A BIM Professional's Guide to Learning Archicad: Boost your design workflow by efficiently visualizing, documenting, and delivering BIM projects

Move from 2D CAD drafting to 3D BIM with Archicad to boost productivity by mastering this powerful software

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Key Features

• Explore the Archicad GUI, file format, and tools to get started with residential projects
• Use out-of-the-box documentation tools combined with a powerful publishing workflow
• Translate conceptual designs into compelling imagery using various visualization methods

Book Description

A BIM Professional's Guide to Learning Archicad is a comprehensive introduction to all that Archicad has to offer for creating 3D models, 2D document extracts, and related outputs. This book is not a click-by-click series of recipes, but rather focuses on helping you understand why and how Archicad works by providing realistic examples and expert tips.

The book gradually introduces you to Archicad tools using ample examples. It then helps you master its complexity through clear modules, allowing you to start your first project quickly, gain useful skills in subsequent projects, and keep using the book as a source for insights into the software. You'll start with the basic modeling of construction elements and then move on to adding roofs, stairs, and objects to the project. Next, you'll dive into basic drafting and 2D views for creating 2D output, and grasp how to use attributes and more advanced modeling tools for designing curtain walls and sites. The concluding chapters will show you how to extract and visualize your data and automate the publishing of your extracts and 2D documents into a variety of output formats.

By the end of this book, you'll have gained a solid understanding of Archicad, how to implement it efficiently in your architectural projects, and how BIM can improve your overall design workflow.

What you will learn

• Create an architectural model from scratch using Archicad as BIM software
• Leverage a wide variety of tools and views to fully develop a project
• Achieve efficient project organization and modeling for professional results with increased productivity
• Fully document a project, including various 2D and 3D documents and construction details
• Professionalize your BIM workflow with advanced insight and the use of expert tips and tricks
• Unlock the geometric and non-geometric information in your models by adding properties and creating schedules to prepare for a bill of quantities

Who this book is for

This book is for design engineers, architectural designers, residential designers, BIM professionals, and anyone working in construction, manufacturing, or similar fields. Whether you're an absolute beginner or a professional looking to upgrade your engineering design and urban planning skills, you'll find this book useful. Although no prior knowledge of Archicad is necessary, knowledge of construction (architectural design) and a basic understanding of 2D CAD drafting is recommended. The book is based on the international version of the software and uses metric units.

從2D CAD草圖轉向3D BIM，使用Archicad提升生產力，掌握這個強大的軟體。

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主要特點：

- 探索Archicad的GUI、檔案格式和工具，開始進行住宅項目。
- 使用即用的文件工具結合強大的發布工作流程。
- 使用各種視覺化方法將概念設計轉化為引人注目的圖像。

書籍描述：

《BIM專業人員學習Archicad指南》是一本全面介紹Archicad的書籍，介紹了創建3D模型、2D文件提取和相關輸出的所有功能。本書不是一系列點擊操作的食譜，而是通過提供實際示例和專家技巧，幫助您理解Archicad的工作原理。

本書通過豐富的示例逐步介紹Archicad工具。然後，通過清晰的模塊幫助您掌握其複雜性，讓您能夠快速開始第一個項目，在後續項目中獲得有用的技能，並將本書作為了解軟體的資源。您將從基本的建築元素建模開始，然後添加屋頂、樓梯和物體到項目中。接下來，您將深入了解基本繪圖和2D視圖，以創建2D輸出，並了解如何使用屬性和更高級的建模工具設計幕牆和場地。最後幾章將向您展示如何提取和可視化數據，並自動將提取和2D文件發布到各種輸出格式。

通過閱讀本書，您將對Archicad有深入的了解，並學會如何在建築項目中高效使用它，以及BIM如何改善整體設計工作流程。

學到的內容：

- 使用Archicad作為BIM軟體，從頭開始創建建築模型。
- 利用各種工具和視圖全面開發項目。
- 實現高效的項目組織和建模，以獲得專業結果和提高生產力。
- 完整記錄項目，包括各種2D和3D文件和施工細節。
- 通過添加屬性和創建進度表，解鎖模型中的幾何和非幾何信息，為工程量清單做準備。
- 專業化您的BIM工作流程，使用高級見解和專家技巧。

適合閱讀對象：

本書適合設計工程師、建築設計師、住宅設計師、BIM專業人員以及在建築、製造或類似領域工作的人士。無論您是初學者還是專業人士，希望提升您的工程設計和城市規劃技能，您都會發現本書很有用。雖然不需要事先了解Archicad，但建議具備建築設計和基本2D CAD草圖的基礎知識。本書基於國際版本的軟體，使用公制單位。

1. What Is Archicad and How Can You Learn It?
2. Getting Started with Archicad
3. Building a Basic Residential Model: Modeling the Construction Elements
4. Building a Basic Residential Model: Adding Roofs, Zones, Beams, and Columns
5. Building a Basic Residential Model: Modeling Openings, Stairs, and Objects
6. Basic Drafting and 2D Views
7. Adding Annotations and Creating 2D Output
8. Using Advanced Modeling Tools for Developed Design
9. Using Advanced System Tools for Designing Stairs and Curtain Walls
(N.B. Please use the Look Inside option to see further chapters)

1. 什麼是 Archicad，以及如何學習它？
2. 開始使用 Archicad
3. 建立基本住宅模型：建立建築元素的模型
4. 建立基本住宅模型：添加屋頂、區域、樑和柱子
5. 建立基本住宅模型：建立開口、樓梯和物件的模型
6. 基本繪圖和 2D 視圖
7. 添加註解和創建 2D 輸出
8. 使用進階建模工具進行發展設計
9. 使用進階系統工具設計樓梯和幕牆
（註：請使用「查看內容」選項查看更多章節）