Category Archives: Archicad

GRASSHOPPER CONNECTION TO ARCHICAD, GRAPHISOFT’S SMART MOVE

Not wanting to be left behind in the emerging generative and computational design market, Graphisoft entered the fray in the unlikeliest, yet smartest way, compared to its competition, and users of Archicad will not have to wait very long to see the design benefits. A few months after announcing that it was partnering with Robert McNeel and Associates, the maker of Rhino, to create a connection between Archicad, Rhino and Grasshopper, Graphisoft held an webinar Rhino-Grasshopper-Archicad Connection …

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Date October 8, 2015 Author syllablog Category Archicad, Architecture, BIM

WAS IT WORTH SWITCHING TO ARCHICAD?

It has been nearly a year since we switched from Bentley BIM solutions to Archicad, and if the question is: was it worth it? The answer is absolutely yes. To what do we attribute that affirmative answer? Quite simply to an unquestionable increase in productivity and a renewed interest in practicing architecture and tackling our projects with a BIM tool that does not get in our way but makes our workflow a smoother way of getting our work done. A year ago, it was a little risky to leave behind …

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Date January 20, 2015 Author syllablog Category Archicad, Architecture, BIM

BIM BREAKTHROUGH

In previous blogs we made reference to BIM breakthrough, because we believe that is what BIM needs to get to the next level of its development journey. Archicad’s new building materials and priority-based connection (PBC) is an excellent example of what we mean by BIM breakthrough. It is a powerful tool that goes beyond simply imparting intelligence to objects and materials and call it the day. We believe that it would be a fundamental mistake to underestimate the significance of PBC as a major …

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Date June 16, 2014 Author syllablog Category 3-D, Archicad, Architect, Architecture, BIM, BIMINO™

WHO IS DRIVING BIM? (PART 2 of 2)

In Part 1 of Who Is Driving BIM?, we explained how some BIM companies cater to large AEC giants with bundled BIM programs to do mega-projects and try to convince us that the bundling is the best direction for BIM. They use the all-catchy and -encompassing expression of “Sustainable Infrastructure” to justify their bundling strategy. In Part 2 of this blog, we argue specifically why software bundling is not good for most design firms and the future of BIM, because it slows down its development …

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Date May 19, 2014 Author syllablog Category AEC, Archicad, Architecture, BIM, BIMINO™, IPD

bim driving

WHO IS DRIVING BIM? (PART 1 of 2)

The most striking transformation to the AEC landscape in the aftermath of the ’08 recession is the business consolidation that witnessed giant AEC firms swallow up their wounded and limping competitors and then spread their wings around the world, ready to offer AEC services to anyone anywhere with an infrastructure project. There has been so much acquisition and mergers in some cases that we have lost track of who cannibalized whom. To make matters more confusing, some takers preserved the names …

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Date May 4, 2014 Author syllablog Category AEC, Archicad, Architecture, BIM, BIMINO™, IPD

Bim or Bimino

BIM OR BIMINO™

We, at SYLLA International, a modern design-oriented firm in Tampa, Florida, like to write about Building Information Modeling (BIM) in non-technical terms because of our history of using BIM-related technology, which predates BIM. About 18 years ago, when we started using a 3-D approach to designing our projects, it was not because we were enamored with the impact of computer technology on architecture. We were simply yearning for design tools to make our lives and work in architecture easier. …

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Date April 25, 2014 Author syllablog Category 3-D, Archicad, Architecture, BIM, BIMINO™

Fighting for BIM

Old habits die hard, and Building Information Modeling (BIM) is just finding that out. Even though it has been on the AEC scene for about 10 years now (others will tell you even longer), it is still running into some resistance, slowing down its potential of changing the way we practice architecture. It is time to give it a little push and help it overcome the resistance. BIM has made significant inroad in the architectural profession, and many firms are using the new tool at a different level …

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Date April 14, 2014 Author syllablog Category Archicad, Architecture

WHY SYLLA INTERNATIONAL SWITCHED TO ARCHICAD

For 18 years we have been using Bentley MicroStation and Bentley Architecture for our CAD and BIM programs but decided to switch to Graphisoft Archicad. This decision was not made lightly, because it meant throwing out of the window 18 years of experience and knowledge of Bentley programs with which we designed many buildings both large and small, and then start learning a new program. It is also counter-intuitive to the old adage that the best computer program is the one you know best.                 So …

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Date March 16, 2014 Author syllablog Category Archicad, Architecture, BIM