Graphisoft QuickNews 3.06 / June 2003

ArchiCAD 8 R3/v3 Released

Based on user feedback, our development team has been working hard to fix the inconsistencies within ArchiCAD® 8 R2/v2. Such inconsistencies are often the inevitable result of significant advancements in software products. Graphisoft®’s latest response is the newly released ArchiCAD R3/v3, with greatly improved stability and robustness, and with several performance bottlenecks also addressed.

The R3/v3 versions released are:

International (English) US German

French Australian New Zealand

For details of where to obtain these latest versions contact your local reseller. For a list of bugfixes, visit Graphisoft’s Support pages.

Success Story: Volkswagen AG Implements ArchiCAD 8

Worldwide Implementation of the Software for Car Dealership Showroom Construction and Reconstruction

ArchiCAD 8, the flagship of Graphisoft's product palette, is being implemented at Europe's biggest automobile group. The Dealership Building Consulting Division of Volkswagen AG will utilize the software for the construction/reconstruction of all their dealers' car showrooms worldwide. This means, above all, supporting dealership partners during the integration of VW company architectural elements, as defined by the automobile giant's Corporate Identity. After exhaustive tests and thorough analysis, VW AG opted for Graphisoft and purchased 15 ArchiCAD licenses to assist in carrying out its strategy.

Read the full details here.

ArchiCAD 8 Honored by Cadalyst 2003 All-Stars Award

‘With so many strengths and few weaknesses…this is a solid product that architects can rely on’.

So concluded Cadalyst when honoring ArchiCAD 8 with a 2003 All-Stars Award. Of the many products reviewed in Cadalyst Lab Reviews, few are awarded a 5-star Highly Recommended rating. From this select group, only 8 were chosen for the All-Stars Award. Graphisoft is very proud to announce that ArchiCAD 8 is one of those 8 products. We appreciate the prestige and value of this award and thank the Editor of Cadalyst for the honor. Read the whole feature in Cadalyst.

Graphisoft Leads the Global Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) Initiative

Graphisoft has published a new White Paper exploring how ArchiCAD and its key principles of design, construction and building lifecycle management advance the IFC project model, thus promoting software interoperability in the AEC and facility management industries.

Graphisoft has been a member of the International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI) since 1996, and ArchiCAD provides the most comprehensive support to users of IFC model based data sharing.

The adoption of the IFC exchange protocol as an ISO standard has been a major milestone; it is now the definitive global construction exchange protocol; but an equally significant milestone was reached in May 2003 with the publication of the latest release 2x2 of the IFC model. Read more details here, or view the whole white paper as a pdf.

3rd ArchiCAD World Exhibition

The 3rd ArchiCAD World exhibition took place May 31, 2003 at Graphisoft HQ, Budapest. Eleven exhibitors* from 8 countries used the event to demonstrate their products approved for the ‘Designed for Graphisoft ArchiCAD (D4AC) Logo’ to delegates at the 19th ArchiCAD International Distributor Meeting. Judging by the popularity of the stands, many new contacts were made between Certified Developers and Distributors, and it was proof of the very dynamic activity and synergy in the field of providing Plug-Ins and Add-Ons for ArchiCAD.

* The 3rd ArchiCAD World Exhibitors included:

Abvent SA A-Null Archi-data Ltd Archimage Plusz Ltd Cigraph Dunako

France Austria Hungary Hungary Italy Slovakia

Graphisoft Japan Inter-Cad Kft M.A.D. Oy Orbit Solutions Solibri

Japan Hungary Finland Australia Finland

Forthcoming Events

Graphisoft US Summer Road Show

See Building Information Modeling at Work at the ArchiCAD Summer Road Show. Click here.
There has been a lot of discussion in the press recently about Building Information Modeling (BIM). Here’s an opportunity to learn all about BIM and decide for yourself whether this technology holds benefits for your practice. Graphisoft, the originator of the Virtual BuildingTM concept and the world leader in Building Information Modeling, invites you to an educational seminar which will bring the concepts down to earth, and demonstrate a real-world implementation of BIM.

Attendees will receive AIA/CES credit for attending and be entered in a drawing to win a free digital camera at each event! Space is limited, so check if you’re on the route and register today.

Worldwide events

The US Road Show is just one of many ArchiCAD-related events, seminars and classes taking place globally in the world of architecture over the next few months. Check out what’s happening in your country in the Graphisoft Events section.

Rendering of the Month

Congratulations to our May winner, André Schumacher, whose renderings from a university project: "Bauakademie Berlin - a Museum for the Work of Schinkel", were modeled in ArchiCAD, rendered with Artlantis and finished in Photoshop. Click here to see his winning renderings.

Winners are awarded monthly based on user entries submitted to gallery@graphisoft.hu. Would you like to see your work in our online gallery? See contest details.

TechTip Winners

Congratulations to TechTip winners:

• Mark Garrett: Making equipment schedules with ArchiCAD 8's Interactive Schedule
• Alex Schamenek: Opening PlotMaker directly from within ArchiCAD

Learn great tips from your fellow ArchiCAD users on the new TechTip archive page of the Graphisoft web site. Have you got a great tip to share? Submit it to techtip@graphisoft.hu for the chance to win a Graphisoft polo shirt!

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