ArchiCAD Training

3D modeling over 2D Drafting

• Introduction to BIM
• Highlighting features of ArchiCAD and BIM
• ArchiCAD file system
• Exploring startup dialog box
• Introduction to workspace elements - tool box; Info box; Control box; navigator; navigator preview; coordinate box; user origin; special snap points; floor plan window and 3D window
• Working units settings
• Grids and background settings
• Working with WALLTOOL
• Exploring WALL TOOL settings dialog box

WALLEND TOOL

• Creation of LOG WALLS
• Wall editing methods:- EDIT menu options – DRAG, DRAG A COPY, ROTATE, ROTATE A COPY, MIRROR, MIRROR A COPY, SPLIT, ADJUST, INTERSECT, MULTIPLY, etc
• Wall editing options with PET PALETTE: - Drag, Rotate, Mirror, Elevate, Multiply, Stretch. (Shortcut Keys for Single Copy & Multiple Copy)
• Align 3D texture
• Cursor intelligence and object selection methods Functions of Pickup parameters, inject Parameters Exploring control box
• Relative construction methods:- Creating parallel walls, perpendicular walls , bisector walls , single and multiple wall offsets
• Settings
• Cursor navigation in FLOORPLAN WINDOW and 3D WINDOW with NAVIGATOR PREVIEW box

Working with BEAM TOOL

• BEAM editing with EDIT MENU options and PET PALETTE
• Creating and modifying beam holes
• Exploring BEAM TOOL settings dialog box
• Beam intersection priority
• Working with COLUMN TOOL
• Exploring COLUMN TOOL settings dialog box
• Working principles of WRAPPED and UNWRAPPED columns

Creating STRUCTURAL GRID, GRID ELEMENT TOOL

• GRID ELEMENT settings
• Working with SLAB TOOL
• Exploring SLABTOOL settings dialog box
• SLAB editing with EDIT MENU options and pet palette
• Creating opening in slab

Working with WINDOW TOOL

• Exploring WINDOW TOOL settings dialog box
• CORNER WINDOW TOOL and settings
• Significance of hot spots
• Working with DOOR TOOL
• Exploring DOOR TOOL settings dialog box
• Empty openings in wall

Working with OBJECT TOOL

• Furniture’s, peoples, gardens, office equipments etc.,
• Placement and parametric editing techniques with GDL objects
• Adding images (.jpg files) into OBJECT TOOL

Working with CURTAIN WALL TOOL

• Exploring CURTAIN WALL TOOL settings dialog box
• Working with ROOF TOOL
• Exploring ROOF TOOL settings dialog box
• Modification of roof thickness
• Create roof level lines
• ROOF editing with EDIT MENU options and PET PALETTE
• Skylight placement on roofs

STAIR TOOL

• Parametric editing with GDL stairs
• Creating and modifying user defined stairs
• Stair creation with fill tool
• 2D to 3D conversion techniques with MAGIC WAND
• MAGIC WAND SETTINGS dialog box

Working with 2D objects

• LINE tool, ARC/CIRCLE tool, POLYLINE tool, SPLINE tool
• UNIFY and EXPLODE options
• Adding TEXT and LABEL to the 2D drawings
• Exploring TEXT TOOL and LABEL TOOL settings dialog box
• PROJECT ORGANIZATION with LAYER
• Introduction to default ArchiCAD Layer setup
• Layer properties
• Creating user defined LAYERS and LAYER COMBINATIONS

General construction methods with MESH TOOL Creation of landscape contours with open and closed

• SPLINES
• Swimming pool creation
• MESH TO ROOF conversion
• Exploring the STORY SETTINGS dialog box
• Story navigation in floor plan; Significance of ghost story using TRACE
• Selection procedures with MARQUEE TOOL
• Generating 3D sections using 3D CUTTING PLANES and 3D CUT AWAY

PROJECT ORGANIZATION with ATTRIBUTES

• Working with default line types, fill types, pen and color, Composites and material library
• Creating new materials and modifying default materials using material customization procedures
• Creating user defined attributes
• Managing attributes with ATTRIBUTE MANAGER Display options
• Significance of HOT SPOT TOOL

ZONE TOOL

• Conceptual applications of ZONE TOOL
• ZONE CATEGORIES
• INTERIOR ELEVATION TOOL
• DETAIL TOOL
• WORKSHEET TOOL
• SECTIONTOOL and ELEVATION TOOL:- Generating 2D sections and elevations from plan

Object customization with SOLID ELEMENT OPERATIONS

• Profiler Creation
• Creation of simple GDL objects
• Working with wall accessories, slab accessories, roof Accessories and Truss maker

DIMENSIONING

• Creating automatic exterior and interior dimensions
• DIMENSION TOOL:- Adding Linear dimensions, radial dimensions, angular dimensions and level dimensions to the FLOOR PLAN
• Utility of Gravity tool
• Generation of ELEMENT LIST, COMPONENT LIST and ZONE LIST and window schedule
• Exploring INTERACTIVE SCHEDULE preview and settings dialog box
• Working units settings
• Schedule preparation for the model
• Estimation of AREA, VOLUME and COST with user specified data

LAMP TOOL

• Working with GDL lamp objects and light sources
• Exploring 3D window settings and photo rendering settings dialog box
• Photo render projection
• 3D engine and mode
• Efficiency of rendering engines in ArchiCAD
• Concepts of teamwork

Working with view sets and perspectives in 3D WINDOW

• Exploring 3D NAVIGATION PALETTE
• Conceptual applications of SUN STUDY

CAMERA TOOL

• Working with CAMERA TOOL
• Exploring the tool settings and 3D projection settings dialog box
• Creating FLY THROUGH (walk through)
• Creating VR objects and VR scenes

Attaching 2D XREF and XREF MANAGEMENT

• Creating MODULES and HOT LINK MANAGER
• PROJECT NAVIGATION:- View sets creation
• Working procedures with PROJECT NAVIGATOR and PUBLISHER
• Translator settings
• Merging 2D drawings in ArchiCAD
• Exporting 2D/ 3D drawings from ArchiCAD
• PRINTING AND PUBLISHING from ArchiCAD
• Introduction to PLOT LAYOUTS and PLOT SETTINGS

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