tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:54:09 +0000digital directions for virtual building & virtual constructionhttp://www.virtual-north.com/aaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)Blogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-8262968337075925607Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:45:00 +00002009-09-01T11:54:09.360-06:00placeholderhttp://www.virtual-north.com/2009/09/archicad-master-classes-chapter-1.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-945690882058516302Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:04:00 +00002009-03-11T12:07:52.531-06:00A new Hotfix is available for ArchiCAD version 12 - it's Build 2523.It includes new drivers for Canon HPGL plotters.Retrieve it from the "Check for Updates" item on the "Help" Menu.And don't forget to read the release notes before you install this patch. If you want your "Goodies" to be updated as well, make sure they're moved to the add-ons folder before you apply this patch.http://www.virtual-north.com/2009/03/new-hotfix-for-archicad-12.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-694490504404325155Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:59:00 +00002009-03-11T12:05:47.227-06:00A new Hotfix is available for ArchiCAD version 11 - it's Build 1259.It includes new drivers for Canon HPGL plotters.Retrieve it from the "Check for Updates" item on the "Help" Menu.And don't forget to read the release notes before you install this patch. If you want your "Goodies" to be updated as well, make sure they're moved to the add-ons folder before you apply this patch.http://www.virtual-north.com/2009/03/new-hotfix-for-archicad-11.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-8686169101124889747Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:55:00 +00002009-03-11T11:59:36.767-06:00In his groundbreaking lecture, Peter Russell concludes that BIM will kill architecture and so as an architect he must....http://www.virtual-north.com/2009/03/if-bim-will-kill-architecture-then-i_11.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-3569131979687639765Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:46:00 +00002009-03-06T09:48:54.937-07:00Peter's argument is charted thus:"The logic is that the BIM model lives indefinitely and the real building lives for a definite time.... hence, the relationship of the real time to the virtual time is, in effect, zero."Therefore...?http://www.virtual-north.com/2009/03/if-bim-will-kill-architecture-then-i_06.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-6073615149565112741Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:12:00 +00002009-03-05T09:15:13.603-07:00Peter Russell makes his opening statement regarding real and virtual buildings:This is a diagram of the life of a building in virtuality and in reality. The virtual building (BIM) is built at time zero and lives indefinitely. The real building is built at t1 and demolished at t2.http://www.virtual-north.com/2009/03/if-bim-will-kill-architecture-then-i_05.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-421725611507466898Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:53:00 +00002009-03-03T23:04:31.723-07:00Constructware? What the heck is that?Check the specs Seems it requires HTML 3.2. Works only with Microsoft Internet Explorer? That's bound to give me the competitive advantage I need out here in the remote outpost that is March 2009, doesn't it? Woot![HTML was retired in late 1997]http://www.virtual-north.com/2009/03/from-company-that-brought-you-worlds.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-8576478614834233250Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:35:00 +00002009-03-03T13:39:14.528-07:00kudos to the Dean of the Architecture School in Aachen for this insightful lecture slide. Tune in tomorrow for the rationale behind Herr Russell's staggering conclusionhttp://www.virtual-north.com/2009/03/if-bim-will-kill-architecture-then-i.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-5781604878797529037Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:07:00 +00002009-03-03T22:48:02.250-07:00I just received the nicest e-mail from someone who actually reads my blog. Away far away in New Zealand. I can't really talk about the why of it, but I stepped away from it in April 2007 and didn't really get back to it until this Fall. My return piece about architecture school and Cliff Eyland ruffled a few feathers amongst the PC crowd. The smoking and drinking we did in the 70s and 80s still http://www.virtual-north.com/2009/03/and-yes-im-back.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-1288173283884554716Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:06:00 +00002009-03-03T12:42:44.280-07:00Is there a flavour of BIM reserved for post-occupancy applications? Is it really BIM or just another way to get 2D data into a dedicated FM system? Is that BIM? Is that object-based, parametric Facilities Management?The information on Revit, as least up to Revit 2009, is sketchy. Sounds like nothing more than compatibility via file export. Google and you'll see what I mean. Its not there. Yet.A http://www.virtual-north.com/2009/03/facilities-management-and-bim.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-8070146875420441919Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:10:00 +00002009-03-03T11:17:58.933-07:00The folks at Cadimage have been doing devilishly clever things with GDL since the mid 90s. They've developed clever interfaces for their tools, their tools do cool things, things that the Graphisoft Library just can't do.Andrew Watson has authored a new 500 page book: The GDL Guide, A comprehensive guide to creating powerful archicad objects. The announcement is on a blog entry here. Check out http://www.virtual-north.com/2009/03/brand-spanking-new-gdl-reference-book.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-6583394827002275544Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:28:00 +00002009-03-03T11:08:09.751-07:00The last major reference work devoted to GDL (Geometric Description Language) was David Nicholson-Cole's seminal GDL Cookbook.Cookbook 3.1 apperared in print form in 2001 and is available today as a PDF. An interactive Cookbook - Cookbook 3.99 - went on-line in 2003. All of this circa ArchiCAD 7.0.This was the book that made sense of GDL, taught us structured programming practices and refresed http://www.virtual-north.com/2009/03/old-gdl-reference-book-is-on-line.