ArchiCAD 19 – The Definitive Guide

Dive into the wonderful world of Building Information Modeling (BIM) to become a productive ArchiCAD user

About This BookCreate a house and a commercial office building in a virtual 3D environmentStrategically placed best practice tips to help you create better and exciting modelsStep-by-step tutorial, covering the advanced tools and features of ArchiCAD while creating two complete construction projectsWho This Book Is ForThis book is for architects, architectural technicians, and construction professionals who are familiar with 2D CAD programs such as AutoCAD Lite, or have some exposure to a 3D BIM package such as Revit. No experience with ArchiCAD is required. If you want to learn the skills needed for architectural drawing production in the real world, then this book is for you.

What You Will LearnAcquaint yourself with various project settingsExplore a wide range of selection methods and modification featuresCreate the walls, floor slabs, ceilings, and roofs of the residential and the commercial buildingUse the drafting and annotation toolsMake objects and modify them to suit your needsMaster view creation and graphic controlLink and export files and discover the fundamentals of renderingIn DetailArchiCAD 19 – The Definitive Guide ensures that you are equipped with the knowledge and skills required to take up any construction project, empowering you to successfully create your own projects.

You will create two complete projects right from scratch, including a residential and a healthcare building. The first is a small residential house that utilizes all the basic modeling and drafting tools in ArchiCAD. It will give you a firm grip on the fundamentals of ArchiCAD before we move on to take up the more advanced and complex project that follows. The second project is a multi-storey healthcare building, where you will explore the leading-edge tools of ArchiCAD, thereby gaining the skills needed to use them in your own projects. The book will also take you through the design of the buildings, the output of all drawings, and associated construction documents. Best practice tips are inserted at key points along the way.