Hardware recommendations

[12/03/2024 > updated with Samsung M8 Display option] We’re often asked which Apple Hardware we recommend for Architects – so here is our shortlist: [asideguide type=”note”]Apple has discontinued the ageing (yet powerful) intel based 27-inch iMac – at this stage it is unlikely they will bring this model back into their line-up. The new M1 … Read more

ARCHICAD Speed Issues

How well ARCHICAD 18 & 19 function depends on a number of factors, the most obvious are hardware related however also which combination of operating system and ARCHICAD you are using. We generally recommend to avoid upgrading to the latest OS X version, and for now keep with OS X 10.10 a.k.a. Yosemite. However, it … Read more

AC20 replacement icon(s)

For Graphisoft’s 2016 edition of ARCHICAD version 20 new replacement Logos / Icons with updated looks (once again in full Retina Display glory…).   To install replace the original AC logo in: /Applications/Graphisoft/ArchiCAD 19/ArchiCAD.app/Contents/Resources/ArchiCAD.icns Please note the above was also posted on AC-talk.

preview tricks

not too many mac users realise that apple’s preview can do most of their everyday basic image or pdf related manipulation tasks that they normally would use Adobe Acrobat or even Photoshop for…

export contacts from addressbook

‘addressbook2csv exporter’ let’s you choose which fields to export and then creates a csv file which can be easily processed in a list editor for further import.