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cadalystlabsreview Enhanced Documentation As with most technological developments, early BIM processes mimicked existing 2D, drawing-based work flows in much the same way that automobiles initially were conceived as horseless carriages. Most BIM modeling tools have a method for extracting, reporting, or otherwise deriving traditional-looking 2D drawing views from the model, and ArchiCAD is no exception. However, ArchiCAD 12 provides significant new support for the industry’s increasing tendency toward 3D documentation. ArchiCAD 12’s new documentation features serve many useful purposes in a BIM work flow. One is partial structure display, whereby any view or component can be published as architectural (which includes all building elements), framing (which excludes finishes), or structure only. These multiple display modes enhance project team communication and workflow, especially across multiple disciplines (architecture and structural engineering). Any of these 3D display modes can be used as the basis for associative dimensioning, ensuring that data critical to various engineering analysis programs is transmitted along with the building geometry. ArchiCAD’s existing marquee tool and cutting planes supported the creation of detailed 3D views of any part of the building model, but the capture window for 3D documents in ArchiCAD 12 creates a dedicated snapshot, similar to a section (figure 3) in which all components remain Figure 3. Major innovations in 3D documentation offer dedicated snapshots of cut portions of a model, populated by objects that remain live-linked to the model, and to which you can apply associative dimensions and annotations. The Edit mode supports creation of new content as well as changing any element within an existing design. A new editing environment enables users to extrude elements along paths on different axes for tremendous geometric flexibility. Everything can be customized using Graphisoft’s geometric description language (GDL), an open, scriptable tool for creating and publishing parametric content — although it should be noted that GDL is not for the novice programmer or the faint of heart. STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND CIRCULATION (Required by 39 U.S.C. 3685) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Publication Title: Cadalyst Publication Number: 0820-5450 Filing Date: 09.03.2008 Issue Frequency: Monthly Number of Issues Published Annually: 12 Annual Subscription Price: Free to qualiﬁed subscribers Mailing Address: Questex Media Group, Inc., 306 West Michigan Street, Suite 200, Duluth, St. Louis County, MN 55802-1610 Contact Person: Heidi Spangler, 218.706.3705 Headquarters: Questex Media Group, Inc., 275 Grove Street, Suite 2-130, Newton, MA 02466 Publisher: Amy Osborn, 201 Sandpointe Avenue, Suite 500, Santa Ana, CA 92707; Editor: Nancy Spurling Johnson, 201 Sandpointe Avenue, Suite 500, Santa Ana, CA 92707; Managing Editor: Lisa McAdam, 201 Sandpointe Avenue, Suite 500, Santa Ana, CA 92707 This publication is owned by: Questex Media Group, Inc., 275 Grove Street, Suite 2-130, Newton, MA 02466. 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Total 46,822 46,750 I. Percent Paid and/or Requested Circulation 97.1% 98.0% Publication required: October 2008 issue Name and Title of Editor, Publishers, Business Manager, or Owner: Heidi Spangler, Director of Audience Development. Date: 09.03.2008 I certify that the statements made by me above are correct and complete. 8. 9. 12. 13. 14. 15. 10. 11. 16. 17. 32 www.cadalyst.com cadalyst October 2008 http://www.cadalyst.com

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Cadalyst - October 2008 Contents Editor’s Window Cad Central SimCity for Real Designs Spring to Life — 3D Publishing Tools Make File Sharing as Easy as Opening a Book Xi MTower 2P64X — Dual Quad-Core Workstation ArchiCAD 12 — BIM Software Dell Precision M6300 — High-End Mobile Workstation Cad Manager Mcad Modeling Aec Insight Cad Cartoon Issue Indexes Hot Tip Harry

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