Home

ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide

1. fr u A 9 Check the result in the 3D window by activating the 05 Perspective view of the Camera folder in the Navigator View Map 54 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 5 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING CIRCULATION AND OTHER OBJECTS click to place some chairs on this slab Now move the cursor over the gallery slab and click here as well to place further chairs Notice that switching on gravity helps you to determine the elevation height of the objects to be placed and you can easily adjust their elevation height to slabs roofs and meshes simply choose the appropriate button from the Gravity options Hint You can also add elements to the project in the 3D window In this case ArchiCAD s Gravity feature can simplify your work You can try this by activating the 06 Perspective pre set view and selecting the Piano Chair from the Favorites and the regular placement method from the Info Box Select the Gravity to Slab second button from Gravity in the Coordinate Box Move the cursor over the lower floor slab next to the piano and ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 55 6 DOCUMENTATION ZONES DIMENSIONS AND DETAIL CALLOUTS 6 DOCUMENTATION ZONES DIMENSIONS AND DETAIL CALLOUTS ArchiCAD incorporates a wide range of design documentation tools and techniques and some of these tools will be briefly presented in
2. Point 1 Point 5 Point 4 Start external Start internal Complete wall here wall here external wall here 7 Activate the Wall In 01 item in the favorites to add the internal partition points 5 and 6 Optionally rebuild the floor plan view View gt Rebuild to get a neat wall cross section Hint To update the current view you can apply the Redraw command View gt Refresh gt Redraw resulting only in a simple updating of the visual appearance of the active screen The Rebuild command View gt Refresh gt Rebuild starts a more thorough screen update it will also refresh the wall intersections and draw them correctly 3 5 CREATING A NEW INTERNAL PARTITION WALL a ACT10 Guide Chapter 03_05 mp4 wecca Watch Movie We will now create and set the partition for the future toilet at 1 00 m wide 1 Activate the 3 5 Adding a Partition pre set view from the Navigator View Map ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 33 3 DESIGN EVALUATION DEVELOPING THE EXTERIOR 2 Switch off the grid snap from the View Menu Make sure that the Tracker is on and that your default wall is Wall In 01 by double clicking it in the Favorites and that the appropriate straight wall construction and geometry methods are selected 3 Position the cursor over the lower right e Distance 8 56 i 54 X Coordinate 6 10 e corner point of the internal partition wall E Y Coordinate 6 00
3. i oo a reram e te y rm GRAPHISOFT irn 2 GRAPHISOFT E maman besem t neseemermeee GRAPHISOFT ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide gt Sample Design Layouts eo Can id Chert Name mM de entered at Fhes inte Project Inde Arthic hare to be be entered af Feel Inte Prepect Into Seem tia me cee en A a e e Dg dl Lee i ano a rerem Omens Re rm GRAPHISOFT e A bacem 8 o ne cenommeee GRAPHISOFT ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide Sample Design Layouts _ o mommy sia me instal BSA O59 851 845 Se y See a om See ae oem ane a rerem Cees Ree y Seeman 98 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 10 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUTING a tasse t e GRAPHISOFT Virtual Duting Sabzicns MBE y gt 1 1 a oe ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide Sample Design Layouts Me mene os me ne ta fr Sketch Koh I Nor Sketch Maureiter Sketch Colonial 8 5 10 Sketch Blaureiter Sketch Skyliner 8 5 11 Sketch Skyliner e PTA 1 45 285 01 ana tone A ce so iwn e z ares be a reram Cts wammes ny w Virtual tubing Soltions THE NEXT STEPS EMPOWERING YOUR BUSINESS We have covered a lot of material in this short presentation but we are confident you will see how easy it is to use the ArchiCAD Virtual Building You may have found the process different from traditional 2D CAD methods
4. t Angle 44 53 junction at point 1 and type x using the t ZCoordinate 0 00 keyboard note that the Tracker will appear and the x coordinate will be highlighted Type in 1 i e the plus sign using the keyboard Select Enter to start drawing the new wall CC 99 Note that you are now drawing a partition wall from point 2 1 00m to the right of point 1 4 Move the cursor upwards and use the Guide Lines to find the vertical intersection point ore with the curved wall The cursor shape will indicate when the temporary vertical guide line and the curved wall intersect Click here to complete the creation of the new internal partition wall point 3 Point 3 Find this intersection point using Guide Lines Point 2 Start drawing wall from her Point1 Position your cursor here and type x 1 and hit Enter 34 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 4 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING AND ADJUSTING OPENINGS 4 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING AND ADJUSTING OPENINGS ArchiCAD s intelligent building elements such as doors windows and columns understand and react to their environment This accelerates work makes the management of the project easier and allows you to design instead of draft ArchiCAD s door and window objects are intelligent parametric library parts there are practically endless configuration and setting options due to their parametric behavior This mean
5. The following screenshots present the design using Open GL and Note You can easily cut and copy existing elements between using the internal 3D engine mode stories via the Edit Elements of Selected Story dialog box All you need to do is to select the necessary story uncheck the All Types check box at the top and check all the necessary element types and select the Copy Cut or Delete button Select now the target story in the case of a cut or copy operation then select Paste Selected Elements to paste them to the target story The event list will provide feedback about the current operations 3 Activate View gt Navigate gt Stories gt Go Down a Story to go down to the Ground Floor Plan or activate the ArchiCAD Guide gt Chapter 2 gt 2 1 Create new Story pre set view to return to the Ground Floor plan Hint to easily navigate between stories simply double click the relevant story under the Stories folder of the Navigator Project Map a You can also access the Story Settings dialog box by right clicking any of the stories in the Navigator Project Map and selecting Story Settings from the context menu 4 Choose the Wall Tool in the Toolbox Eg War and activate the Edit gt Select All Walls command to select all the walls on the Ground Floor As a result all the walls will be highlighted 5 Open the Wall Settings Dialog box y GHz Geometry and Positioning from the Info Box or selec
6. 14 Select the Stretch horizontally option on the pet palette to adjust the width of the sliding door to the edge of the gallery slab 15 Move the cursor over the edge point of the gallery slab so that the cursor changes to a check mark indicating that it has recognized the edge point of the slab 16 Click this edge point in order to execute the stretch operation and you will see that the door has stretched to match the edge of the gallery slab Check the result of the operation in the floor plan view as well Hint Alternatively you can stretch the sliding door in the wall in the floor plan view as well To do so simply select the sliding door and click its top right hotspot to start the operation and activate the Stretch button on the pet palette Click the corner of the slab on the floor plan to complete the operation ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 45 4 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING AND ADJUSTING OPENINGS will be listed in the view set where you saved it you can simply re organize the saved views by dragging and dropping them into folders or by renaming them Hint You can further fine tune the content displayed in the 3D Window Activate the View gt Elements in 3D View gt Filter Elements in 3D command Filter Elements in TO bring up the dialog box to determine which stories and elements you wish to show in 3D You can also choose between different marquee effects For exa
7. ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 63 6 DOCUMENTATION ZONES DIMENSIONS AND DETAIL CALLOUTS Double Glazed Aline Wirow See Schedule for Details Timber Bullnose Sillboand Ses Finish Schedule for Paint Provide Blocking as Required Brassed Aluminium Sill by Window Manufacturer See Schedule for Details Steel column shown dashed 500 Litt Det Drawing Facing brick soldier course to window head Cavity Tray Type E Cavity with weepholes dom on Center Structural siem frame lo engineers specification Thermal liner fed to sieel plate with adhesive and finished wih gypsum level 4 finish cosl Hint ArchiCAD robust 2D tools are always there to help in any project design view Try out all the tools in the Document area of the Toolbox various dimensioning tools Texts Labels Fills Arcs and Circles and Ellipses Lines Polylines Splines Hotspots and Figures all help you to create professional drawings and details See ArchiCAD s user manual for further details of these tools Document Dimension 8 Angle Dimension Level Dimension 3 Radial Dimension A Text Al Label Z Fill Line O Arc Circle 7 Polyline Na Spline Hotspot 64 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 6 DOCUMENTATION ZONES DIMENSIONS AND DETAIL CALLOUTS m Please take a look at
8. Our training project will have two stories the existing Ground Floor on which we ve already worked and an upper Gallery that we will create now 1 Open the Design gt Story Settings dialog box to create and modify story settings define their height and copy paste existing elements between them 2 With the Ground Floor item selected click the Insert Above button to insert a new story above the existing Ground Floor type pana 7 the name Gallery for 1t and enter 3 00m as the Elevation Height Click here to complete c gt a ETET as the screenshots presents and select OK to leave the dialog box 9 Click outside the new pavement slab to de select it Story Settings 10 Switch to the 3D window to see the result in perspective or the Es Soc a RR Bi 1 Gallery axonometric view activate the 02 Perspective View view on the O Ground Floor Navigator View Map resize the 3D window and use the Fit in Window El feature 1f necessaty Delete Story Show Ghost Story Below Current B Edit Elements of Selected Story Event List All Types insert above O l Delete All Affects all Wall Column Beam Object Lamp a F gt layers even lt 3 Slab hidden and locked ones Roof aA Io Paste Selected Types ok IHN E S J A 9 y 20 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 1 DESIGN CREATING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE
9. folder and double click the first entry here 1 1 Create Floor Slab O Navigator View Map ffi ArchiC View Map tive Tr Lia ArchiCAD Guide Chapter 1 Ma 1 1 Create F 211 2 Create Ca 1 3 Create Ci ArchiCAD will immediately switch to the appropriate project view showing all the necessary layers and zoom On the empty screen you will see two help tags which will always help you to complete the current step ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide Getting started with the ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide Point 2 Click here to define the second diagonal vertex of Slab 01 N Y Point 1 Click here to define the first vertex of Slab 01 All you need to do now is to display the corresponding narrated movie clip which will tell you about the subsequent steps All the movies have already been copied to the necessary location on your computer next to the project files 9 Activate the Options gt ArchiCAD Movie Player menu to open the Movie Guide and it will automatically load the first narrated movie All you need to do is to select the Play button to start the first exercise Teamwork Window Element Attributes gt v amp Element Snap E v Auto Intersection 3 Magic Wand Settings ArchiCAD Movie Player Add On Manager Project Preferences gt Work Environment gt In the narrated movies the screen action always displays the current action in a larger size t
10. now and the Tracker will fold out Angle 68 52 Z Coordinate 0 00 X Coordinate 2 21 wv Y Coordinate 5 70 t and the current 2 21 X Coordinate will be Radius 6 11 t highlighted and selected 8 Type now 0 7 Le the plus sign and see how the cursor moves 0 70m to the right and the Tracker displays the new X coordinate 9 Select ENTER to place a stair at this position point 2 Now the stair has been placed on the plan at its insertion point 70cm to the right of the corner of the door 4 Point 2 With the help of the Tracker palette place the y Stair here at a distance of 0 m from Point 1 4 Point 1 Position the cursor here while having the Tracker Palette switched an 5 2 CREATING AN INTERNAL PERSPECTIVE CAMERA VIEW t ACT0 Guide Chapter 05_02 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Let s see what the interior looks like with the new stair 1 Open the pre set 5 2 Adding a Camera view from the View Map 2 Activate the Camera tool amp Camera from the Toolbox O T g 3 Place a camera in the interior with the help of the Tracker press YH e _4 b o ph o y oh Point 2 Place Camera target here Point 1 Place a new Camera here the x key and enter 9 60 as the X Coordinate value then press the y key and enter 0 40 as the Y Coordinate value and press enter to place the camera point 1 To place the came
11. pre set view in the Navigator View Map to switch back to the lower floor plan view of the project 2 Click the Dimension tool icon in the Toolbox and activate the Dim Pln 01 entry from the Favorites 3 Activate the Wall tool in Automatic Dimensioning the Toolbox and choose the Edit Em A gt S 1 i All Walls Window door dimensions i Object center command to select all the walls on SS the lower floor 8 Object endpoints 4 Choose the Document gt v Dimensions of Openings v Dimensions of Structures M Dimension of External Geometry M Overall Dimension Document Extras gt Automatic Dimensioning gt Exterior Dimensioning command to auto dimension all the previously selected walls Distance hetween 5 Choose Object endpoints and Place dimension on four sides and enter 0 50 m as the distance between dimension lines 6 Click any horizontal line e g the horizontal edge of the external pavement slab at point 1 with the mercedes cursor to define the initial dimension direction 7 Click next to the external edge of the southern external block wall point 2 as the screenshot shows to define the position of the o 83 gt al 8 a a FT lo to o a N ry pp AA AA 30 m y 9 39 30 p y y 10 00 A B B Point 2 Click here with the hammer cursor to place the automatically generated dimension chains along all four sides of
12. Layout Book ta on the left side and the Publisher Sets on the right side of the Organizer Publisher ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 95 10 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUTING 3 Click on the Publisher Set ET TT TT Te 5 Select the Design Set folder in y Format Chooser and Manager button with name the right top and expand the For B 4 es bs eat Pacian PRE Ca o 4 above the Publishing Final Design PDF Set Format panel at the 3 A P Opti i Properties button and select z bottom right of the dialog box New Publisher Set Enter H Select the PDF from the _Document Options Final Design PDF Set for its drop down list and ensure that V Merge to one PDF file name and click the Create button the Merge to one PDF file 4 Drag and drop the Design Set container from the Layout Book option is checked browser left side to the newly created publisher set right side of Please note that you can choose from various raster image and the Organizer Publisher vector engineering file formats when configuring a publisher set including DWG DGN and DWF By uz feck fice ich O Organizer Publisher Erri e a fa an la E ensuring seamless collaboration with the extended _ design team and your clients Tree by subset gt Final Design PDF Set H Ann ce j
13. on the layout 19 Re open the DS4 S 01 Section layout zoom in to the floor detail marker and note that this detail marker has been also been automatically updated to reflect the new layout ID A1 of the Floor detail drawing Please note if the update type of the Section view has been set to Manual update you need to select the Update button on the Navigator to complete the marker update on the layout Section markers on the different project floor plan views behave in a similar way to the smart detail markers they also automatically adjust their content to reflect the layout sheet on which the corresponding section views are located 20 Activate the DS1 My Ground Floor Plan layout under the Floor Plans container of the Navigator Layout Book and zoom in to the Section and Elevation markers to review their content e 94 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 10 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUTING Please note All the section and elevation markers have been automatically named according to the ID of the corresponding section and elevation and the name and number of the layout where the corresponding section or elevation is located For example the S 01 Section marker on the floor plan is called S 01 Section DS4 since the S 01 Section is located on the DS4 layout If you change the order of section layouts in the Navigator Layout Book all the corresponding marker
14. this chapter e ArchiCAD s Zone Tool helps to identify 3D spaces and stores multiple attributes and properties associated with them Rooms and groups of spaces for instance departments or areas with similar functions can be easily identified with the help of colored fills and even zone identifiers or space stamps can be assigned to them with a single click e ArchiCAD s automatic and associative dimension feature refer to project specific locations In reality this means that you are free to develop and edit all the elements in your design project the previously created associative dimension chain will always be automatically updated without spending any extra time on dimensioning e ArchiCAD s detail drawing views are extremely helpful at the project documentation stage since they provide you with the possibility of re using and even further enhancing your existing 2D details that could be stored in various vectorial file formats such as DWG DXF or DGN 6 1 ADDING A NEW 3D ZONE USING THE AUTOMATIC PLACEMENT METHOD 4 ACTO Guide Q Chapter 06_01 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Let s define the room usage and spaces in the building using the smart 3D Zone functionality of ArchiCAD Open the ArchiCAD Guide Chapter 06 Pla ArchiCAD project file to complete this stage of the interactive hands on ArchiCAD training guide Please study the Getting started with the ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide
15. which have clearly reached their limits and are increasingly being pushed aside by the next generation Building Modeling and simulation solutions The Virtual Building integrated building model concept pioneered by Graphisoft back in 1984 and used by over 100 000 architects worldwide offers huge advantages for architects and designers accurate 3D representation of the building to support true coordination and estimating superior visualization and animation for design development and presentation automated documentation calculation and simulation The creation of a new building demands joint effort streamlined teamwork and close collaboration with other disciplines Graphisoft ArchiCAD through its multi user environment open architecture and seamless collaboration puts you the architect fully in command when taking on this challenge Architect paastudio U S Graphisoft offers this suite of high performance building life cycle tools As a leader in these technologies we invite you to acquire ArchiCAD today and share the competitive and strategic advantages that only Graphisoft can deliver through the Virtual Building As design professionals embrace the Building Modeling concept Graphisoft ArchiCAD teamed with its complementary products is rapidly becoming the design tool of choice around the world To find your nearest ArchiCAD reseller or distributor contact any Graphisoft office or visit www graphisoft com distr
16. 0 00 Lawer Exterior Walls star 0 Point 4 Click here with the _ hammer cursor to place the dimension line 1 A E Ez TERM TAT A ee Point 1 Start dimensioning with the pavement slab 3 3 MODIFYING THE CURVED WALL IN THE ELEVATION VIEW L ACTO Guide Chapter 03_01 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie First let s change the height of the curved wall on the terrace in the elevation view 1 Activate the 3 3 Modify Curved Wall pre set view in the View Map and ensure that the Tracker la is on Activate the Wall Tool E in the Toolbox and select the curved wall in the elevation project view Hold down the Shift key move the cursor over the curved wall and click Position the cursor over one of the top hotspots Point of 1 of the selected curved wall and click A pet palette H Stretch height will appear offering various editing options Click the Stretch Height button and start to stretch the wall height vertically move the mouse downwards to reduce the height Type y to open up the tracker and enter Length 5 71 c 5 X Coordinate 0 00 4 20 for the top elevation Y value and select t Y Coordinate 4 20pv E e Distance STI enter to complete editing the wall height t Z Coordinate 0 00 Note Alternatively you can also modify the t A wall height via the Info Box Select the wall Elevation Top M as before and then enter 4 20
17. 1 Start here to create the Wall Ex 02 curved masonry wall Point 2 Click here to define the seconcd point ofthe arc _ Point 1 Start here to create the Wall Ex 02 curved masonry wall fi i i Point2 Click here to define the second point of the arc 7 Point 3 _ Double click here to complete the wall arc ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 15 1 DESIGN CREATING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE 1 4 MODIFYING THE LENGTH OF THE CURVED WALL ACT0 Guide Chapter 01_04 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie It is very simple to modify in this case stretch the length of the new curved wall by moving the endpoints at both ends 1 Activate the 1 4 Stretch Curved Wall entry in the Navigator View Map gt ArchiCAD Guide gt Chapter 1 folder 2 First switch off the grid snap by pressing the Grid button on the Standard Toolbar or via the View gt Grid Snap option Ensure that the Tracker is switched on 3 Activate the Arrow tool in the Toolbox Select the wall with the Arrow tool amp while also turning on Quick Selection by depressing the magnetic button in the info box or by holding down the Space bat 8 Start to stretch the wall Type 4 Move the magnetic cursor over the curved wall wall Structure M Bl plan symbol to pre select this wall As a result Bottom 0 00 Layer Exterior Walls the wall will be pre selected and some basic information
18. 22 43 99 Y J ArchiCAD interactive Training Guide Publishing Properties You can also use the Page Options and Document Options v Boen Set SSS SS ET settings to add headers or footers using various settings or to define v Floor Plans i i aper size and orientation E UB DS1 My Ground Floor Plan v MDesian set Ra e CH D52 My Gallery Floor Plan vifi Y Floor Plans 6 Click the Publishing Properties bar Print Y Al Sections Elevations os1 My Ground Floor Plan View ___ gt CE D53 E 01 Elevation os2 My Gallery Floor Plan View publishing Properties and select the gt ps4 s 01 Section y Cisections Elevations Save files publishing method from the Upload to internet gt CADS5 Section Elevations Miss sones drop down list and define the location on v EA Details loss s 01 Section k oO oa YE D55 Section Elevations your local machine where you wish to save r E D57 New Detail Layout v petils the PDF design documentation set v El Presentation Views D56 Gallery Details ii 7 gt GB DS8 Renderings 2 Ds7 New Detail Layout 7 Ensure that the This set option Publish y this set FA gt CH D59 skecthes v E Views is selected in the bottom right o F DS8 Renderi P A Y a noi corner of the dialog box then click BB Deafult Master Layout D59 Skecthes ie os a gt BACTG A3 Landscape Layout 4 ajii Publish to start the publishing process o M U Dicc Z3 Please note the newly created My Design Set
19. 2D 90 00 i Show All Hotspots Off W 0 180 0 Transpare lt 240 Anchor Sill to Wall base PH Symbol Pen i Frame Contour Pen a Trim Contour Pen 0 Transpare 4 2 ADDING AN INTERNAL DOOR L ACTO Guide Chapter 04_02 mp4 Watch Movie MPEG4 Now let s add an internal door to the project i Leaf Pen 2D E 3 0 18 n Es L Swing Pen 2D M3 0 18 1 al 0 00 1 Activate the 4 2 Adding an Internal Door pre set view and activate Swing Type Curved the Doot In 01 internal door from the Favorites i Wall Contour Line Both Sides Pr off 0 00 L wall Contour Line T 4 Dashed Inside 2 Select the corner point geometry insertion method e in the E Wall Contour Line T 4 Dashed rath Sor M Info Box a Use Fills On E A A os 3 Click to place the door on the internal corner point of the wall junction point 1 3 Select the centerpoint geometry method a e in the Info Box l l p 8 y i 4 Click to the right of the door in the wall to define the door and click OK E l position point 2 with the double eye cursor 4 Make sure that the Special Snap Point settings are appropriate and i P a i aa ae 5 Finally click below and to the left of the new door s center with set to Half Along the Entire Element 4 before starting to a the 4 eye shaped cursor to define its opening direction point 3 insert the new door 5 Hold the cursor
20. Mt 1 75 mm ont CN Marker Text 1 Pen default W 0 18 mm Marker Style 4 gt Drawing IDs Custom gt Layout Number All Marker Text To cut a cross section through the building simply create a section elevation line on the floor plan and ArchiCAD will automatically generate the section elevation view of the building Any modifications to the model in the Section Elevation Window will be updated automatically in all other views of the building 5 Start to create a new section line by switching on the grid display and grid snap in the View menu Click on the grid intersection point at point 1 to start to draw the section line Click on point 2 to complete the section line Click on the right side of the section line with the eye shaped cursor to define its orientation somewhere near to point 4 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 27 2 DESIGN COMPLETING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE Point 2 Click here to complete the section line Point 3 Click on the right side of the newly o created section line with the eye shaped cursor to define it orientation Point 1 Click here to start creating a new section 9 Open the new section view by selecting Shift Click the new section line and activating the Open Section Elevation option from the context menu Alternatively you can also open the new section view by activating the S 01 Section item under the Sections Elevations container o
