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      • Week #1 – The 7 Keys to Best Practices
        • 1-1. Overview of the 7 Keys
        • 1-2. In Depth: Keys 1 through 5
        • 1-3. In Depth: Keys 6 & 7
      • Week #2 – Get Organized
        • 2-1. Set Up A Standard Project Folder
        • 2-2. Create A Project Template (TPL) File
        • 2-3. Developing A Template File
      • Week #3 – Get More Organized
        • 3-1. Mind Mapping the Template Concept
        • 3-2. Optimizing Your Template
        • 3-3. Library Management
      • Week #4 – Library Management & Migrating Projects
        • 4-1. ArchiCAD 10, 11 & 12 – Library Management
        • 4-2. ArchiCAD 13 – Library Management & Migrating A Project
        • 4-3. ArchiCAD 14 and Later Versions – Library Management & Complex Project Migration
      • Week #5 – General Notes & Specifications
        • 5-1. Using Microsoft Word and PDF
        • 5-2. Using Word and PDF on Larger Sheets
        • 5-3. General Notes and Your Template
      • Week #6 – Save Your Favorite Settings
        • 6-1. The Favorites Palette
        • 6-2. Managing and Migrating Favorites
        • 6-3. Room Modules
        • 6-4. Parameter Transfer Video Tutorial
      • Week #7 – Interactive Legends
        • 7-1. Interactive Legends – Introduction and Basic Setup
        • 7-2. Interactive Legends – Advanced Setup Using A Worksheet
        • 7-3. Interactive Legends – Additional Variations
      • Week #8 – ArchiCAD’s Structure: The Navigator, Part 1
        • 8-1. The Project Map and the View Map
        • 8-2. Intro to View Settings
        • 8-3. Layers and Layer Combinations
        • 8-4. Quick Layers Palette Article
      • Week #9 – ArchiCAD’s Structure: The Navigator, Part 1 (Continued)
        • 9-1. Layer Management
        • 9-2. Layer Management (Continued)
        • 9-3. Clone Folders
        • 9-4. Advanced View Options
      • Week #10 – Using ArchiCAD’s Structure: Guiding Principles
        • 10-1. Model Well in 3D to Draw Less in 2D
        • 10-2. Work from the General to the Specific
        • 10-3. Anchor Your Design Intent
      • Week #11 – Conceptual Design Strategies
        • 11-1. How Do You Start a Project: Which Tools Should You Use?
        • 11-2. Program Planning: Room and Area Lists using Fills and Zones
        • 11-3. Early Modeling Approaches: Massing, Pseudo-Detail, Profiles & Room Modules
      • Week #12 – Site Survey and Topography Modeling
        • 12-1. Introduction to Site Modeling: DWG Import and Working with the Mesh Tool
        • 12-2. Drafting the Property Lines based on a Paper or PDF Survey Drawing
        • 12-3. Placing a PDF Survey Drawing to Scale, Setting North Orientation
        • 12-4. Advanced Site Creation: Level Dimensions, Regrading, Cut and Fill Calculations
        • 12-5. Advanced Site Creation: Working with Roads, Paths and Paved Areas
        • 12-6. Case Study: Additional Techniques for Drafting Property Lines
      • Week #13 – Aligning and Placing Elements
        • 13-1. Guide Lines
        • 13-2. Using the Ruler and Shift Key Constraints
        • 13-3. Introduction to Virtual Trace and the Trace & Reference Palette
        • 13-4. Uses of Virtual Trace for Model Views, Layouts and 2D Drawings
      • Week #14 – Navigation and Drafting Power Tips
        • 14-1. Advanced Coordinate Methods
        • 14-2. Advanced Mouse Constraints and the Control Box
        • 14-3. Using the Grid for Sketching and Precise Placement
        • 14-4. Navigation Shortcuts and Speed Tricks
        • 14-5. Managing the 3D Window: Showing What You Need, How You Want to See It
        • 14-6. Setting and Saving Precise 3D Viewpoints & Views
        • 14-7. Keyboard Shortcuts and Special Mouse Clicks
      • Week #15 – Advanced Selection and Editing
        • 15-1. Advanced Element Selection and Interactive Editing
        • 15-2. Power Selection Techniques
        • 15-3. Editing Element Geometry with the Pet Palette
        • 15-4. Using the Pet Palette with Editable Hotspots and Sub-Elements
        • 15-5. Drawing and Editing in 3D and Section
        • 15-6. Working in 3D using Gravity, 3D Guide Lines and Temporary Elements
