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ArchiCAD 19 - The Definitive Guide

By : Adam R Rendek, Scott H MacKenzie
Book Image

ArchiCAD 19 - The Definitive Guide

By: Adam R Rendek, Scott H MacKenzie

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (16 chapters)
ArchiCAD 19 – The Definitive Guide
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
2
Objects, Drafting, and Annotation – A Residential Project
3
Documentation – A Residential Project
4
Project Setup and Modeling Part 1 – A Healthcare Building Project
Index

Objects


Objects in ArchiCAD are akin to blocks in AutoCAD, cells in MicroStation, or families in Revit. Objects can be furniture, casework, appliances, plumbing fixtures, and more. In Chapter 1, Project Setup and Modeling a Residential Project, you created your own custom stair object. However, that was with the special stair-building interface, exclusive to the Stair tool. The interface is different for creating other types of objects.

Your house is ready for the interior fit-out. In other words, you need to insert the stuff to sit, work, eat, and sleep on. We will go through each room, starting with the rooms on the second floor and work our way down.

Bathroom

Your bathroom will need a casework, sink, and bathtub. The first thing we need to do is create a layer for the casework. Then, we will add the vanity with a sink and countertop.

The casework layer

Before we start inserting casework, we will have to create a layer specifically for placing the casework on. Do so by performing the following...