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-3477409418901074974Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:23:00 +00002009-03-02T10:30:46.599-07:00The ArchiCAD 12 SketchUP add-on is available here.Use this tool to import Google SketchUp model geometry into the ArchiCAD environment.This is a Windows-only tool. Due to an error in SketchUp's API, a Mac OS version is not possible. The only known workarounds would be to a) run ArchiCAD 10/11/12 in a virtual machine running Windows; b) use the add-on for ArchiCAD 9 and then save for use in AC 10/http://www.virtual-north.com/2009/03/archicad-12-windows-sketchup-importer.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-2765247697594590162Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:10:00 +00002009-03-02T10:22:52.050-07:00Google Earth Connections tool for ArchiCAD 12 is now available for download here.This tool lets you do a bunch of things:import geographic information for a project site from Google Earthimport objects and buildings from the Google 3D Warehouseinsert your building project directly into Google Earth and share it with others.This is a Windows-Only tool. Google SketchUp APIs for the Mac OS are not http://www.virtual-north.com/2009/03/google-earth-connections-for-archicad.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-5486937904957125405Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:14:00 +00002009-02-27T21:14:59.395-07:00There seems to be signs out there that a vitual building based facilities management platform is about to arrive in North America. ArchiFM is still in circulation in Europe. VintoCON appear to be readying a version of their product for use in Canada and the US.If true, an ArchiCAD engine would be driving the only BIM based app for FM. -- Post From My iPhonehttp://www.virtual-north.com/2009/02/bim-based-fm-coming-to-north-america.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-7881348618930608804Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:17:00 +00002009-02-24T09:27:11.893-07:00You can now follow me via twitter for Graphisoft news, ArchiCAD pointers, Cadimage tips.http://www.virtual-north.com/2009/02/stay-up-to-date-with-archicad-via.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-1343782200185513409Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:51:00 +00002009-02-13T08:52:09.883-07:00http://www.virtual-north.com/2009/02/virtual-building-explorer.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-3885234000604900823Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:41:00 +00002009-02-10T11:42:43.623-07:00http://www.virtual-north.com/2009/02/its-brand-new-day-isnt-it.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-4111704137815304314Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:10:00 +00002008-09-18T11:23:46.227-06:00Cliff Eyland is a professor and the director of the One One One Gallery at the University of Manitoba. I had the pleasure of knowing him while I was a student at TUNS and this observation was a chilling reminder of the times."It was the era of deconstruction in architectural design, and I found the milieu to be a great deal of fun--beautiful nonsense. Many students, of course, were dismayed by http://www.virtual-north.com/2008/09/quoted-cliff-eyland.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-702523133376301719Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:59:00 +00002007-04-06T11:53:20.363-06:00ArchiCAD 10UpdatesArchiCAD 10 (Maintenance Release 4 - Build 1176 - 2007.03.19) is now superseded.ArchiCAD 10 (Maintenance Release 5 - Build 1183 - 2007.04.05) is now online.Take heed! Verify your installation before you proceed for a good result. Release Notes for this upgrade are located here. Be sure to read this page carefully before installing the upgrade.Now that you've read this, it would be a good idea - http://www.virtual-north.com/2006/12/version-watch-archicad-10-build-1010.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-2416962067589348794Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:30:00 +00002007-04-05T09:12:52.292-06:00UserArchiCAD 10Attend the next meeting of the Lower Mainland ArchiCAD User Group.This month's Topic:The Latest in LightWorks (with some Photoshop)Ninety Minutes with Vancouver architect and public artist Dwight Atkinson, Author of "LightWorks in Archicad."If rendering in LightWorks is a challenge, this is your chance to grill the author of yet another book Graphisoft never wrote.See the changes in rendering http://www.virtual-north.com/2007/03/you-can-do-this.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-3469669834526321023Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:05:00 +00002007-03-28T09:05:57.913-06:00Tips and TricksLists and SchedulesArchiCAD 10Updated with corrected links.The creation of Making and Managing Drawing indexes is de-mystified in Jim Mahoney's tutorial published this week at AEC Bytes.Find it here.Other Tutorials in the series can be accessed from the Tips and Tricks page.http://www.virtual-north.com/2007/02/archicad-tips-tricks-drawing-indexes.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-5346791000511185103Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:41:00 +00002007-03-09T09:24:28.335-07:00GDLDavid Nicholson-Cole is the wizard, sans-pareil, of the GDL world. No one has done more to raise awareness of what is possible with ArchiCAD Object Making Technology, nor has anyone bested his definitive tutorial on the subject - The GDL Cookbook.I hosted one of David's 2-Day tutorials in 1982 and came away from the event a changed person. What had seemed so impenetrable and daunting started to http://www.virtual-north.com/2007/03/david-nicholson-cole-returns-to-north.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-5122726639015466828Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:06:00 +00002007-03-07T14:07:25.501-07:00A recent upgrade of QuickTime (7.1.5) causes ArchiCAD to crash in various circumstances on Mac OS X 10.3. We strongly recommend not to install this QuickTime update. Once installed, it can not be down-graded or removed. The only known solution to remove QuickTime 7.1.5 is a complete system reinstall. Mac OS X 10.4 is not affected by the problem. ArchiCAD 9 and earlier versions are also http://www.virtual-north.com/2007/03/quicktime-715-may-cause-problems-with.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616158359910121877.post-5735312754680692598Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:23:00 +00002007-03-07T14:07:45.017-07:00The Center for Integrated Facility Engineering or CIFE at Stanford is one at the forefront of research on BIM in design and construction.Their research assists the overall deployment of BIM in the Construction economy.Visit the site and participate in the ongoing survey. The link is located on the home page.http://www.virtual-north.com/2007/03/bim-usage-survey.htmlaaron@virtual-north.com (Aaron Bourgoin)1