Objectives:

The course objective is to provide the students with the skills to master the ArchiCAD program efficiently and to familiarize with the ArchiCAD intelligent properties, 3D-modelling and visualization.  The course provides the students with the knowledge and skills to create a simulation of a building, including floor plans, sections, elevations, rendered internal and external view, movies, shadow studies, quantity calculation, object creation and directory filing procedures.

Expected Learning Outcome:

• Operate and customize ArchiCAD windows
• Describe Graphic Description Language (GDL)
• Create a virtual building
• Measure and cost a building
• Detail an architectural project

Course Justification:

After completing the course students can be employed as a building designer in

• Engineering services outsourcing firms.
• Construction industries.
• Architectural firms.

Reference Books

ArchiCAD Reference guide

Course curriculum:

• Introduction to BIM and ArchiCAD
• Multi-storey Settings
• Using Wall Element
• Placing building elements from Library
• Creating Wall Holes
• Creating new library elements
• Floor and Roof Designs
• Annotation and Dimension
• Documentation and Scheduling
• Present the Project with images and walkthroughs
• Construction Simulation
• Layout setting and plotting

Duration: 60hrs