Mardi 5 Avril: La journée de l'architecture

How would you like to learn about ArchiCAD, Artlantis, Bonzai3D, HyperArchi, or SketchUp Pro for FREE and in under 2 hours? Now you can, at one of many locations across France. The demo sessions are FREE, but registration is necessary.

Click here for more information, and to choose the location in France that is nearest you!

Enjoy!

LearnVirtual: Online Artlantis Training Opportunities

Ever wish you could participate in Artlantis training courses from the comfort of your own home or office? Now you can! Check out the assortment of online Artlantis training opportunities available through LearnVirtual. Whether you're looking for basic, intermediate, or advanced Artlantis training, LearnVirtual has a class that's perfect for you!

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Mardi 8 Mars: La journée de l'architecture

How would you like to learn about ArchiCAD, Artlantis, Bonzai3D, HyperArchi, or SketchUp Pro for FREE and in under 2 hours? Now you can, at one of many locations across France. The sessions are FREE, but registration is necessary.

Click here for more information, and to choose the location in France that is nearest you!

Enjoy!

ArchiCAD Best Practices Course

Discover the seven key principles to using ArchiCAD effectively in this free video training series by respected author and expert Eric Bobrow. Limited time offer.

This preview of the upcoming Best Practices Course, an online training resource for ArchiCAD users, will teach you how to:

• Get Organized in the Right Ways
• Save Time by Reusing Your Setup and Settings
• Start Fast and Clean and Add More Detail As You Go
• Create Great-looking Drawings Directly from Your 3D Model
• Keep Your Work Safe with An Easy Backup Strategy

BONUS: 3 additional free videos - including one quick tip that saved a designer two hours tedious work on a recent project! Opt-in to Eric Bobrow’s mail list required, but no charge or obligation.

Instant access to FREE training videos!

Are you concerned about nature?

If you are an architect, you should be!

Architects know that sustainability is the most important trend in architecture and construction today. Discover how GRAPHISOFT’s award-winning EcoDesigner can help your design decisions by providing precise forecasts about the annual total and specific energy consumption, monthly energy balance, and carbon footprint of your project.

EcoDesigner, the world’s first, fully-integrated dynamic building energy modeling application, allows architects to compare the sustainability of various design options and change the project in the early design phase, when it is still easy to do so. Dynamic energy analysis, combined with intuitiveness and ease-of-use makes EcoDesigner for ArchiCAD the Number One building energy information modeling tool on the world’s BIM market.

Two case studies will demonstrate how architects can learn to perform quick energy analyses at any stage of their design. The first case study looks at an existing, low-energy building to verify the accuracy of the calculation performed by EcoDesigner. The second one demonstrates how BIM-integrated energy simulation is used to predict the efficiency of sustainability retrofit on a number of large buildings, simultaneously.

Watch this short film, and then sign up for a complimentary webinar scheduled for March 1, by clicking here. A Spanish language webinar will be held on March 8.

Artlantis at Ecobuild 2011, London

For those of you in or near London, you may want to check out the Ecobuild 2011 Design Technology Programme coming up in March. Abvent's own Ildikó Szabó will be on hand to present Artlantis at the following times:

March 1 @ 3:00 p.m.
March 2 @ 1:00 p.m.
March 3 @ 11:30 a.m.

Hope to see you there!

ArchiCAD e Artlantis: Bellissimo!

Good news for our ArchiCAD and Artlantis users in or near Monza, Italy. Check out this ArchiCAD STAR(T) Edition and Artlantis Render demonstration on February 18!

Training opportunities in France

Our users in France will be pleased to learn about upcoming training opportunities in February:

February 8 - La journée de l'architecture
FREE ArchiCAD, Artlantis, Bonzaid3d, and SketchUp Pro training available @ 35 locations throughout France. Participation is free, but registration is necessary!

February 16 - Artlantis Render training - Paris, France

February 17 - Artlantis Studio training - Paris, France

Sign up today!

"Wow, I never knew that!"

Artlantis users in Southern Africa will be pleased to know that the next series of "Wow, I never knew that!" Artlantis Workshops will take place at the following locations:

• South Africa, Gauteng - Friday, 21 January 2011
• South Africa, Cape Town - Friday, 28 January 2011
• Namibia, Windhoek - Friday, 04 February 2011
• Botswana, Gaberone - Friday, 11 February 2011
  

Artlantis users interested in attending any of these exciting and very informative Workshops are requested to contact athol@irender.co.za for full details in this regard.

