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INDUSTRYfocus<br />
renowned for its automatic drawing and<br />
layout generation, automatic<br />
dimensioning and other tools for<br />
simplifying the creation and publication<br />
of document sets. This has now been<br />
enhanced further with the introduction of<br />
higher-level languages like Python to<br />
create automation scripts and complete<br />
command chains from outside Archicad.<br />
Visualisation has also been improved<br />
by adding over 500 new materials to<br />
the palette of visualisation tools,<br />
enabling architects to make even richer<br />
and realistic renderings. These are<br />
accompanied by library updates of<br />
modern furniture - all of which can be<br />
visualised on mobile devices using the<br />
new BIMx 3D engine. Twinmotion <strong>2020</strong><br />
is also now included with Archicad 24,<br />
bringing with it real-time raytracing and<br />
other capabilities.<br />
PARAM-O<br />
Creating intelligent or parametric<br />
objects within Archicad such as<br />
furniture and similar elements previously<br />
relied on a user's ability to handle a<br />
certain amount of programming.<br />
Archicad 24 provides an alternative<br />
method of building GDL-based custom<br />
content with PARAM-O, but more<br />
importantly, it allows the average<br />
Archicad user to create their own<br />
parametric designs. And there's also an<br />
oft-requested update for Mac Users -<br />
who get their very own Dark Mode!<br />
INTEGRATED DESIGN AND<br />
ANALYSIS<br />
The most significant thing about the<br />
Archicad 24 release, though, is that it<br />
enables architects and engineers to<br />
work on a shared model - a first for the<br />
industry. Instead of disciplines working<br />
within their own silos, Archicad 24<br />
provides both architects and engineers<br />
with an integrated design environment.<br />
This is not just a Graphisoft initiative,<br />
but stems from the parent company<br />
Nemetschek, and includes two major<br />
applications from its extensive<br />
catalogue of software solution<br />
providers: SCIA Engineer, with its<br />
detailed engineering analysis, and<br />
RISA-3D's analysis and design<br />
software, which allows users to design<br />
all types of structure - towers,<br />
skyscrapers, airports, stadiums,<br />
bridges, rollercoasters and everything<br />
in between - in a range of materials.<br />
This new, disruptive workflow<br />
integrates architects and engineers in a<br />
shared BIMcloud environment,<br />
dramatically enhancing the capabilities<br />
and working processes of the broader<br />
project team.<br />
Graphisoft describes it as moving<br />
from a 'bureaucratic model' with all its<br />
connotations to an 'Agile' team -<br />
autonomous, cross-functional and<br />
replete with interactions between team<br />
members. It provides synchronous and<br />
seamless workflows between each of<br />
the disciplines, all working on the same<br />
model, eliminating model duplication<br />
and redundant work between architects<br />
and structural engineers. All team<br />
members are provided with instant<br />
access to model changes in an<br />
enhanced environment even when they<br />
are working remotely or from home,<br />
thanks to its reliance on BIMcloud,<br />
Being able to remove structural and<br />
architectural coordination errors<br />
through real-time collaboration allows<br />
teams to create structurally correct<br />
models that ready for construction in<br />
shorter timescales. Described as a<br />
new paradigm in collaborative design<br />
in the industry, Nemetschek's<br />
Integrated Design brings the sharing of<br />
design tasks well and truly into the<br />
21st century.<br />
GRAPHISOFT LEARN<br />
Graphisft Learn has been rolled out, or<br />
rather relaunched, as a cloud program,<br />
available through The Graphisoft Learn<br />
Portal. It offers a Basecamp, BIM<br />
classes for various levels of BIM users<br />
from novice to BIM Manager level, and<br />
a full BIM curriculum. It can be provided<br />
for individual members of a team or for<br />
groups of any reasonable size. It also<br />
includes an assessment programmes<br />
and sampling which enables managers<br />
to assess the level of expertise attained<br />
by members of a team.<br />
www.graphisoft.com<br />
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