom or bottom to top, flipping reference to define outside and inside in ArchiCAD.
Explore ArchiCAD wall geometry methods, drawing straight, curved, trapezoidal, and polygonal walls with left-click and the G shortcut, and learn to use the method box for 2D editing.
Learn 2D editing commands for walls in ArchiCAD, based on where you click. Identify how note, axis, or border selections affect options like drag, rotate, stretch, and polygon tools.
Explore 3D wall editing in ArchiCAD, using the chained method, height and angle controls, and 3D perspective tools to create, modify, and trim walls on the horizontal plane.
Master using the wall tool in ArchiCAD to set outside and inside faces, choose surfaces and building materials, override surfaces, and link textures across walls for accurate quantities and rendering.
Explore how to control wall intersections in ArchiCAD by adjusting the junction order parameter, prioritizing which walls intersect first to create clean, seamless connections.
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Explore how to reveal perimeter walls on upper floors using the relative floor plan range in ArchiCAD, adjusting the cut plane height to display below and above the current storey.
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Explore slab display behavior across floor plans in ArchiCAD, using custom settings to control outline and fill on home stories, all stories, or specific levels.
Activate the cover fill option to apply patterns or solid fills to slabs, including a 60 by 60 grid. Hide underlying walls by adjusting the background pen for 2D projections.
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Learn to set up ArchiCAD projects, configure units and cut planes, and model a multi-slab plan with filleted corners, guidelines, and 3D views to establish a BIM workflow.
Reinforce your ability to start building 3d volumetrics and practice volumetry to mastery. Conclude this section's isolated concept review and prepare to tackle a full project in the next block.
Register basic data and place references for the project, study the example project documentation, and replicate the course examples using downloadable resources to practice.
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I'm including 3 different reference files you can use for the example.
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Learn the correct way to copy elements between floors in ArchiCAD using Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V in the 2d view, not 3d duplication that misplaces walls and slabs.
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Complete the project volumetry in ArchiCAD by creating floor openings, adjusting terrace walls to 1.10 m, and modeling the roof slab. Use isometric views to verify sections.
Learn to solve the project volumetry and prepare the information for accurate 3d modelling, then gradually detail the 3d volumetric model for the upcoming modules.
Detail volumetry from the previous section, explain library manager functions and ArchiCAD objects, review door and window tools, and cover useful features like favorites.
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Configure door openings in ArchiCAD by adjusting width, height, sill displacement, reveal depth, and anchor points, and understand preview versus final three-dimensional representations while using keywords to locate doors.
Explore how to access and modify archicad door settings through two navigation methods, covering nominal sizes, opening dimensions, leaf and handle options, and model attributes with 2d and 3d representations and fixtures.
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Model doors in ArchiCAD, covering door types, openings, elevations, and 2D/3D views, and position doors on the ground floor while copying by stories.
What is BIM? What are the dimensions of BIM? How can I develop a project in its entirety with ArchiCAD? How can I model, document, export, and present a BIM project with ArchiCAD? How can I export to other platforms such as AutoCAD in DWG format? These are some of the questions I will answer in this complete guide on BIM with ArchiCAD.
Building Information Modeling (BIM) stands out as a methodology that revolutionizes the architecture, engineering, construction and operation (AECO) sector, and ArchiCAD -a solution developed by Graphisoft since 1982- is one of the various tools that enables this way of working, by centralizing information in a BIM database ArchiCAD allows for greater project quality and productivity in less time compared to the 2D CAD workflow.
Welcome! My name is Valentyn-Vladyslav Kotsarenko, a graduate with a Master's in Architecture and BIM Coordinator. In addition to being certified as an advanced user in handling ArchiCAD, I have had the opportunity to collaborate with Graphisoft Mexico in the implementation of BIM for the professional sector; I have over 10 years of experience in this and other topics, but even more experience training universities, companies, and individuals in the use of various BIM solutions, seeking to optimize work and production processes to the fullest. And this time, I will guide you.
This course represents the second step in a series of structured training programs; if you haven't yet had your first experience with BIM, you're unsure how to start, develop and publish an architectural project, or you want to learn ArchiCAD as a concise alternative, this training is for you.
Throughout this training:
I will explain in-depth what BIM is, its advantages, dimensions, examples, and more.
I will guide you through your first and second steps with ArchiCAD.
I will teach you everything you need to work in 2D and 3D with ArchiCAD.
I will teach you everything you need to know to document floor plans, sections, elevations, perspectives, and more.
I will teach you how to structure, manage and place your views in order to create layouts.
I will teach you how to publish all your material with just one click.
I will explain everything you need to know to export your results to DWG for platforms like AutoCAD.
And more.
BIM has revolutionized the work schemes around the world, and today you too can achieve it! I will see you in the first lesson!