Mar 1, 2010

ArchiCAD in Croatia !

Dear ArchiCAD User,

The Croatian city of Pula will host the first ever ArchiCAD Spring Academy on the 14-15 May 2010.

ArchiCAD Spring Academy 2010 will deliver two days packed with lectures, workshops and hands-on training to ensure that users can not only handle today's projects, but are poised to tackle tomorrow's as well.

ArchiCAD Spring Academy 2010 features lectures from award-winning architectural practices like Croatian 3LHD (winners of the 2008 1st prize in the Sports Category at the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona) or Austrian Maaars Architecktur (winners of the 2007 Best Austria House award), along with power-users, experts and trainers from all over the world willing to share their knowledge. Connect with industry professionals from throughout the world and benefit from their ideas and advice on how to successfully manage today's challenging economic environment and prepare for tomorrow.

What separates ArchiCAD Spring Academy from similar events are the optional programs offered after the event is over. You can enjoy national park Brioni tours, sailing, visit Istria's monuments dating way back to pre-Roman times or just enjoy the fantastic world famous wine and food specialities.

For more information about the event, agenda, registration and fees visit the website at http://archicadspringacademy.com/

ArchiCAD Spring Academy is an experience you do not want to miss so head to http://archicadspringacademy.com/ and register now!

Best regards,

Marin Račić
Director

3D ART :: SOFTWARE FOR ARCHITECTURE Ltd.

Ph/fax: +385 1 4621 491
Mobile: +385 98 313 698
E-mail: mracic@3Dart.hr

Nov 25, 2009

Eid Adha Mubarak!


Sheepy and atOne Team wishe you Eid Mubarak , and all the best to you and your loved ones !


No Sheep were hurt during the drawing of this card, Sheepy is 100% ArchiCAD and Artlantis Product, any resemblance to actual sheep is coincidental .

More Seminars? Thanx, but no thanx!

Well, Its lovely to meet people and keep on ArchiCADing ®, I mean really I always find it a pleasure to discuss the needs. but that is one thing.

REPEATING THE EXACT SAME SLIDES WITH DIFFERENT AUDIENCE IS ANOTHER THING !

Its always the same with releasing a new version , however to be honest ?all in all I love it ! Thank you all for attending , and not making my life harder with hard questions :P , or not !

and for the ones didn't attend, you don't know what you missed ! WE GAVE AWAY FREE FERRARIS AND LAMBORGHINIS !!Can you believe it ? me neither.
 

Here are some pics from the road show.

Doha:


Kuwait :

atOne  team in a break before the seminar thinking how can they survive :P

Dubai :

Bahrain:


Oct 31, 2009

Seminar here ..Seminar there ...There is a seminar everywhere !

Well... This is kind of busy couple of weeks, Running ArchiCAD 13 Launching Seminars ! 

Here is the schedule :

Bahrain:
Date : Tuesday 27th October 2009 (10:00 AM -1:00 PM)
Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel

UAE:
Date : Wednesday 4th November 2009 (10:00 AM -1:00 PM)
Venue: Hilton Dubai Jumeirah Hotel

Qatar:
Date : Monday 9th November 2009(10:00AM - 1:00 PM)
Venue: Doha Marriott Hotel

Kuwait:
Date : Monday 16th November 2009(10:00AM - 1:00 PM)
Venue: Sheraton Kuwait Hotel


Agenda:

 

Interested ? email us at : atone@almoayed.com

Oct 14, 2009

Artlantis 3


Ok..so Artlantis 3 is out, the problem is that I really LOVE Artlantis, and that I am really busy these days working on different things, Because of that I didn't have much time to play with Artlantis 3.

However I managed to find some minutes to play around with it ,.. hmm.. now lets start with what is new (to view the official news click here) but here there is more of my - notes so far- still I have to work  with the software a lot actually as I didn't even cover more than one or two points of the new features :

- A new Rendering Engine... hmmm.. good news , better quality with detailed models, more controlling options when it comes to final renderings, which is REALLY COOL, you can control different settings for surfaces (i.e : surfaces with direct sun, and indirect sun) you can control "Color Bleeding" quite dramatic huh? its actually the feature where you have reflected colors with radiosity ( like that green light emission that happens on walls next to grass) you can control that now ! and I love that ! the price that comes with that? is a slower rendering time compared to Artlantis 2. but still .. quite fast.



- Layers : that helps, now you can hide specific elements (layers) in some views ! whoohooo ! no more trees jumping in your face because you need to place it for another scene .(actually there is more about layers that you can even import specific layers from ArchiCAD !)

- Transparency option for BB and Trees ! nice feature , more of "now you see me .. now you don't"


- cloud and water animation  .. you thing it is nice to watch a cloud passing by while a tsunami is coming your way ? well.. good because now you can do it in Artlantis 3 !

