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ArchiCAD has been on the market since 1984 and has firmly established itself among the available CAD software packages. The number of ArchiCAD users continues to increase and has already exceeded 100.000 by far. Continuous product development has broadened the program s possible spectrum of work applications. Therefore, this book provides comprehensive (background) information and descriptions of the many tools, functions and processes, that explain and document their many practical, research and educational uses. The 2nd edition includes a chapter on what's new in Version 10.
List of contents
Preface.- On the Relation between Architecture and CA(A)D: CAAD = Automatic Architecture?; ArchiCAD: Its Inception and Developmental Context.- ArchiCAD as an Intelligent Work Environment: Modeling with Different Tools; Using GDL Object Technology; Hotlink Modules Referencing; Additional Performance Features; Project-related Data Organization; Using Information from the Internal Database; Project-related Communication and Presentation.- Characteristic Applications from Practice: Case Studies from Architecture Offices and Planning Studios; Visualization Strategies; Examples of Non-commercial ArchiCAD Applications.- Development Perspectives: Integrated Building Simulation.- Training Manuals and Reference Sources; Internetlinks; Trademarks; Photo Credits; Index.
About the author
Bob Martens ist a. o. Universitätsprofessor an der TU Wien und lehrt Räumliche Simulation und Raumgestaltung. Er beschäftigt sich mit ArchiCAD in Lehre und Forschung seit 1993.
Herbert Petger studierte Architektur an der TU Wien. Er ist seit 1991 Produktmanager für ArchiCAD bei A-Null und seit 1997 Lehrbeauftragter für CAD an der Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Wien.
