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08-20-2013, 03:52 PM #1
You can model anything with Chief. Sloping walls can be a bit of a challenge, but some users have devised a way to do it. Chief blows Archicad away.
Kevin Moquin, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
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08-20-2013, 04:44 PM #2Richard
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Richard Morrison
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08-21-2013, 05:23 AM #3
I am assuming The Moakster is fairly well versed in both programs, and he would choose CA for 99% of his projects.
Now Mr. Curbudgeon says this,
So the questions to Richard are:
-when would he choose to use Archicad over CA?
-Does he use both to complete a project and if so, why?
-Would he use CA for a particular 3000 sf home and would he choose Archicad for different 3000 sf home?
-What governs his decision to use a particular program over the other?D. Scott Hall (The Bridge Troll)
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08-21-2013, 05:37 AM #4Registered User Promoted
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Say, for this...
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08-21-2013, 05:48 AM #5D. Scott Hall (The Bridge Troll)
San Diego, Ca.
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The videos we watch are not 100% gold, but if we find a gold nugget, the time spent viewing has a value.
We can please some of the people some of the time, but we can't please all the people all of the time..... but I will keep trying.
If you are interested in keeping abreast of any new videos, please subscribe to my channel at YOUTUBE...... channel is ds hall
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08-21-2013, 05:54 AM #6Kevin Moquin, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Portland Maine
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Asus G74SX i7 2630QM @ 2.0 GHz, 12GB, GeoForce GTX560M 3GB, Windows 7
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08-21-2013, 06:00 AM #7D. Scott Hall (The Bridge Troll)
San Diego, Ca.
Chief X-5 w/ Win 7
Asus P6T X58 ATX Core i7
Intel Core i7 920
6GB (3X2) DDR3 1600
NVIDIA GeForce 580 GTX
The videos we watch are not 100% gold, but if we find a gold nugget, the time spent viewing has a value.
We can please some of the people some of the time, but we can't please all the people all of the time..... but I will keep trying.
If you are interested in keeping abreast of any new videos, please subscribe to my channel at YOUTUBE...... channel is ds hall
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08-21-2013, 06:01 AM #8Richard
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Richard Morrison
Architect-Interior Designer
X6 Premier, Win8 64
http://www.richardmorrison.com
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08-21-2013, 06:16 AM #9
In general, I use Chief for design (it's faster for modeling) and ArchiCAD for CDs (it's faster for CDs, and no issues with schedules. hehe). For simpler projects (one story or alterations), I do everything in Chief. I would prefer to do everything in Chief, but until schedules and CAD are improved, I'm still going to use the best tool for the job.
Richard
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Richard Morrison
Architect-Interior Designer
X6 Premier, Win8 64
http://www.richardmorrison.com
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08-21-2013, 07:15 AM #10
Thanks for that Richard. Maybe one day if people are interested, we could do a workshop, and users can demonstrate how they go about putting a project together. I would be very interested in seeing how architects go about this process. As a designer (not an architect), I am sure my projects do not have the same amount of information as yours do.
Many users have some idea of my process via the vids I do, but I have seen very little from other users. Is anybody interested in doing a workshop to demonstrate the process you go through? I have found these workshops are always beneficial to all the attendees, all you need is one golden nugget that makes the time well spent.
I would love to see how Mr. Curmudgeon, Perry, JPC, JC, Glenn, Andy, The Alan's (there are 3 or 4 of them), Bryce, Jim and a few others go about their business. If you guys are interested, please let me know, and I will put one together, this could be good for all of us.D. Scott Hall (The Bridge Troll)
San Diego, Ca.
Chief X-5 w/ Win 7
Asus P6T X58 ATX Core i7
Intel Core i7 920
6GB (3X2) DDR3 1600
NVIDIA GeForce 580 GTX
The videos we watch are not 100% gold, but if we find a gold nugget, the time spent viewing has a value.
We can please some of the people some of the time, but we can't please all the people all of the time..... but I will keep trying.
If you are interested in keeping abreast of any new videos, please subscribe to my channel at YOUTUBE...... channel is ds hall
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08-22-2013, 08:46 AM #11Grumpy Old User
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