ArchiCAD Course

ARCHICAD is an architectural BIM CAD software for Macintosh and Windows developed by the Hungarian company Graphisoft. ARCHICAD offers computer aided solutions for handling all common aspects of aesthetics and engineering during the whole design process of the built environment buildings, interiors etc. This enables you to visualise and test your ideas more rapidly than by building a physical model, and more thoroughly than by drawing sketches.

Learn how to use ArchiCAD, from beginner basics to advanced techniques, taught by industry experts. Students will also learn how to use ArchiCAD as a tool for creating quality presentations to communicate their design intent.

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• Introduction
• ArchiCAD and working methods.
• ArchiCAD workspace
• Palettes and tool-bars, origin, scale, preferences.
• Project setup
• stories, layers, file types, autosave function. Attributes
• creating attributes, building materials, composites, and surfaces.
• element placement and selection walls, slabs, windows, doors. Element settings and editing
• Walls, slabs, windows, doors.
• roof tool
• different methods of roof creation and editing.
• Navigator
• Explanation of the project map, view map, layout book and publisher sets.
• Understanding all the stored settings for views
• sections and elevations
• Setting up a viewpoint and controls.
• Grid tool configuring grids and settings for different views.
• detail markers and links to model. Level of detail control in the model.
• Stair tool
• configuring stair tool.
• meshes
• Methods for creating meshes, gravity.
• external content
• bringing data from external sources into ArchiCAD