construction and documentation knowledge (which I think is more important than any piece of software), but tendencies and habits from AutoCAD need to go. Monthly and annual subscription-based licenses are available but are not part of this promotion. You can still bring in your technical know-how, i.e. Unfortunately, you need to throw out "almost" anything AutoCAD related from the last 12 years. I would suggest doing the same thing and using it on a smaller, low-risk project.Ĭhange of mindset is important too. Being that SketchUp is inherently 3d based it was an easy transition. The above solutions should pretty much resolve the issue, and if it hasn’t, I would contact Graphisoft through the proper channels depending on your region.
Many of the commands referenced in this section are not visible in ARCHICAD’s default work environment profiles. Try another file or template, Reinstall ARCHICAD, Update drivers, Remove System plugins, Remove the CodeMeter key, Search Help Center and ARCHICAD-Talk. We were using SketchUp and Layout for our concept drawings up to the construction consent submission. ARCHICAD Calculation Guide 7 Calculation Commands The Calculation function is a tool aimed primarily at advanced users. I volunteered to be a guinea pig for the office, on one of the smaller projects we have.
I'm on my third place of work now and I have (or tried) to upgrade workflows in ARCHICAD. Revit will likely make some advancements. Graphisoft recently did a significant overhaul of ArchiCADs core. Took me about 6 months to be really confident to the point that I would not work on anything else that's not 3D BIM-based and I have been contributing to making an office standard. Historically ArchiCAD was first on the scene, but Autodesk acquired Revit and made wise marketing use of AutoCADs dominance in the US.