CADIMAGE tools

Installation

Ensure you have been registered in  CADIMAGE
then
You are moments away from starting to use your new Cadimage Tools for ARCHICAD – all you need to do is follow these steps:

1. Go to mycadimage.com and login using your Cadimage Credentials
2. From the menu on the left, choose Cadimage Tools > Get Cadimage Tools
3. Download and install the Cadimage Installer
4. Launch the Installer
5. Log in using your Cadimage Credentials
6. Tick the Tools you want to install
7. Click 'Download and Install'

You're done!

Questions? Need help?

Remember there are a variety of ways to get help relating to the Cadimage Tools:

• If you have difficulty installing the Tools, view our articles on Installation Help
• Online manuals for the Tools are available via our Knowledge Base
• Access practical tips from other users via the Forums
• mycadimage.com is the online portal where you can manage your account. You can lodge support tickets, modify your Tools Subscription/s, and change your personal preferences (like newsletter subscriptions and contact details).

BIMX DOCS

Graphisoft have created a very useful tool  - BIMX, a 3D model viewer - and then added the ability to include 2D documentation with the model in one file.

• When included, 2D documents (plans, sections etc) retain 3D orientations and so can be overlaid over the model
• Very large 2D documents that may be unusable in PDF format (except on a powerful desktop PC) are usable on a mobile device!

Important notes:

• All published items are packaged into one file, so an update of one file requires republishing of the whole set.
• 'Hyperlinks' are set up with elevation, section and detail markers, however this requires they are properly set up in ArchiCAD.
• Viewing 3D content is free. Accessing the 2D documents is charged at the 'player end' - i.e. on the mobile device. A variety of pricing points is available, and access can be gifted to clients along with the file if desired. (3 steps: one off/per project/ unlimited). GBA iPads have an 'unlimited' license.
• No editing after publishing is currently available, and so files cannot be combined or other content/ links added.

Procedure:

• Create a publisher set for all desired outputs, including the reference 3D model (define as a view). All 2D documents are best to be layouts, not views. 
• Name the publisher set BIMX, and path set to ...Record Issued/BIMX for that project.
• In the publisher set do not include the revision letter in the 2D layout name.
• Every time a 2D document is updated, publish the set, so that it contains all the latest information.
• When syncing with a mobile device, ensure all files from the  ...Record Issued/BIMX folder are copied.

Notes:

• Some layouts may be 'work in progress' toward a future release. Given the whole set must be published, these will be included. There is no easy way to avoid this, therefore it is essential the office procedure for updating drawings, where NYI (not yet issued) is included in the revision description, along with clouds are added as changes are made.
• If a 2D view is published, ensure no 'rubbish' is included in the periphery of the view, as it will be included too!

BIM Objects APP for ArchiCAD

If you are interested, there is another source of objects...

http://info.bimobject.com/archi-cad/21892/Page

The BIMobject® app for ArchiCAD is easy to install and will create a new tool bar (menu tab), where you can reach all of the real BIM objects from real manufacturers in a easy and convenient way.

The APP lets you quickly and easily browse the BIMobject® cloud database online and filter among all objects from building- and interior manufacturers. A simple click on download and the BIM objects appears in the ArchiCAD users project and ready for placement and further configuration.
Newly added content is visible immediately from within the ArchiCAD application.

The installation file has been placed in
05 Project Resources\05.100 Archicad Support\05.102 Archicad Reference\AC17\2 Add-ons\1Copy to desktop and Run these installers as administrator\WIN OS

The following page guides you  through registration and installation.
http://info.bimobject.com/archicad-help

Remember to Copy  the install file to your desktop, right-click on the file and select "Run as Administrator".
(You will need to have registered at BIM Object so that you have an API key ready when you next use ArchiCAD, as outlined on the help pages).

Note that the code you are given is unique to you, and that it can also be used in other software such as  Artlantis, Revit, SketchUp and so on!

AC17 - SU will be integrated (...one less add-on) and what is the future of GDL?

Sketchup will be integrated

But a not so promising future for GDL after all the years of promises?
http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/parametric_objects/downloads/