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Product type Paperback

Published in May 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803246574

Length 612 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

ArchiCAD

Concepts

Computer Aided Design

Authors (3):

Ruben Van de Walle

Pieter Pauwels

Stefan Boeykens

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Getting Started with Archicad – Project Setup and Essential Modeling Tools for Your First Residential Project

2. Chapter 1: What Is Archicad and How Can You Learn It? FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Getting Started with Archicad

4. Chapter 3: Building a Basic Residential Model: Modeling the Construction Elements

5. Chapter 4: Building a Basic Residential Model: SPACEAdding Roofs, Zones, Beams, and Columns

6. Chapter 5: Building a Basic Residential Model: Modeling Openings, Stairs, and Objects

7. Chapter 6: Basic Drafting and 2D Views

8. Chapter 7: Adding Annotations and Creating 2D Output

9. Part 2: Becoming an Archicad Professional – Learn About Archicad Tools and Settings to Create and Publish Any Type of Project in Full Detail

10. Chapter 8: Using Advanced Modeling Tools for Developed Design

11. Chapter 9: Using Advanced System Tools for Designing Stairs and Curtain Walls

12. Chapter 10: Using the Mesh tool and Wizards to Finalize a Design

13. Chapter 11: Using Advanced Attributes and the Renovation Tool for a Wider Design Range

14. Chapter 12: 2D Construction Drawings and 3D Views with Linked Annotations

15. Chapter 13: Data Extraction and Visualization

16. Chapter 14: Automating the Publication of BIM Extracts

17. Chapter 15: The Various Visualization Techniques in Archicad

18. Index

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Appendix: Some Final Tips and Tricks

Core construction – walls and slabs

In a Building Information Modeling (BIM) context, we should mention that we are always drawing or modeling on a 1:1 scale. In CAD systems, this is not always the case, as they apply drawing units linked to a certain real-life measurement (for example, 1 drawing unit = 1 mm). Since Archicad lets you create a virtual building, it makes sense that we use the real-life size to model this. We will learn later how to create different views, representing our design at different scales and with dimensions displayed in the units we want for a specific view.

Starting a new project

Start a new project (File > New > New... or Cmd + N/Ctrl + N), using the Archicad 26 Template.tpl and Architectural Profile 26 templates as the work environment. Default story settings will suffice for now.

Modeling the basic shape of the ground floor

We will start creating our project by modeling a rectangular shape on the ground floor using the Wall Tool...

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