I still have to play with lights .. looks interesting !

any how here are some renderings with different settings :



Oct 4, 2009

Financial Crisis? pfffffft...not in my house !

Ok... So no you know that ArchiCAD 13 is here ! and we were all suffering of the what so called Financial crisis, common ...don't keep it inside... yeah yeah .. cry ... yeah ..just take it all out .. that is healthy :P 

Anyhow .. with ArchiCAD 13 we are launching special offers that are valid till the end of 2009.. so wether you are a user that was looking to buy an add-on , or a you are considering buying a new package.. it is the best time .

New ArchiCADers :

- Offer 1 : Visualization Package ! 
- Are you into modeling ? and love to get a fancy renderings in no time? and want to share your model with your clients so easily where they can just walk around and explore it in a video-game type of exploration ?..well then what you need is ArchiCAD 13 to model, Artlantis Studio to get your fancy renderings and animations in no time, and Virtual Building explorer to share the model with your clients in a 3D environment (yeah ! you can wear those red-blue glasses too !) 

BUY ArchiCAD 13 + 24 Months Service Contract + Artlantis Studio for a special price and GET VBE for FREE  




- Offer 2 : FREE Add-on of your selection ! 
Buy ArchiCAD 13 + 24 Months Service Contract for a special price and pick one add-on of your selection for FREE ! ( VBE or Ecodesigner or MEP Modeler or Artlantis Render)


Old ArchiCADers !:

- Offer 1 : Are you on a valid contract ? Great ! ( I mean .. really !) ..why not boost your package? buy MEP Modeler + VBE for a special 20% off Discount and GET EcoDesigner for FREE

-Offer 2 : you are not on a valid service contract? hmmm.. you just missed the opportunity above ! so sad ..eh? ..well ..not really .. what about : buy a 24 Months Service Contract and GET 50% off on one of the add-ons ( VBE or EcoDesigner  or MEP modeler)


for more information please don't hesitate to contact us atone@almoayed.com

Sep 1, 2009

ArchiCAD 13 ... yes ..it is true !




Well... ArchiCAD 13 is just round the corner.. and Graphisoft decided that it is time to share the hot news with the world (woohoo!)..so lets keep it short .. and remember if you want the full official details click here, now what are the new toys?


ArchiCAD 13 Overview



In ArchiCAD 13, the major 2 points that you should consider are : Next-Gen Teamwork and Productivity Improvements  (English please ?!) ... ok ..


ArchiCAD 13 introduces the GRAPHISOFT BIM Server – a first of its kind solution for model based team collaboration. Industry-first Delta Server™ technology reduces network traffic to a minimum for instant and reliable data-exchange both within the office and over the Internet.



ArchiCAD 13’s significant productivity improvements provide users with best-in-class model based design and documentation workflow. With its 64-bit support on the PC platform combined with Multiprocessor support, ArchiCAD 13 becomes the most powerful BIM solution for architects.


More? fine...


ArchiCAD 13 Revolutionizes BIM Collaboration (It really does !)


Do you remember the issues you used to face sharing one file and working as a team ? well.. you should start erasing that from your memory ! say good bye to all of those issues with ArchiCAD 13 Next-Gen Teamwork !(watch it in action! click here)  now we are talking about :


Speed

In ArchiCAD 13's collaborative environment, long waiting times for server synchronization are a thing of the 

past. The leading-edge Delta Server

 technology dramatically decreases network traffic. 

The same technology makes BIM projects accessible

 through standard Internet connections from virtually anywhere in the

 world.

Play movie



Data Safety

well you know the common rule... one computer is dead while you are working on a project as a team member = you are doomed? Data corruption due to network or hardware failure is a major concern for CAD/BIM Managers: a single faulty computer literally can ruin the work done by the whole office. But the BIM Server's robust system architecture ensures the integrity of the BIM project at all times. Any data errors from malfunctioning components are blocked, preserving the project's integrity on the network.


Workflow

ArchiCAD 13's new Teamwork, with on-demand element access and server-level conflict management, combines the flexibility of 2D workflows with the coordination power of the model-based world. Companies can utilize their workforce much more efficiently with a dynamic and centrally controllable design workflow.



Watch Teamwork in Action 
for more details visit the official web page.. click here


ArchiCAD 13 Productivity Improvements (now we are talking business!)

as usual ArchiCAD is just getting better ! new features to Improve your every day tasks ! we will make it short this time .. jut movies .. click on the feature to watch a movie about it

Oriented Views

Annotated Schedule Drawings

Improved Object Handling

Intelligent “Soft” Insulation

DWG Enhancements

Data Exchange with Engineers

Improvements for Slabs/Roofs

Improved Curtain Wall Editing

64-bit Support for Windows