New Book – Discover Smart BIM: An Interactive Guide to ArchiCAD
From the CadGarage website (where you can purchase the book):
Discover Smart BIM has just been released and will be in stock in about a week!
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 ArchiCAD Virtual 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)
- 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.