After placing a Detail Marker, there will be a new entry in the Details part of the Project Map, which represents a new 2D drafting window for editing and adding to the copied 2D information. 271-282), published by Archvista and available through any ArchiCAD resellerĪ brief synopsis of the process may help to clarify it. Simmons’ excellent “Step by Step Training Guide for ArchiCAD” (p. ” Help menu / ArchiCAD Help (see Detail Drawings, Detail Markers, etc.)
” ArchiCAD 10 Reference Manual (book or Help menu PDF, p. The basics of ArchiCAD’s Detail drawing process can be learned from several sources: There are a variety of callout marker styles available, including some that show a clipping area and others that simply point to and/or denote a detail reference. When a Detail Marker is placed with a clipping area (using a rectangle or polygon outline, as shown below), a new Detail Window is created with a 2D copy of the elements that were included in the bounding rectangle or polygon. When one activates the Detail Marker tool, the Info Box will display current settings for placing a new Detail callout. The Detail Marker tool is in the Document section of the ToolBox. The third article (to be published in May) will focus on compiling, managing and integrating your own libraries of details.
Next month, the second article will explain how to use intelligent 2D object components (from the standard ArchiCAD library) as well as the Detailer template to work on these drawings more quickly and efficiently.
In this month’s first article of a three-part series, we’ll look at creating detail callouts as well as editing, placing and referencing detail drawings.
The detail process is elegant and works beautifully, efficiently and very quickly. I would put ArchiCAD’s detail drawing tools and process up against any 2D CAD program or 3D BIM program. quick shortcuts to access frequently used components and settings.an elegant template for graphic consistency and neat arrangements, and.intelligent object components to speed creation of the drawings.automatically updated references from the callouts to their placed detail drawings.hyper-linking of detail callouts to their editable drawing windows.
They can be very time-consuming, often involving meticulous 2D drafting for each separate drawing, as well as careful placement into the construction document set and coordination of callout references.ĪrchiCAD’s Detail Marker tool, dedicated Detail Drawing windows, extensive collection of intelligent 2D object library components, and its free downloadable Detailer template are wonderful gems that help to make ArchiCAD a power-house for 2D documentation of the Virtual Building.ĪrchiCAD has an incomparable combination of 2 ArchiCAD Tutorial | Optimizing Detail Creation, Referencing and Cataloging in ArchiCAD: The Detail Marker Tool and Detail Drawing Window (Part 1 of 3)ĭetail drawings are one of the most important (yet sometimes under-appreciated) parts of the architectural design and documentation process.