Available now, This book is designed to quickly make you productive in ArchiCAD by leveraging what you already know about AutoCAD. It will be an essential companion to your ArchiCAD Users Guide. Although ArchiCAD is a Building Information Modeling package and AutoCAD is primarily a 2D drafting tool, data in 2D and 3D can be passed between the applications.

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Updated for ArchiCAD 12, Virtual Tutor enables you to learn ARCHICAD by yourself through excellent, easy-to-follow narrated visual examples. The environment closely resembles that of ArchiCAD...the training couldn’t be easier!

Also available for ArchiCAD 10 & 11. Call for availabiliy and pricing.

Available for ArchiCAD 10 and ArchiCAD 11, the Step by Step Training Guide is designed to teach two levels, Introductory and Intermediate. The first level teaches the basics of ArchiCAD using a residential project while the second level teaches the application of ArchiCAD in construction documents using a commercial project.

The book is written by Thomas M. Simmons who wrote the Step by Step for ArchiCAD over the past 10 years.

"The Missing Book" is an in-depth and useful guide for Artlantis beginners, but it is also a tremendous reference for experts.

Besides the explanation of the individual program commands and tools, it also delves into the purpose of each function through practical use, and provides recommandations on how to maximise program implementation, as well as methods of photorealistic rendering techniques such as lighting, textures and animations."The Missing Book" provides a number of tips and tricks for final quality optimization.

"The Missing Book" is the perfect companion for architects, interior designers, landscape designers, town planners or students venturing into the world of Artlantis.

Topics:
- Ready to go: user interface, commands and tools
- Step-by-step tutorial
- How to carry out photo renderings
- Advanced use of shaders, billboards, materials
- Artlantis Studio: animations from A to Z
- Tips and tricks to achieve the best result

By Dwight Atkinson

LightWorks In ArchiCAD is a tutorial book for ArchiCAD's LightWorks rendering engine. The 208-page book contains step-by-step tutorials covering rendering, lighting and surface materials available when using the LightWorks engine for ArchiCAD. If you've been wanting to create great looking renderings using ArchiCAD 10's powerful new LightWorks engine, but were confused by the interface and documentation, this is definitely the book for you. From subtle expressions to vibrant photo-realism, this beautifully illustrated guide covers it all