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ArchiCAD Teamwork and the BIMserver

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Download GRAPHISOFT ArchiCAD and BIM Server for free:
https://myarchicad.com/

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More info on ArchiCAD Teamwork and the GRAPHISOFT BIM Server:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7EC37FF77682C9C9&feature=view_all

New Teamwork features in ArchiCAD 16:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD86348D6D80A8F55&feature=view_all

Getting started with the GRAPHISOFT BIM Server:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nw9vfjXdX4

http://www.graphisoft.com/
http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/

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ArchiCAD powered team, Aidea, WIN Build London Live!

GRAPHISOFT SA, would like to congratulate AIDEA, on winning the overall award, for OpenBIM Build London Live 2012!

Aidea, is a Philippines based practice, who have less than 10 years ArchiCAD and BIM experience and have been positioned for the last 3 years in the BD Top 100 architectural practices.

Build London Live was deemed a very successful event, for more, lets turn to the event comments and web site directly: “The time has arrived for organisers Asite, AEC3 and buildingSMART and sponsors Graphisoft, Tekla, Vectorworks and Synchro to announce the winners of Build London Live 2012. View the Awards ceremony held at the prestigious RIBA in London where the winning teams will be presented with their awards and prizes for their outstanding work and designs. If you missed the live recording, you can view the video on-demand here.”

Full Build London Live 2012 projects blog thread here with all entries development stages.

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Build London Live 2012

“48 hours to make design work for the 2012 Olympic City”

The next OPEN BIM activity with international relevance is Build London Live 2012. This interdisciplinary collaboration event is a virtual competition of AEC teams, organized on 21-23 May. Teams using GRAPHISOFT ArchiCAD have been extremely successful in these events in recent history, we expect this year to be no different!

Registration is already open on the official event site, with full event details. Register your team now! Spectators may register for regular updates on the same site.

Some notable ArchiCAD based team performances at Build Live events recently:

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ArchiCAD SA News

From GRAPHISOFT:

  • ArchiCAD 16 has been released!

The definitive OpenBIM modeller, generation 16, the new version of ArchiCAD has been released……and it’s a “morphing BIM object” triumph…well done to the chaps from BUDAPEST!

Let me quickly cover the highlights, before starting the glowing, flowery praise, eulogy…

  • Morph Tool – not just for concept level freeform stuff, but full end to end functionality, you could morph a bubble in concept, you could morph an existing door or window during design development, you could morph some 2D lines in the 3D window, to create a detailing element for construction, the morph tool includes a revolutionary interaction with the ArchiCAD GDL functionality, which allows users to morph existing library parts at any time and return these to full fledged GDL again, and again, and again, and…
  • BIMcomponents.com – it’s GDL online, one click search and upload from ArchiCAD, we are now one global ArchiCAD user family, able to share any library part we create, anytime, search functionality includes user defined keywords…don’t forget that you can use morph to further edit any library part you find online…manufacturer specific PARAMETRIC elements should be a breeze now!
  • EcoDesigner in ArchiCAD – ArchiCAD 16 now ships with EcoDesigner built-in, it’s energy analysis “OUT-THE-BOX”

A host of other functions roll-out with version 16:

  • improved 3D editing
  • expanded teamwork back-up options
  • enhanced IFC, DWG, DXF interoperability…we are OpenBIM
  • faster hotlink updates
  • library enhancements
  • more…more…more…

Glowing, flowery praise statements by the author, look more like facts though:

  • If you do not have ArchiCAD 16, you are going to have less fun, creating fantastic architecture, than the architect who has ArchiCAD 16!
  • GRAPHISOFT have again reinforced their market leading position as architectural BIM authoring tool of choice, with the release of ArchiCAD 16!
  • The new BIM Server backup functionality enhancements in ArchiCAD 16, set the GRAPHISOFT product range as the industry leading large project, complex data model leaders!

As the new version has so much too offer in it’s long list of new features and in the extensive depth and maturity of the functionality build into these new features, the best way for users and potential users to explore these, will be by face-to-face interaction with expert instructors. Join GRAPHISOFT SA as they will be hosting a full roadshow series in SADC, from 18 June 2012 to 27 July 2012, where a 3 hour new feature demonstration and a 6 hour new version migration and feature training will be offered for each region/city on the schedule. For further details and registration, visit the event schedule page here.If you simply cannot wait, download brochures or view online videos www.graphisoft.co.za . For further details on ArchiCAD 16, BIM Server, BIMx, EcoDesigner and BIMcomponents.com, visit our product detail pages at www.graphisoft.co.za

From Eric Bobrow:

From African Tenders:

  • Knysna Municipality Remedial works to the sea walls in the Greater Knysna area.  This involves environmentally sensitive work in the Knysna and Swartvlei estuaries, Action Deadline: 2012-05-04, Country: south africa
  • Department of Transport KZN, Construction of the White Umfolozi (Ntinini) River Vehicle Bridge, Action Deadline: 2012-10-31, Country: south africa
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The Rock — Studio Pacific Video Case Study

Studio Pacific – an ArchiCAD key client in New Zealand – was established in Wellington in 1992. One of their recent works with international acclaim – the Wellington International Airport Passenger Terminal (The Rock) – required a unique and innovative design. Marcellus Lilley, Associate and Lead Project Architect and Karl Frost, Senior Technician explain the process that resulted in the multi award–winning Airport Terminal building.

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SADC Registered Consultants – ArchiCAD 15

The following SADC based ArchiCAD experts have been accredited by GRAPHISOFT SA, in 2011 on ArchiCAD 15:

  1. Nuno Rosario (Mozambique)
  2. Claudia de Goede (Namibia)
  3. Mark Rowland (South Africa)

The Graphisoft Registered Consultants Program provides a globally unique methodology to help architectural firms migrating from traditional 2D workflows to Building Information Modelling. Graphisoft have accredited 4 in-house staff members of TotalCAD SOLUTION CENTRE, to provide onsite and online implementation support for local firms.

The registered consultants at TotalCAD are all experienced ArchiCAD trainers, supporters and evaluators. They can assist you in any or all of the following 6 categories to improve your productivity:

  1. Evaluation of Practice
  2. Human Resource evaluation
  3. Project Setup, Project Workflows
  4. Project Management
  5. Best Practices
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SADC Registered Consultants – ArchiCAD 14

The following SADC based ArchiCAD experts have been accredited by GRAPHISOFT SA, in 2011 on ArchiCAD 14:

  1. Willem Viviers (Gauteng)
  2. Francois Swanepoel (Western Cape)
  3. Brian Ndlovu (KZN)

The Graphisoft Registered Consultants Program provides a globally unique methodology to help architectural firms migrating from traditional 2D workflows to Building Information Modelling. Graphisoft have accredited 4 in-house staff members of TotalCAD SOLUTION CENTRE, to provide onsite and online implementation support for local firms.

The registered consultants at TotalCAD are all experienced ArchiCAD trainers, supporters and evaluators. They can assist you in any or all of the following 6 categories to improve your productivity:

  1. Evaluation of Practice
  2. Human Resource evaluation
  3. Project Setup, Project Workflows
  4. Project Management
  5. Best Practices