11 Janvier: La journée de l'architecture

Once again, 36 locations across France will offer FREE, short courses in ArchiCAD 14, Artlantis 3, Bonzai3D, HyperArchi 10, and SketchUp Pro. Participation is FREE, but registration is necessary. Please click here for details and sign up today!

ArchiCAD Winter School 2011

Kasberg, Austria will see a 'flurry' of activity January 22-29, when it will host the 2011 ArchiCAD Winter School. It's a place to meet, greet, learn, work, talk, ski, snowboard, have fun... or to put it in another way: the best way to spend a week in 2011.

ArchiCAD Winter School is an event created by users for users. The event is organized by the ArchiCAD Users’ Association, which ensures that the entire event and the programs are very user-focused.

Abvent's very own Ildikó Szabó will be on hand Thursday, January 27, to present Artlantis to the participants.

It is truly an international event as all the lectures and workshops are held in English. The delegates are usually a mixture of ArchiCAD users from the UK, Ireland, France, Belgium, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, China, Italy, Slovakia, Norway, USA, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden, Germany and, of course, Austria.

Click here for details!

7 Decembre: La journée de l'architecture!

Once again, Abvent will offer the opportunity to learn about some of the hottest architectural software available on the market today. Join us on December 7, for FREE, short courses on Bonzai3d, ArchiCAD 14, SketchUp Pro, HyperArchi 10, and Artlantis 3.

Participation is FREE, but registration is necessary!

Sign up today!

Artlantis and ArchiCAD training opportunities in Paris

Check out these great training opportunities at Abvent HQ in December:

December 8 - Artlantis Render training
http://abvent.com/services/formation/formation.php?id=49&id_formation=3

December 9 - Artlantis Studio training
http://abvent.com/services/formation/formation.php?id=44&id_formation=17

December 13 - ArchiCAD training
http://abvent.com/services/formation/formation.php?id=1&id_formation=1

Artlantis training opportunities in Vienna

Our Austrian users will be pleased to know that a number of Artlantis Render and Artlantis Studio training sessions are planned for October, November, and December in Vienna. Take a look at what A-NULL has to offer and sign up today!

October 28 - Artlantis Render training
http://a-null.com/ArtlantisRender1.php

November 23 - Artlantis Render training
http://a-null.com/ArtlantisRender1.php

November 25 - Artlantis Studio training
http://a-null.com/ArtlantisStudio.php

December 21 - Artlantis Render training
http://a-null.com/ArtlantisRender1.php

October 21: FREE Webcast on Open BIM Collaboration

A complimentary GRAPHISOFT webcast on October 21 will demonstrate the new reality and power of open BIM collaboration. Sign up NOW to find out how ArchiCAD is setting the benchmark for AEC interdisciplinary collaboration and get insights on real-time design sharing the way it should be.

Participation is FREE but registration is necessary!

Artlantis training opportunities in Stockholm

We have learned that the basic and advanced training sessions scheduled for November 8 and 9 in Stockholm are fully booked. However, you may want to consider getting on a waiting list in the event there are cancellations. Good to know Artlantis is so popular in Sweden! For more information, please click here.

19 Octobre: Journée de l'architecture!

Due to popular demand, Abvent will once again offer the opportunity to learn about ArchiCAD 14, SketchUp Pro 8, HyperArchi 10, or Artlantis 3 for FREE and in under two hours!

It's also a good opportunity to visit Abvent's beautiful, new headquarters in one of Paris's historic buildings (see our October 4 post).

Participation is free, but registration is necessary.

Sign up today!

New from GRAPHISOFT: ArchiCAD for AutoCAD Users

Check out this new book designed to quickly make you productive in ArchiCAD by leveraging what you already know about AutoCAD. Available in paperback from Amazon.com for US$29.95 plus tax and shipping fees.

Rendez-vous in Paris on October 12!

Take advantage of Abvent's current offer to learn about ArchiCAD 14, SketchUp Pro 8, HyperArchi 10, or Artlantis 3 for FREE and in under two hours!

It's also a good opportunity to visit Abvent's beautiful, new headquarters in one of Paris's historic buildings (see our October 4 post).

Participation is free, but registration is necessary.

Sign up today!

Artlantis Render & Studio 3 - The Missing Book

We are pleased to announce the publication of the English edition of Artlantis Render & Studio 3 - The Missing Book.

This valuable resource for English-speaking Artlantis fans follows the Italian and French versions, which were published two years ago.

The new, English edition is available in .pdf format and can be purchased directly from the ArchiRADAR website for €25 (25 Euros).

The book includes a user guide, tutorials, and plenty of tips & tricks to improve your renderings.

Enjoy!