Anyone who has used ARCHICAD for any length of time will be more than familiar with StairMaker and the bewildering array of Stair (or...

When you use ARCHICAD to create building models, you learn pretty quickly that thinking about the direction of a Wall and it’s Reference...

Drawing Frames in ARCHICAD and most packages are typically drawn as rectangles… but why stick with something so simple? Did you know you...

You may, or may not, have noticed the new Quick Options Bar in ARCHICAD 20: By default, this is shown to the bottom of each window in...

ARCHICAD 20 is almost here so it is time to think about what you need to do to use it. The one thing you absolutely definitely MUST do...

Dimensioning Linear elements in ARCHICAD is very simple. However, the feedback given by the Dimension Line Preview can appear a bit wild...

There are loads of keyboard shortcuts in ARCHICAD and getting to know some of them can certainly increase your productivity… but a few...

For the first time ever, GRAPHISOFT will live stream the ARCHICAD 20 demonstration from their Key Client Conference, in Budapest on June...

If you work regularly with Structural Steel components and exchange data with Structural software using IFC - you might find it useful to...

BIM6x is proud to announce their latest offering to the ARCHICAD community: ArchiTUNEUP ArchiTUNEUP is a service offered by the...

One of the features that is used constantly in ARCHICAD is the zooming and panning function of the Mouse Wheel. It might seem second...

One key that is used continually in ARCHICAD is the ESC (Escape) key - especially by ex-AutoCAD users - you know you do it! Why though? ...

When you are working in large complex model with a lot of details, you sometimes want to edit a ‘type of element’. For example, you may...

When you create a new Detail Drawing or Worksheet – you will often see a dashed line boundary appearing. This shows the zone that was...

BIM6x is proud to announce their latest offering to the ARCHICAD community: ArchiBOOST. ArchiBOOST is a 90 minute online ARCHICAD...

When you work with large 3D models, navigation can become slow due to the number of Polygons. Common ways to improve this situation...

How often do you grab a selection of Elements and want to change all their Layers to a different one - or set all the colors to be the...

One of the easiest ways to save time and increase productivity in ARCHICAD is to make use of the context-sensitive right-click menu...

If you have used the Marquee Tool, you know it allows you to create cuts through your model… but the limitation of the standard Tool is...

How many times have you set up and drawn a bunch of Lines then switched to the Arc / Circle Tool only to find it draws with completely...