Discover Smart BIM: An Interactive Guide to ArchiCAD

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Discover Smart BIM is designed to guide the intended audience through simple steps to produce a complete ArchiCAD Virtual Building™ Model – covering the most important points such as modeling, visualization, detailing, scheduling and documentation.

Developed from more than a decade’s worth of training experience to meet a specific need within the ArchiCAD community. At the time of writing, there is no other known book-based publication that addresses the approach required to learn how to produce a complete ArchiCADVirtual Building™ Model.

The book is written and presented in a graphically intensive format (244 page full color print/300+ color illustrations to provide clear and precise instructions for each stage of the Virtual Building™ modeling process.

The content of the book includes the following:

The ArchiCAD Interface – Explained

Chapter 1: Establishing the Base Building Layout

Chapter 2: Working with Stories

Chapter 3: Completing the Building Envelope

Chapter 4: Developing the Design

Chapter 5: Working with Doors and Windows

Chapter 6: Adding Internal Circulation

Chapter 7: Defining Room Usage and Spaces

Chapter 8: Adding Final Details

Chapter 9: Measuring and Costing the Building

Chapter 10: Presenting the Design to Clients and Users

Chapter 11: Rendering the Model

Chapter 12: The Layout Book

Chapter 13: Modifying the External Wall Structure

Chapter 14: Creating a 2D Detail Drawing

Chapter 15: Drawing a 2D Detail

Chapter 16: Adding Annotations to Drawings

Chapter 17: Creating a 3D Document

Chapter 18: Updating the Detail Layout Sheet

Appendix A: Sample Images of Discover Smart BIM Project Model

Appendix B: Sample Images generated from ArchiCAD Models

Includes Downloadable Media:

Work Environment

Object Library

21 x .pln files

(SE 2009, AC12 & AC13 file formats)

Please note: Book is in metric

244 page full color print

216mm x 216mm / 8.5” x 8.5”

19 chapters with reference .pln’s

step-by-step detailed instructions

300+ color illustrations

ISBN 9781449036782

See the YouTube video book preview HERE

About the Author
Since Graduating with a BSc in Computer Aided Engineering, Ken Good has spent all of his working life in the building industry, mostly using, selling, supporting or training architectural CAD to design professionals.