21. Options Show on Plan _ with Markers Show Opening Only _ with Contours O Hide on Plan 5 Open the Options for Fills amp Zones panel to fine tune the desired representation of Fills and Zones Here you can set the exact representation of Fill Backgrounds as well as Cut Drafting Cover Fills and Zone Backgrounds y Options for Fills amp Zones By Element B Note This Option will not affect any Fill whose background in Fill Settings is Transparent or Window Background Fill Background _ Show Cut Fill Contours Only Cut Fill Patterns As In Settings O Solid _ Show Skin Separator Lines Show Drafting Fill Contours Only Drafting Fill Patterns Wr As in Settings O Solid Show Cover Fill Contours Only Cover Fill Patterns As in Settings O Solid Empty Zone Background Category Color Cover Fill Background No Background Y Show Cover Fill Pattern v Show Zone Stamp 6 Once you are done with the configuration of the Model View Options switch to the Model View Option Combinations panel and click Store as to save the current display settings with a unique name Design Model View in this example and click OK to leave the dialog box Model View Options y Model View Option Combinations 01 Drafting 02 Preliminary 03 Approval 04 Construction 05 Site Context 06 Reflected Ceiling Plan Design
22. Settings Parallel Projections Camera Z Target Z 87 3 23 Rotate camera by moving the mouse Walk forward Arrow Up W Walk backward Arrow Down S Lateral move left Left Arrow A ape Distance haa ig 20 00 View Cone Roll Angle Lateral move right Right Arrow D UT TT MZ 60 00 26 Sun Altitude x Sun Azimuth a 35 00 a e 140 00 Go up PgUp Go down PgDwn Fly mode 8 When you are satisfied with the specified view select Save Current l Projection FAMA add from the context menu ncrease Speed i add CTRL click on MacOS right click on WIN over the Navigator Project Map 3D 00 ArchiCAD Guide and add the new camera to the current path Hurry Quit Explore mode Mouse Click ESC Help Cmd 9 Add three more cameras to the current ArchiCAD Guide path 3 Do not show this information next time o Explore from different external perspective views ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 71 8 PRESENTATION aut pee de a s 4 AUU PS wb de o i A FAE T 7 E v Y vies y a uf Te tee A FU f 1 E n n ATTWAT pS SES yr f P A i i 10 Simply double click any of the saved camera views in the path to re open their saved views 8 3 CREATING A SKETCH RENDERED PRESENTATION IMAGE N ACTO Guide Chapter 08 _03 mp4 weeca Watch Movie There are four different easy to use
23. as the wall top elevation value in the Info Box The height of the wall will be automatically updated and the previously created corresponding elevation value has been automatically updated 6 49 6 49 we gt wall F Structure Masonry Block nR 6 00 Bottom 0 00 Layer Exterior Walls F Som Y E EE Boe me ES Bos os E Note that the previously placed elevation dimension is updated with the new wall height value and positioned to the new location corresponding to the new wall height 32 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 3 DESIGN EVALUATION DEVELOPING THE EXTERIOR 3 4 ADDING EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL WALLS gt ACT0 Guide G Chapter 03_04 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Let s continue the design development by modifying the external walls and by adding internal partitions to the project Let s draw the same type of wall for the entrance as used for the external walls of the building With ArchiCAD you can easily pick up an element s characteristics and transfer them into the Toolbox to begin drawing a new element with the same settings for example or to other elements in the project to ensure they match the settings from another element 1 Activate the 3 4 Adding Walls View Map item to switch to the ground floor plan and zoom in on the northern horizontal external wall of the project 2 To pick up the settings of the existing PA external walls activat
24. design in a quick and easy manner using keyboard shortcuts and various navigational functions as specified in the 3D Explore information palette 3D Explore information Use the following techniques to navigate Rotate camera by moving the mouse AN Walk forward Arrow Up W i gt Walk backward Arrow Down S gt Lateral move left Left Arrow A Lateral move right Right Arrow D Go up PgUp d Go down PgDwn Fly mode F AA Hurry Shift Increase Speed Decrease Speed Quit Explore mode Mouse Click ESC Help Cmd Do not show this information next time A II Hint To change the view in a project choose the appropriate buttons from the bottom of the current project window If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel you can also use the scroll function to zoom in and out in real time and by depressing and dragging the scroll wheel to pan around real time Scraiz2o0m Pan Navigator Preview Navigator Quick Options Increase Zoom Construction Grid You can also use ArchiCAD Construction Grid to aid the design process Simply activate the View gt Grid Options gt Grids amp Background command to define the geometry 12 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 1 DESIGN CREATING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE and spacing of the main and auxiliary grid lines and to configure the Skewed Grid and Snap Grid options Grids amp Background Construction Gr
25. edit these openings First we ll stretch one of the sliding doors in the section view and experience how the project model and also the plan view updates automatically 1 Activate the 4 11 Editing Sliding Doors pre set plan view from the Navigator View Map to display the lower floor plan and then open the 4 11 Stretching Sliding Door pre set section view 2 Resize the Section window so that the plan view of the sliding doors is also visible at the background acea 5 01 Section Autorebuidd Model Point 2 Stretch if to this corner of the gallery slab some D7 lis i DD 2 40 Stretch the door from this comer 3 Select the sliding door which is visible in the elevation view in the Section window move over the cursor while holding down the SHIFT key to pre select it then click to select it 4 Click the top left selection hotspot point 1 of the selected sliding door to bring up the pet palette 5 Select the Stretch horizontally button on the pet al palette to stretch the sliding door to match the gallery slab edge 6 Click now with the check mark cursor on the corner of the gallery slab point 2 to complete the stretching of the sliding door yap nee 7 Notice that the floor plan representation in the background has also been automatically updated Now we ll edit the other sliding door in the 3D window 8 First return to the floor plan by clicking anywhere in the
26. explore the various JPEG 2000 Image options in Enhancements Line and JPEG Image E Photoshop Image Hatch Settings as well as the PICT Image Shadow Line and Background _ PNG Image l i QuickTime Image L 7 Settings tabs in the PhotoRendering SGI Image Y TIFF Image Truevision TGA Image Windows BMP Image Settings dialog box You can use the Format Partial Rendering tab to reduce the rendering range only for a part of the image to try the current settings This can be very helpful in the case of complex building models to reduce rendering time or just to test the current settings Please have a look at the following images These illustrate some sketch rendering variations showing hiding 3D Vectorial Hatching and Vectorial Sun Shadows Once you are done fine tuning the individual rendered image you can save it in various raster image formats using the File gt Save as command You can also add the PhotoRendering window of the current camera view to the Navigator View Map by clicking the Save current view i button on the Navigator Don t forget to select the Photorendering Window on the 3D Only tab when you wish to reuse the carefully set photorendering settings window at a later e g documentation stage of your work Save View Create New Identification ID Custom H EWI Name Custom H Sketch Rendering Source Generic Perspecti
27. floor plan window or by activating the 4 11 Editing Sliding Door view in the Navigator Use the mouse scroll wheel to zoom out slightly or use the zoom out button for the same purpose 9 Activate the Marquee tool be i ensure that the bold cross story selection method and the rectangular geometry method have been selected in the Info Box 10 Draw a marquee rectangle on the lower floor plan as shown in the screenshot 11 Open the 3D window by selecting the Show Selection Marquee in 3D option from the context menu to display just that part of the project that has been selected with the marquee rectangle 44 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 4 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING AND ADJUSTING OPENINGS Alternatively you can also activate the 4 11 Edit Sliding Door in 3D pre set view to get to the same project view in the 3D window This pre set view also stores the marquee information that was placed previously on the floor plan view N N N N N N N N N tp A u as AULA LALALA SS 4 w rf LEE s PATA Y f Pad w W 12 Zoom into the 3D window to the sliding door that needs to be stretched so that the edge of the gallery is also visible 13 Select the sliding door in the side wall and click on its top corner selection hotspot to activate the pet palette FERE Stretch horizontally
28. in a previously created element group First switch to Suspend Group Do the desired editing on the temporarily ungrouped elements then switch back to Enable Groups Magic Wand This is useful when creating new polygonal elements with the geometry of existing elements For instance 18 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 1 DESIGN CREATING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE when creating a new wall around the perimeter of an existing slab as explained earlier in the 1 2 Exercise Special Snap Points These help you to create and snap to temporary snap points created on the fly They are very useful for instance if you wish to insert a window at the 3 5th distance of a wall segment 1 6 CREATING A PAVEMENT AND CUTTING A HOLE IN IT ACTO Guide Chapter 01_06 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Let s create external paving around the building and then cut a hole in the external slab for the footprint of the house 1 Activate the 1 6 Create External Paving viewin w EE Grid Display 2 Turn on the grid snap and also the Grid Display under the View menu or use the corresponding options on the Grid drop down menu on the Standard Toolbar 3 Deselect the newly created columns by right clicking then choosing the appropriate item in the menu 4 Activate the Slab Tool S from the Toolbox then activate the Slab 02 entry from Favorites to load the necessary slab height hatching type and materials for the
29. layout sheets You can also select any of the drawings on the layouts and adjust all their Drawing Settings with the help of the Drawing Settings button 25 in the Info Box Auto vs Manual drawing update Using the Drawing Settings dialog box you can define the Drawing ID and Name method and specify if you wish to update the current drawing manually or automatically in this latter case ArchiCAD will automatically regenerate the drawing from the source design project view on the layout if the project file changes This helps you to keep your project data always up to date and fully integrated Last updated 2006 1 20 11 46 Update Status Modified Update Type Auto _ Manual Y Store Drawing in the Project file Note Use the Drawing Manager Palette to modify the source and update this Drawing In certain cases however for instance in the case of high resolution rendered views it might be handy to specify a manual update since automatic update might require more computing time on older hardware configurations With manual updates all you need to do ts to select the drawing you wish to update and click the Update button in the Navigator Layout Book or select the 3 Open source View Modify source View Settings 3 Update Link Drawing to same Update option from the context menu right click in Windows Control Click on MacOS in the selected drawing You can also define 1f you wish to st
30. name GraphisoftArchicad Hint You can also upload the published documents to an pecans EE Internet FTP site In this case just as before all you need to do P Path Archicad Training Guide is to choose the Upload to Internet option and the corresponding settings in the Publisher Set Properties dialog box Click Publish re E to publish the updated and up to date project view set ArchiCAD _ Test login ensures that all the pre set views layer sets and display properties ag v Include Project Reviewer web enviroment scale and zoom are maintained when publishing To view this set your clients do not need to have ArchiCAD in installed on their machines nor have any knowledge of how to use M Send an e mail E mail ArchiCAD A regular Internet browser e g Internet Explorer is l all that s needed to view print or redline the published sets Cancel E0 ArchiCAD s published files can be opened reviewed and redlined in Project Reviewer a free Java based viewer embedded in all published documents all you need to do is to check Include Project Reviewer web environment in the Publisher Set Properties dialog box You can even send an automatic e mail notification with ArchiCAD s project publisher if you wish This is a great tool for clients consultants or firm principals as no license or knowledge of ArchiCAD is required Files redlined in Reviewer can be merged
31. new Design Set Pdf file on your local machine using Size the free Adobe Acrobat Reader application to view your design project documentation set 3 03 MB 3 15 MB g Anoba file dm View Dsxcumem Comments Took Advanced Window Heip oO os Mm 4 The 2006 o c Archicad Interactive Publishing Name Status Y DS1 My Ground Floor Plan View Y DS2 My Gallery Floor Plan View Saved Y DS3 E 01 Elevation Saved y DS4 S 01 Section Saved i DSS Section amp Elevations Saved Y DS6 Gallery Details Saved Y DS7 New Detail Layout Saved Y DS8 Renderings Saved Y DS9 Skecthes Saved g Y Note Double click on the item in the list for details Size GRAPHISOFT 785 64KB 3 730 29 KB E gt G 855 96 KB tar ra O 811 30 KB AMS TO 1 46 MB ii 33 772 69 KB art IN Training Guide D tiis d mses wae 704 24 KB i E l Sample Design Layouts 2 23 MB i hi road 5 67 MB 14 ee ats DEA i Arttec hame to De be entere at bo a A Uy Gallery Floor Plan Sa 9 yo 922 Floor Plan 110 a 7 GRAPHISOFT Virtual tubing Sabatons ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 97 10 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUTING ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide Sample Design Layouts a Lan me Chert ame m de entero at Fees inte Project inte _ _ Architect hame to be be entera af Feel Inte Propet into ee ee ee E 01 Elevation View
32. new node button on the pet of Al 6 Activate the 3D window EA while the camera is still selected You palette in order to insert new nodes onto the slab pena naie can also activate the Show Selection Marquee in 3D command edge from the context menu for the same result 6 Place the arsine g From the perspective view it is clear that there is no opening in the slab perimeter node to the a slab for the stairway so the outline of the gallery slab must be top left edge of the stairs move modified to accommodate the staircase the rubber band cursor over the stair corner and click it with the filled pencil cursor to add the new node here point 3 7 Add further slab nodes as E dl a von above and move these to the corner points of the stair points 2 4 and 5 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 49 Sn DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING CIRCULATION AND OTHER OBJECTS Point 4 Feos Point 2 3 4 5 Insert and adjust new nodes around the stairs to create a hole in the gallery slab Point 1 Click this edge of the selected gallery slab in order to insert and position new nodes with the help of the Pet Palette 8 Deselect the slab as soon as you are ready with the edge modifications and open the 3D window to display the results Select the previously placed camera and open the 3D window or activate the pre set 05 Interior View from the Camera folder of the Navigator View Map 9 Notice th
33. on Layout 1 100 Drawing Scale s on Layout 1 100 1 1 Keywords Keywords ArchiCAD a Virtual Building Solution by Graphisoft GRAPHISOFT Virtual Building Solutions ArchiCAD a Virtual Building Solution by Graphisoft GRAPHISOFT Virtual Building Solutions Please note you should also activate the My Gallery Floor Plan layout and repeat Steps 10 to 13 of the previous 10 1 Placing Project Views on Layouts exercise to configure all the necessary settings and adjustments of the Gallery floor plan drawing Hint There are various AutoText entries to help you when developing your project layout book Some AutoTexts are generated from the individual properties of the current project views name ID scale magnification etc placed on a layout There are also AutoTexts that are identical for a certain project client name Project Name Address Keywords etc All this project related information can be defined at File gt Info gt Project Info Project Info and all these Project Info items can be used as AutoTexts throughout the documentation process Project Info Nr Name Description 1 Client Client Name to be entered at File Info Project Info gt s New 2 Project Name ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide 3 Project Number Project Number to be entered at Project Info Delete 4 Company Graphisoft Research amp Development 5 Street Street name to be entered at Pro
34. rendering engines shipped with ArchiCAD 10 giving you the opportunity to create state of the art presentation renderings in different styles at any stage of the design development 1 Open the pre set 8 3 Sketch Rendering view from the Navigator View Map Activate the Document gt Creative Imaging gt Photorendering Settings dialog box to set all the parameters and characteristics of the selected rendering engine PhotoRendering Settings Engine Sketch H Factory Settings Size 800 la 600 Pixels H Resolution 150 dpi v Keep Proportions of 3D Window Size to 3D Window e rrr ttl tlt y Basic settings Basic Settings Line color Custom Sketch style Koh_I_Noor 9 Line style 11_Tech_Pencil H O Current element settings O As in Line style Y Show Vectorial Sun Shadows Y Show 3D Vectorial Hatching Select the Sketch rendering engine and choose the pre set Koh I Noor sketch style and black line color on the Basic Settings tab Make sure that Show 3D Vectorial Hatching is checked and that the Background 1s set to a single white Color on the Background panel of the dialog box y Background Background Colors Picture Select Document gt Creative Imaging gt PhotoRender Projection to create a rendered image with the previously defined Sketch rendering engine 72 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 8 PRESENTATION Feel free to
35. smoothly back into the original Virtual Building project database thanks to Project Mark Up ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 83 10 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUTING 10 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUTING ArchiCAD provides you with a very powerful hassle free and comprehensive layouting functionality right out of the box the Layout Book lets you layout various project views as well as other materials from different sources providing you with all the tools you need to achieve the production of high quality working drawings and paper based presentations that will be easily understood by engineers construction partners and clients ArchiCAD enables you to reduce the time spent on documentation The Virtual Building M project model is at the cutting edge in effective documentation and management Construction documents and files can be derived without any additional software and practically no repetitive work Automatic page numbering multiple master pages and intelligent title blocks reduce tedious work and makes compliance with office standards easier thus saving you time 10 1 PLACING PROJECT VIEWS ON LAYOUTS 3 ACT10 Guide QA Chapter 10_01 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Open the ArchiCAD Guide Chapter 10 Pla ArchiCAD project file to complete this stage of the interactive hands on ArchiCAD training guide Please study the Getting started with the ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide chapter if you need more information
36. some Vectorial Hatching and Vectorial Sun Shadows for some of the sections and elevations Activate the 3 1 Adding Shadows view in the View Map Open the AC10 Guide Chapter 03 Pla ArchiCAD project file to complete this stage of the interactive hands on ArchiCAD training guide Please study the Getting started with the ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide chapter if you need more information on how to set up ArchiCAD select the desired ArchiCAD Work Environment and open the training guide project files 1 Select the previously created E 01 Elevation line on the floor plan and open the corresponding Elevation project view by activating the Open Section Elevation command from the context menu 2 Open the Section Elevation Selection Settings dialog box by activating the Section Elevation button in the Info Box then switch to the Model Effects panel and check the Vectorial 3D Hatching option in order to switch on vectorial hatching on this elevation 3 Check the Vectorial Sun Shadows option as well and select the Custom Sun option set 45 degrees for Sun Altitude and Azimuth select Solid Fill for shadow fill type and 93 for shadow fill pen You can freely configure and experience different 3D vectorial fills and sun shadow properties and a number other features including Uniform Pencolor for uncut elements and Uncut surface fills using the Model Effec
37. t ACTO Guide Chapter 02_04 mp4 4 Select Trim to Top in the it Y Se Y Walls Columns Beams Trim to Roof dialog box and weeca Watch Movie mM click OK to proceed Sone ISO Now let s trim the walls and columns to the lower surface of the roof S The lt dlected columnsand l l Library Par 1 Activate the 2 4 Trim to Roof pre set view to open the 3D walls will now be trimmed window explore the design in 3D to the lower surface of the m Set Wall Column Top to highest Point a roof 2 Select all the walls and columns that have to be trimmed Activate E E sige EE T A the Arrow Tool Rh Arrow switch on Quick Selection and 6 Click elsewhere on the Shift click on the required walls and columns to select them the screen but not on another E Trim currently selectable element are highlighted in the 3D view You element to deselect the can simplify selection by switching off the Suspend Group trimmed elements function on the Standard Toolbar Er or in the Control Box amp Part of Group Wall Selected Structure Common Brick Bottom 0 00 Layer Exterior Walls Story 0 26 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 2 DESIGN COMPLETING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE 2 5 CREATING A SECTION VIEW OF THE PROJECT ACTO Guide Chapter 02_05 mp4 Watch Movie MPEG4 Let s return to the floor plan adjust the Section Elevation settings and then create some Sections and Elevati
38. the 9 2 2 My Gallery Floor Plan project view under the My Design Set Floor Plans view container on the left Drag and drop the selected project views to the new Floor Plans layout subset on the right in order to automatically place the two selected project views on layouts Alternatively you can also use the Place Drawing Place orawing gt gt gt button to place the selected Views from the left on Layouts to the right The two existing pre set project views are placed on two separate layouts under the Design Set layout subset You can also drag and drop the complete Floor Plan view folder to the Layout Book 84 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 10 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUTING O Organizer Layout Editor E 0 0 Tree by subset gt x fi ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide Yy my Design Set v Floor Plans y ArchicaD Interactive Training Guide v il Design Set fis 9 2 1 My Ground Floor Plan y Floor Plans Ex 9 2 2 My Gallery Floor Plan gt EM DS1 My Ground Floor Plan View E Details gt CE DS2 My Gallery Floor Plan View gt sections Elevations gt Mi Sections Elevations gt ArchiCAD Guide gt Fi Details fe UA Construction Documentation Set gt il Presentation Views E CD Reflected Ceiling Plans gt C Masters gt Landsape Designer Set gt 3 structural Engineer Set e HVAC SET gt Client Set gt CA Exampl
39. the handrail to define the geometry of the detail marker Finally click near to the middle of the handrail point 3 with the hammer cursor to define the position of the marker Point 1 Stari creating 0 01 detail marker here Point 3 Place D 01 marker hero wilh the hammer cursor Point 2 Complete D 01 detail marker here Please note You can select a marker and use the pet palette buttons to modify its position change the orientation or the length of the reference line or modify the radius of the rounded corners of the marker rectangle etc Add more detail markers to this section view as shown in the screenshot ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 61 6 DOCUMENTATION ZONES DIMENSIONS AND DETAIL CALLOUTS E Create a D 02 Floor detail at the wall junction of the external curved wall and the terrace slab D 03 Lintel detail at the lintel of the sliding door and D 04 Sill detail at the sill of the gallery window 11 Ensure the new details entries are all O Navigator Project Map visible and accessible from the Project ES a Map Details folder of the Navigator Gl Details E D 01 Handrail D 02 Floor J D 03 Lintel D 04 Sill 8 3D amp Generic Perspective ie Generic Axonometry f 00 Archicad Guide y 6 6 MERGING AND ADJUSTING 1 EXTERNAL DWG DETAIL DRAWINGS AC
40. toilet 56 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 6 DOCUMENTATION ZONES DIMENSIONS AND DETAIL CALLOUTS ee y Entrance E eo gr i hy op oh Point 1 Click inside this space first to determine the boundaries of the first 3D Zone Exhibition Space Casita _ gt _ a Point 2 Click here with the hammer cursor to place the zone stamp 7 SSS F 6 2 ADDING A NEW 3D ZONE USING THE MANUAL PLACEMENT METHOD ACTO Guide Chapter 06_02 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Let s use the manual polygonal method to place the next 3D zone at the gallery level 1 Activate the 6 2 Adding 3D Zone manually pre set view to switch to the upper story now to place the next zone at the gallery level Activate again Zone 01 in the Favorites and name Gallery change its name to Gallery and its number to No 05 05 in the Info Box Select the first Manual Inner Edge Reference Line construction method 5 from the Info Box Start to draw the polygonal shape of the zone at the corner points of the gallery slab Select the first straight segment option from the pet palette ahi E nt Start with the upper left corner point point 1 Place the cursor over the edge of the slab so that the check mark is visible and then click this edge to place the first vertex of the new 3D Zone Plac