      • Week #16 – Roof Modeling and Documentation
        • 16-1. Roof Basics
        • 16-2. Modeling Roofs with Ornate Rafter Tails
        • 16-3. Creating Different Roof Types in ArchiCAD 14 and Earlier
        • 16-4. Creating Different Roof Types in ArchiCAD 15 and Later
        • 16-5. Simple Hip and Gable Roof Systems
        • 16-6. Connecting Roofs in ArchiCAD 14 and Earlier
        • 16-7. Connecting Roofs in ArchiCAD 15 and Later
        • 16-8. Barrel Vault Roofs
      • Week #17 – Complex Modeling
        • 17-1. Solid Element Operations
        • 17-2. Complex Profiles
        • 17-3. Multi-Story Buildings
        • 17-4. Non-Vertical Walls
        • 17-5. Curtain Walls
        • 17-6. TrussMaker
        • 17-7. RoofMaker
        • 17-8. Shell Tool
        • 17-9. Morph Tool
      • Week #18 – Complex Projects
        • 18-1. Floor Plan Cut Plane and Clerestory Plans
        • 18-2. Multi-Story Walls
        • 18-3. Split Levels
        • 18-4. Hotlinked Modules
        • 18-5. Multi-Building Projects
      • Week #19 – Renovation Projects
        • 19-1. Renovation Using Two Different PLN Files
        • 19-2. Renovation Using Horizontal or Vertical Displacement
        • 19-3. Renovation Using Layers
        • 19-4. Renovation by Hotlinking the Existing PLN
        • 19-5. Renovation Using Tags and Filters in AC15 and Later (Basics)
        • 19-6. Renovation Using Tags and Filters in AC15 and Later (Advanced)
      • Week #20 – Managing Attributes, Project Preferences, Work Environment
        • 20-1. Customizing Element Attributes: Line Types, Fills, Materials/Surfaces, Building Materials, Composites, Etc.
        • 20-2. Attribute Manager
        • 20-3. Using Attribute Manager to Create Material Schemes
        • 20-4. Model View Options
        • 20-5. Dimension Preferences and Options
        • 20-6. Project Preferences
        • 20-7. Work Environment Preferences
      • Week #21 – Creating and Customizing Library Parts
        • 21-1. Creating Basic Objects; Optimizing Handles, Adding Parameters
        • 21-2. Making a 2D Symbol More Parametric with Simple GDL Editing
        • 21-3. Combining 2D and 3D Elements; Scripting the Object ID; Changing the Object Subtype
        • 21-4. Creating New Objects with Custom 3D Hotspots and 2D Symbol
        • 21-5. Importing 3D IFC and DWG Files to Create Library Parts
        • 21-6. Custom Door Panels & Window Sashes
        • 21-7. Custom Doors and Windows
        • 21-8. Rotating and Tilting Objects
        • 21-9. Custom Drawing Titles
      • Week #22 – Managing and Optimizing Live Sections and Elevations
        • 22-1. Clean Modeling to Create Clean Drawings
        • 22-2. Adding Detail in 3D and 2D
        • 22-3. Advanced 3D Model Detailing with special guest Timothy Ball, RIBA
        • 22-4. Update Strategies and Model Display Options
      • Week #23 – Layout Book, Drawing Options, Printing and Publishing
        • 23-1. Layout Book Basics
        • 23-2. Drawing Settings
        • 23-3. Drawing Titles
        • 23-4. Placing Internal and External Drawings
        • 23-5. Master Layouts: Grids and Automatic Placement Options
        • 23-6. Printing and Plotting
        • 23-7. Publishing Your Project
      • Week #24 – Detail Drawings
        • 24-1. Detail Drawings – The Basics
        • 24-2. Detail Process Optimization
        • 24-3. Reusing Detail Drawings, Setting Up Standard Detail Library Files
      • Week #25 – Schedules, Quantities and Data
        • 25-1. Interactive Schedules – Basic Usage
        • 25-2. Interactive Schedules – Additional Options
        • 25-3. How to Set Door & Window IDs Quickly
        • 25-4. Schedules with Room Locations; Labeling Elements Automatically
        • 25-5. Quantity Takeoffs – Introduction
      • Week #26 – In-Office Project Management
        • 26-1. Redlines and the Markup Palette
        • 26-2. Spell Checking and Text Substitution
        • 26-3. File Naming and Backup Strategies, Version and Revision Tracking
        • 26-4. Data Safety and Project Migration
        • 26-5. Project Migration – Additional Notes
      • Week #27 – Collaboration
        • 27-1. Introduction to Teamwork
        • 27-2. More Teamwork
        • 27-3. BIM Server Setup and Options
