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  • Restart your Mac properly

    Overview To keep your Mac running at its best, a restart often helps to set things straight. If your Mac is managed by an IT admin, e.g. via jamf, Mosyle or our own RADAR service, it is crucial to restart your Mac before you leave for the day, so the management system can do its

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  • IFC Interoperability Tips

    Overview The increasing complexity of modern construction projects has identified the growing need for enhanced collaboration and interoperability within the (BIM) framework. Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) play a pivotal role by establishing a standardised data exchange format, facilitating interoperability among diverse BIM software applications such as Revit and Sketchup. To meet this expectation for effective…

  • Architecture and AI Visualisers

    In recent years, the field of architecture has seen the notable integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of visualisers. These tools leverage advanced algorithms and data analytics to streamline the early stages of design, offer rapid prototyping and iterative exploration of various concepts. With the global market’s shifting focus towards effective AI applications,…

  • ARCHICAD 27 replacement icon(s)

    Please enjoy our alternative / replacement icons for Archicad 27. As usual all icons are available for free and as always in full Retina Display glory… Click here to download. To install, simply replace the original Archicad logo (Archicad.icns) with our new version (also named Archicad.icns) in the following location: /Applications/GRAPHISOFT/Archicad 27/Archicad 27.app/Contents/Resources/Archicad.icns Please note…

  • Microsoft 2FA Authentication

    To setup 2FA on your Microsoft Account, do the following… 1. login to the following: https://mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info 2. when prompted choose Work account (unless you know you have a School or Personal Account); 3. you may be promoted to also reset your password – if not please ignore this step; 4. on the next window, click…

  • Apple Mail (macOS only) show sender email address

    To ensure you can easily verify a sender is the actual sender of an Email in Apple Mail (macOS only) you can choose to always show the sender’s email address. To enable this do the following: Open Mail > Preferences > Viewing > untick “Use Smart Addresses” checkbox. If it is unchecked already and sender’s…

  • ARCHICAD 26 replacement icon(s)

    Please enjoy our alternative / replacement icons for Archicad 26. As usual all icons are available for free and as always in full Retina Display glory… Click here to download. To install, simply replace the original Archicad logo in: /Applications/GRAPHISOFT/Archicad 26/Archicad 26.app/Contents/Resources/Archicad.icns Please note the above was also posted on AC-talk.

  • ARCHICAD 25 replacement icon(s)

    Gone is the circle from last years rebranding – again in blue but still no version number! Please enjoy our alternative / replacement icons for ARCHICAD 25. As usual all icons are available for free and as always in full Retina Display glory… Click here to download. To install, simply replace the original ARCHICAD logo…

  • Social Media and two-factor authentication

    In addition to using strong passwords we strongly encourage you to enable two-factor authentication wherever you can. Please find below some links to instructions for various social media and email platforms: Discord > https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/219576828-Setting-up-Two-Factor-Authentication Facebook > https://www.facebook.com/help/148233965247823 Google > https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185839?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid Instagram > https://help.instagram.com/566810106808145 LinkedIn > https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/544/turn-two-step-verification-on-and-off?lang=en Microsoft > https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/how-to-use-two-step-verification-with-your-microsoft-account-c7910146-672f-01e9-50a0-93b4585e7eb4 Slack > https://slack.com/intl/en-au/help/articles/204509068-Set-up-two-factor-authentication Snapchat > https://support.snapchat.com/en-US/a/enable-login-verification…

  • Apple vs PC hardware cost comparison

    [04/05/2022 > updated with latest prices in AUD] As Apple’s lineup recently has changed significantly we thought we check, how the new ‘Macs’ compare to PC hardware… [asideguide type=”note”]As Apple Silicon is highly optimised, RAM capacity is not easily comparable, i.e. 32GB of RAM with a M1 type processor should provide better overall performance as the…

  • architectural workstation cost analysis

    [04/05/2022 > updated with reference to PC comparison] As Apple has discontinued the 27-inch iMac, the base cost of a capable BIM workstation has increased significantly. Surprisingly, Apple’s new hardware compares rather favourably to comparable PC hardware.

  • Update Codemeter Server Search List

    1. Fully quit all Archicad sessions and app 2. Open Codemeter app at /Applications/CodeMeter.app 3. Go to Webadmin 4. Go to Configuration 5. Click “add new Server” 6. Insert bimcloud url given by IT admin 7. Click “Apply” Before re-opening Archicad, ensure that network connection is established (e.g. you can connect to the file server)

  • Smart Archicad Work Environments

    As part of the annual development of our Smart Template for Archicad, we also provide continuously refined Work Environments. One to reduce interface clutter enabling focussed work on sketch designs and the other for quick access to all important tools for efficient drafting. Please note our Smart Template also includes a set of sketch design…

  • Improve your home network

    check your internet speed… use your Internet Service Providers speed test – some of the more common ISPs speedtests are listed below: http://speed.aussiebroadband.com.au http://tpg.speedtestcustom.com https://speedtest.telstra.com On a good NBN connection you should see at least 20 Mbps for both UP and DOWNLOADS – obviously depending on what you actually pay for. move your router… particularly…

  • 3D printer setup for Architects

    Over the last few years we have come across some 3d printers that are being more or less successfully used in the architectural design workflow. Below are a couple of lessons that we have learnt along the way: think carefully before splurging on a 3d printer, e.g. where does it fit into your workflow and…

  • Archicad Door Surface override

    We have noticed that in recent versions of Archicad, sometimes Doors display with a homogeneous surface that can not be changed by any of the Door Settings. Most likely the solution to your problem is that the affected Door object(s) have a Model Surface override applied. Unfortunately, this feature has been hidden in the latest…

  • Setting Up OpenVPN

    What is OpenVPN? OpenVPN is an alternative VPN solution. You connect to your office VPN via an app instead of from the macOS drop-down menu. How to set yourself up (on macOS) 1. Ensure any existing vpn is disconnected. 2. Check if OpenVPN Connect app is available: /Applications/OpenVPN Connect/OpenVPN Connect.app. If not, request it from…

  • Installing RAM into Your iMac

    Step 1: Shut down, and unplug all of the cables from the iMac, including the power cable. Step 2: Place a few towels on a flat surface. Make sure the towels are thick enough and cover a large enough area to accommodate the 27-inch display.   Step 3: Gently place the iMac down on the…

  • Twinmotion “missing image file” solution

    Problem: “missing image file” when opening a Twinmotion project file on another computer; Solution: Use “Resource collector” feature on the computer before saving your project file; 1. With project opened, go to Twinmotion menu bar > Edit > Resource collector; 2. Select destination path – ideally a folder on your regular file server; 3. You…