41. wall junction to define the insertion point of the new window Let s now add a circular window on the Gallery level 5 Activate the Win Ex 04 circular window entry in the Favorites 6 Select the mid point insertion method e in the Info Box 7 Open the Set Special Snap Values 4 dialog box from Special Snap Values the Standard Toolbar and enter SHELLS 4 for Divisions and select Percent 20 00 OK to leave the dialog box Distance 1 00 8 Select the Divisions Special Snap Point method and enter iit oa 4 for the number of o divisions in the Control Box 40 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 4 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING AND ADJUSTING OPENINGS 9 Move the cursor over the external perimeter line of the vertical western wall to generate four temporary special snap points at quarterly distances 10 Position the cursor above the top first temporary snap point so that your cursor becomes a check mark point 2 11 Click now to determine the insertion point of the circular window 12 Move the cursor to the external side of the wall and click again to determine the window s opening direction 13 Repeat the same steps 8 to 11 to symmetrically insert the same circular window into the eastern vertical wall on the other side of the building at point 3 Point 1 Click this wall junction to define the insertion point of the new window Point 2 Select the first quaderl
42. will be displayed about this pre selected element in the Element Information pop up Scroll Zoom button to zoom in 6 Click on Point 1 the hotspot at the end of the reference line of the wall gerne the cursor will change from an empty pencil symbol to a black one when snapping to a hotspot 7 Select the Angular Stretch button from the pet palette that appears 2 Angle 30 ve X Coordinate 2 58 t Y Coordinate 16 44 Radius 16 64 t Z Coordinate 0 00 VII 5 Now click once to select the curved wall as a result the fill color of the wall will change indicating that it has been selected Zoom in on the left wall end with the mouse scroll wheel or use the A to define the exact numeric Angle value and key in 30 then hit Enter to complete the stretch Repeat the same procedure at the other end of the wall this time enter Angle 31 10 degrees at Point 2 X Angle 31 10 Y X Coordinate 6 30 Y Y Coordinate 15 38 Radius 16 62 t Z Coordinate 0 00 10 The floor plan with the newly stretched curved masonty wall will look like this Wall Selected Structure Masonry Block Sottom 0 00 Laver Exterior Walls Point 1 Select the wall then click here to start stretching the wall Point 2 Stretch this wall end as well Hint The pet palette is always available with the appropriate content providing
43. 0 fr 8 5 11 Sketch Skyli 4 OK DS9 Skecthes cy 9 2 4 E 01 Elevation View Modified DS3 E 01 Elevat fa 9 2 5 E 02 Elevation View Modified DSS Section amp El a 9 2 6 E 03 Elevation View Modified DS5 Section amp El 4 oy 9 2 7 E 04 Elevation View Modified DSS Section amp El en ja gt f Settings y 10 5 PUBLISHING THE FINAL LAYOUT BOOK t AC10 Guide Chapter 10_05 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Browse between the different layouts to experience how easy it is to develop a professional project documentation set in ArchiCAD You are free to place different drawings having different file types on the same layout use different scale and display options insert and hotlink Microsoft Word Excel and Project files insert raster image files including digital photographs as well as high quality professional section elevation plan and detail views The Project layout book will always be automatically updated as the project develops since all the drawings and sheets are hotlinked to their source master content so if any of the source information changes ArchiCAD will instantly regenerate and update all the layouts automatically Once you are ready with the layouts you can create an Adobe PDF Portable Document Format E project documentation with a few mouse clicks 1 Select the Project Chooser button at the top of the Navigator and select Show Organizer to set up a new PDF publisher set 2 Select the
44. 00 t Y Coordinate 2 sE 27 74 A As you move the cursor diagonally towards the lower right you will see the Guide Lines appearing Press X to switch to input Lt mode select the Width field in the palette and enter 48 Now select the Height field and enter 48 Select enter to place the second diagonal corner of the slab point 2 Select the plateau slab and cut a rectangular hole in it around the paving slab by simply clicking two of the diagonal corner points points 3 and 4 of the paving slab having first selected the plateau slab you just created A Point 1 Click here 19 27 to place the first vertex of the plateau slab Point 3 Start culling a bole here in the previously f created selected siab Point 4 Complete the hole here Fi in the selected plateau slab Point 2 Click here Widih 48 Height 48 to place the second diagonal vertex of the slab ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 69 8 PRESENTATION 8 2 ADDING CAMERAS AND CAMERA VIEWS TO THE PROJECT ACTO Guide Chapter 08_02 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Let s add some cameras to the project to create various presentation images fly throughs or virtual reality panoramas or scenes Enter 3 23 for both the Camera and the Target Z values and set the View Cone to 60 degrees the Sun Azimuth to 140 degrees and adjust the other values as illustrated in the screenshot Click Apply to apply t
45. 06068 D 01 Handrail Detail Drawing Oval Pal Mandadumer Humber OR 17 shaped Eunmpean Oat tandalscew had La fl pie T pisos La taker head Tea and vamkh andal l l l l l l l Jata 209 0500 l Lumbuctk wih eye l end moged whee l naceran la lens bn Smm wr whe ope l Mh 100mm between pes l l l l 1 I l l l I l l l 1 Sam cancele somedan canas bar plants La Ph Phe Bakraer wih Srucural Engnest s ad end webbed la specttextbn unequalange batam al God well fish Equal ingk Edge Fal MDF fachg panel ar ahh pam hed La Equal ngl 2 byes eon Bad pa red Can huaus Angle uspended celhg la Balam Pal wakwery sol fed h Sbe Yntes pas azada wih mandaduers died br ahedul Use beadhg La heh ales pared edges as equbed 6 Modify and adjust the merged DWG detail drawing and adjust the detail boundaries Feel free to edit and modify any other parts of the detail select and delete unnecessary lines and fills from the window if you wish and so on 7 Repeat the same procedure for the other three details First open the detail drawing D 02 Floor D 03 Lintel and D 04 Sill window from ArchiCAD Navigator Project Map and then merge the corresponding DWG detail drawing D 02 Floor Detail dwg D 03 Lintel Detail dwg and D 04 Sill Detail dweg
46. 1 Activate the Dimension Tool Dimension in the Toolbox and then the Dim Elev 01 item in the Favorites Click the and buttons in the Toolbox to define a pre set multiple height elevation dimension 2 Start to add dimensions by clicking the edge of the external paving slab point 1 then continue with the top edge of the curved wall point 2 and finally the edge of the roof point 3 Please note when you position the cursor over an element it will be highlighted indicating that it is pre selected for dimensioning At the same time the Element Information pop up will display some brief information about the pre selected element Use the Tab key to switch between the pre selected elements which are located one on top of each other Please always ensure that you ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 31 3 DESIGN EVALUATION DEVELOPING THE EXTERIOR dimension the correct building element slabs walls and roofs and NOT the text labels 3 Click the OK button in the Control Box to finish adding more points to the dimensions Alternatively you can also simply double click anywhere in the view to get the same result 4 Click once with the hammer cursor close to point 4 to define the position and to place the dimensions Point 3 Dimension top of the roof _ Point 2 Dimension top of the wall a Dimension Layer Level Dimensioning Sore 15001 Tairere Misenry Block Botturn
47. 10 Guide G Chapter 06_06 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Open D 01 Handrail detail window 0 01 tundran y Oat Orto from the Details folder of the Navigator Project Map This will open the D 01 Q Handrail detail drawing window Please note you can also open any detail o drawing or any other project view by double clicking on its name in the Navigator Project Map Check the draft detail drawing which ArchiCAD automatically extracts from the building elements of the project You can use ArchiCAD robust 2D functionality to enrich and to work out this callout view or for instance you can also merge an existing external detail drawing from a DWG file 3 Activate the File gt File Special gt Merge i Merge command and select DWG file dwg from the Files of the type list of the Merge file dialog box to merge an external DWG file to the ArchiCAD project Browse to select and merge the attached D 01 Handrail Detail dwe drawing file from the DWG Detail Drawings folder in the folder of the current chapter on your computer Select the Specify On Screen Insertion Point method select the Special Built in Translator and then click Place to place the external handrail detail drawing into the currently active D 01 Handrail detail window 62 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 6 DOCUMENTATION ZONES DIMENSIONS AND DETAIL CALLOUTS Merge DX
48. 9 2 1 My Ground Floor Plan Em 9 2 2 My Gallery Floor Plan Y UU Details 4 D 01 Handrail g D 02 Floor D 03 Lintel A D 04 Sill y La Sections Elevations Place Drawing gt gt gt Y View Properties D 0 Floor 3 Custom a 1 5 El Design Model View S ArchiCAD Training Q Zoomed area Settings y BE de Tree by subset y T Details 4 y Lapse Gallery Details Al Handrail A2 Sill FA B2 Lintel v CE DS7 New Detail Layout Al Floor gt El Presentation Views y Lal Masters ee cs es WX y Properties AL Floor O ArchiCAD Interactiv et Details D 02 Floor E 1 5 G 0 25 0 29 Settings 12 Browse and select the D 02 Floor detail in the Details container of the Design Set view map and drag and drop it to the DS7 New Detail Layout of the Details container of the Layout book 13 Close the Organizer Layout Editor and return to the previously opened DS4 S 01 Section layout and note that the Floor detail marker already displays DS 7 indicating that the floor detail has been placed on this specific layout notice that both the Drawing ID and Layout Number values ate still Undefined ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 93 10 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUTING Please note if the update type of the Section view has been set to Manual update you need to click t
49. AYOUTING Archicad Enieracinr Training Guide Bampa Beaty Loiti 2 Click Settings on the Master Properties tab y Properties page to open the Master Layout Settings E ACTG A2 Landscape Grid dialog box and then expand the Grid for 0 59 0 42 Drawing IDs panel to review the grid Em settings for the current master layout Click OK to leave the dialog box Master Layout Settings Selected 1 Editable 1 gt Name and Size y Grid for Drawing IDs M This Master Layout should use a grid to assign Drawing IDs ID Logic Matrix A1 A2 O Flat 1 2 3 Number of Cells Direction and Style el Pm FmG gt gt BB Mr Gec Drawing ID format Distance from Margin Row Column Column Row MENE Grid line display Preview Hide all which intersect with a dra y Drawings occupying multiple cells should use drawing ID from cell at Set as Default for New Layouts E OK You can define the number of drawing cells their layout and geometry line type drawing ID logic and format 3 Navigator Layout Book and click the Fit in Window button to fit the ERES whole layout into the screen Activate by double clicking the 101 3 Details Gallery Details layout under the HB 01 1 Gallery Details Details layout subset of the al Hanis 8 A2 Sill BZ Lintel As you can see this layout contains Properties some of the detail
50. DJUSTING OPENINGS 4 5 INSERTING SLIDING DOORS 4 ACT10 Guide Chapter 04_05 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie We ll now insert two new sliding doors into the project 1 Activate the 4 5 Inserting Sliding Doors pre set view from the Navigator View Map and activate Door Ex 02 sliding door from the Favorites 2 Select the corner point insertion geometry method e to place a door at both sides of the bottom corners of the exhibition space 3 First click the inside corner point of the bottom left wall junction point 1 to define the insertion point Point 3 amp 6 Click outside of the wall LJ to define opening orientation i Point 6 a S Point 2 amp 4 Click here to select the wall r into which the new sliding door Point 5 should be inserted Point 1 amp 4 Click this wall junction to define the Point 4 _ insertion point of the new sliding door E 4 Now click with the double eye cursor 4 above the wall corner this is the insertion point of the sliding door point 2 to define into which wall the sliding door should be placed clicking above the insertion point will result in that vertical wall being selected 5 Now click with the eye shaped cursor lt to the left point 3 outside the external wall to define its opening direction 6 To place the second sliding door repeat the above steps Start by inserting the door at point 4 Click above the insertion point poin
51. F DWG Model Space Insertion Point Y Specify On Screen X 0 000 x 1 000 Angle 0 00 Y 0 000 i 1 000 Anchor Point Drawing s own origin Drawing s own anchor point Bounding box node Bos Scale Rotation Specify On Screen __ Specify On Screen Place on story 1 Ground Floor Import Model Space content as GDL object Translator Special Built in Translator HH Description Built in translator for ArchiCAD 10 This is locked and used by ArchiCAD when all other translators are unavailable Please note you can create your own customized DWG translator sets to fine tune the content of the imported and exported DWG files You can modify the Drawing Unit and adjust various attributes including Layers Pens and Colors Line Types Font style conversions etc y Settings in Selected Translator Drawing Unit Open Options Attributes Layers Layer name convers Pens and Colors Pen color conversio Line types Methods Linetype linetype cc Font style conversion Miscellaneous Custom Functions Open Extras The correspondences defined here will be used when opening or saving a DXF DWG file Pens and colors listed here takes over the precedence over any pen conversion methods ArchiCAD Pen AutoCAD Color Pen Weight Edit the pen conversion iten 64 0 18 mm 0 51 Pt ArchiCAD pen 64 IO Pen weight AutoCAD pen 54 JWOD SSO00EGS88G000000U
52. Guide chapter if you need further information on how to set up ArchiCAD adjust the necessary ArchiCAD Work Environment or open the training guide project files 1 Open up the ArchiCAD Guide O folder in the Navigator and activate B ES by double clicking the 1 1 Create Floor Slab pre set view in the Chapter 1 folder Navigator View Map Tr Qh Y fi ArchiCAD Interactive View Map juide y ArchiCAD Guide y UA Chapter 1 Ba 1 1 Create Floor Slab 1 2 Create Walls in 3D Ea 1 3 Create Curved Wall Ea 1 4 Stretch Curved Wall 51 5 Place Column Ea 1 6 Create External Paving 2 Activate the Slab Tool in the O Favorites Toolbox and Slab Tool Settings lt 3 Type Name button in the Info Box to display the Slab Stair 01 P l l lt 2 Slab 01 Default Settings dialog box 3 Slab 02 3 Click the Favorites button at the top of ES ats the dialog box and then select the 2 Slab 05 Slab 01 item in the Favorites List of the T desa q 55 Favorites Palette and select Apply This Dim Pin 01 will load the element settings for the slab a Soa E that will be used under the ground floor as py do E a default You will see the changes in See jn Favorite List ow some of the settings in the Slab dialog box The Slab Default Settings Dialog box enables you to change and adjust all the various settings for the selected tool including Geometry and Positioning Floor Plan Section M
53. MPEG4 Watch Movie Now that we are done with the configuration including Layer Combination Scale and Model View options Dimension standards etc we ll create a new View Map folder and save some project views here with the custom defined view options 1 Click the View Map button on the Navigator to switch to the View Map and click once the ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide container at the top 2 Click the New Folder i button to create a new folder in the root of the Project View Map Provide a new name for instance My Design Set and select Create to leave the dialog box The new view set folder has been immediately added to the Navigator View Map Note Views and folders can be easily reorganized by dragging the elements in the tree structure of the Navigator Navigator View Map ES fi ArchiCAD Interactive T wa my Design Set Ca ArchiCAD Guide Ci Construction Docur UA Reflected Ceiling Pl AlLandsape Designer 3 Select the new My Design Set folder and click the Save Current View button to open the Save View dialog box 4 Expand the Identification panel and select Custom from the drop down list for both ID and for Name Enter 9 2 2 for ID and My Gallery Floor Plan for the name 5 Expand the General panel and select the previously defined Design Layer Set as Layer Combination and 1 100 for Scale 6 Expand the 2D Only pane
54. Model View Store as Export import gt Options for Construction Elements gt Options for Fills amp Zones 78 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 9 PUBLISHING 7 Now open the Document gt Floor a ee Plan Scale dialog box to define the required floor plan scale You can 1100 choose a scale from the drop down 1 100 list or define a custom value In this 4 PE 4 example the floor plan scale will be Ccc QS 1 100 Click OK now to leave this dialog box 8 Open the Options gt Project Preferences gt Dimensions dialog box to fine tune all the various dimension types in the current project including Linear Angular Radial Level Elevation Opening and Area dimensioning 9 Once you are finished click Add to save the current dimension standard with a unique name Design Dimension Standard in this case and click OK to leave the dialog box Project Preferences Dimensions LH lt lt Previous Next gt gt 3 Standard Design Dimensi ETICA Y aleate yf Sample 12 Linear Dimensions Unit meter B Decimals 2 HH Extra Accuracy ofo 8 Y Hide Zero Wholes Add Delete l Hide Zero Decimals Now the custom defined project view is ready to be saved in the Navigator View Map for later re use 9 2 SAVING NEW CUSTOM PROJECT VIEWS ACT0 Guide Chapter 09_02 mp4
55. O 3D Window QuickTime Movie File HH _ PhotoRendering Window Millions of Colors HH Pre set Parallel Projections Remove Redundant Lines fe Perspectives from Camera Path 00 Archicad Guide M image Compression Set O Keyframes only _Dithering Rescale f With inbetween frames All Frames O Frames from 1 to 51 Rebuild Model for Each Frame Use if any Library Part is parametrized to change with frame number 76 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 9 PUBLISHING 9 PUBLISHING ArchiCAD provides users with efficient and fine tuned publishing procedures On one hand this ensures that all the published project views and documents will be fully updated and present the current latest design stage You can be sure that last minute change to the gallery railing will be updated in a consistent manner in all the other corresponding views plans sections elevations schedules renderings etc On the other hand ArchiCAD also gives the option to publish fine tuned and target specific tailored project documents you can use specific layer sets and freely turn off of all the fills and hatches for instance when you share your project data with your structural engineer You can also turn on all the necessary fills and related layers when assembling a project documentation set for your landscape designer And the best part is that you can remotely share your design development p
56. a real life detail drawing sheet prepared by Liljewall Architects Sweden using ArchiCAD Hint ArchiCAD s Text A Text tool allows you to easily create and edit tabulated text using the power and functionality of any text editor You can use different styles fonts colors etc within a text block Imported text entities e g from Microsoft Word or i from external DWG files will also retain their original formatting wle ee us x TITE Arial BA 3 00 mm AN B z7 u AAA E3 TATTHUS E4 STOMKOMPL Sem concrete screed on concrete floor planks to specification podem ft dt ss 1 07 Saas ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 65 7 DOCUMENTATION INTERACTIVE ELEMENT SCHEDULES AND LISTS 7 DOCUMENTATION INTERACTIVE ELEMENT SCHEDULES AND LISTS This chapter will provide a conceptual overview of the various element schedules and component lists ArchiCAD s enhanced Interactive Element Schedule provides intelligent two way communication between the schedules and the design project ensuring that even last minute changes will be accurately and consistently reflected in the model and documentation You can also export the created schedules in various file formats 7 1 WORKING WITH INTERACTIVE ELEMENT SCHEDULES a ACT0O Guide G Chapter 07_01 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Open the ArchiCAD Guide Chapter 07 Pla ArchiCAD project file to complete
57. a Delete Fixed Drawing Name 2 amp indents an 10 Activate the context menu above the text box by right clicking or Ctrl Click on MacOS and select the Insert Auto Text gt Drawing gt Drawing name option Project Info gt Layout P Drawing gt Reference insert Symbol Insert AutoText Drawing Name Drawing ID Please note automated drawing names will be immediately provided based on the drawings placed on this master layout 88 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 10 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUTING ta S PSB 1h 116 T T PCT INTO Verdana B 4 00 mm A z u 1 5 GSVBS_LOGO LW Rendering As you will notice the current content of this text box will change The new Drawing Name AutoText will be automatically provided and updated on every individual layout according to the drawings placed on that specific layout 11 Activate the My Ground Floor Plan and My Gallery Floor Plan layouts and see how their drawing titles have been immediately and automatically updated by ArchiCAD Drawing Name s on this layout My Gallery Floor Plan Drawing Name s on this layout My Ground Floor Plan Drawing ID s on this layout Drawing ID s on this bayoart 9 2 1 9 2 2 Layout Name 9 2 1 My Ground Floor Plan Layout Name 9 2 2 My Gallery Floor Plan Subset Mame Floor Plans Subset Mame Floor Plans Drawing Scale s
58. ails folder and drag and drop the B2 Lintel detail drawing to the new DS7 layout underneath Details Details CE D56 Gallery Details LA D56 Gallery Details Al Handrail E Al Handrail 82 Lintel 8 A2 Sill ZA sill Ca DS7 New Detail Layout La D57 New Detail Layout Edf EIA k Notice that the Lintel detail marker on the previously activated S 01 Section layout has been immediately updated to reflect the new position of the Lintel detail drawing D 03 1 Lintel DS7 Please note if the S1 Section view has been set to Manual update you also need to click the Update button on the Navigator to update the section view on the layout D 03 1 Lintel DS7 Undo the change either by dropping back the Lintel detail drawing to its original layout or by issuing the Edit gt Undo command Activate the DS4 S 01 Section layout again and click the Fit in window icon amp to display the complete section view on the screen Zoom in to the Floor detail marker on the left side of the section and 10 Click on the Project Chooser button at the top of the Navigator and activate Show Organizer from the pop up menu 11 Select the View Map icon on the left side of the Organizer Layout Editor and Layout Book on the right side O Organizer Layout Editor eS SEE y f ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide v Ca My Design Set v La Floor Plans
59. air s settings and parameters 2D and 3D representation flight and railing types etc Make sure that floor plan preview s top left A O00 Y hotspot is selected as the insertion point on the 7 Preview and Positioning panel and on the Parameters panel the rotation angle is set to 0 degrees Click OK to leave the dialog box Rotation Angle Stair Default Settings 4 d Favorites Default v a Preview and Positioning KIG Stair Straight 10 ry to Story 0 f 0 00 to Project Zero ic waa 0 00 Show on Story One Story Up H v O Parameters 3D Detailed 4 19 Dimension Definition Based on Siz gt Tread and Riser Sizes Cat 1 00 La gt Stair Slab mm Rail Right 47 3 00 gt Right Rail Rail Wired gt 3D Representation Dy 0 00 gt 2D Detail Level Scale Sensiti 5 b 2M Sumhal Tuna Tune 1 Y o gt 2D Symbol Arrowhead Batten Flight and Railing Types gt A Floor Plan and Section gt lt a Model gt a Listing and Labeling a _3 5 gt Stairs gt Cancel oK ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 47 5 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING CIRCULATION AND OTHER OBJECTS 5 Switch on the Tracker on the Standard Toolbar 6 Position the cursor over the bottom right corner point of the door opening in the exhibition space point 1 so that the cursor will change to a checkmark and wait for the Tracker to appear 7 Type x
60. ap oa the right 5 Select My Design Set folder on the left and click the New Folder icon in the bottom right corner of the organizer Enter Floor Plans and click Create to add this new view container to the set Create New Folder with name Floor Plans Cor GED 6 Drag and drop the existing 9 2 1 My Ground Floor Plan and 9 2 1 My Gallery Plan to the newly created Floor Plans folder under the My Design Set container in the View Map Please note that detail properties of the selected project view are displayed in the View Properties area at the bottom oO aala View Editor D eleja aja v yf ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide interactive Aaa Guid v MR ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guid y CU My Design Set y J My Design Set y LB Floor Plans y U Floor Plans 5 9 2 1 My Ground Floor P fis 9 2 1 My Ground Floor Pl Ex 9 2 2 My Gallery Floor Pl 5 9 2 2 My Gallery Floor Pl y 3 Details Yy UA Details D 91 Handrail 2 D 01 Handrail i D 02 Floor 4 D 02 Floor D 03 Lintel 48 D 03 Lintel D 04 Sill J D 04 Sill iv sections Elevations y UA Sections Elevations E E 01 Elev Sy E 01 Elev E E 02 Elev 18 E 02 Elev E 03 Elev ST E 03 Elev 18 E 04 Elev ST E 04 Elev 35 01 Section rq 25 01 Section y 75 02 Section v 5 02 Section A gt KIC n Copy item gt gt gt en cay alax Y View Propertie
