It's that time of year! Once a new release of Archicad comes out, the first step to upgrading from the previous is to rebuilt our Work Environment! We recommend to always rebuild your new Archicad Work Environments from scratch, and NEVER import a previous version Work Environment. If you do this, you may lose out on the new functions that are available in the application.  To download our fully prepared v27 Work Environment, fill out this form and we'll send you a zip folder with our latest build!  Why is the Work Environment so important? Well it really defines the big pi ..read more

In this Archicad Tutorial, we'll demonstrate how to load up elements with Cost Labels utilizing the CONTRABIM SYSTEMS Cost Assemblies Toolkit!       Learn more about C5D SYSTEMS Cost Assemblies C5D SYSTEMS is now included as part of the CONTRABIM Membership site! Join today to get access to this powerful quantification and cost estimating tool for Archicad, as well as Templates and Training Programs for Archicad. CONTRABIM Membership ..read more

If you are not using the Archicad Renovation Tool, you are not taking advantage of a powerful function within the BIM program for controlling the visibility of elements and documentation! Our Archintensive 2023 Presentation was a deep dive into the Renovation Tool. If you have not seen the replay of this presentation, check out the video below! Plus we also have a FREE DOWNLOAD of our sample presentation file, available through the form below as well!         If you are brand new to the Renovation Tool, you can find it under the Window>Palettes section. Add this useful p ..read more

CONTRABIM Is back at the Global Archicad Conference, ARCHINTENSIVE 2023! This year we've got a fun presentation on the Renovation Tool, where users will learn all about the basics and settings of the palette, as well as 10 Unique applications of the tool we think you'll find useful! The event starts at 7am AEST on April 28th, which translates to 2pm Pacific Time on April 27th. CONTRABIM will be presenting at 2am AEST (9am Pacific Time) Register Now But until then, check out the reply from our 2021 Presentation: Breaking into 5D BIM       ..read more

In this video blog tutorial, we'll teach you how to generate 3d topographic lines from your mesh objects.  Why is this useful or important? Often times in Archicad we don't have topographic lines from a surveyor to work with. So instead of being able to reference topographic content from others to generate the mesh points, we have to place points manually to shape the mesh as desired. Often times, this is actually how we'd naturally want to create a mesh anyways! It can be difficult and more time consuming to add topography lines, verse just adding a few known points manually to ..read more

I couldn't find any good tutorial videos on the Archicad Library Part Maker, so I decided to record one! In fact, we'll be turning this into a full blown Archicad Training Course, so if you're interested in building objects in Archicad without GDL, this can be a great place to start! This tutorial is a rough primer, to help get brand new users familiar and up to speed with the process.           ..read more

Welcome to Part 2 of our Point Cloud Tutorial Series! In this video, we'll walk through the steps and best practices for preparing Point Clouds in Trimble Realworks, for bringing into Archicad through the e57 format!             Advanced Point Cloud Training in Archicad Do you want to learn much more about working with Point Clouds in Archicad? Join the CONTRABIM Membership site to access our Point Cloud Training Series, including over 20 training videos and sample files to work with, to test and refine your skills. Join the CONTRABIM Membership Site   ..read more

By laser scanning your projects, you can quickly capture billions of measurements that help recreate the true as-built conditions within Archicad. This large amount of data can also be difficult to work with. In this tutorial, we'll explore some best practices for handling large point cloud files, as well as tips and tricks for keeping Archicad running light and efficient.       Advanced Point Cloud Training in Archicad Do you want to learn much more about working with Point Clouds in Archicad? Join the CONTRABIM Membership site to access our Point Cloud Training Series, incl ..read more

Learn how to create and save Interior Elevation viewpoints, that are automatically named from Zones, and efficiently placed as drawings on layouts. This tutorial will cover all the settings to pay attention to, to help automate this workflow.         Do you want more Archicad Training, Templates and Discussion? Consider becoming a member of the CONTRABIM Membership Site and Community! Learn more here ..read more

Archicad's Complex Profile Manager enables you to create Offset Modifiers, which can be powerful ways to adjust specific skins within an assembly for thickness or offsets in most directions. These Offset Modifiers have a ton of different applications, and they can be used to create more flexibility in composite type wall structures, of the same assembly. In this Youtube Tutorial, we'll explore: Provide an Overview of Composites vs Complex Profiles Demonstrate how to "Capture" and convert Composites to Complex Profiles Review of Nominal Height and Width Demonstrate how to create new Offset Mod ..read more