Axel Meyer Project Management with ArchiCAD Imprint © Copyright 2014 by ArchiCoach GmbH. All rights reserved. Production and publishing: BoD – Books on Demand, Norderstedt No part of this book may be reproduced in any form – copying, rewriting, or translation – without explicit written permission. Texts including figures have been most carefully produced; nevertheless, errors cannot be ruled out. Publishers, editors, and authors can assume no legal responsibility nor any kind of liability for inaccurate data and possible secondary damage caused by the application of the illustrated concepts. Nearly all of the hard- and software names mentioned in this book are registered trade- marks. ArchiCAD is a product of the Graphisoft Company. Apple, iPhone, and iPad are registe- red trademarks of Apple Inc. Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc. 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ISBN: 9783735792617 1st edition 2014 Layout and Design Rehbrand GmbH · Agentur für Design & Marketing Bibliographic information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek: The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data are available in the Internet at http://dnb.dnb.de ArchiCoach GmbH Seligenthaler Straße 16 D-84034 Landshut [email protected] www.archi-coach.com/en 1 Contents Introduction 4 Tip: The Template File 6 Legend 8 1 Company Standards 10 1 1 Basic Software Equipment 12 1 2 ArchiCAD Work Environment 12 1 3 Filing and Folder Structure 14 1 4 Structure and Organization in the Project 16 1 5 Working Instructions and Documentation 16 1 6 Checklists 18 2 Project Organization 20 2 1 Organization by Numbering 22 2 2 Work Environment and Individual Toolbar 24 2 3 Data backup 28 3 F ile Organization – Workflow 30 3 1 The Navigator 31 Project Map 32 View Map 33 Layout Book 34 Publisher Set 35 Organizer 36 3 2 Story Settings 38 4 F ile Organization – Attributes 40 4 1 Attributes 42 4 1 1 Pens and Colors 43 Design Development 43 Technical Design 43 Developed Design Construction 45 Developed Design Layout Output 46 Technical Design Construction 47 Technical Design Layout Output 48 Technical Design Layout Output – Hairline 49 2 4 1 2 Fills 50 4 1 3 Lines 52 4 1 4 Materials 53 4 2 Attribute Manager 54 4 3 Layers & Layer Groups 59 ”Show all” and ”hide all”: 62 Presentation 64 Design Development 66 Walls and Dimensioning 68 Technical Design, Floor Plans, Sections, Walls and Dimensioning 70 4 4 Libraries 72 4 5 Lists 73 5 Working Methods 78 5 1 Comparison of Three Working Methods 79 The Field Path: Starting again and again 79 The Country Road: Using the Favorites 79 5 2 Working with a Template File 81 6 Visualization 86 6 1 Rendering with ArchiCAD 88 Internal Rendering Engine 89 LightWorks Rendering Engine 90 Sketch 91 6 2 Rendering with external Visualization Software 92 Make use of reference files 94 7 Layout 100 Master Layout 102 8 Tips & Tricks 108 8 1 3D Documents 110 8 2 Modules 114 8 3 Favorites 116 8 4 BIMx: Interactive Plans 120 8 5 Schematic Display of Existing Buildings 124 3 Introduction 4 Project Management with ArchiCAD During years of giving training courses for students and planning offices as well as accom- plishing numerous projects using ArchiCAD myself, I have developed a special, highly optimi- zed working method which does by far not include the software’s handling alone. With a view to essential practical tasks, it also involves the organization of projects and file management and offers valuable tips and tricks. In this book, I want to share my long-standing experience with you and impart precisely this working method and efficiency. Optimize your workflows through a predefined, systematic approach with ArchiCAD. On the following pages, you will learn this method as well as the tips and tricks regarding digital office organization, visualization, and presentation options. 5 Tip: The Template File 6 The perfectly organized model for your project Before delving into the subject on the coming pages, I want to point out the following additi- onal value: you will get to know a very optimized working method with ArchiCAD in this book. Efficiency in your projects begins with the perfect organization and the ideal workflow – ho- wever, it goes far beyond that: To save valuable time and energy, it is advisable to work with a ”template file” which prevents having to repeat routine work steps in every project. You thus attain a far better and faster performance thanks to numerous attributes, drafts and much more being always at hand and to your template file growing with each project. Therefore, I offer you a very helpful package for download in addition to this book, which provides an ideal basis for your work and includes among many other features exactly one such template file. The following components are included in the complete ArchiCoach Package: Template file An organized project model for a perfect workflow, in which all settings recommended in this book have been integrated. Moreover, you receive a thoroughly organized project folder with layouts for proposals, design development, technical design etc., positioned drawings with matched set of pens, to mention but a few. Over 100 model drafts Numerous furnishing variations for the direct use in your projects – both in 2D and 3D. Make use of the many templates to get to the point of your concepts more quickly: kit- chens and bathrooms from small to luxurious, living room, bedroom, children’s room, recreation room, outdoor facilities, plan graphics for elevations and sections and many more. Company standards Tidy up your projects: you receive numerous attribute files, a model folder, an optimized work environment, a standardized layer structure, defined pens and colors, dozens of additional lines etc. More information and download online at www.archi-coach.com/en 7 Legend 8 To optimally take in knowledge while reading, I have implemented several visual standards in this book which facilitate orientation in the flow of reading with the help of pictograms and graphic highlighting. I would like to illustrate those before starting: Menu Commands in ArchiCAD Commands which you carry out in ArchiCAD via the menu bar or via context menus are mar- ked in gray colour as well as bold and in italics. Thus, you see at a glance which commands are to be carried out step by step: Example: You can create fills yourself in the menu via Options > Element Attributes > Fill Types. Keyboard Shortcuts Utilizing keyboard shortcuts for carrying out commands in ArchiCAD saves a lot of time. The- refore, whenever applicable, I will mention equivalent shortcuts in the running text. These will be characterized by means of indicated keys: Example: Call up the layer menu via Ctrl + L . Pictograms: Tip, Warning and Download Important hints in the running text that you should absolutely bear in mind will be highlighted by means of info boxes and three different pictograms at the outer margin: Tip: Whenever you see the light bulb icon beside a frame, you receive a tip which offers an additional value for your company routine or your working method. Warning: Framed texts beside a megaphone icon include a warning or an important hint you should pay attention to. Download: When you see this icon, you can obtain further information or files for down- load at the book’s website http://www.archi-coach.com/en. 9