61. ards ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 67 7 DOCUMENTATION INTERACTIVE ELEMENT SCHEDULES AND LISTS 5 a Po o ca a E nr a a a mo Bosa HE o e Ef EM i El eS Gi wandow schedule a pa AA A ner Wor IY E Bwase uco OOOO M Md S L Bajan acom Pere IY SF T A T a E E A Pe a se a E wall Surtare Stories ZE ln o but ua mo ne w A ana a E 53 ES A Ha 6 ese a E a 3 Gl warns ic_10 INT Gl windows stores ati i El Window Mames ATT PS UE A EN DA SR Mi E il Mc ares man 045 dlonor sche 14 oe pr i a a A L e MN ji Door schedule 2 4AC_1 a it Gl Doer Srories eae El Doci Names iE 10 1 E Door schedule simple El Object ivenrory AC object stories 1AE 10 El objers Names ac_10 El Object Layers AE ma 68 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 8 PRESENTATION 8 PRESENTATION ArchiCAD delivers state of the art visualization and presentational tools no expert knowledge is required to produce stunning renderings ot flythrough movies Virtual Reality presentations and animations can also be generated directly in ArchiCAD right out of the box e The industry standard LightWorks rendering engine ensures high quality presentation images at incredible speed e The fully customizable Sketch Rendering engine can provide a free hand sketch like touch to your presentation images e Cameras are not only there to create fully rendered fly through movies of your project but a
62. at the gallery slab has been modified an opening has been made i TEN I fak jii a ir ea E RN ai il g 14 s PH F 5 4 EDITING BUILDING ELEMENTS WITH FIND amp SELECT IN THE 3D WINDOW ACTO Guide LP Chapter 05_04 mp4 meecsa Watch Movie Let s modify the internal surface finish for all external brick walls on all stories in the 3D window The easiest way to do this is to use ArchiCAD powerful Find amp Select function Find amp Select gives you the ability to find and select building elements of your project with various editable criteria and properties 1 Activate the 5 4 Editing in 3D pre set view from the Navigator View Map to open an internal perspective view of the project 2 2 Activate the Find amp Select command from the Standard Toolbar or bring up the Find amp Select dialog box from the Edit menu KA eee 3 Use the Fewer Choices or More Choices buttons to add or remove selection criteria These are based on element properties and here set it to leave five criteria Pencolor Material and Fill Line Type and Layer as you can see in the screenshot below O Find Select Find Elements amp Wall m Pencolor gt y SO A C Surf White Brick EER Common Brick r Layer Exterior Walls Ue Exterior Walls HF Selected 0 Ed Editable 0 Selection 4 Activate the eyedropper button from the Sta
63. ated and can be handled according to their vertical level This provides enormous advantages for example in the case of multi story building project design since both story specific and multi story specific design operations can both be executed e ArchiCAD intelligent building elements behave according to real life conditions for instance walls columns and beams can be trimmed to the surfaces of slanted roofs with just the click of a mouse This saves a great deal of modeling time for designers while also ensuring that all the material quantity calculations will reflect real design conditions 2 1 ADDING A GALLERY SLAB TO THE PROJECT a ACT0 Guide G Chapter 02_01 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Let s switch now to the previously created new story and add a gallery slab to the project on the upper there on the Gallery level Open the AC10 Guide Chapter 02 Pla ArchiCAD project file to complete this stage of this interactive hands on ArchiCAD training guide Please study the Getting started with the ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide chapter if you need more information on how to set up ArchiCAD select the desired ArchiCAD Work Environment and open the training guide project files 1 Return to the gallery story by activating the 2 1 Add Gallery Slab preset view in the ArchiCAD Guide gt Chapter 2 2 Activate the Slab Tool s Slab and then the Slab 03 item in the Favorites to load the a
64. cating that it is ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 23 2 DESIGN COMPLETING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE snapping onto a line As soon as you get close to the mid point of the wall distance the cursor will become black indicating that it is snapping to a point E ASOMO SM ME Point 1 Click here to start creating the gallery slab Point 2 Click the midpoint to complete gallery the slab N 2 2 ADDING A TERRACE SLAB TO THE PROJECT AC10 Guide G Chapter 02_02 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Now let s add a terrace slab to the project on the upper Gallery level 1 Switch to the 2 2 Add Terrace Slab view Switch on Grid Display and Grid Snap at the View Menu 2 Activate Favorite Slab 04 to create the external terrace slab and the polygonal geometry method at the Info Box and switch on the grid snap 3 Start to draw the terrace slab by clicking the point 1 grid intersection point 4 Choose the Arc by 3 points option on the pet palette to create the curved slab segment 5 Click points 2 and 3 to define the second and third points of the arc Finally click point 4 which is graphically same as point 3 to determine the length of the arc segment 6 Switch to the straight segment option on the pet palette to continue the creation of the slab silhouette and click points 5 6 and finally 7 to complete the slab contour Point 7 is graphically the same as Poi
65. chapter if you need more information on how to set up ArchiCAD select the desired ArchiCAD Work Environment and open the training guide project files Activate the 6 1 Adding 3D Zones pre set view in the ArchiCAD Guide Chapter 6 folder of the Navigator View Map Activate the Zone Tool y zone and double click Zone 01 in the Favorites and ensure that the Automatic Inner Edge Reference line m construction method is selected in the Info Box Name Exhibition Space E Bie Zones H Te tf No 01 1 s Education amp O 3 Click once on the lower floor plan view inside the exhibition space area point 1 to place the first zone ArchiCAD will automatically analyze the plan geometry of the zone area it will be surrounded by the block walls After the first click the hammer cursor appears indicating that the position of the stamp needs to be determined Click the middle of the exhibition space point 2 to place the zone identifier Repeat these steps to place all the other zones on the lower floor double click Zone 02 from the Favorites and place a zone inside the entrance enclosure double click Zone 03 from the Favorites and place a zone inside the toilet To place the next zone in the bathroom Name Washroom change the name of the zone to Washroom No 04 sid before placing it since this space has the same 7 Other Usage category as the
66. d save the current tool setting with a unique name 4 Click OK to leave the Slab Default Settings dialog box and select the rectangular geometry method from the Info Box Make sure that the Tracker E is switched on by selecting it if necessary 5 Move the cursor over the origin i e the fixed point from which ArchiCAD counts the moved cursor s new x and y coordinates and wait until the cursor s shape changes to a checkmark x indicating that it has located the projects origin Click now to define the first corner point of the new slab As you move the mouse the rubber line follows the cursor position indicating the perimeter of the Width 8 75 new slab The Tracker follows the cursor and t Height 4 91 displays real time geometry feedback the width and height of the current operation 6 Press the X button to extend the Tracker gt mam 10 00 then enter 10 for the Width value press Height wee ER TE Radius 11 07 the Y button and enter 6 for the Height Angle 25 44 Lo Z Coordinate 0 00 4 value then select Enter This will be the result the new diagonal slab vertex will be defined The new slab will now be 10m x 6m in the plan You can also use the construction aids on the floor plan to define the slab vertices After completing the steps described your floor plan view will display the new 10m x 6m floor slab Point 2 Click here to de
67. display methods e g Contours and Effects e g Vectorial 3D Hatching or Transparency in Shading adjust display and background properties and so on 3D Window Settings 3D Engine Internal Engine HH Options Mode f Shading H Methods Display Hidden Line Mode Analytic 2 Window Size in Pixels 7 gt t 725 Shaded Mode Analytic A r Y Keep Proportions Contours Best HH Line Weight Vertical Raster Strips 5 ay O a Effects f Background Vectorial 3D Hatching On H g 2 Single Color Effective for Analytic Hidden Line and Analytic Shaded pu z images only As in PhotoRendering A Transparency in Shading On GDL Object Hotspots Not Effective on PostScript printers w Enable 2D Hotspots Vectorial Sun Shadows v Contours Off p Show 3D Hotspots only f Contours On On all surfaces H off Effective for Wireframe Hidden Shaded images 22 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 2 DESIGN COMPLETING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE 2 DESIGN COMPLETING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE ArchiCAD has been created by architects for architects it has pretty much the same design concepts and building representation techniques and procedures that are also used by architectural practices e ArchiCAD has a true story concept which means in practice that although conventional layers are also present and used building elements are separ
68. drawings previously 3 01 3 Gallery Details developed in ArchiCAD using external DWG drawing files The detail drawing titles on this layout are pre set to be generated according to the name and number of the drawing grid where they dl T mje i ACTG A2 Landscape Grid 90 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 10 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUTING are located For example the drawing title of the Handrail detail will be generated as Al Handrail since it is located on the A1 grid of the layout Archicad rtrractive Traning Cuide B2 Sill 4 Delete the B2 Lintel detail in the top right corner of the layout to free up some space there 5 Select and drag and drop the A2 Sill detail drawing to a new drawing grid position the currently free B2 grid position and notice how the name of this detail drawing will be automatically updated with the name of the new drawing grid cell ID A2 Sill ka Provide Blocking as Required Pressed Aluminium Sill by Window Manufacturer See Schedule for Details plas umn shown dashed eaa Scopus Modified Laver AdchiaAD Layer 1 5 Provide Blocking as Required gt Pressed Aluminium Sill by Window Manufacturer See Schedule for Details 1 1 mals umn shown dashed Hime Sell Upda Scars Modified Layer fire he Ah Laver 1 5 6 Undo the previous two operations using the Edit
69. e Design Set ca Jrs cai X y View Properties y Properties E 9 2 1 My Ground Floor Plan i DS1 My Ground Floor Plan View 3 Design Layer Set B ACTG A3 Landscape Layout gt w 1 100 El Design Model View 3 ArchiCAD Training Q Zoomed area Settings Gt 0 42 0 30 Settings 8 Close the Organizer Layout Editor dialog box and double click the newly created My Ground Floor Plan View to display the new layout with the drawing based on the previously created Ground Floor Plan project view As you can see the previously defined Ground Floor Plan view was automatically inserted on the default layout and added to the current layout subset under the new Floor Plans layout container 9 Shift click the drawing on the layout and select Drawing Selection Settings or click the button in the Info Box to open the dialog box to adjust its properties 10 Make sure that the Update Type is set to Auto update and that the Store Drawing in the Project file 1s checked Update Type Auto La Manual Ur M Store Drawing in the Project file 11 Open the Properties panel of the dialog box and enter 100 for the Size v gay Properties Size ES 0 19 m Amt 0 19 m EJ 100 00 1 x 12 Open the Frame panel and select y Frame p p Manually resized frame in Frame s i Frame s behavior behavior COI Fit Frame to draw
70. e the eyedropper Wall Structure Common Brick Bottom 0 00 Layer Exterior Walls button in the Standard Toolbar to pick an element s parameters to be the default The cursor will change to an eyedropper you can also use the shortcut ALT Click to activate this option Multiple Elements TAB 3 Position the eye dropper above the external wall 2 so that it will be highlighted and the Tracker will provide you with some brief details about the wall Please note In the case of multiple elements placed above each other you can always switch between them with the Tab key Ensure this time that you found the external wall with the eyedropper cursor 4 Click now on the highlighted straight wall to pick up its properties An alert will sound as the action is carried out Now the settings are loaded for the external brick wall 5 Change the height value to 2 70 in the Info AT Box a b Elevation Top iT 6 Draw the front points 1 and 2 and the back points 3 and 4 walls of the entrance enclosure with the help of the Grid Snap using the appropriate wall construction and geometry methods EN You can toggle between the clear wall intersections and display the reference lines of the walls using the View gt On Screen View Options gt Clean Wall amp Beam Intersections command Point 3 _ Start Point 2 f external Complete Point 6 wall here Complete internal wall here external wall here
71. e the next vertex in the upper right corner point of the gallery point 2 and continue with the other vertices at points 3 to 8 To complete close the Zone polygon after point 8 click Point 1 again or right click to display the context menu then choose OK Click now inside the Gallery space to place the 3D Zone stamp with the hammer cursor point 9 _ Point 1 Start to create the polygonal 3D one here and click here to complete the Zone polygon after Point 8 aden Am Point 9 Place the Zone a here _ gt gt m Ti Er E Point 2 Click here to place the second vertex of the 3D Zone and continue at Point 3 4 5 6 7 8 Hint ArchiCAD s zones are real 3D spaces You can use them to create conceptual space studies as well as to create detailed space lists and area calculations see below You can trim the 3D zone spaces to slabs roofs or beams and similar to walls and columns to create more accurate volume calculations Use the Options gt Project Preferences gt Zones option to fine tune the zone related calculations and element subtractions ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 57 6 DOCUMENTATION ZONES DIMENSIONS AND DETAIL CALLOUTS Project Preferences f Zones H lt lt Previous Next gt gt Add Wall Recesses to Zones ME MH M if deeper than 0 05 TAR AND Y If large
72. e to fit Favorites underneath The ArchiCAD user interface has been developed and arranged with increased productivity and efficiency in mind ArchiCAD s intelligent tools are designed by architects for architects to help your everyday design work ArchiCAD s intelligent cursor as well as the pet palette are always at hand throughout every operation The Tracker enables numeric input the Guide Lines and the temporary snap points provide ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide Getting started with the ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide real time feedback throughout your design work and will all be discussed later in this guide All these standard guides and features are immediately displayed on your screen as you need them and they are all hidden if you don t need them freeing up valuable screen real estate Since architects and users feel more comfortable and secure if they are always able to see the numeric coordinate values we will now display two additional palettes and arrange them at the bottom of the screen Please note that you will not actively need these palettes since all the connected commands and features will be available and can be activated using alternatives 7 Display the Coordinates and the Control box palettes via the Window gt Palettes menu and arrange them at the bottom of your screen Depending on your display resolution you might need to resize the Toolbox on the left and also t
73. easy and quick access to the most probable editing operations Use the Options gt Work Environment gt Dialog box Boxes amp Palettes option to define the movement of the pet palette to jump to a preferred position or to follow the movement of the cursor 16 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 1 DESIGN CREATING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE 6 Choose Drag as the multiply action and enter 3 for the Pet Palette movement Follow Cursor number of copies Now select the Distribute multiply method Jump to preferred position as indicated in the screenshot Distance from cursor when appearing on screen que eee Multiply when following the cursor O on A a Choose an action Near Far Drag Rotate Elevate Matrix Number of copies 31 1 5 ADDING AND MULTIPLYING a COLUMNS ON THE VERANDA ee DS 333 o EN O Spread O Distribute 1 ap ter 01 mp4 AA A a F SSSS SS MPEGA Watch Movie de de Next we ll place four columns to create a veranda on the south side of Cancel Co the building The first and the last column will align with the two side walls we ll place them using the grid intersection they will be equally positioned and run parallel to the front wall Click the top right selection hotspot of the column wait until the cursor changes to a check mark indicating that it has found a vertex then click the top right vertex Now start dragging 2 Switch on the gr
74. ect the Sill to Story 1 vertical anchor on Anchor the Parameters panel then select OK to leave _ Sill to Story 1 the Door Default Settings dialog box MEN Vertical Anchor 9 Insert another copy of the entrance door on the gallery level into the northern external wall towards the terrace on the right side Use point 2 as the insertion point 10 Click now to the left of the insertion point to determine the orientation and finally click below and to the right to determine the door opening direction 4 8 ADDING NEW WINDOWS TO THE GALLERY t ACT0 Guide G Chapter 04_08 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Let s insert a new rectangular and also a circular window now on the Gallery level 1 Activate the 4 8 Adding Windows on Gallery pre set view in the View Map activate the Window Tool in the Toolbox and select Win Ex 03 window from the Favorites Make sure that the Ghost Story display is switched on at the View menu 2 Open the Window Default Settings dialog box and on the Parameters tab select Sill to Story 1 from the Anchor list Ensure that the corner point e window insertion method is activated in the Info Box 3 Click the wall corner point point 1 to define the insertion point of the new window 4 Click now to the right with the double eye cursor to define the orientation and then above the wall with the eye cursor to define the window s opening direction LA Point 1 Click this
75. f the Navigator Project Map or by opening the appropriate item from View gt Navigate gt Sections Elevations menu 2 6 CREATING MORE SECTION AND ELEVATION VIEWS ACTO Guide Chapter 02_06 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie The next step is to create another cross section and four more elevations around the building 1 Activate the 2 6 Adding Sections Elevations pre set view in the Navigator View Map 2 Activate the previously applied Section 01 joe aay item in the Favorites and enter S 02 for Name Section the Section ID into the Info Box 3 Ensure that Grid Display and Grid Snap are both switched on in the View menu 4 Create a horizontal S 02 Section line by clicking points 1 and 2 and click above the section line with the eye cursor defining its orientation looking upwards 5 Activate Elevation 01 from the Favorites j m y 1 and enter E 01 for the Elevation ID of the first elevation line in the Info Box Name Elevation 6 Create the first West elevation line by clicking points 3 and 4 on the plan and click inside the building with the eye cursot 28 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 2 DESIGN COMPLETING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE 7 Add three more elevations E 02 03 and 04 around the building looking in the direction of the building Make sure that the appropriate elevation IDs are defined for the new elevations E 2
76. f the slope was already defined in the settings dialog box by clicking above the previously defined pivot line with the eye shaped cursor somewhere close to point 3 Point 3 T Click above the pivot line with the eye cursor to define the direction of the slope Point 1 Point 2 Click here to start defining Click here to complete the pivot line of the roof the pivot line of the roof 9 Draw the perimeter of the roof which is its projection to the horizontal plane by clicking first the bottom left corner point 4 of the existing pavement slab displayed as a magenta Ghost Story item and then click the point 5 grid intersection point to complete the creation of the roof Point 5 Click here to complete the penmeter of the roof Point 3 o Glick above the pivot line with the eye cursor F to define the direction of the slope Paint 1 Point 2 Click here lo star defining Click here to complele 7 the pivot line of he roof ihe pio line of the roo A Point 4 H Hl H _ Click here to start creating the p perimeter of the pliiched roof 10 Open the 3D window by clicking its icon in the Mini Navigator palette to display the new roof in 3D ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 25 2 DESIGN COMPLETING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE 2 4 TRIMMING COLUMNS AND WALLS 3 Activate the Design gt Trim er to Roof command to TO THE ROOF precisely configure the Moo element trimming O Trim Base
77. f this door can be further adjusted and modified by opening the Door Settings dialog box We ll place the entrance door in the middle of the front wall of the entrance enclosure Door Default Settings FS Load Other Door l Y Favorites gt Default Ol L 7 Folder View 11 2 Doors 10 Entrance Storefront 10 Metal Doors 10 Ca Openings 10 Special Doors 10 mR C wood Plastic Doors 10 Anchor Point J a q 222 A WA Wood Entrance Doors 10 pre z FE 0 10 SY gt Preview Parameters o A Wood Entr 4 Eel v vA Preview and Positioning K D1 Entrance sidel 10 Empty Opening a XE DECADE 22 ot 00 Entrance Door Settings Floor Plan and Section Model Reveal 3 Dimension Marker H a0 D1 Entrance 10 D1 Entrance sidel 10 8 00 Marker Settings Vvvviviviviy Listing and Labeling 005 pl 4 bi Cearc OD EL y Hint Door Parameter Settings Use the Parameters panel of the Door Settings Dialog box to define adjust or fine tune geometry properties 2D and 3D representations Materials Door Frames and Panel styles Open the 2D Representation parameter set to edit the opening angle pen color and fill Wall Contour lines and much more ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 35 4 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING AND ADJUSTING OPENINGS v Al Parameters 1 20 Y 2D Representation Opening Angle in
78. fine the second diagonal vertex of Slab 01 Point 1 Click here to define the first vertex of Slab 01 In ArchiCAD you always work with intelligent architecture specific components such as slabs walls roofs and columns though you may have created them on a plan view their 3D view is also readily accessible at any time 7 Open the 3D Window by double clicking the 01 Perspective pre set view in the ArchiCAD Guide Camera views folder ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 11 1 DESIGN CREATING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE found in the Navigator view set captured icon and click the Fit in Window 4 button to display the design in perspective view Hint Switching between the Floor Plan and the 3D Window Click the El Floor Plan and 3D Window buttons in the ArchiCAD Palette at the top of the screen at any time to switch between the floor plan and 3D views Hint 3D Navigation Use the navigational buttons on this palette to change between axonometric and perspective between shaded and wire frame model representations Switch on the Orbit Mode button to start the navigation mode and explore your design smoothly in the 3D window using your mouse Switching the Orbit Mode button off will take you back to editing mode Switches Orbit Mode on and off 5 2 lele The Explore button available in the Perspective projection mode only enables you to navigate and explore your
79. for the north elevation points 5 and 6 E 3 for the east elevation points 7 and 8 and finally E 4 for the south elevation points 9 and 10 You can double click to open any of the new Section and Elevation entries in the Navigator Project Map ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 29 3 DESIGN EVALUATION DEVELOPING THE EXTERIOR 3 DESIGN EVALUATION DEVELOPING THE EXTERIOR ArchiCAD provides various possible methods and techniques to fully understand and evaluate design alternatives have more input to make more informed design decisions and eventually to create better buildings e A practically unlimited number of sections and elevation views can be created at any stage of the design project all these views will be fully integrated and always reflect the latest design stage e Vectorial hatches and shading on elevations and sections can be turned to help your design evaluation processes as well as the project presentation for your colleagues and clients e Since all sections and elevations are fully integrated with the central Virtual Building project information database all design changes and modifications made in any of the section and elevations views will be immediately and automatically reflected in all other views as well 3 1 ADDING VECTORIAL HATCHES AND SHADING TO SECTIONS AND ELEVATIONS ACT0 Guide Q Chapter 03_01 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Let s try now
80. ghtWorks rendering engine You can also simply double click the 8 4 1 LW rendering pre set view from the Navigator View Map to open the previously described LightWorks rendered image Hint Use the Options gt Element Attributes gt Materials command to set up and fine tune all the material properties These settings will determine the quality of your renderings First select the rendering engine at the Create Image with menu and use the various panels to adjust and modify the properties You can select different textures transparency and reflection options etc Material Settings L Surf White Brick EIB gt Create Preview Y Internal Engine Disable unrelated controls Z buffer Rendering Engine OpenGL LightWorks Rendering Engine gt Exposure to y Vectorial Hat Element Pen 9 im ES Brick Common Bond Mortar y Texture Brick White Alpha Channel Effects EX 1 00 _ Surface BGT 1 00 C Ambient Mn Keep Original _ Specular Proportion Diffuse _ Bump Mapping _ Transparency ny BBS YS BBS _ Random Origin A BBS YS NA Sample 2x2 HA Remove texture Feel free to experiment with different settings and materials Use the LightWorks and Sketch rendering engines to set up and try different line colors line styles showing vectorial sun shadows and 3D hatches as well as Material settings You can also apply diffe