        • 27-4. IFC: Intelligent 3D Model File Exchange with Consultants
        • 27-5. Creating Specifications Using IFC Data
      • Week #28 – Communication via DWG Files and BIMx
        • 28-1. DWG Export and Import Basics
        • 28-2. DWG Translation Settings
        • 28-3. More DWG Translation Options, XRef Placement and Management
        • 28-4. DWG Import Options and Workflow: External Drawings, XRefs, Worksheets, Layouts
        • 28-5. How to Trace 2D Drawings to Quickly Create a 3D Model
        • 28-6. Project Reviewer
        • 28-7. BIMx – BIM Explorer
        • 28-8. BIMx Docs | BIMx Pro
      • Week #29 – Stairs, Railings and Landscape
        • 29-1. Stair Basics
        • 29-2. Stair Intermediate
        • 29-3. Stair Conclusion
        • 29-4. Stair Railings
        • 29-5. Fences and Landscaping
      • Week #30 – Managing Complexity
        • 30-1. Mastering Polygons and Complex Geometry
        • 30-2. Internal and External Hotlinks for Modular Design
        • 30-3. Complex Hotlinks and Story Settings
        • 30-4. Managing Multiple Design Schemes
        • 30-5. Complex Visualizations: Sun Studies and Shadow Diagrams, Overlays for Shadows, Sketches, Textures and Fills
      • ArchiCAD 17 New Features
        • AC17-1. ArchiCAD 17 New Feature Overview
        • AC17-2. How to Use ArchiCAD 17’s New Building Materials
        • AC17-3. ArchiCAD 17 New Interface Tutorial
        • AC17-4. ArchiCAD 17 Project Migration
        • AC17-5. Composite Slabs with Different Finishes in AC 17
      • ArchiCAD 18 New Features
        • AC18-1. ArchiCAD 18 New Features Overview and Project Migration
        • AC18-2. ArchiCAD 18 New Features Runthrough
        • AC18-3. ArchiCAD 18 – Change Manager and New PDF Options
        • AC18-4. ArchiCAD 18 – New Features Runthrough Conclusion
    • The QuickStart Course
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      • ArchiCAD Basic Training – Module 1
        • 1-1. QuickStart Course Introduction
        • 1-2. Starting to Create a Virtual Building
        • 1-3. Selection, Navigation and Basic Editing
        • 1-4. Connecting and Orienting Walls
        • 1-5. Troubleshooting and Additional Notes
      • ArchiCAD Basic Training – Module 2
        • 2-1. Coordinate Input, The Tracker and Guidelines
        • 2-2. Precise Placement of Elements
        • 2-3. Choosing and Placing Library Parts; Setting a Camera Position
        • 2-4. Placing Columns, How to Drag and Multiply Elements
        • 2-5. Wall Settings, Eye-Dropper & Syringe, Trimming Walls; Window, Door & Object Settings
        • 2-6. Drawing a Floor Slab, Editing the Polygon Boundary
      • ArchiCAD Basic Training – Module 3
        • 3-1. Drawing Exterior Walls, Entering Dimensions from a Drawing
        • 3-2. Drawing Interior Partion Walls, Offsets & Distances, Basic Intersection Cleanup
        • 3-3. Selecting and Placing Windows and Doors at Specific Locations
        • 3-4. Adding an Upper Story with Windows & Doors, Adding Floors, Cutting Sections
      • ArchiCAD Basic Training – Module 4
        • 4-1. Intro to Roof Construction for ArchiCAD 10 through 14
        • 4-2. Intro to Roof Construction for ArchiCAD 15
        • 4-3. Creating the Roofs for the Sample Building
      • ArchiCAD Basic Training – Module 5
        • 5-1. Choosing and Placing Fixtures, Cabinets and Furniture
        • 5-2. Layer Selection and Management; Placing Text and Dimensions
        • 5-3. Layer Combinations, View Settings, Model View Options & Cut Plane Settings
        • 5-4. The Fill Tool and the Label Tool
        • 5-5. The Layout Book; Placing Views as Drawings onto Layout Sheets
      • ArchiCAD Basic Training – Module 6
        • 6-1. Creating Detail Drawings and Worksheets
        • 6-2. Printing, Plotting and Publishing
        • 6-3. Stairs: Creation, Configuration and Placement in the Model
        • 6-4. Railings: Placing and Editing in 2D and 3D
      • ArchiCAD Basic Training – Module 7
        • 7-1. Interior Elevations
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[October 11, 2011] More lessons posted; New website updates; Coaching call reminder…tomorrow 1 pm U.S. Pacific Time

