Archicad: Architectural Design Techniques
3h 15mIntermediate2021-10-11
Authors
Robert Mann
Architect and Lecturer
Course details
While architectural design requires a good amount of technical know-how, it also requires creativity, clarity, and freedom to explore ideas. If you have some experience with Archicad—or other architectural design tools—and now want to turn your technical skills toward achieving your creative visions, this course from professional architect Robert Mann presents some approaches to Archicad functions and tools tailored to make your building information modeling (BIM) fun and flexible. He shows you how to create a minimalist interface to support design creativity and craft a workflow to maximize modeling efficiency. He gives advice on workflow setup, concept massing and refinement, and design development. If you’re looking to learn how to take your concept sketches and create detailed architectural designs in Archicad, join Robert in this course.
Skills covered
ArchicadGraphisoftPrevizArchitectural DesignArchitectural VisualizationBIMVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Can you design using Archicad
- 02 - What you should know
1. Workflow Setup
- 03 - Template and workspace
- 04 - Conceptual 3D Model View Options
- 05 - Designing with grids
- 06 - Trace
- 07 - Designing with snaps
2. Site and Context
- 08 - Importing sketches and surveys into a worksheet
- 09 - Resize tool
3. Concept Massing
- 10 - Conceptual site mapping
- 11 - Story Settings
- 12 - Massing neighboring structures
- 13 - Slabs for design
- 14 - Roofs - Multi-plane and Single plane
- 15 - Walls for conceptual massing
- 16 - Solid Element Operations
- 17 - Morph tool for design
- 18 - Shell tool for design
4. Concept Refinement
- 19 - Stretch tool
- 20 - Adding topographic contours
- 21 - Storey settings and model refinement
- 22 - Beams and columns
- 23 - Complex Profiles for design
5. Design Development
- 24 - Stairs for design
- 25 - Rails for design
- 26 - Adding doors
- 27 - Adding windows
- 28 - Adding openings
- 29 - Adding Curtain Wall systems
- 30 - Adding furniture objects
Conclusion
- 31 - Next steps