81. gt Undo command ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 91 10 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUTING 10 4 WORKING WITH PARAMETRIC AUTOMATED SECTION AND DETAIL MARKERS N ACTO Guide Chapter 10_04 mp4 weeca Watch Movie Parametric section and detail markers will save you a large amount of coordination time and effort and always give you an up to date layout book ready to be published at any time 1 Double click to open the DS 4 S 01 Section layout in the Sections Elevations container of the Navigator Layout Book 2 Zoom in to the Lintel detail marker to review its content As you can see all the exact detail marker information Drawing ID Reference ID and Drawing ID as well as the Sheet Number Detail Name and Layout Number have all been automatically filled on this section drawing and also on the source section project view As you remember all these detail markers have been previously placed on the section view D 03 B2 Le DS6 S 01 Section View For instance the Lintel detail marker is called D 03 B2 Lintel DS6 meaning that this lintel detail drawing is located on the B grid cell of the DSO layout sheet of the project layout book the detail ID is D 03 and its name is Lintel Hint You can fine tune and adjust the sheet and drawing information displayed in the detail markers Simply switch to the
82. he Update button in the Navigator to complete the marker update on the layout 14 Activate the DS7 New Detail Layout layout in the Navigator Layout Book to adjust the newly added D 02 Floor detail position and settings 15 Drag the D 02 Floor detail drawing to the A1 lower left grid cell on the layout GRAPHISOFT Drawing Selected ID D 02 Name Floor Update Status OK Layer ArchiCAD Layer GRAPHISOFT 16 Select the detail drawing and click the Drawing Settings button in the info box to review its settings 17 Open the Identification panel and change the Drawing ID to By Layout and click OK to close the dialog box Drawing Selection Settings Favorites Selected 1 Editable 1 v ey Identification v By Layout By View ID Drawing ID Custom Drawing Name Please also ensure that the Size field in the Properties panel of Drawing Settings is set to 100 and that the Frame gt Frame s behavior Fit Frame to drawing is checked before you leave this dialog box T Details 3 DS6 Gallery Details 3 D57 New Detail Layout E A1 Floor 18 Note that the name of this detail drawing has immediately changed to A1 Floor on the DS7 New Detail Layout of the Details container of the Navigator Layout Book reflecting the new drawing ID method This actually indicates that the new detail drawing is located on cell A1
83. he Move gt Multiply command Alternatively you can use the Edit gt Move gt Multiply menu command 11 Click on an unused portion of the screen 1 e not on another element to de select the columns ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 17 1 DESIGN CREATING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE 12 ol Point 2 Fi Use this corner point as __ reference point when multiplying the columns Point 1 Place first Column 01 here A select it to multiply D i n Note Alternatively you can hold down the Shift key while dragging the columns horizontally towards the right end of the building This will constrain the horizontal direction and the columns will be placed parallel to the lower side of the building You can also use point 2 as a reference point when defining the column multiplication Open the 3D Window to display the design in perspective view by double clicking the 02 Perspective pre set view in the ArchiCAD Guide gt Camera Views folder on the Navigator view set resize the 3D window if necessary and click the Fit in Window button Al Hint ArchiCAD s Intelligent Cursor Jy helps you to identify special points end corner points edges etc and points of elements with geometric relationships perpendicular tangential crossings within the building It highlights whether special Tools the Magic Wand Eyedropper etc would be useful at any particular moment ArchiCAD s Co
84. he main floor plan window Y E Coordinates Control Box Your screen should now look like this i ArchiCAD fis fat Wee Deign Demum Optio Teak Windcw Help y OC oe H a E AAA Demy ALDO Cisco Chapt Ci J 0 Cro Flor E piim Paai hap iy wa E ECE aja svi Info Box Standard Toolbar Navigator il Pob Creed Fe haneri Persi fewer Favorites oPEPCCCCOS Tiaad42 7 Coordinates Control Box I Fe nt oe oe f am Carrara AAA AAA All ArchiCAD project files contain pre set project views All the details and benefits of such views will be discussed in this guide For the moment all you need to know is that these pre set views ate available from the Navigator View Map on the right side of the screenshot They are all stored in the ArchiCAD Guide folder and all ten Chapters of the guide are visible here in subfolders The title of a pre saved view always refers to the corresponding step in this guide So every time you start an exercise always switch to the Navigator View Map using its icon first unfold the ArchiCAD Guide folder and the relevant Chapter folder and double click the name of the current view map which always corresponds to the corresponding exercise you are about to start To start with the first step of the first Chapter you will need to do the following 8 Switch to the View Map in the Navigator unfold the ArchiCAD Guide and the Chapter 01
85. he modified settings to the selected camera Close the Camera VR Settings dialog box when you are done making the adjustments O Camera WE Settings VRObject My VR Scene Selected 1 Editable 1 1 Activate the o 9 Adding a Camera pre set view in the Navigator Cea Camara bd New Rename Delete View Map f an 00 Archicad Guide Ke 2 Activate the Camera tool 9 Camera from 7 XCoordinate 10 00 SS the Toolbox to place a new camera in the f Z Coordinate 0 00 d el iron floor plan view with the help of the Tracker enter x 10 and y _ Smooth Path at Cameras _ 16 for the X Y location of the Camera point 1 Camera Z o Target Z Sak ot o Y i 3 Place the Camera Projection Target using Distance 20 00 aE ela DO A Angle 41 y E 2 Distance Azimuth the Tracker Enter also 20 for Distance tz Coordinate 0 00 Me om Mao A H S o A de ATT E and 41 for Angle point 2 and select enter to place the Camera E EA ag Roll Angle Target on the floor plan Muze 150 00 Be pon Taa i Sun Altitude 5 Sun Azimuth 4 Select the new camera by shift clicking it and open its settings by Ae uo gem clicking the Camera button in the Info Box As you will see a in the Camera Settings the newly created camera has been added Seren erry Y o5 ml to the previously defined 00 ArchiCAD Guide path Sun Apply r Point 1 Piace the new camera here with the hel
86. iCAD 10 Arch Guide ive Training Interact Virtual Building Solutions GRAPHISOFT Graphisoft Visit the Graphisoft website at bitp www graphisoft com for local distributor and product availability information ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide International English Metric version Copyright 2006 by Graphisoft all rights reserved Reproduction paraphrasing or translation without express prior written permission is strictly prohibited Trademarks ArchiCAD Virtual Building and Virtual Building Solutions are trademarks of Graphisoft All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders CONTENTS GETTING STARTED WITH THE ARCHICAD INTERACTIVE TRAINING GUIDE Installation suggestions and requirements iia How to use the Interactive Training Environment 00 1 DESIGN CREATING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE __ 10 LA Creatine a Hoot la aa manatees a pare eins Oe tae ea aed 1 2 Creating four walls with the Magic Wand socios 19 Addiiea curved masonty malos EE AONA 1 4 Modifying the length of the curved wall ri ob eee des 1 5 Adding and multiplying columns on the veranda 1 6 Creating a pavement and cutting a hole boss Le Cta o tO A A AAA E i 2 DESIGN COMPLETING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE _ 23 2l dano a oaleryslab to Me Project ya ersen t er a 22 dano A terrace slab tote Projecti canon 2 3 Creating a semi pitched roof with the help of the Ghost Stoty 2 4 Tri
87. ibutors Thank you for taking the time to follow this short demo and tutorial We hope it was beneficial for you and we wish you every success in your architectural practice ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 99 10 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUTING 100 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide
88. id ie Main Grid Aux Grid en Spacing Steps Spacing Steps tit 11100 0 00 0 1 00 0 00 0 soa Grid Snap Grid eS oa igin S paci ng X 0 00 2 0 05 100 x Q n AAA Background Grid Lines Y 0 00 fi 0 05 Rotation ation Angle 4 45 00 Cancel ok gt ii Use the Grid button on the Standard El Construction Grid Toolbar to display or hide the Grid Use the pop up menu to choose between Snap E and Construction Grid and also to switch between the Orthogonal and Skewed Grid systems You can also set the Skewed Grid properties here ima Grid 4 Set Skewed Grid Alternatively you can switch on the grid snap feature at any time by activating the third A Grid Snap button on the Coordinates palette This will snap the cursor to the pre defined grid intersection points Hint Element selection There are various methods to select one or more elements of the project For the simplest method activate the Arrow tool Rand the quick selection method amp Simply move the cursor over the element you wish to select and the current element will be highlighted which means that the element is pre selected An Element Information pop up will appear and provide some basic information about the pre selected element Use the Tab button to switch between overlapping pre selected elements Click once to
89. id snap activate the Column tool and then the rubber line horizontally The indicates that at least one Column 01 item in the Favorites and place the first column on copy of the selected element will be added to the project the grid intersection Point 1 as shown 1 Activate the 1 5 Place Column view on the Navigator 8 Move the cursor to the bottom right corner of a yo as ana E VEROR AE eee Ee ee ee ee VESO ee the existing external wall point 2 so that the P 2 Radius 1007 cursor changes to a check mark and keep it cae ane e there until two perpendicular vertical and Point 1 Use this corner point as _ _ Place first Column 01 here reference point horizontal Guide Lines appear and select it multiply when multiplying the columns 9 Move the cursor down along the vertical Ps be o Y guide line until it indicates that it has located a T a Radius 950 perpendicular position relative to the original Angle 90 00 column corner point 3 Turn off the Grid Snap feature and activate the Guide Line button on the Standard Toolbar by clicking it l l 10 Click now to complete the Multiply command and place three Select this column as described earlier in order to multiply it additional equally distributed columns along the wall 5 When the column is selected activate the Multiply Multiply command from the context menu right click the selected column and choose t
90. in TO 1 Text Blocks no f 1 Wooden Structures w D 1 Zones Trim Zone Trim Top A My Trim Base Ly Trim 3D shape of Zone Y Roofs Y Ignore holes Slabs C Beams The result will be visible immediately in the 3D window the top of the 3D Zone of the Gallery has been adjusted to the internal surface of the slanted roof View gt Filter Elements in 3D dialog All Types M box to turn on the display of Zones in Wall Z l Col the 3D window tall El TE f Window M 2 Activate the 6 3 Editing Zones in 3D Door E pre set view to view the Zones in the yera 2 3D window 3 Slab E Mesh M Roof M Zone M 58 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide g 6 DOCUMENTATION ZONES DIMENSIONS AND DETAIL CALLOUTS 6 4 ADDING ASSOCIATIVE DIMENSIONS ACTO Guide Chapter 06_04 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Let s now add some dimension chains to the design ArchiCAD features associative dimensions meaning that the created dimension points and chains will remember their original reference point If you change the position or geometry of the dimensioned element the dimension points and chains will update automatically and immediately saving you a lot of coordination time It is possible to create dimensions manually or by using the automatic dimension feature 1 Activate the 6 4 Adding Dimensions
91. indow 4 Use the Edit gt Move gt Multiply command to multiply it or use the Multiply option on the pet palette or the context menu 5 Enter 3 for the number of copies and select the Distribute 1 method then click OK to leave the dialog box Multiply Choose an action Drag Rotate O Elevate Matrix fd Number of copies Vertical displacement 0 00 O Increment O Distribute 439 O Distribute 1 SSS 6 Click the upper right corner of the selected gallery window point 1 as the drag reference point 7 Click the top right corner of the gallery door point 2 as a drag to point to create three more evenly distributed windows on the gallery level 8 Check the results on the floor plan window as well Notice that the floor plan view as well as all the other project views has been updated automatically pa E 02 Elevation Autorebulld Model Point 2 Click this corner to define he second point of multiplication Point 1 Click this corner paint to define the origin of mulliplication A ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 43 4 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING AND ADJUSTING OPENINGS 4 11 EDITING THE SLIDING DOORS ACT0 Guide Chapter 04_11 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Let s modify the sliding doors on the lower story in the eastern and western walls to be placed in line with the gallery slab above them We will use two different methods to
92. ing Manually resized frame 13 Finally select Basic Drawing Title on the Title panel and click OK to leave the dialog box to return to the layout T Title Basic Drawing Title y H 14 Click any of the perimeters of the selected drawing to bring up the pet palette and activate the Offset edge button to adjust the drawing frame and offset all drawing frames as can be seen on the screenshot ArchiCAD automatically adjusted the drawing frames to include the entire floor plan view that is the default frames set to display the ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 85 10 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUTING plateau slab as well However we do not wish to show this element on the current view so we will simply adjust the frames with the help of the pet palette A live hotlink has been established between the source project view and its drawing on the layout thanks to the previously selected Auto Update If the source view the central project model 1s to be modified ArchiCAD will immediately realize this and all the changes will be automatically updated on all other project views and layouts as well saving you a considerable amount of coordination time and headaches Hint Use the Drawing Tool Drawing located in the Toolbox to fine tune and adjust the various properties and settings for all the project views and external drawing files which are placed on
93. ing Guide 7 DOCUMENTATION INTERACTIVE ELEMENT SCHEDULES AND LISTS 6 Scroll further down in Available parameters and select Width to the end of the list Click Add again to also add this parameter to the active schedule fields 7 Now move the newly added Width parameter using the handle on the right under the existing Orientation item 8 Click OK to leave the dialog box ArchiCAD will immediately process all the added fields and re generate the updated schedule based on the current stage of the project model 9 Now select the Width entry of the first column W M Bottom Hung window Schedule Fields R Library Part Name l Quantity l B From Room Number l E W x H Size l asg Orientation l ar ae a A a E W D nominal sill height E W D nominal head he 4 er CI CR TES E 2D symbol 1 E 3D Front View l aal Preview Picture l 10 Resize and move the Schedule Window List dialog box if necessary so that the W M Bottom Hung window at the entrance is visible in the floor plan in the background is ae REA ae eee E Schedule Window List 4 FA Header Options Y _ Freeze Schedule Header EE HC I E e ye Selected 1 Editable 1 Scheme Settings From Room Nu Orientation Width 0 45 Window sill height Window head h Preview Picture 150 leat Window Name W M Bottom Hun W M Bottom Hun W M Bott
94. ions At the end of the install process the ArchiCAD application icon will be placed your desktop Simply double click this icon to start ArchiCAD Please note The ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide io L installer will add an ArchiCAD Movie Guide plug in A to ArchiCAD This plug in will automatically load the seams appropriate movies when a project file is opened and allows you to simultaneously watch the movie and repeat the featured on screen action by yourself in ArchiCAD So simply copying the PLN PDF and AV movie files across computers will not be enough to benefit from this interactive training environment Installation suggestions and requirements We strongly recommend you to use the Interactive Training Guide using monitors with a minimum of 1280x960 or higher resolution We would recommend using dual display monitors so that you can use one of the displays to play the movies and the other display to repeat the steps using ArchiCAD Please go through the system requirements of the ArchiCAD 10 installer and make sure that your machine meets these requirements prior to installing ArchiCAD As some ArchiCAD processes are memory consuming rendering scheduling publishing depending on your hardware configuration you may experience some delay or obstruction in the narrated movie playback HOW TO USE THE INTERACTIVE TRAINING ENVIRONMENT aL ACTO Getting Q Started mp4 mecca Watch Movie Please click
95. ject Info 6 City City name to be entered at Project Info 7 State Country State Country to be entered at Project Info 8 Postal Code Postal Code to be entered at Project Info 9 Architect Architect Name to be be entered at File Info Project Info 10 CAD Technician CAD Technician to be entered at Project Info 11 Project Status Sample Design Layouts 112 Date of Issue Spring 2006 13 Keywords ArchiCAD a Virtual Building Solution by Graphisoft 114 Notes Notes to be entered at Project Info 115 Custom 1 Custom 1 to be entered at Project Info 16 Custom 2 Custom 2 to be entered at Project Info Load 17 Custom 3 Custom 3 to be entered at Project Info Save Cancel ok gt 10 3 AUTOMATIC DETAIL NUMBERS AND DRAWING GRIDS ACT0 Guide Chapter 10_03 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Let s see now how can you work with custom defined drawing grids on master layouts benefiting from the fact that the detail numbering will be automatically created based on the grid cell where the detail drawing is placed This feature will provide automated drawing numbering which is especially helpful when you need to coordinate large numbers of detail callouts in a project even if they are situated on a single layout 1 Open by double clicking the ACTG A2 Landscape Grid preset master layout in the Masters folder of the Navigator Layout Book ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 89 10 DOCUMENTATION L
96. k here to place a radial dimension a7 ree Point 3 Click this edge of the curved wall to ha Pi 6 5 ADDING DETAILS TO THE PROJECT 3 a nz ACTO Guide f a Chapter 06_05 mp4 peca Watch Movie y4 M jE Let s develop and add some detail callouts to the project AA RA yy O 1 Open the 6 5 Adding Details pre set view of the Navigator View fi i i Map to display the S 01 Section view We ll now add a radial dimension to the curved wall 2 Activate the Detail tool E Detail and then the Detail 01 in the Favorites and click the Detail E button in the Info Box to review the default Detail settings 3 Make sure that the Reference ID of the new detail is set to D 01 and the name as Handrail 11 Activate the 6 4 Adding Radial Dimension pre set view to zoom into the Entrance area on the lower floor 12 Activate the Radial Dim 01 entry from the Favorites to add a radial dimension f Radial Dimension to the curved wall 60 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 6 DOCUMENTATION ZONES DIMENSIONS AND DETAIL CALLOUTS Detail Default Settings Favorites Default v General Reference ID D 01 Name Handrail Create New Detail Drawing Window Link this Marker to an available Detail Browse Marker Angle OS O Ge v o Marker Standard Detail Marker 10 OF iim Refer To Drawit Undefined Browse f Arial Use Symbo
97. l Colors M 2 00 mm B zu t 1600 General Settings Marker Geometry FF VW VT Drawing ID Custom ci AA me an __b Marker Custom Settings gt h Detail Boundary F Detail Markers gt Cancel Co 4 Select Create New Detail Drawing Window in order to create a brand new detail view and to develop this detail 5 In the Marker Settings area you ll notice that the Sheet Number and Drawing ID values are set to Custom This means that the naming and numbering of this detail marker will be automatically provided and updated once they are placed on a layout sheet This will help you to coordinate work and to save time during the documentation process Hint you can also link the very same detail drawing content to different detail markers placed in various places in your project In this case when you are about to place a new marker open the settings dialog box and check Link this Marker to an available Detail and click Browse to search for the appropriate detail drawing to be linked to Link this Marker to an available Detail Browse To save settings and return to the drawing area click OK 6 Ensure that rectangular geometry method POT is activated in the Info Box before placing a new detail marker in the section window Zoom in on the gallery handrail Now click close to the upper right point 1 and then to the lower left point 2 corner of
98. l and select Design Model View at the Model View Options and ArchiCAD Training for Dimensions and Current Zoom option at Zooming When you work in the 3D window and you wish to save a view from there the 3D Only panel is also active and it helps you to define whether you wish to save the current 3D window view or a Photorendered view ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 79 9 PUBLISHING 7 Click OK now to leave the dialog Save View Create New y Identification ID Custom A 9 2 2 Name l Custom H4 My Gallery Floor Plan Source 0 Ground Floor y General Design Layer Set HH w Scale 1 100 H y 2D Only 3 Layer Combination Floor Plan Cut Plane Settings Design Model View HH ArchiCAD Training HH Current Zoom H El Model View Options 3 Dimensions Q Zooming __ 3D Only 8 As you will notice the newly created custom Gallery Floor plan view has immediately been added to the Navigator View Map The Properties area contains brief details of the currently selected view It also enables you to change the ID or the Name of the view at once You can click Settings at the bottom to open the View Settings dialog if you wish to redefine the selected view 9 Activate the Ground Floor item in the Navigator Project Map to switch to the Ground Floor plan and click the Save current view bu
99. lev ns Preliminary bob 1 Stairs v Show 2D Elements Only TO 1 Steel Structures Show 3D Elements Only Ob 1 Terrain Show All Lock 3D Elements fi E i sc ON Show and Lock All z wD 1 Zones i Show and Unlock All Y 1 Zones go gt 3 Select the arrow icon in the Layer Settings Model views top left corner of the Layers Layers 4 tab to unfold the Layer ner rains Combinations tab page Click New at the bottom of the page to add a new layer combination set Enter Design Layer Set as the name Click OK to leave the ee I e New Layer Combination dialog box ArchiCAD Layer Let s now define a custom project model view combination to fine tune the display and output options of the design 4 Open the Document gt Set Model View gt Model View Options dialog box Open the Options for Construction Elements panel to define the representation of beams openings section makers You can make settings here to show the markers of openings on the plan display or hide column symbols define beam representation etc Show Beam as Entire Beam fr _ Reference Line Contour Line Options for Construction Elements E5 Show Column Symbol Show Section Markers As in Settings Normal O Key Plan M Show Mark Up items Door Options 3 Show On Plan with Markers Show Opening Only _ with Contours Hide on Plan Window
100. ll cover some straightforward basic steps e g creating a floor slab and adding some walls and columns to our project While these are all really simple operations they will underscore some important core design concepts e All ArchiCAD building elements are real 3D objects you might create a wall or slab in the floor plan view but their 3D view is also at hand immediately and at any time This enables users to view the project in its own 3D environment instant real time 3D feedback and to make better more informed design decisions e ArchiCAD enables the creation of a fully integrated design project information database design development can be done in any view plan 3D views etc all other views will be automatically and immediately updated No tedious iterative processes are required of the designer This is the true power of the Virtual Building design concept 1 1 CREATING A FLOOR SLAB L ACTO Guide Chapter 01_01 mp4 merca Watch Movie Let s start our project by creating a new rectangular floor slab in the active Floor Plan view Layer Floors Settings Dialog Default Settings S S o Floors Geometry Method Polygonal Rectangular Rotated Rectangular Open the AC10 Guide Chapter 01 Pla ArchiCAD project file to complete this stage of this interactive hands on ArchiCAD training guide Please study the Getting started with the ArchiCAD Interactive Training
101. ls here gt ils Ares 5 6 ADJUSTING THE POSTS OF THE RAILING IN THE 3D WINDOW N AC10 Guide Chapter 05_06 mp4 weeca Watch Movie 1 Activate the 5 6 Adjusting Handrails in 3D pre set view in the Navigator View Map to display the gallery railings in the 3D window and select the gallery handrails E iaga yo E f 24 Object Selected 2 Name Railing Horizontal 10 Base Elevation 0 00 Layer Special Constructions Story 1 zy Sr ae er ee ny y LAS URAL YO re Notice that the next view has been saved with a pre set marquee selection Only a certain part of the project is displayed and the roof elements are not shown in this view It is clear that there are only three vertical posts along the railing at the edge of the gallery slab and it is necessary to add more posts for stability reasons 2 After selecting this railing open its Object Selection Settings dialog box by clicking the Object Icon in the Toolbox 52 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 5 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING CIRCULATION AND OTHER OBJECTS 3 Open the Parameters panel in the dialog box and change the No of Posts under Post Parameters to 10 4 Click OK to confirm the new parameter settings 5 Check the result which is immediately visible in both the 3D and the floor plan views Hint You can also use 3D cutting planes to create tailored 3D cutaway views with ArchiCAD to help wi
