Objects for archicad 18
Their info is a 2D CAD ( usually with a lot of errors ), that in case that they had plans at all.Ġ2.b. I will assume that you're from the US, but when I was creating the object library for a local company in Spain, I have found that not all manufacturers have all the related info prepared about their products for object creation, and this issue manifest itself in four aspects:Ġ2.a.
But I have a feeling a lot of this stuff gets outsourced to cheap labour parts of the world with little to no quality Most of the manufacturers aren't aware of the different BIM platforms that are available, or at least they're not aware of their client's needs of BIM objects provided in their platform compliant formats.Ġ2. That said, whenever I have a sales rep in the office and they ask me about any wishes I tell to get a good ArchiCAD library for architects to use. LOD400 and onwards generally happens in IFC with all parties chipping in their parts of the model. Most parts are versatile enough to get LOD300 sent out. I prefer to use parts from the official and local subscription library over most of the 3rd party manufacturer stuff I've found, rather than dealing with constant model error reports or missing surfaces and such. Not just the ArchiCAD format specific parts, but also things converted from other formats (revit, sketchup, 3DS etc). This is no criticism of your stance, however I've found manufacturer models / parts of generally poor quality compared to the paid content that comes shipped with ArchiCAD for us. You might want to enquire with Revit users about the quality of these Revit parts before making the leap.
I would be that many more go the opposite direction. I know there will be the GS apologist pointing to converts of Revit to AC. Graphisoft, I am certain I am not the only customer of yours that is thinking the same way. The worse part about it, this decision might cause me to switch to PCs over Macs as well, unless Revit can run well under virtualization too.
Now that Autodesk has announced an All-IN effort to focus on construction and manufacturing - GS days are numbered!!! Autodesk has convinced manufacturers of virtually all construction and architectural products, that if they want their products specified by architects and interior designers, they better make their products available for insertion into Revit models.Īfter being with AC since 1994, as much as I don't want to make the change, for me it is looking more and more like Revit has won the battle over AC and it is time for me to make the switch. I asked what the benefit was given how Revit is crushing market share in the US? But most important to me, in-particular, I simply cannot get US manufacturer based architectural and construction products in GDL format for my AC models. Last week I was called by GS US to see if I was going to renew my yearly support subscription. Graphisoft has always dropped the ball in updating their own developed libraries and they have dropped the ball in partnering with manufacturers of architectural products produced in the US for US architects.
#OBJECTS FOR ARCHICAD 18 DOWNLOAD#
Almost every object you might need or want, to place in your model, made by a US or European manufacturer, is available for download into a Revit. Virtually NO American manufacturers are represented by AC native GDL objects. I went onto the BimObject portal today to find some American manufacturers for windows, doors, plumbing fixtures and lighting.