Secondary suites in houses, garages and gardens are in demand and necessary to tackle the housing crisis. There are amazing benefits to these developments, but there are also challenges that need to be overcome.

Join us live on April 24th with two design experts: Crystal Bueckert of BLDG Studio Inc and Elliott Sarbah from Anomaly Drafting and Design. They will share their experiences and insights on this topic.

So whether you are a fellow designer or someone who is looking at developing a property you will benefit from hearing their six secrets of success!

Timothy Ball is a UK based Architect and BIM Enthusiast. Over the last three decades he has crafted his unique approach to using Archicad. His method bridges the traditional gaps between 3D modelling, detailing and specification / keynote creation. This process empowers him to outperform the competition and focus on his “guilty pleasure” of creating great designs.

What is his secret?

• By leveraging Complex Profiles, the model is completely detailed in 3D. This means sections and elevations that are fully complete (without the need for 2D lines!).

• Specifications and keynoting are also fully automated and available immediately on each project by using preassigned Properties.

Timothy's method is simple and yet amazingly effective at removing tedious (and annoying) tasks. And best of all, it affords him the freedom to pursue the projects that he truly enjoys. It is the Zen of BIM!

Many Interior Designers unintentionally draw their projects twice. They might start designing a Floor Plan in AutoCAD. Then at some point, they switch to Sketchup and recreate the same geometry in 3D. This back-and-forth process might even get repeated for the entire duration of the project.

Does this sound familiar to you? Regardless of your specific workflow, would you not agree that it makes sense to streamline your design process and eliminate duplicated effort?

Using an intuitive, easy to implement BIM software such as Archicad can save you time. How? You draw everything just once and any change is updated on all drawings and 3D presentations…automatically. And the best part is that you can leverage your AutoCAD and Sketchup skills. You can import these files and even use their geometry.

Join us on November 23rd for an engaging discussion and demonstration of the following concepts:

- Draw it once in 2D or 3D
- Bring in your DWG / PDF / SKP
- Smart objects (walls, doors, cabinets)
- Instant schedules and quantities
- Automatically generated drawings

Are you a BIM / VDC Manager looking to improve the quality of the BIM models that your team creates or receives? Would you like to improve your coordination process and ensure that BIM project requirements are properly met.

Solibri Office is the best BIM Quality Control software on the market. With it you can take BIM Management to an another level. You can save time by reducing errors and finding constructability and building code issues.

Join us for a live discussion & demonstration of Solibri Office. We will cover the following topics:

Combine multiple IFC (& PDF) files into a SINGLE model
Navigate HUGE federated models with amazing speed
Create rules to validate or check ANYTHING!
SIMPLE issue management with BIMTrack integration

This workshop will help you harness the zen of BIMx, empowering you to become a true guru.

Organizing layouts and publisher sets
Creating the perfect 3D view
Adding a logo and credits
Publishing a BIMx model
Sharing access with others
Embedding BIMx into a website

Join us for this fun, informative and FREE workshop!

Five years ago Edgar Dearden started GNAR Inc. for the purpose of designing beautiful and sustainable homes using intuitive BIM.

Join us on Linkedin Live as Edgar and his staff discuss their amazing journey, the lessons learned and the road that lies ahead.

Imagine how efficient it would be to meet "inside" your projects with stakeholders regardless of their physical location.

Vrex is the ultimate collaboration platform that can make VR based meetings a reality for you! With Vrex you can save travel expenses, solve problems quickly and keep everyone on the same page throughout the entire project.

November 18th, 9am PDT | 10am MST Webinar

Have you used Archicad for many years? If so, you are likely happy with the software. But are you up on the latest features and improvements? Some of these recent enhancements could be absolute game changers for your business!

In this presentation we will cover our top 10 list of new features including new residential objects, visualization tools such as Twinmotion, MEP, curtain wall and stair modelling and even the recently released rendered elevations.

It is time to take your Archicad happiness to new levels!

How many software solutions do you need to create all your amazing designs, bubble diagrams, presentation boards, constructions drawings and visualizations? Well, if you use Archicad you only actually need one!

In this live stream we will demonstrate how one intuitive BIM software can do it all. With Archicad you can go from first concept to final rendering and ace every drawing in between.

As an Interior Designer you know that your design process is everything. It is your “secret sauce” for delivering amazing projects time and again.

In this presentation we will share best practices for documenting your workflow. We will also show how intuitive BIM software can enhance your design process from the first sketch to the final rendering….and all the drawings in between!

You can become a BIM collaboration superhero! Join us for a demonstration of a simplified openBIM collaboration workflow that includes:

• Explanation of ICF and BCF formats

• Combining models

• Building Code Checking

• Issue Management

• Virtual Reality Based Live Collaboration

Join the Western Canada Archicad Community for a meeting of great BIM minds!

Take Productivity to New Heights - Joe Magas
Tips on offsetting, Guidelines, Complex Profiles, Trace References and Param-O.

Building Your Perfect Template - Link Ellis
Insights from the Template Guru on building the perfect template for all your needs.

We are quite happy to host the Saskatchewan BIM Community (SaskBIM) meeting on May 12th.

BIM Collaboration starts with authoring tools such as Revit and Archicad…but it does not end there. Join us to see open collaboration in action! See www.saskbim.ca for more details.

We are going to connect with Eddie Dearden from GNAR Inc. He will tell the story of the house that was carved out a mountain.

He will share the successes and unique challenges of this project and how Archicad helped out every step of the way.

HGTV has had an effect on the Interior Design industry and it hasn't been entirely positive. It has increased expectations on 3D visualizations and possibly even shifted how Interior Design is viewed.

Do Interior Designers need to adjust their approach to meet the challenge of the HGTV effect? If so how?

This workshop will focus on creating an awesome Archicad template. During this session you can follow along and get started on your own template. We cover the following topics:

Creating and Organizing Views
Layer and Visibility Management
Renovation State Management
Creating Master Layouts (Titleblocks)
Organizing Layouts & Publisher Sets

Hosted virtually on Zoom
April 22nd 8am-11am PST | 9am-12pm MST

This workshop will focus on creating non parametric objects from scratch or with imported geometry from Sketchup or Revit.

Understanding Archicad libraries
Create an object from Archicad geometry
Cleanup 2D representations
Importing Geometry from Sketchup and Revit

Hosted virtually on Zoom
April 16th 12pm-3pm PST | 1pm-4pm MST

In many respects the data buried within BIM models is a mysterious black box. It is easy to create but hard to control.

Solibri can help you decode the Matrix and analyze models in a highly sophisticated manner. You can use it to perform Quality Control and Building Code Reviews. And it is the ultimate tool and to fine tune coordination between disciplines.

ArchiFrame take the design of wood structures to another level. With it you can create roofs, walls, floors, frames, panels, and wooden elements automatically

We will demonstrate how you can do it all in a single BIM model including 3D geometry, 2D elevations with layouts and listings, and even export elements to CNC.