102. lso for you to benefit from Virtual Reality Scenes and Panoramic objects providing a full understanding of all those space relationships which are so difficult to depict using plain plans and other project views alone 8 1 CREATING A PLATEAU SLAB ACTO Guide Chapter 08_01 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Open the ArchiCAD Guide Chapter 08 Pla ArchiCAD project file to complete this stage of the interactive hands on ArchiCAD training guide Please study the Getting started with the ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide chapter if you need more information on how to set up ArchiCAD select the desired ArchiCAD Work Environment and open the training guide project files 1 Activate 8 1 Creating a Plateau Slab to switch to the ground floor plan to add a simple building plot area plateau slab to the project using the slab tool 2 Switch off Grid Snap and Grid Display if they are switched on in the View menu and ensure that the Tracker is switched on in the Standard Toolbar 3 Activate the Slab tool ah in the Toolbox activate Slab 05 in the Favorites and ensure that the Tracker is switched on to allow precise geometry input using the keyboard ildi w Radius geometry method PEN G the building e 27 74 press x then type 19 then y and 27 t Z Coordinate 0 00 then select enter to define the top right corner of the slab point 1 Place a slab lt 3 using the rectangular X Coordinate 19
103. mage 74 10 3 Automatic Detail Numbers and Drawing Grids o 89 10 4 Working with parametric automated Section and Detail markers 92 10 5 Publishing the Final Layout Book vector stc de 95 THE NEXT STEPS EMPOWERING YOUR BUSINESS 99 4 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide Getting started with the ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide GETTING STARTED WITH THE ARCHICAD INTERACTIVE TRAINING GUIDE This interactive guide is intended to support you throughout your early experiences of ArchiCAD All you need to do is to follow and repeat the exercises as they are presented in the AV movies Don t forget that you can also use by displaying or printing the present Acrobat PDF e guide that also spells out each step of every chapter This guide has been created with the following goals in mind e to provide the best smoothest amp most fun experience when you use ArchiCAD for the first time e to explain all ArchiCAD s core design features and techniques prove their benefits and enable you to use them right away in your everyday work WHAT IS THE CONTENT OF THIS GUIDE Throughout the following chapters and steps you will build a small architectural design project from scratch You will also be introduced to and practice the core design development and documentation concepts and techniques of ArchiCAD and thus be ready to use in your teal work immediately The contents of thi
104. mming columns and walls to the roof 0 0 eee eee Zar Creanoc a section Mew OF ING PlOjeCh 225 eye a bese AEE 2 6 Creating more section and elevation VIEWS e tad 3 DESIGN EVALUATION DEVELOPING THE EXTERIOR 30 3 1 Adding vectorial hatches and shading to sections and elevations dies Addin dimensions to ele AOS de ck cid Guta is Be ad Cy eee aie Sn 3 3 Modifying the curved wall in the elevation vieW o ooooo 3 4 Adding external and internal walls onside dws inde nah yates e 3o Greate a mew intemal partition wall tia dir awe ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 4 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING AND ADJUSTING OPEN INGS 35 AN Adding an entane UOO Terrane a A 35 4 2 PAGING an Internal AOON eo at 36 Aa a NEW WiINdOW atada 37 44 RACING MOL OPENS arinrin A a 37 A eae SN GUNS doS A ea Peal te E 38 AG M l phine slidine doors nissan 38 4 7 Adding a new door with the help of the Ghost Stoty 39 4 8 Adding new windows to the gallery civasas cde ri da 40 4 9 Modifying windows in the elevation view 0 cece eee aes 41 4 10 Multiplying windows in the elevation Vie W ooooooomom o o 42 441 Eottino tne sida doors edo rada cats 44 5 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING CIRCULATION AND OTHER OBJECTS 47 SL AO ASPE ii A A ts rain eh S98 e EE 47 5 2 Creating an internal perspective Camera Wigan ba 48 5 3 Adding a hole to the gallery slab on the floor plan 49 5 4 Editing buildi
105. mple you can easily switch off the roof elements display to simplify the design evaluation without the presence of the roof Filter Elements in 3D Stories to Show in 3D Infinite h From Story 0 Ground Floor rH to Story 1 Gallery 2 Marquee Effect Show elements Inside Marquee Mm r _ Outside Marquee v Trim Elements to Marquee Element Types to Show in 3D All Types O Hint You can save any of the project Wall A views with the help of the Navigator so Miseria by ay z that you can later activate the pre saved Roar Ruameorthe view E Window Zi views with a single click All you need to do s Custom p ea a is to select a view set such as ArchiCAD 1 100 9 Lamp Zj Guide among the view sets of the Eeh S Wh 3 Navigator to define where you wish to store Settings Roof Ti the saved view then click the Save Current ES Zone H View button on the Navigator Open the Properties page underneath to enter a name and an ID for the view to be saved e g Axonometry Detail 1 Notice that A an e y Cancel HO layer combinations scale zooming and even the marquee positioning and settings will be saved with the view The new view 46 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 5 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING CIRCULATION AND OTHER OBJECTS 5 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING CIRCULATION AND OTHER OBJECTS ArchiCAD gives you the priceless ability to think and work live i
106. n 3D You can design and edit the model in the 3D view navigate in real time to check the design and hold interactive design sessions with clients ArchiCAD enables designers to make changes at any time while maintaining the integrity of your central design data without risking costly errors or costing you productivity once you have realized the necessity of a new slab break through for the stairs you can enhance the necessary modifications on the plan while all the sections and elevations will be automatically updated You can even define custom 3D cutting planes for your design project to be able to investigate the design in a 3D environment 5 1 ADDING A STAIR ACTO Guide Chapter 05_01 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Let s first add stairs to the project and provide a connection between the stories Open the AC Guide Chapter 05 Pla ArchiCAD project file to complete this stage of the interactive hands on ArchiCAD training guide Please study the Getting started with the ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide chapter if you need more information on how to set up ArchiCAD select the desired ArchiCAD Work Environment and open the training guide project files 1 Activate the 5 1 Adding a Stair pre set view from the ArchiCAD Guide gt Step 5 folder of the View Map and also activate the Stair 01 item in the Favorites 2 Click the Stair button to open the Stair Default Settings dialog box to check the st
107. n Set folder in the DWG Design Publisher Set being set to DWG format You can click Options to fine tune the DWG export properties if desired O Organizer Publisher DWG Design Publisher Set gt Publishing Properties Save set to WinchEster U ing Design Set Y MR ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guid Yy my Design Set v CA Floor Plans 5 9 2 1 My Ground Floor Pl 9 9 2 2 My Gallery Floor Pl Y W My Design Set v CA Details v Foor Plans D 01 Handrail E 9 2 1 My Ground Floor Plan A D 02 Floor EP 9 2 2 My Gallery Floor Plan 2 D 03 Lintel y ADetails A D 04 Sill E D 01 Handrail v i Sections Elevations 28 D 02 Floor DE 01 Elev Ep D 03 Lintel E E 02 Elev F D 04 Sill BI E 03 Elev y L Sections Elevations ET E 04 Elev a E 001 Elev a 35 01 Section vt 35 02 Section BA E 02 Elev Y Pira Add Shortcut gt gt gt y View Properties D O Handrail 3 Custom w 1 5 E Design Model View amp ArchiCAD Training A None Settings gt View Properties Y Format A pwc 4 Created gt Tue Feb 14 2006 11 Click the Publishing Properties button now to set up the necessary publishing options You can choose between saving the files printing plotting or uploading the content to an Internet site Publisher Set Properties Publishing method f Save files 8 Path WinchEster Users Ifiletoth DWG Set a Create a real f
108. nce line for the wall and the width of the wall is measured from this reference line The reference line is used to connect walls smoothly and helps locate the walls with the cursor 14 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 1 DESIGN CREATING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE Wall Default Settings Favorites Default v T Geometry and Positioning Ti 3 00 Dr lzp Z gt 0 00 to Story 0 to Project Zero wm 0 00 IN S A 8 a 90 00 Show on Story Current Story Only H gt yA Floor Plan and Section v S Model f L Surf Stone Block ESB gt L Surf Stone Block Coping CJA gt L Surf Stone Block ESB gt Log Details Link Materials Wall is trimmed by one or more roofs A do Roof Trim Custom Texture defined in the 3D Window Reset Texture gt im Listing and Labeling e ES Exterior Walls lt Select the curved wall geometry method to draw the wall This is the second Geometry Methods button in the Wall Info Box and it enables you to define a curved wall using three individually nominated points Switch on the grid display View gt Grid Display and also switch on the grid snap View gt Grid Snap or select Construction Grid from the Grid drop down menu on the Standard Toolbar and click on the three grid points Points 1 2 then 3 as indicated on the screenshot to create the new curved masonry wall _ Point
109. nd publish this custom project design development documentation set with the help of ArchiCAD s Publisher 1 With the Project Map active click the Project Chooser button and choose Show Organizer from the pop up menu to display the Organizer View Editor dialog box resize the dialog box if necessary for better reading Here you can organize and finalize the content of custom project views to be published subsequently The View Editor enables you to 80 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 9 PUBLISHING quickly create new View Folders and edit their content with great ease of use and speed 2 Select the View Map button on the right side of the Organizer then select and unfold the previously created My Design Set custom project view container and ensure that the Project Map fh button is activated on the left side of the Organizer 3 Select the Sections Elevations folder on the left and drag and drop it into the My Design Set folder on the right You can add the elements of the folder one by one or in one step using the Shift or the Cmd MacOS CTRL WIN keys to select multiple views 4 Repeat the same operation with the Details container drag and drop all the details from the project map to the View Map My Design set folder You can also cds the Save view button below the Project Map to add veview gt gt gt p the Details folder and its content to the View M
110. ndard Toolbar and move your cursor over any of the internal wall surfaces and click to transfer these as Find amp Select criteria Note the immediate 50 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 5 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING CIRCULATION AND OTHER OBJECTS changes Pencolor Material and Fill properties in the Find amp Select dialog box Now select the plus add to selection selected E button to select all the walls with the Editable previously loaded properties Notice that the quantity of selected and editable elements changes to 6 in the bottom left corner of the dialog box This indicates that all the six walls are selected with similar properties regardless of whether they are visible in the 3D view or not Press the Wall Tool Settings button in the Info Box to open the Wall Settings dialog box in order to change the internal surface material of the selected walls a 7 Activate the Model panel of the Y amp Model Wall Selection Settings dialog box y META y and unlink the surface materials O Surf White Brick using the Chain button then click O Surf Light Decogative Eb the Right Material material Right Material j pop up menu to change the internal surface material of the selected walls to Surf Light Decorative from the material pop out list Now select OK to apply the changes and to return to the 3D window to see how the view has been u
111. ng elements with Find amp Select in the 3D window 50 5 5 Adding and adjusting handrails on the gallery level 51 5 6 Adjusting the posts of the railing in the 3D window 52 5 7 Wading fixtures and future ra rd 54 6 DOCUMENTATION ZONES DIMENSIONS AND DETAIL CALLOUTS 56 6 1 Adding a new 3D zone using the automatic placement method 56 6 2 Adding a new 3D zone using the manual placement method 57 6 3 Editing 3D zone spaces in the 3D windOW isn tae dere vuwen 4 aut 58 6 4 Adding associative dimensions ratas criada 59 6 5 Diddine details to ne projectes 60 6 6 Merging and adjusting external DWG detail drawings 62 3 Contents 7 DOCUMENTATION INTERACTIVE ELEMENT SCHED 9 PUBLISHING 77 ULES AND LISTS CG 9 1 Creatine a New CUStOM Project VIEW dara 17 7 1 Working with Interactive Element Schedules o ooo oo 66 9 2 Saving new custom project VIEWS 6 0 60 0 ccc eee eee ences 79 8 PRESENTATION 69 079 Oreantamnmo and pups Mine Views aid s cues wd as A atin Goh aes 80 Oil Crsatino a platea Sait toed kee ihe a ed 69 10 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUTING 84 8 2 Adding cameras and camera views to the project oooooooooomo o 70 10 1 Placing Project Views om hayouts cuina ei 84 8 3 Creating a sketch rendered presentation image o oooooomomo o 72 10 2 Working with Master Layouts oooooonooorrornrmm o 87 8 4 Creating a LightWorks rendered presentation i
112. nt 1 These pre set points all reside on Grid Intersection points to help your work You can also complete the creation of the new terrace slab by using the combination of the Grid Snap and the Guide Lines when creating the silhouette of the terrace slab 7 When selecting the new terrace slab on the Gallery plan your screen will look like the screenshot bellow Point 1 Point 7 Y Click these points to create the new terrace slab _ Point 2 Point 3 4 qu A AAA Slab Selected Thickness 0 30 a Projec Zero 2 70 Point 6 Point 5 2 3 CREATING A SEMI PITCHED ROOF WITH THE HELP OF THE GHOST STORY ACTO Guide Chapter 02_03 mp4 ureca Watch Movie Let s add now a semi pitched roof to the building with wide overhangs supported by the columns to create a south facing veranda at the front 24 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 2 DESIGN COMPLETING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE To construct the roof on the gallery level it is necessary to see the columns on the floor beneath The contents of remote stories can be made visible on the active story by using the Ghost Story feature 1 Switch to the Gallery Plan view by activating the 2 3 Create Roof pre set view Open the Design gt Story Settings dialog box to display and configure the Ghost Story settings check Show Ghost Story to turn on the display of the element on the Ghost Story M Show Gh
113. ntrance enclosure Note the floor plan view has been automatically updated with the plan view of the four walls that were created previously in the 3D window Activate the 1 3 Create Curved Wall pre set view in the ArchiCAD Guide gt Chapter 1 folder of the Navigator View Map to switch to the Floor plan view Double click the Wall Settings button in the Toolbox Change the wall thickness from 30cm to 36cm i in the Geometry and Positioning settings by A clicking in the field and making the necessary changes Activate the third wall reference line position this is the so called Right wall construction method Alternatively you can double click on the Wall Ex 02 item in the Favorites to load the already configured as above settings for the curved masonry wall Wall Thickness Select the Masonry Block Cut Fill instead of the Common Brick Cut Fill in the Structure properties of the Floor Plan and Section settings 7 STRUCTURE EE O O AAG Unlink the materials in v Model the Model panel of Wall Settings set the p L Surf Stone Block EF hatching type to il C Surf Stone Block Coping CH Surf Stone Block and Y C surf Stone Block ESB the surface material to Surf Stone Block as shown in the screenshot Hint Wall reference line When drawing the line of a wall after the first click a heavy black line follows the cursor like a rubber band This line is the refere
114. ntrol Box provides various tools and options to help and simplify your element creation and editing processes Divisions Percent Distance Create Guide Line Segment Magic Wand Guide Lines These are always at hand as you will have noticed by now to find special points and projections when creating or editing elements Check the Options gt Work Environment gt Guide Lines page for further details and options The following screenshot presents some of the Guide Line settings and the options available Show the following Relative direction Guide 4 Lines if the mouse stops for 0 30 sec Y Parallel to the active Guide Line Y A Perpendicular to the active Guide Line M lt Angle Bisector of intersected Guide Lines v ko Tangent to the active Guide Line Relative Construction Methods These help to constrain the cursor to a certain angle or distance when creating or editing elements For instance you can use the Angle Bisector button to create a bisector guide line of two wall segments Cursor Snap Variants you can constrain the cursor to a specific direction chosen from the pop up menu while holding down the Shift key This is useful for instance when you wish to create an element associated to the geometry of another element e g for creating a new wall aligning with the staircase of another building Group Switch This is useful when you wish to carry out some editing only on certain elements
115. nts of the second middle window while it is pre selected to transfer the previously loaded parameters to this window 11 Click the Fit in Window A icon to display the entire elevation in the window Point 1 Start stretching this corner of the window Point 2 Stretch the window until you reach the upper quarterly dividision point 4 10 MULTIPLYING WINDOWS IN THE ELEVATION VIEW t ACTO Guide Chapter 04_10 mp4 mpesa Watch Movie We ll now multiply the window on the Gallery level in an elevation view 1 First activate the 4 10 Multiplying Windows floor plan pre set view to have the appropriate floor plan zoom then activate the 4 10 Multiplying Windows pre set elevation view in the Navigator View Map to open the northern elevation 2 Resize and position the elevation window so that the northern wall of the gallery plan is also visible in the background similar to the screenshot Turn off Grid Display in the View menu if it is turned on 42 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 4 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING AND ADJUSTING OPENINGS ae E 02 Elevation Autorebuild Model Point 2 Click this corner to define lhe second point of multiplication Point 1 Click this comer point to define the origin of multiplication SS SS ee A O ae ee eS ee 3 Select the window on the gallery level hold down the Shift key move the cursor over the window and then click the pre selected w
116. o help your work This makes it possible to reduce the display size of the movie guide palette and repeat an exercise as you see it 10 Freely re size the movie guide palette and re position it on your screen Use the Pause button to pause a clip and the slider to jump to any position within a clip You can also switch between the clips of the current chapter with the skip forward and skip backward buttons 5 a ArchiCAD fie fat View feign Docus Optics Trae Window Hag AAA IO IO OE 0 hel ES A la pine Wa gjaja s f Foca Pus sad danaa B m O Navigator View Map mere il sa y pes z zi g L gt tr Ca a Point 2 2 4 cani the second a Y ArchiCAD Interactive Pm e 7 el E 7 CA archiCAD Guide 4 Y C Chapter 1 fe 1 1 Create Floor Sia ce __ EEE rh al m A a Plant Diara ED 2 hi 1 gt el a El Roby tira 5 tsa Point 1 a Chek here to define the first ae gee vertex of Slabtt ArchiCAD with its interactive training environment is set up and you are ready to go We hope that you find this guide useful and you will share the same experience as architects worldwide ArchiCAD is easy to learn and fun to use Of course you can contact Graphisoft or its partners if you have any further questions ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 1 DESIGN CREATING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE 1 DESIGN CREATING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE In this chapter we wi
117. odel and Materials as well as Listing and Labeling attributes You can also select the layer on which you wish to place the element 10 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 1 DESIGN CREATING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE Slab Default Settings Favorites Default v T Geometry and Positioning to Story 0 goreneeneee j 0 00 to Project Zero Show on Story 0 00 l Current Story Only m gt L Floor Plan and Section OoOo Model gt Ext Timber Boarding En taa Ext Timber Boarding k gt M Surface Concrete b Custom xture defined in the 3D Window Reset Texture gt a Listing and Labeling ZF Floors gt emanation The Favorites button in the top left corner of the dialog box enables gt p g gt you to save the current element settings with a new Favorites name Hint Favorites are the easiest and fastest way to use pre defined element settings in your projects you can export and also import Slab Favorites lists and share these alee w New Favorite pre defined element sets with your Sia E Slal Name colleagues use these on other rr machines or also in other projects y First Custom Slab 1 All you need to do is to select the Apply Favorites ave Current Settings as Favorite Favorite Names Cancel y Favorites button at the top of any Cancel OK ArchiCAD Tool Settings dialog box an
118. older structure Create flat file structure Include Project Reviewer web enviroment a Options 12 Select Save files now and then the Browse button to define a publishing path of your choice on your local hard drive Publisher will save the set to this folder 13 Check Create a real folder structure and click OK to leave this dialog box 14 Click Publish now to start the publishing process Publishing Name Status Size Y 9 2 0 My Ground Floor Plan View Saved 150 22 KB Y 9 2 1 My Gallery Floor Plan View Saved 105 47 KB Y 9 2 2 S 01 Section View Saved 763 01 KB Y 9 2 3 S 02 Section View Saved 550 57 KB Y 9 2 4 E 01 Elevation View Saved 1 26 MB 9 2 5 E 02 Elevation View To be saved 9 2 6 E 03 Elevation View To be saved 9 2 7 E 04 Elevation View To be saved D 01 Handrail To be saved D 02 Floor To be saved j D 03 Lintel To be saved D 04 Sill To be saved nm 1 Camera To be saved f Note Double click on the item in the list for Fam 82 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 9 PUBLISHING Publisher will re create all the custom project views and publish them Publisher Set Properties using the previously defined file formats in one batch aa SS Publishing method Upload to internet H 15 Close the Organizer Publisher dialog box once the Publishing Host name graphisoftarchicad mac com Process has been completed User
119. om Hun W Pivot Hung 10 1 II Y IE Y E 02 1 00x1 80 0 450 45 0 45x0 45 0 60x0 60 L L L 0 45 11 Change the Width value to 1 00m and then notice that the floor plan will be immediately and automatically updated in the background with the new width parameter 12 Undo the change by entering the 0 45 value again for the width again notice the automatic update and finally close the schedule window Please note the Interactive Element Schedule dialog box enables you to control and edit all the major characteristics of any type of ArchiCAD element from the schedule sheet with great ease of use and continuous graphic feedback The fine tuned element lists can also contain graphic entities You can include the floor plan elevation or 3D representation of the elements The spreadsheets can be placed on layouts afterwards and they will be handled as an integral part of the project documentation set similar to any other project view or drawing Hint Note that you can also save generated lists from ArchiCAD in Microsoft Word doc and Excel xls format on the Microsoft Windows platform XLS File xls Y Tabbed Text txt Hint You can also display some prepared element component and zone lists Double click on the entries in the Navigator List folder to view various text and graphical lists and schedules These lists and schedules can be fine tuned and configured to meet different needs expectations and stand
120. on how to set up ArchiCAD select the desired ArchiCAD Work Environment and open the training guide project files 1 Switch to the Layout Book mode in the Navigator by simply clicking on its icon Ca and ensure that the Tree by Subset view is selected in the Layout book display menu Let s add now some new layouts to the project layout book using some previously created custom project views 2 Select the Project Chooser in the Navigator and select Show Organizer in order to switch to the Organizer Layout Editor mode to add pre set views to the layout book Select the View Map on the left and the Layout Book on the right side of the Organizer Note The ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide layout book already contains folders and layouts e g Sections Elevations Details Presentation Views to help your work In this exercise you will complete the layout set by adding floor plans to the existing layout book Unfold the My Design Set View Map folder in the View Map left side and unfold and select the Design Set layout subset in the Layout Book right side of the navigator Click the New Subset ai button in the Layout Book on the right and enter the name Floor Plans and click Create in order to add a new layout subset under the selected Design Set container Select by clicking the previously added 9 2 1 My Ground Floor Plan and Shift click
