ACM005 - Simple Archicad Building (part 1)

This time we get a bit deeper into Archicad and go step-by-step how to draw up a simple building + get used to the tools of the workflow. It's a simple design, nothing very exciting, but a good start to get you on your way to Archicad mastery. 

This is the longest video in the series - 22 minutes long - so get a nice cup of coffee ready. If you download the iTunes version you'll see I've added chapters into the video so you can jump back + forwards to whichever part you want. 

The show covers:

The Wall tool  |   Editing Walls + Settings    |    Splitting Walls    |    Material selection    |    Storeys + Settings    |    Slabs + Settings   |     The Roof tool |    Polyroof + Manual    |    Stairs + Slabs    |    Doors + Windows    |    The Mesh Tool    |    Adding vegetation

Suspending Groups    |    The Cursor Tracker    |    The Pet Palette    |    The Magic Wand    | The Eyedropper    |    The Syringe    |    General 2D + 3D views    |    Show All / Selection in 3D 

Useful links
Graphisoft Archicad 
Abvent Artlantis

If you found this show useful, a quick review on iTunes would be very much appreciated!  You can contact me at archicadmonkey@gmail.com  if you have any comments,  ideas for new shows, or would like to share any tips
Enjoy the show!
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• archicad
• virtual building
• BIM
• 3d
• 2d
• lesson
• tutorial
• architecture
• design
• visualisation
• archicadmonkey
• cadmonkey

[elisoue]

Hi ! Thank you for the viedo.

I m working with archicad 13.

I dont understand why it change the grood floor too when i modifiy the story 1 ... i click on show as trace reference ... can you help me please ? thanks !

[archicadmonkey]

@elisoue you may have increased the wall size higher than the general floor height, which means you're actually editing the wall underneath. could you send a couple of screenshots of your problem to archicadmonkey [at] gmail . com?

[Shlop2011]

It is so hard.. Some part's doesn't work for me.. I can't do anything with that wand thingie..

[archicadmonkey]

@Shlop2011 hi, could you send a couple of screenshots of your problem to archicadmonkey [at] gmail . com? the magic wand will adapt according to which tool you're using, where and on what you're using it. anything specific?

[TheZinderella]

Hello. Does anyone know how to make wall like trapezium....like one side of wall is higher from other side?.... Does anyone understand me :D

[archicadmonkey]

@TheZinderella hi, i think you'll want to try using the Solid Element Operations from the Design menu, with a roof (on a hidden layer) subtracting from the wall structure . the roof as the operator, wall as target, and "subtract with upward extrusion"

[FederRiedelBikes]

@archicadmonkey this is a great toturial, straight to the point. i have a question unrelated, how do i get archiCad ''forever'' like an application and not having to renew the trail or anything like that, just installed and use it without any complex settings. i cant just renew the trail like anyone would do online, since i aint got a creditcard being a 17 year old, is there any hardcopy version i can buy off a shop? id be pleased if you could help me out. thanks a lot.

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