The focus of this event is expert tips & tricks. The content will be about getting the most out of Archicad by exploring hidden or obscure parts of each tool or process. Tips based on over 100 combined years of Archicad experience and training. You will be guaranteed to take away new ideas and faster ways of doing the things you do every day!
Scroll through to learn about just some of the time saving tips and tricks you will learn during the conference…
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 26TH, 2021
8:00am to 9:30am - Session 1: Introduction & Interface - Link Ellis
We start off exploring all aspects of the interface including all the common bars and palettes. We’ll show the best suggestions for your Work Environment schemes and profiles as well as exploring other user interface items such as the on-screen View Options, Tracker, Origins, Zooming, Explore and Navigation. We finish off off by giving a 10,000 foot view of Archicad to provide a clear understanding of the Project Map, View Map, Layout Book and Publisher Sets and how they can be pre-linked so your documentation automatically populates as soon as you start modeling. You’ll be surprised about the thing you don’t know!
9:30am to 10:00am - Morning Break
10:00am to 11:30am - Session 2: Selecting & Editing - Link Ellis
Learn power tips on the Arrow Tool, Marquee Tool, Smart Cursor Shapes, Escape Sequence, Editing, Pet Palette, Edit Settings, Edit Selection Set, Find & Select, Special Edit Mode, Editing multiple elements in 3D, Drag and Drop PDF, Explode, Grouping, Locking, Aligning, Distribute, Display Order, Parameter Transfer, Trace & Reference, Mouse Constraints, Coordinate Locking, Coordinate Grid & Background, Ctrl Clicking, Favorites, Element Transfer Settings, & Measure.
11:30am to 12:00pm - Quiz and Q/A
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27TH, 2021
8:00am to 9:30am - Session 3: Modeling - Landry Starling
Get expert tips on all of the following: Wall Tool, Slab Tool, Door Tool, Window Tool, Roof Tool, Column Tool, Beam Tool, Solid Element Operations, Parameter Transfer, Favorites, Element Transfer Settings
9:30am to 10:00am - Morning Break
10:00am to 11:30am - Session 4: Modeling - Patrick May
Get expert tips on all of the following: Object Tool, Zone Tool, Skylight Tool, Opening Tool, Stair Tool, Railing Tool, Curtain Wall Tool, Morph Tool, Mesh Tool, Shell Tool.
11:30am to 1:00pm - Session 5: Annotating - Landry Starling
Finish the day by exploring how to get the most of out the 2D tools! Get the most out of the Text Tool, Dimension Tools, Label Tool, Fill Tool, Label Tool, Line Tools, & Figure Tool.
1:00pm to 1:30pm - Quiz and Q/A
Thursday, JANUARY 28TH, 2021
8:00am to 9:30am - Session 6: View Map - Patrick May
Friday begins with diving into the all the viewpoints such as Stories, Sections, Elevations, Interior Elevations, Worksheets, Details, 3D Documents, 3D Views, Cameras, Schedules, and Project Indexes. Learn how to best utilize these tools, create a structured view map. Use keyboard shortcuts and predictable view settings to save time and improve consistency.
9:30am to 10:00am - Morning Break
10:00am to 11:00am - Session 7: Layout Book - Link Ellis
Maximize the functionality of the Layout Book, including Subsets, Masters, Layouts, Drawings and Title Blocks and Titles.
11:00am to 12:00pm - Session 8: Publishing & Collaboration - Landry Starling
See how easy it can be to publish PDFs, BIMx, Prints, Excel Spreadsheets, Renders, IFC and more. Learn the best practices behind setting up a BIMcloud and using teamwork effectively.
12:00pm to 12:30pm - Quiz and Q/A
Friday, JANUARY 29TH, 2021 - All new content!
8:00am to 9:30am - Session 9: Attributes, Settings & Preferences - Link Ellis
Get expert tips on all of the Attributes: Layer Combinations & Layers, Pen Sets & Pens, Line Types, Fill Types, Surfaces, Building Materials, Composites, Profiles, Zone Categories, Cities, MEP Systems, Operation Profiles, and discover the best way to use and manage them. Dive into View Settings, such as Scale, Structure Display, Model View Options, Graphic Overrides, Renovation Filters, Dimension Standards, Zooming, and 3D Styles. Explore Project Preferences, such as Working Units, Dimensions, Calculation Units & Rules, Zones, Reference Levels, Legacy, and Stair Rules and Standards.
9:30am to 11:00am - Session 10: The Art of Misusing Archicad - Jared Banks
Archicad has a set of tools with obvious uses. The Wall Tool, the Beam Tool, the Column Tool, etc. are all designed with a specific goal in mind: to create a digital approximation of the real world element that tool's name describes. There are however an infinite number of tools that don't exist: there is no ceiling tool or siding tool or baseboard tool or trim tool or tree tool. Matching the right tool for the job is not always easy. Whether you refer to these solutions as workarounds, kludges, creative problem solving, or pure brilliance, there are good, great, and bad ways to misuse Archicad. In this presentation we'll talk about everything from using Polylines to sketch 3D massing and drawing details with Fills to stairs made out of single beams and the endless versatility of the Picture Object. By the end of the lecture attendees will not only have a vast array of techniques to use on their projects but also a philosophical understanding of how to find the best tool to solve future modeling problems.
11:00am to 11:30am - Break
11:30am to 1:00pm - Session 11: Cineware & Twinmotion - Carsten Emde
Investigate the specific aspects of the Cineware engine (previously known as Cinerender) which are needed to make an image look artistic & compelling. Explore settings such as sun, ambient occlusion, global illumination, shadows, general options, antialiasing and compare speed vs quality. Discover materials settings everyone should be aware of; diffuse, bump or normal, reflection, transparency. Learn about textures, size, quality, seamlessness, repetitiveness.
Explore why Twinmotion should be considered an excellent alternative to Cineware. Establish a solid connection between Archicad to Twinmotion via direct link or FBX. Examine Archicad settings needed to seamlessly work with Twinmotion, including modeling tips in Archicad, prior to bridging with Twinmotion. Be guided through a simple setup in Twinmotion, including location, lighting, materials, camera, and output.
1:00pm to 1:30pm - Quiz and Q/A
1:30pm to 2:00pm - Closing
Bonus Recorded Content: Object Making without GDL - Patrick May
Explore the various ways to bring objects into Archicad using multiple techniques and solutions. Discover the new Library Part Maker and also master object creation without needing to learn any GDL. Learn to create your own 2D and 3D parts including objects, labels, title blocks, lamps, window, door, and sub-components. (okay truth be told, there is a tiny bit of GDL in here!)