121. ons 1 Switch to the 2 5 Adding a new Section pre set view to continue the work on the lower floor plan view Section Elevation Default Settings SS Favorites Default y General Pod Reference ID 5 01 f Vertical Range Name Section Horizontal Range _ Infinite Infinite See ne ae 4_2 Limited _ Limited y 0 00 sae O Zero Depth Marked Distant Area Status of Section Elevation View Show Section Line on Stories Show Stories on this Section Floor Plan Pb A Marker b Section Marker Styles gt a Cut Elements gt Model Effects be Distant Area Options Pp Stories on Section F gt Sections Elevations gt Autorebuild Model HH Al Display Only H4 Cancel 2 Double click the Section 01 entry in the Favorites and click the Section Setting button in the Info Box to review the Section default settings In General Settings enter S 01 for Reference ID and Section in the Name field In the Marker area leave the Drawing IDs parameter set to Custom This will mean that the final section and elevation marker settings will be automatically provided when they are placed on layouts All this will be covered and explained at a later step va Marker Simple Section Marker gt 7 Refer To Drawing Undefined Browse Arial 9 Y Use Symbol Colors
122. ore the drawing within the design project file this enables you to handle all the related project information in one single file Use the Title panel to fine tune the drawing title information including not only font type and size and pen color but also its content you can easily show and hide the drawing name and scale drawing and layout ID in the title if you wish gt End Frame v ee Title Basic Drawing Title gt SAT _ Flip Title Y Uniform Symbol Pens Geneva B Mit 5 00 mm Y Uniform Text Format Agi fim e z u Rotate with Drawing On i 20 00 x 20 00 Width Lal Link Width to Position On gt Show Drawing Name On gt Show Drawing Scale On gt Show Drawing ID On Show Layout ID Off gt Title Lines a y Open the Frame panel to modify the size angle of rotation anchor point Pen Set and Colors of a drawing item or to add a border line Adjusting the Frame behavior of a drawing can be convenient if you wish to create an abstract polygonal drawing frame instead of the conventional rectangular frame which is also set as the default v Frame Frame s behavior Border offset C Fit Frame to drawing m t 0 01 ie ci Manually resized frame M Add printable Border Solid Line gt ei lm 86 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 10 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUTING 10 2 WORKING WITH MASTER LAYOUTS ACTO Guide Chapter 10_02 mp4 MPEGA Watch Movie We ll now c
123. ory 12 Deselect the two new doots by clicking elsewhere and then open the 04 Perspective pre set view in the Camera Views folder of the Navigator to check the project in 3D 4 7 ADDING A NEW DOOR WITH THE HELP OF THE GHOST STORY N ACTO Guide Chapter 04_07 mp4 weecs Watch Movie We ll now add some more openings to the project on the upper Gallery level 1 Activate the 4 7 Adding a Door on Gallery pre set view in the View Map to go to the upper Gallery level Door Name D1 Entrance sidel 10 W H 1 20 2 40 Sill Height 0 00 Story 0 Ghost display from the View Menu PMC CEC Merve in the event it is switched off ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 39 4 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING AND ADJUSTING OPENINGS 3 Switch on the eyedropper button or use the ALT key to pick any element parameter to be the default 4 Move the eyedropper cursor over the entrance door that is currently visible on the Ghost Story As you find any of the corner points it will be pre selected some basic details will appear about the entrance door 5 Using the eyedropper cursor click the door below in order to copy its properties to become the default door properties 1 20 2 40 6 Open the Default Door Settings dialog box by clicking its button El at the Info Box 7 Select the Side Geometry Method Anchor Point on the Preview and Positioning panel of the dialog box 8 Sel
124. ost Story Below Current Options Note You can easily show and Ghojg Story Options hide Ghost Story elements using Ghost Story Color MN the Ghost Story icon FEE Show Elements 3 Click the Options button to define RS g the color and select the elements you amp Wall Zj wish to show as ghost elements po ze Uncheck the All Types option and vs eee z check only the Wall Column Slab 3 Slab j and Roof elements pa Ai 4 Click OR to leave the Ghost Story e A Options dialog box and OK once Fp ca z more to leave the Story Settings A Text of dialog box Cancel Now the content of the floor below is visible in a magenta color on the plan of the gallery The elements of the Ghost Story cannot be edited but they can be used as snap points when constructing new elements 5 Activate the Roof Tool and double click the Roof 01 item in the Favorites to load the necessary roof settings 18 0 degree angle 20 cm thickness and its pivot line will be at 4 m above the project Zero level 1 m to the current level 6 Select the rectangular roof geometry method in the Info Box and switch on the Grid Snap and Grid Display at the View Menu 7 Start to construct a pitched roof by defining its pivot line first by click points 1 and 2 which is the intersection line of the roof plane and the horizontal plane at the defined height 8 Define the direction of the slope the value o
125. over the external side of the front wall to bring up a temporary special snap point at the center point of this wall i segment then click on the snap point point 1 to define the center point insertion point of the new entrance doot 6 Define the door opening position click above and to the tight of Am AA f the center point of the door point 2 Now the new entrance door A E E E internal door will be inserted into the external wall a 4 Point 2 Click here to f Z define door opening position Point 2 Click here to define door orientation d Point 3 Click here to define door leaf position h Point 1 Click here to insert a new entrance door OLA LLL LLLA LLLLLLLLL LE 36 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 4 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING AND ADJUSTING OPENINGS 4 3 ADDING A NEW WINDOW t ACTO Guide A Chapter 04_03 mp4 Watch Movie MPEG4 Now we ll insert a new window into the entrance enclosure 1 Activate the 4 3 Adding a New Window pre set view from the Navigator View Map Activate the Window Tool from the Toolbox and select the Win Ex 01 window from the Favorites and ensure that the 2 e centerpoint geometry method is selected Select and activate the Half Between Intersection Points intermediate temporary snap point generation method E from the Special Snap menu of the Standard Palette Hold the cursor over the internal perimeter line of the curved wall point 1 to generate an in
126. p of the Tracker x 10 y 16 Click the 3D Window button to display a s 3D 3D view from the camera s viewpoint natie Pactos Alternatively you can also double click the plc 3 enc ude new Camera in the 3D folder of the Normas Navigator Project Map Camera 2 amp Camera 3 amp Camera 4 amp Camera 5 Point 2 Place here the camera projection target al T 20 a 41 70 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 8 PRESENTATION We ll now add some more cameras to the current path This can easily be done while navigating in 3D In the perspective projection mode you can navigate using both the Orbit 2 and Explore modes Switch on the Orbit mode and use the Arcball cursor to navigate in the 3D window around a fixed view target point and hold down the Shift key to pan the current view The 3D Explore information palette gives some brief details of 3D navigation for Explore gt mode navigation 7 Switch to Orbit mode navigation use the cursor and the Shift key if necessary to navigate in the 3D window Activate the 3D projection settings dialog box 3D Projection Settings from the context menu CTRL Click on the MacOS Right click on WIN while you are in the 3D window to adjust the camera or target 3D Explore information point settings manually and or define the Sun settings as desired Use the following techniques to navigate Perspective
127. pavement slab 5 Select the rectangular Box 6 Click the construction grid intersection point 1 to start creating the rectangular paving slab around the building and then click point 2 to complete the new slab slab geometry method from the Info 7 Select the new slab by moving the cursor over any perimeter line of the slab the Mercedes cursor will indicate it and hold down the SHIFT key to pre select it its perimeter will be highlighted Now click to select the slab the changed fill pattern indicates that the slab has been selected Point 1 Click here to start creating the external pavement Point 3 w Select the previously created slab and click here to start cutting a hole in it Point 4 Click here to complete the hole in the external pavement slab Point 2 Click here to complete the external pavement slab 8 To cut a rectangular hole in the selected slab first click point 3 then point 4 to define the rectangular perimeter and complete the hole Point 3 Select the previously created slab and click here to start cutting a hole in it a Point 4 Click here to complete the hole in the external pavement slab ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 19 1 DESIGN CREATING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE Point 3 Select the previously created slab Fa and click here to start cutting a hole in it 1 7 CREATING A NEW STORY LL ACIO Guide Chapter 01_07 mp4 weeca Watch Movie
128. pdated with the new material settings 5 5 ADDING AND ADJUSTING HANDRAILS ON THE GALLERY LEVEL h ACTO Guide Chapter 05_05 mp4 weeca Watch Movie Let s now add some handrails to the terrace and to the gallery on the upper level and adjust their length to the existing building elements 1 Activate the 5 5 Adding V Handrails pre set view from the Navigator View Map to display the upper floor plan 2 Activate the Object Tool Object in the Toolbox and then the Rail 01 entry from Favorites to add some rails to the terrace and to the gallery on the upper floor 3 Inthe Object Settings LI dialog box preview cB 30 00 the Rail object s parameters and settings and to 77 make sure that the Rotation Angle value is set to 90 degrees on the Parameters panel Click OK to leave the dialog box Object Default Settings 4 Favorites Default v T Preview and Positioning to Story 1 to Project Zero P wa 3 00 Show on y Story Current Story Only 9 v mil Parameters 3D Detailed 2 00 Left End Cutting Angle 90 00 Right End Cutting Angle 90 00 Cat 0 05 Handrail Parameters _ m Bar Parameters 4f 1 00 Post Parameters 3D Representation Ce ad 2D Representation Rotatio angle wt Custom Settings MA Floor Plan and Section a Model zm Listing and Labeling F D Special Constructions Eok gt gt b b b b b b Material
129. ppropriate slab settings 20cm thickness Ext Timber Boarding and Surf Whitewash materials for the new internal gallery slab 3 Select the rectangular geometry method in the Info Box 4 Activate the Cursor Snap ie button on the Standard Palette Make sure that Half and Percent 20 00 Along Entire Element are OSACE AE selected in the drop down menu M yw Half Divisions 3 Along Entire Element x 2 Between Intersection Points Special snap points help you to find special points on the construction elements These snap points can be pre defined divisions distances of lines atcs center points of arcs and parallel and perpendicular locations from elements Set Special Snap Values The slab will only span to half the depth of the building leaving a void so that you can look down from the gallery to the exhibition space of the floor below 5 Switch off Grid Snap and Grid Display at the View Menu or by clicking the Grid button in case they are switched on 6 Click on the inside point of the top left wall corner to start drawing the slab Make sure you see a check mark when selecting to make sure you are snapping on the point itself point 1 7 Move the cursor to the inside line of the east side wall to bring up a snap point in the middle of the wall point 2 Above the perimeter line of the wall the cursor will change from an empty pencil _ sign to a pencil with a line inside ae indi
130. publisher set will Add Shortcut gt gt gt AS be saved with all its configurations and settings with the central y Properties y Format design project file As your design progresses to the next stage all C DS1 My Ground Floor Plan View PDF Z you need to do is to click Publish to create an updated PDF set ACTG A3 Landscape Layout P a e 0 42 0 30 C Page Options 8 The Publishing process will start now ArchiCAD will regenerate Settings AAA all the project views so the published set will be fully updated all ee Document Options l A Merge to one POF file the latest design changes and modifications will be incorporated Created gt Thu Jan 26 2006 Publish this set HA 96 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 10 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUTING DS1 My Ground Floor Plan View Y DS2 My Gallery Floor Plan View Y DS3 E 01 Elevation DS4 S 01 Section DSS Section amp Elevations DS6 Gallery Details DS7 New Detail Layout DS8 Renderings i DS9 Skecthas Publishing Status Saved Saved Saved Saving To be saved To be saved To be saved To be saved Ta ha caveri Print Processing Page 1 i ee A 9 Select the Close button once the publishing process is completed Close the Organizer Publisher dialog box and select File gt Save to save the ArchiCAD design project file 10 Open the
131. r than 0 10 m2 Wall amp Column Subtraction Se of if larger than 0 10 m2 If larger than 0 10 m2 Subtract 100 Subtract 100 Note Effective on elements not excluded from the zone polygon Area reduction under low ceiling If lower than Subtract 100 SO 6 3 EDITING 3D ZONE SPACES IN THE 3D WINDOW L ACTO Guide Chapter 06_03 mp4 urcce Watch Movie Element Types to Show in 3D 1 Open the View gt Elements in 3D Please note all the layers except the Zones layer have been switched to wireframe display to ensure better visibility of the Zones in the 3D window Layer settings are also stored in the pre set views of the Navigator View Map so when you clicked the 3 6 Editing Zones in 3D view earlier all the model display pre sets stored with this view took place immediately Make sure that the Zone Tool eons is activated in the Toolbox and then select the Edit gt Select All Zones command to select all the zones in the project Select the Design gt Trim Zone command and then check Trim Top and also Roofs and Ignore holes to trim the Gallery zone to the surface of the pitched roof TOS 1 Mechanical f 1 Meshes TOP 1 Modules no 1 Radial Dimensioning TO 1 Roofs 1 Sections Elevations 1 Site amp Landscaping no f 1 Special Constructions TO 1 Splines D HB 1 Stairs no f 1 Steel Structures f 1 Terra
132. ra projection target move the cursor towards the stairs enter R 6 50 for the Radius and A 140 00 for the Angle coordinates and select Enter point 2 Select now the new camera on the floor plan shift click and click the Camera 2 button in the Info Box to adjust its settings Enter 2 20 for both Camera Z and Target Z values 45 degrees for Sun Altitude and select the Apply button to apply the new settings 48 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 5 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING CIRCULATION AND OTHER OBJECTS 0 omata 5 3 ADDING A HOLE TO THE GALLERY gu Camera VR Object G VR Scene me 1 Editable 1 SLAB ON THE FLOOR PLAN wees uide C0 iad Gude TB GP Chapter 05 03 nph Camera 1 Waithere 0 frames weca Watch Movie ara ad 1 Activate the 5 3 Adding a hole to slab pre set view from the e zo e Jzn Navigator View Map in order to go to the floor plan view of the KZ ri 2 TED gallery Hide un press the Tracker on the Standard Toolbar View Cone Roll Angle 2 Activate the Slab Tool from the Toolbox moza 000 o sl or l l l l a naude XL Sun Aalmuth 3 Shift click the Gallery Slab to select it Use the Tab key if you A E EE 177 93 need to switch between pre selected elements los m 4 Click the upper horizontal perimeter point 1 of the slab to bring up the pet palette for various editing and modifying options 5 Activate the Insert
133. reate some customized layout sheets ArchiCAD allows you to create drawing layouts and sheets you can benefit from automated layout page and drawing numbering automated text entities that needs to be defined only once per project parametric detail markers drawing grids and much mote 1 Open by double clicking the Default Master Layout in the Masters folder of the Navigator Layout Book This is the current default master layout All the new views and external drawing files are currently placed on this layout The previously added floor plan views are also using this layout at the moment Now activate by double clicking the pre set ACTG A3 Landscape Layout in the Masters folder of the Navigator Layout Book As you can see this pre set master layout already contains some items and information which will be used throughout the layouts and drawing sheets of the current project It has company logos and project preview raster images as well as various textual and some graphic elements GRAPHISOFT Archicad Interactive Training Guide Sample Derig a Layouts ninaa bale prota Hera to be ba dilad st FilastrfafPrajact foie Fixed Drawing Name GRAPHISOFT Veto Boking m 2 Click Settings in the Master Properties area y Properties to review the settings of the currently selected RACTGAS Landscape Layout Ds 0 42 0 30 ACTG A3 Landscape Layout The Master Layou
134. rent paper textures as a background image to further enhance the style 74 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 8 PRESENTATION and quality of your presentation You can simply activate the 8 5 1 8 5 9 preset views in the Navigator View Map to see some pre set samples ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 75 8 PRESENTATION Hint Besides photorendered images ArchiCAD also enables you to create Panoramic VR Virtual Reality Scenes and Objects as well as flythrough movie clips The advantage of VR Scenes S and Objects lover still rendered images is that the viewer is able to freely navigate in these virtual reality scenes and objects corresponding to their mouse movements and to investigate the project from various random points of perspective instead of having only one fixed viewpoint To create a VR Object or a VR Scene simply select the Camera tool as before open its settings and select the VR Object vrobject or VR Scene Ej VR Scene tab page Adjust the necessary settings place a VR Camera on the plan and choose the Document gt Creative Imaging gt Create VR Scene or VR Object command to see the results To create a flythrough simply place multiple cameras in the path of the flythrough as described earlier Once you ate set all you need to do is to render the flythrough using the Document gt Creative Imaging gt Create Flythrough command Create Fly Through Source Result
135. roject data with clients and colleagues for review and mark up regardless of whether they have ArchiCAD installed or not 9 1 CREATING A NEW CUSTOM PROJECT VIEW 1 ACT0 Guide Chapter 09_01 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie So far every step of this guide started by activating a pre set view from the ArchiCAD Guide folder of the Navigator View Map Let s summarize briefly the advantages and benefits of pre set project views by creating a few of these First we will set up define a new model view scale display properties layer combinations dimension standards etc and afterwards we will save it to the new View Map folder Open the ArchiCAD Guide Chapter 09 Pla ArchiCAD project file to complete this stage of the interactive hands on ArchiCAD training guide Please study the Getting started with the ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide chapter if you need more information on how to set up ArchiCAD select the desired ArchiCAD Work Environment and open the training guide project files 1 Switch to the Project Map in the O Navigator Project Map Navigator to begin to configure a new fe E project plan view then unfold the Stories y fr archicad Training A container and double click the 1 Gallery y Histories item to switch to the Gallery floor plan Ea 1 Gallery project window Click the Fit in Window pao Graid Flate Sections Elevations Ex button at the bottom of the floor plan pere
136. s Y View Properties al D 0 Handrail D 9 2 1 My Ground Floor Plan Custom Design Layer Set om 1 5 w 1 100 El Design Model View El Design Model View ArchiCAD Training amp ArchiCAD Training QWNone Zoomed area Settings Settings y After preparing by organizing the project views in the View Editor we can proceed with the publishing 7 Click the Publisher Sets button in the top right corner of the dialog box to switch to the Publisher Mode Note that the left side of the Organizer automatically changed to the View Map mode since you can only publish pre set or saved project views or layouts 8 Click the Publisher Set Chooser and Manager button in the top right area of the dialog box define a New Publisher Set with the name DWG Design Publisher Set and click Create 9 Drag and Drop the previously finalized My Design Set view set or select it and click the Add Shortcut button below the browser on the left to add all these pre set views to the new publisher set ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 81 9 PUBLISHING Select the My Design Set publisher folder on the right side of the dialog box and expand the Format area at the bottom to define the file formats you wish to publish to in this set 10 Select the DWG format which will Y Format result in all the contents of the La pwc 3 selected My Desig
137. s a 5 ca gt gt gt gt ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 51 5 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING CIRCULATION AND OTHER OBJECTS Info Box before placing the Rails on the floor plan 5 Click inside the bottom left corner point 1 on the left of the balcony slab to start placing the first railing 6 Move the cursor upwards to the internal surface of the terrace parapet wall point 2 to define its length 7 Repeat the previous two steps using points 1 and 2 on the right to place another rail on the right side of the terrace and to also add a vertical railing to the end of the stairs points 3 and 4 Point 2 Complete terrace rails here 17 Point 4 Complete vertical rails here 3 Point 3 Start placing vertical rails here 8 Activate the 5 5 Adding H Handrails from the Navigator View Map once you are done with Ste EA all the vertical railings on the terrace change the rotation angle value to 0 degrees in the Rail Object Settings dialog box Ly on the Parameters panel to insert some horizontal rails 9 Place the horizontal railings along the staircase and along the edge of the gallery slab Start adding the railings at point 1 and complete them at point 2 Obpect Selected am Hailing Honoree 10 aie Pivari 0 05 Laver Special Consiructiona _ Point 3 Start placing horizontal rails here Point 4 Complete horizontal rai
138. s guide are TA Training guide e book this PDF guide explains every Adobe step and is backed up with lots of screenshots as well as providing hints for related features and techniques which are closely connected to a certain technique or feature s ArchiCAD project files these pre set training files are to PA help your learning process They include a lot of help tags and an pre set project views allowing you to focus on the core material ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 5 Getting started with the ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide _ ArchiCAD AV movie clips these clips present every single G detail and any required interaction to complete a certain step weecs They can be watched while working on the ArchiCAD pre set training files but they are also linked to the relevant chapters and steps of the above PDF e book Though the PDF e guide and the movies can be read and watched as a standalone to achieve the best learning experience we strongly recommend that you install ArchiCAD 10 on your computer and use the interactive learning environment to make the learning process fun and easy and to get the most out this interactive guide HOW TO INSTALL First install ArchiCAD then the Interactive i Ig Training Guide on your MacOS or PC using x ae the original Windows and OS X installer M aC Windows packages To do this simply double click the installer executables and follow the on screen instruct
139. s in practice for example that you do not need to delete and look for another window object if you want to change its size sill height adjust its frame sash oversize board or casing properties You can even specify shutter options using various shutter and glazing types and choose from a variety of handles All these are available and valid for the very same window object 4 1 ADDING AN ENTRANCE DOOR ACTO Guide Chapter 04_01 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie It s now time to further develop the design by adding openings to the building Let s first add an external door to the project Open the AC10 Guide Chapter 04 Pla ArchiCAD project file to complete this stage of the interactive hands on ArchiCAD training guide Please study the Getting started with the ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide chapter if you need more information on how to set up ArchiCAD select the desired ArchiCAD Work Environment and open the training guide project files 1 Activate the 4 1 Adding Entrance Door pre set view in the ArchiCAD Guide Step 4 folder in the View Map and switch off Grid Display and Grid Snap from the Standard Palette in the event they are switched on 2 Activate the Door Tool in the Toolbox and double click the Door Ex 01 item in the Favorites to load the settings of the Entrance door and click the Door Setting Ml button in the Info Box to briefly review its settings All the various parameters and settings o
140. s on all the layouts including the floor plan markers would also be updated automatically Hint If your project views and drawings are set to manual update ArchiCAD will automatically warn you if you open an existing design project file having any layouts that were changed throughout the design development Update Drawings The following Drawings may have changed since the last update 157 S 01 Section View A LightWorks Rendering 0 157 S 02 Section View Ct LightWorks Rendering Ct LightWorks Rendering e LightWorks Rendering r 4 Handrail 4 C skip All Update All Open Drawing Manager Do not Display this dialog Next Time gt gt gt or_o_ ____ e Select Skip All if you wish to proceed without updating any of the drawings or select Update All and ArchiCAD will update all drawings on the layout to reflect the latest stage of the design project Alternatively you can also open the Drawing Manager to review and manage the drawing settings individually in the layout book Here you can update selected drawings break the hotlink between the central design project file and the corresponding drawing on a certain layout and you can also create a new hotlink by defining a new soutce for any of the selected drawings O _Drawing Manager Bale lela x Check Status ID T Name Status Placed To A fe 8 5 10 Sketch Blau of OK DS9 Skecthes
