Building on the Olympics theme, I have just found a video which builds the 1972 Munich Olympic Stadium in ArchiCAD. The Munich Olympic Stadium was designed by Günther Behnisch and Frei Otto, and built by Bilfinger Berger. Apparently the sweeping transparent canopy was supposed to imitate the Swiss Alps and symbolize a new Germany. The BIM stadium looks awesome and quite similar to… Read more
I was just reading this great article which discussed if investment in BIM for individual firms was paying off, here’s a link: http://www.bdcnetwork.com/bim-finally-starting-pay-aec-firms?goback=%2Egmp_98421%2Egde_98421_member_139478290 It is clear from the article that many firms have already adopted BIM but that it does take some investment, including staff time and money, to perfect it . However, the article and quoted CEO’s are very optimistic and pleased… Read more
Here’s a great video that was just sent to us, that really shows how advanced Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools are getting. Below you will see none other than the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy being modeled. It is first modeled with native ArchiCAD building elements to form the main structure, you will also see… Read more
We’re pleased to announce that Polyflor BIM files are now available for their complete flooring range on the BIMstop network, in both Revit and ArchiCAD formats. You can download them directly from Polyflor’s BIM profile on our network here > The Polyflor BIM files allow you to easily place all of the products from Polyflor’s… Read more
Innovation is a big part of what we do at BIMstop. We are very focused on bringing to the world the very best Building Information Modeling (BIM) process and helping to streamline it across all project stakeholders. This means not only providing as much high quality BIM content as possible to our end users (the… Read more
Here’s a fun video showing how powerful the latest Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools are getting. The below video is demonstrating the latest ArchiCAD 16 which introduces direct modeling capabilities into the native BIM environment with its brand new MORPH™ tool. The tool allows you to play with any objects within the ArchiCAD BIM environment, allowing… Read more
BIM content for Miele Appliances is now going live on our BIMstop network. You can download it all directly from Miele’s BIM profile at: http://www.bimstop.com/profile/miele/ The content is available in Autodesk Revit and Graphisoft ArchiCAD formats. WIth an IFC export coming soon. These new BIM objects make specifying Miele appliances within your designs a breeze. The… Read more
The awards night for the NZ Hi Tech Awards was held last Friday. We were very excited for BIMstop to be announced as one of 6 finalists in the Ministry of Science & Innovation (MSI) Startup award category. Sadly we didn’t win, however it was still fantastic to be involved in a great event like this… Read more
The Robert Menzies Building, constructed in the 1960’s and designed by Eggleston Macdonald (now DesignInc) has undergone a major redevelopment to deliver a 40 year life cycle, incorporating emerging trends in education environment design. The existing structure and envelope has been rejuvenated to deliver a landmark internal teaching and academic collaborative environment that integrates the… Read more
BIMstop’s Building Information Modeling (BIM) content search just got faster and smarter. Search is a key part of all modern software products and is by far the best and fastest way to mine through large amounts of data. Far quicker than browsing through hundreds of different folders or categories. Our version 2 search engine now… Read more