I have now completed all three parts of Week #10, a total of one hour and 22 minutes of fresh new material for your viewing pleasure. This set of lessons focuses on how to apply some of what I consider guiding principles in ArchiCAD: modeling better so that you can draw less in 2D, progressive […]…

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[October 9, 2011] NEW Best Practices Course lesson posted! Also, coaching call reminder…this Wednesday 1 pm PDT

I’m very pleased to let you all know that I have ACTUALLY resumed production of Best Practices Course lessons, and posted the first part of Week #10 at long last! This meaty 35 minute lesson explores a variety of methods, settings and approaches to modeling to create clean, detailed elevations and sections. Model Well in […]…

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[Sept. 29, 2011] October coaching call schedule; Sept. 27 session posted

The October schedule for Best Practices Course coaching calls is: Wednesday October 12 at 1 pm U.S. Pacific Time (Los Angeles) — register here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/917304282 Tuesday October 18 at 4 pm U.S. Pacific Time (Los Angeles) — register here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/977053018 Thursday October 27 at 9 am U.S. Pacific Time (Los Angeles) — register here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/90748165 […]…

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[Sept. 26, 2011] Coaching call tomorrow, QuickStart Course has launched

Reminder: Next Coaching Call in 26 hours; QuickStart Course launches Today’s email is mainly a reminder for this week’s coaching call, and an update on the QuickStart Course. ARCHICAD BEST PRACTICES COACHING CALLS Last Thursday’s call was a particularly good one. I have just posted it in the member area: Coaching Call – September 22, […]…

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[Sept. 21, 2011] Coaching call reminder, QuickStart Course request for comments

Reminder: Next Coaching Call in 33 hours; QuickStart Course request for comments Today’s email is mainly a reminder for this week’s coaching call, and a quick restatement of what’s happening with the QuickStart Course. I’m also asking again for your help – if you’ve enjoyed the QuickStart Course, please add your comments to the website […]…

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[September 13, 2011] QuickStart Course news & Coaching Call reminder

Two more QuickStart Course Lessons +Next Coaching Call in 36 hours I’m almost done with the final QuickStart Course lessons! I just finished up two lessons totaling 68 minutes focused on interior elevations and site modeling: QuickStart Course – Module 7 Part 1. Interior Elevations(19 minutes) QuickStart Course – Module 7 Part 2. Site Modeling […]…

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[September 10, 2011] New QuickStart Course lessons on Stairs and Railings

New QuickStart Course Lessons on Stairs and Railings I’m really plowing through these final QuickStart Course lessons! I just finished up two lessons totaling 48 minutes focused on stairs and railings: QuickStart Course – Module 6 Part 3. Stairs: Creation, Configuration and Placement in the Model (28 minutes) QuickStart Course – Module 6 Part 4. […]…

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[September 8, 2011] QuickStart Course lesson on Printing, Plotting and Publishing

One more QuickStart Course lesson:Printing, Plotting and Publishing Just a quick note to let you know that I’ve completed work on one more QuickStart Course lesson focused on a very important topic: printing, plotting and publishing your output: QuickStart Course – Module 6 Part 2. Printing, Plotting and Publishing (30 minutes) Please add your comments […]…

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[September 7, 2011] The latest QuickStart Course lesson – Details and Worksheets

The latest QuickStart Course lesson:Details and Worksheets I’ve completed work on one more QuickStart Course lesson dealing with two essential components of construction documents. This 32 minute video focuses on creating Detail drawings and Worksheets.  QuickStart Course – Module 6 Part 1. Creating Detail Drawings and Worksheets As usual, this QuickStart lesson is intended for […]…

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[September 4, 2011] Two new QuickStart Course lessons posted

Two new QuickStart Course lessons posted I’ve completed work on two more QuickStart Course lessons totaling 42 minutes. The first one starts the exploration of layer assignment and layer management, then focuses mainly on how to place and edit text and dimension elements. The second lesson explores the basics of setting up Views for different […]…

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