141. select the required element and its fill will change indicating that it has been selected Hold down the Shift key to add or remove elements from the selection group Alternatively you can also use one of the selection geometry methods 2 EH and draw a polygonal shape with the cursor to select elements within the shape You can choose to select only those elements which are fully or partly inside the selection polygon 1 2 CREATING FOUR WALLS WITH THE MAGIC WAND ACTO Guide Chapter 01_02 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Now let s place walls around the perimeter of the slab here in the 3D window 1 Activate the 1 2 Create Walls in 3D preset item in the ArchiCAD Guide Chapter 1 folder in the Navigator View Map 2 Make sure that the Orbit Mode button is switched off E ll in the toolbox and appropriate wall settings then activate the Magic Wand ek button in the Control Box 3 Click the perimeter of the slab in the 3D window The Magic Wand traces the perimeter of the building components and creates a new element four walls around the slab perimeter using the traced slab ane geometry e The shape of the intelligent of the slab ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 13 1 DESIGN CREATING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE 1 3 ADDING A CURVED MASONRY WALL h ACTO Guide Chapter 01_03 mp4 ureca Watch Movie Construct a new curved masonry wall to the north of the building for the e
142. soutce project view browsing the Navigator Project Map or View Map select the detail marker you wish to adjust and activate its settings dialog box Open the Marker panel to adjust the marker settings its geometry drawing ID and sheet number etc Mt 2 00 mm BHT ig00 General Settings il Marker Geometry H Use Symbol Colors Drawing ID Referred Drawing i Show Reference ID On i Show Drawing ID On Sheet Number Show Detail Name i Show Layout Number Referred Drawing Uniform Text Format 2D Representation Let s now change the location of the Lintel detail drawing and see how its marker will update 3 Click on the Details subset in the Navigator Layout Book to select it then click the New Layout button G to insert a new layout in this Create New Layout Name New Detail Layout Master Layout ACTG A2 Landscape gt 92 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 10 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUTING container Enter the name New Detail Layout and choose the ACTG A2 Landscape Grid master layout at the Create New This means that the D 02 Floor detail drawing has not yet been placed on any layout so let s now place it to the new detail layout Layout dialog box Drag and drop the new detail layout under the existing DS6 Gallery Details folder so that the DS7 New Detail Layout name will be provided Unfold the DS6 Gallery Det
143. t the Wall Selection Settings command from the right click context menu 5 to Project Zero 6 Under Geometry and Positioning a 000 enter a wall height of 6 00 mand showon Story choose Automatic in the Show Automatic EN on Story drop down list and E select OK to leave the dialog box 7 Open the 3D window to check on design development and activate the 03 Perspective view in the Camera Views folder of the Navigator gt ArchiCAD Guide View Map at i j Y f f f A 4 m J 4 14 a 4 by a Fi y igs r TH p HH i i eae tt b r fi or h ERE O La Oe ewes EA SEL a at u jiii de ST FAE Hin td f FEO i fi Mi pis E Be W flitni th MTT N TM Y jiii i UN i if ji fi UN UN q Mh ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 1 DESIGN CREATING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE Note 3D Window Settings Open the View gt 3D View Mode gt 3D Window Settings dialog box to switch between the OpenGL and Internal 3D Engines If you choose the Internal Engine you can select Wireframe Hidden line or Shaded modes switch on Vectorial 3D Hatches Transparency in Shading and Sun Shadows If your computer supports OpenGL you can use the OpenGL engine for faster 3D navigation and representation In this case you can choose between wireframe and shading mode and display transparency in shading Here you can also select various 3D
144. t 1 to select the vertical wall point 5 with the double eye cursor however this time click to the right with the eye cursor point 6 which again is outside of the building to define the opening direction of the sliding door 4 6 MULTIPLYING SLIDING DOORS a ACTO Guide Chapter 04_06 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Now let s multiply and insert another sliding door into the southern horizontal external wall of the exhibition space 1 Activate the 4 6 Multiplying Sliding Doors pre set view and select the previously used Door Ex 02 sliding door from the Favorites 2 Start by defining the insertion point and click the inside corner of the bottom left wall junction point 1 3 Define the placement into the horizontal wall by clicking on the right side point 2 with the double eye 3 cursor 4 Finally define the door s opening direction by clicking outside the wall point 3 with the eye cursor lt 5 Now select the new sliding door Move the cursor above it while holding down the shift key and click once the pre selection highlight indicates the sliding door you wish to select Use the Tab key to switch between pre selected elements if necessary The changed element color and hotspots will indicate if the selection has been successful Now click the top right corner selection point of the door point 4 to bring up the pet palette 7 Select the Multiply button on the pet palette to add an extra t
145. t Settings enable you to adjust and define all the various parameters of the current master layout including Name Paper size Orientation Anchor Point Margins etc Master Layout Settings Selected 1 Editable 1 Y Name and Size Name ACT G A3 Landscape Layout Size Margins A3 ISO Metric 3 5 00 mm k 0 42 1 0 30 5 00 mm A 5 00 mm y Portrait Landscape 5 00 mm Printable area Anchor Point uk 0 41 t 0 29 gt Grid for Drawing IDs Y Set as Default for New Layouts Cancel E OK ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 87 10 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUTING 3 Check Set as Default for New Layouts to use the current layout for the newly added project views and drawings then click OK to leave the dialog box 4 Activate the previously created My Ground Floor Plan layout 5 Simply drag and drop the ACTG A3 Landscape Layout master layout on the My Ground Floor Plan View as well as on the My Gallery Floor Plan Layout Book entry to update its layout Note the layout of the Ground Floor Plan has been immediately replaced with the new customized master layout GRAPHISOFT Sa Archicad Interactivo Training Guide ee Sample Design Layouts As you might have noticed the drawing name field does not correspond to the currently visible drawing on the layo
146. temporary snap points on the Standard oolbar and ensure that this is set to Half Between intersection Toolb d that th t to Half Betw t t points Move the cursor over the upper perimeter line of the block wall in the toilet area 4 Click the temporary special snap point with the check mark cursor in the middle point 1 of the wall segment to place the toilet object 5 Now select the Basin object from the Favorites Special Snap Values Divisions 6 Percent 20 00 Distance 1 00 ART rr o 6 Activate the Set Special Snap Values dialog box and enter 6 for Divisions and select OK to close this dialog box Ensure that the Division 6 Between Intersection Points temporary snap point generation method is enabled 7 Move the cursor over the perimeter of the block wall in the bathroom area and click the second temporary snap point point 2 from the left with the check mark cursor to place the basin object Let s add a piano and a piano chair to the exhibition space 8 Choose the Piano and the Piano Chair objects from the Favorites and place them on the Floor Plan at points 3 and 4 respectively as the screenshot indicates to furnish the hall downstairs TK Point 1 Add a Toilet here dk Point 2 Add a B sin hete Point 3 Add a Piano here Point 4 Add a Chair here
147. teractive Training Guide 41 4 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING AND ADJUSTING OPENINGS 4 Use the Increase Zoom button El to zoom into the left window on the curved wall 5 Activate the vertical Stretch Vertically button on the pet palette to redefine the height of this window 6 Start to enter 0 45 for the new height value The Tracker will open up simply select Enter to complete the window resize operation Let s reduce the height of the second window by applying the settings of the previously modified first window 7 Activate the eyedropper button TI from the Standard Toolbar in e a se otder to pick up the window s BE BAe Roig parameters to be applied later you can also press the Alt button for the same result 8 Now click any of the corner points of the previously stretched window so that the half filled eyedropper cursor is visible The window is pre selected to load its properties as default 9 Activate the Inject Parameters E i Window s o Name WM Bottom Hung 10 command using the Syringe E Iwm oas 180 i Sill Height 0 60 Button at the toolbar now in Story 0 order to inject the previously picked window s parameters to the middle window You can also use the Alt Ctrl Windows or Alt Command MacOS shortcuts 10 Click now with the syringe cursor on any of the corner poi
148. termediate temporary snap point in the middle and click this point point 2 to define the position of the new window Move the eye shaped cursor outside the curved wall and click here once to define the orientation of the window point 3 a Point 3 Click outside the wall to to define the window orientation Point 2 Click the snap point to insert the new window Point 1 Hold the cursor over this line to find the intermediate temporary snap point 4 4 ADDING MORE OPENINGS ACTO Guide A Chapter 04_04 mp4 Watch Movie MPEG4 Let s add some more doors and windows to the project as shown on this screenshot starting with the door for the bathroom area 1 Activate the 4 4 Adding More Openings pre set view of the Navigator View Map and select the previously inserted Win Ex 01 window from the Favorites Add two new windows in the middle of the external wall segments for the bathroom and the toilet points 3 and 4 Select the Door Tool and Door In 01 door from the Favorites Insert this door as the entrance to the bathroom at point 1 as described in Step 4 2 Activate the Door In 02 internal door and insert it for the Toilet at point 2 Point 3 Insert a new window here _ Point 4 Insert a new window here Point 2 Insert a new door here Point 1 Insert a new door here ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 37 4 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING AND A
149. th design evaluation and your project presentations Activate View gt Elements in 3D View gt 3D Cutting Planes to set 3D cutting planes for the current 3D view Use the mouse to Y Post Parameters i Post Width 0 03 i Post Depth 0 03 3D Representation 2D Representation Materials Parameters for Listing define cutting planes in the three views and click with the eye cursor to define which part of the cutting plane should be removed You can switch the 3D cutting planes on and off at any time using the View gt Elements in 3D View gt 3D Cutaway option 3D Cutting Planes Fill Material amp Edge Pen of Cuts Custom Use Element Attributes A TO IC Delete All Cutting Planes y A ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 53 5 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING CIRCULATION AND OTHER OBJECTS 5 7 ADDING FIXTURES AND FURNITURE ACT0 Guide Chapter 05_07 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie We ll now add some bathroom fixtures and other furniture to the project 1 Activate the 5 7 Adding Furniture pre set view from the Navigator View Map in order to go to the lower floor plan view and then zoom into the bathroom area to add some objects bathroom fixtures to the project 2 First select the Toilet from the Favorites and ensure that the regular geometry placement method is activated and that the Settings dialog box on its Parameters panel 3 Switch on the display of
150. the QuickTime movie icon above for a short narrated explanation about setting up the interactive training environment in ArchiCAD 1 Double click the ArchiCAD application icon on your desktop to start ArchiCAD The ArchiCAD startup screen will appear and shortly after the Start ArchiCAD dialog box will appear providing various options 2 In the Set up Work Environment pop up list select Standard Profile 10 Default Profile Set up Work Environm Layouting Profile 10 Y es Standard Profile 10 amp Visualization Profile 10 3 Select the Open a Project option and Browse for a Project and select the Browse button to open an ArchiCAD project file 6 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide Getting started with the ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide Start ArchiCAD What would you like to do a Create a New Project Open a Project E Sign In to a Team Project You can Browse for a Project Select a recent Project l l Set up Work Environment 2 Standard Profile 10 4 Do not Display this Dialog Next Time 4 Select the Applications Graphisoft ArchiCAD Guide Chapter 01 AC10 Guide Chapter 01 PLA project file on the Macintosh or the Program Files Graphisoft ArchiCAD Guide Chapter 01 AC10 Guide Chapter 01 PLA project file on the Windows operating system and select the Open button to open the project file of
151. the building first dimension chain and the automatic dimension chains will be placed on the floor plan all along the four sides of the building Use the Arrow Tool to select and use the Stretch option on S 01 Section marker in line with the E 02 Elevation marker so that both the floor plan dimensions and the section marker can be read without obstructions in e Point 1 Click this horizonal edge wih the mercedes cursor s01 to define the direction for automaic dimensioning Select an opening e g a sliding door on the south external wall and drag it to a new position Notice how the corresponding dimension values have been updated instantly and automatically Undo the change ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 59 6 DOCUMENTATION ZONES DIMENSIONS AND DETAIL CALLOUTS 13 Click the internal perimeter line of the curved block wall with the mercedes cursor to start the dimensioning process point 3 14 Click inside the entrance area to place the dimension line point 4 20 Z 7 3 00 10 Go up a Story View gt Navigate gt Stories gt 1 Gallery or activate the Gallery Entry of the Navigator Project Map and create dimension chains on the Gallery level as well by repeating steps 2 to 7 Ww Ww 39 E 2 61 le 6 43 ys y i 7 j ts a BHR g i al x NT anna apar re 2 i nd F Point 4 Clic
152. the first chapter 5 At the Open Archive Project dialog select the Read elements directly from archive option and hit Open to proceed and in a couple of seconds the ArchiCAD user interface will appear Open Archive Project Active Library Usage Read elements directly from archive Extract elements to a folder ra Select a library Information Choosing this option will not extract the library elements saving you disk space Use it if you do not plan to work on the library parts and intend to preserve the archive format C Cancel Please note reading elements directly from the PLA ArchiCAD plan archive file is appropriate to complete the exercises of this guide Please note that if you decide to save the project file while you are working on the exercises you will be asked to provide a PLN ArchiCAD Solo Project file name and location on your local machine Let s slightly adjust the standard ArchiCAD work environment now to ease your work when completing the exercises of this interactive guide We will frequently use ArchiCAD s Favorites palette to load previously saved element settings to speed up your work Throughout this guide you will also get familiar with how to create your own Favorites 6 Use the Window gt Palettes gt Favorites menu to display the Favorites palette and drag it by its title bar to the lower left corner position Resize the Navigator palett
153. this stage of the interactive hands on ArchiCAD training guide Please study the Getting started with the ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide chapter if you need more information on how to set up ArchiCAD select the desired ArchiCAD Work Environment and open the training guide project files 1 Activate 7 1 Creating IES to go to the lower floor plan and to zoom in on the Entrance area as shown in the screenshot Entrance A 78 m2 R 16 62 Activate the Document gt Schedules and Lists gt Schedules gt Window List factory default schedule ArchiCAD will now generate a pre set window schedule using the current stage of the design project model Click Scheme Settings Scheme Settings scheme Settings 4 at the top right Schemes corner of the Window List Schedule to adjust its settings Door List Object Inventory Wall List Window List Y ji gE gE gE Select highlight the Window list entry on the Schemes panel of the Scheme Settings dialog box and open the Fields Window List sub panel to add some fields to the schedule Unfold the Window Door item in the Fields Window List Available parameters scroll down and select highlight the Preview Picture E yor item and click Add E gt gt ad4 gt gt y below to Co add this field to the active schedules fields R Available Parameters 66 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Train
154. ts tab of the Section Elevation Settings dialog box 30 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 3 DESIGN EVALUATION DEVELOPING THE EXTERIOR A Model Effects Uniform Pencolor for Uncut Elements y 7 Fill Uncut Surfaces with gt of Uniform Pencolor y 5 Elements Own Material Colors Y Vectorial 3D Hatching Mi vectorial Sun Shadows es caw 1 Sun Azimuth es As In 3D Window B pide A 26 M Custom Gy ce Sun Altitude 45 00 Shadow Polygons Y O Solid Fill gt 2A 93 Shadow Fill Pen J Note Shadow Polygons have no contours in Sections Elevations 4 Open now the E 01 West Elevation view by double clicking the 3 1 Adding Shadows pre set view in the ArchiCAD Guide Step 3 folder of the Navigator View Map to see the results Alternatively you can also open any of the Section Elevation Views by selecting their floor plan symbol and activating the Open Section Elevation command from the context menu or by double clicking on their name in the Sections Elevations folder of the Navigator Project Map 3 2 ADDING DIMENSIONS TO ELEVATIONS ACTO Guide Chapter 03_02 mp4 ureca Watch Movie You can also add dimensions to elevations and sections while further developing the design First let s add some elevation dimensions Activate the 3 2 Adding Level Dimension view in the View Map
155. tton again to save this view as 9 2 1 My Ground Floor Plan in the previously defined My Design Set container of the Navigator View Map Make the same settings you used while creating the previous view and click OK Navigator View Map ouod Y fff ArchiCAD Interactive Training Guide y my Design Set 9 2 1 My Ground Floor Plan ha 9 2 2 My Gallery Floor Plan You can simply drag and drop the new view to the Design Set folder B if it is placed outside this folder You can get the same result if you switch to the Project Map in the Navigator and activate the desired project entries from here In this case you will need to switch back to the View Map when you wish to save the previously activated project entry 9 3 ORGANIZING AND PUBLISHING VIEWS ACTO Guide Chapter 09_03 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie ArchiCAD s publisher functionality is a powerful tool to share custom tailored project documents using various file formats including DWG DGN DWF PDF and many more ensuring that anyone will be able to view the results of your work using the popular and free Adobe Acrobat Reader application on both the Windows and MacOS platforms All the publishing parameters need to be defined and set only once as your project design progresses Let s now finalize the previously created Design Set representing a design development project documentation set with the help of the View Editor Organizer a
156. ut since it is set to a Fixed Drawing Name value on the master layout Let s change this fixed drawing title and ensure that all drawing titles and other layout title entities will be automatically generated and updated by ArchiCAD 6 Activate the ACTG A3 Landscape Layout in the Masters container of the Navigator Layout Book again 7 Zoom in to the drawing name text box of the title block on the right Currently this text box contains a fixed user added text entry Fixed Drawing Name Obviously most of the subsets and drawing layouts should have their own unique name in a project layout book It would be a tedious task to type verify and update these drawing titles individually and manually so we ll use ArchiCAD s automated texts to ease speed up and fully automate this process 8 Activate the Arrow Tool and enable Quick Selection and select by Shift Clicking the text block in the drawing title area to select it so that the text block is highlighted Drawing Name s on this layout Fixed Drawing Name 9 Activate the Text tool A Text in the Toolbox click inside the selected text box and then delete the current text Fixed Drawing Name highlight the text then press the Delete or Backspace buttons A ola Dor Verdana H 4 00 mmilAl le i u i i a i J 1 a 4 3 i y i J Cut bla Copy A Paste z
157. ve y General 3 Layer Combination Custom l H m Scale 1 100 E gt 2D Only y 3D Only Y 3D Window Photorendering Window i Generate in 3D view limited by stor Image settings will be stored with the view Cancel Create The pre set 8 3 1 Sketch Rendering view in the Navigator View Set represents the saved PhotoRendering window created by the Sketch Rendering Engine ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 73 8 PRESENTATION 8 4 CREATING A LIGHTWORKS RENDERED PRESENTATION IMAGE ACTO Guide Chapter 08_04 mp4 Watch Movie MPEG4 Let s try now the high quality industry standard LightWorks rendering engine which can dramatically boost your presentation capabilities and is available out of the box with ArchiCAD 1 Activate the pre set 8 4 LW Rendering view from the Navigator View Map Open again the Document gt Creative Imaging gt PhotoRendering Settings dialog box and switch to the LightWorks Rendering Engine Open the background tab select the Picture radio button in the Background image area and click Browse Picture button to search and select the Sky_clear2_photo jpge background photo from the Background Images 10 Photos 1024x768 10 folder in the loaded library Click OK to leave the dialog box 4 Activate the Document gt Creative Imaging gt PhotoRender Projection command or press F6 to render the current camera view with the Li
158. window to fit the complete gallery plan D 01 Handrail view to the floor plan window You can also use the Zoom In button or mouse wheel to zoom in on any part of the gallery plan The Navigator Project Map enables you to access any design project view in seconds This means that you can unfold and activate any of the existing floor plans sections and elevations details 3D views Element Schedules and Lists etc Let s create a new layer combination with custom defined layer settings 2 Open the Document gt Layers gt Layer Settings lt 2 Layers k Model Views dialog box to manage layers Here you can freely add or delete show or hide lock or unlock or rename layers It enables you for example to show only those layers which are required for our Design Set ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 77 9 PUBLISHING Layer Settings Model views Layer Combination Name y Layers E pcs Fs Layer name Extension 7 M ical m s DENSA Y wD 1 echanica PEE 1 Mene v Detailed Plans fH 1 Modules Y Detailed Sections Elevations no bh 1 Radial Dimensioning Y Details D 1 Roofs gt Plans for Approval No amp H 1 Sections Elevations Select All p Plans Predieniras no H 1 Site amp Landscaping 1 Special Constructions Deselect All v Section Eleva s for Approval Ob Splines v Sections E
159. wo copies of this door to the project 8 Enter 2 as the number of the copies in the Multiply dialog box and select the Distribute Method Click OK to leave this dialog box 38 ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide 4 DESIGN EVALUATION ADDING AND ADJUSTING OPENINGS Multiply Choose an action Drag Rotate O Elevate O Matrix Number of copies al Vertical displacement 0 00 O Increment Cancel 9 Click on one of the selection dots on the right side of the door point 5 to define the origin of the multiplication 10 Move the cursor to the internal corner point of the bottom right wall junction point 6 and wait for the checkmark cursor shape 11 Click here with the check mark cursor to complete the multiply operation Point 1 Click this wall junction to define the insertion point of the new sliding door j ri j _Point 2 Click here to select the wall into which the new sliding door will be inserted Point 3 Click outside the wall EE Fi to define the opening orientation f FI Point 4 Click the top right corner of the selected l f door to bring up the Pet Palette l FJ Point 6 Click this wall corner with the checkmark cursor _ j l to complete the multiply command ph f p g A i B A Point 5 Click this selection hotspot on the door to define the origin of multiplication 2 Switch on the Ghost St
160. y temporay snap point indicating one quarter of the wall length on the external edge of the wall to insert a circular window Point 3 Insert another circular window here Hint Activate the Model View Options from the Document gt Set Model View menu to store Model View Combinations and fine tune various view options for Construction Elements as well as for Fills and Zones You can define for instance if you wish to show the openings on the plan show or hide door and window markers define column beam as well as section marker views and much more Door Options Door Options Show On Plan Show On Plan wn _ with Markers la M with Markers nal Show Opening Only Show Opening Only an i with Conti with Contours O Hide on Plan Hide on Plan IAD W 5 2 3 ip F 4 9 MODIFYING WINDOWS IN THE ELEVATION VIEW AC10 Guide Chapter 04_09 mp4 MPEG4 Watch Movie Let s modify the previously created windows through an elevation project view 1 Activate the 4 9 Modifying Windows pre set view in the View Map to open the northern elevation to continue the design development at that point Turn off Grid Display at View Menu in the event it is turned on 2 Switch on the Tracker on the Standard toolbar Ma 3 Select the left window on the lower floor plan shift click the window and click on one of the selection hotspots at its lower corner point 1 to activate the pet palette ArchiCAD 10 In

ArchiCAD 10 Interactive Training Guide

Contents

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents