For the month of April, busy naman ako sa workaloo. Hello! Layo kaya ng biyahe ko and kakastart ko lang so I had to show off. Hahaha! Pakitang gilas! I started to learn Archicad.
What is Archicad??
"according to wikipedia"
ArchiCAD is an architectural BIM CAD software for Macintosh and Windows developed by the Hungarian company Graphisoft. ArchiCAD offers specialized solutions for handling all common aspects of aesthetics and engineering during the whole design process of the built environment — buildings, interiors, urban areas, etc.
Development of ArchiCAD started in 1982 for the original Apple Macintosh. ArchiCAD is recognized as the first CAD product on a personal computer able to create both 2D drawings and parametric 3D geometry.[1] In its debut in 1987 ArchiCAD also became the first implementation of BIM under Graphisoft's "Virtual Building" concept.[2] Today more than 100,000 architects are using it in the building design industry.[3]
"according to me"
Archicad is a 3D modelling software developed by Graphisoft. Ang mortal enemy ng Graphisoft is Autodesk, na nag-develop naman ng mortal enemy ng Archicad na Revit. Gets nyo ba ako? Hahaha! I was introduced to Revit first. Sa paningin ko ang Revit ay upgraded na version ng Google Sketchup.
Eto ang evolution ng softwares for me and what I think of each. Wow professional! Hahaha!!!!
First to discover Sketchup
Developer: Google
Started Using: 2008-2009? College years
Pros: Very easy to use for massing and simple design concpetualization
Easily downloadable
3D Objects are readily available
Many tutorials are available online, you can use search engines or youtube to look for tutorials
You can also do 3d renderings using sketchup pero di lang ako masyado familiar, I think you need to download a plugin, Vray ata un.
Cons:
Very hard to use when doing a detailed floor plan (at least for me)
Next in line is Revit
Developer: Autodesk
Started Using: 2011-2012 while I was working for W.V.Coscolluela and Associates
Pros: Di ko alam kung pano ieexplain. Hahaha!!!
Pero bongga siya. Hahaha! Kapag nagdrawing ka ng 2D immediately you will have the 3D of what you did. You can already input the thickness of slabs, walls, curtain walls, etc.
ppwede mo na rin malagyan ng materials at irender agad agad, ora-orada!
If you want to do a detailed development of your project from Schematic Design to Construction, this would be one of the softwares to use.
Building Information Modelling or BIM ready siya.
Cons:
You need to have lots of money to be able to buy the program. Hahaha! mga 6-digits ata.
You will need someone to teach you first, to get to understand and see how it works. (Ganun kasi nangyari sakin when I started)
Customizing Doors and Windows in Revit is moe of a hassle for me than that of Archicad's. Mas Madali ang paggawa ng sarili mong design ng doors at windows duon sa kalaban kaysa dito.
Project I did with Revit: SM Megamall Carpark Building C (bongga un sa 3D, hahaha!!!)
Last that I discovered Archicad
Developer: Graphisoft
Started Using: 2013
Pros: Sa aking paningin, eto na ang pinaka okay sa lahat. Di dahil sa eto ang ginagamit ko ngaun sa work, dahil mas madali siyang gamitin talaga. I was able to finish a 3D model of a 56sq.m. condominium unit within one day, at nakalayout pa un sa A3 paper ha!
Archicad have sketchup's easy user interface thing, madaling magets, madaling matutunan, ung ganun (pero actually magkamukha naman sila ng revit, pero mas madali talaga siya) pero at the same time, it also have revit's powers na from 2D may 3D ka na rin. Kaya niyang sabayan ang revit in terms of Building Information Modelling or BIM. O ha!
Cons:
Kelangan mo rin ng datung dito for the license. Pero medyo mas mura pa rin siya ng kaunti kaysa kay Revit. hahaha!!!
Modelling of ramps. mas maganda magmodel ng ramps sa revit. Normal ramps keri naman dito pero kapag ung pang ibang level na ng design ng ramp, ooops nga nga na lang ako.
Project I did with Archicad: OUB, pero di lang ako to ha! mga 4 kami! Hahaha! Existing building na to sa Singapore and they wanted to have the existing building in BIM to place in Google earth, un talaga ang pagkakaalam ko ha. please don't judge me. hahaha!!!
wait lang what is BIM ba?
As far as I know BIM eh short for Building Information Modelling. As to my understanding, if you start using a software like Revit or Archicad you can use the 3D model hanggang sa pagtanda ng building mo.
Una magagamit mo siya sa design phase ng project
- ipapakita mo sa client mo how the building will look like, the exterior, the interior mga ganun.
Next stage mo na magagamit ang model is thru construction
- So you will now incorporated with the architectural model all the aspects of construction such as structural, plumbing, electrical, mechanical and landscape, sa 3D model mo ilalagay ha! Ang bongga nyan, makikita mo kaagad ang magiging problema sa site kapag napagsama mo na sa iisang model lahat ng kailangan mo. Makikita mo na may tatamang tubo sa poste, may lumagpas na floor drain sa balcony, may tumamang floor drain sa lighting fixture mo, mga ganung level. You can basically forsee what problems will arise during the construction of the building.
Final stage na magagamit mo ang model mo
-Magagamit mo na siya sa maintenance ng facility mo. If your 3D model is super duper detailed, na pati mga ilaw mo, ilang light bulbs ang meron ka, wattage ng mga un, ganun. Kapag super detailed ang model mo pati ung pagpapalit mo ng bumbilya, malalaman mo na kung kelan ka magpapalit. Kung kelan na siya malapit mapundi. Ganun kabongga ang BIM!
So ayan ang pinagkaabalahan ko ng buwan ng Abril. My birthday just passed by as a normal day. I just baked cupcakes for my officemates. hahaha!
Ta-ta!
