Modlar Blog
IFC & BIM Explained
There's more and more being heard about IFC lately, but what is it and what does it have to do with building information modeling (BIM)?To quote wikipedia:The Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data model is a neutral and open specification that is not controlled by... Read More
Building Live Tokyo 2010 BIM
The Building Live Tokyo competition is now over and we are waiting for the results to be announced.You can read more about it & see the other entries here: http://bltokyo2010.seesaa.net/article/165770508.htmlIt's been great working with Maeda, Skunkworks & e... Read More
Building Live Tokoyo 2010
Tonight we are participating in the Building Live Tokyo 2010 competition.It is an exciting 24 hour event, where by teams work together using collaborative BIM software in servers, to construct a full building in 24 hours.We are excited to be working with the team at... Read More
Barrington Arch in Japan
As some of you already know we've recently launched into the Asia region, with our first footsteps landing in Japan.We look forward to working with some of the great companies throughout Japan & Asia to help better utilise BIM (building information modeling) in... Read More
Barrington Arch Home Page Redesign
Running a website, involves constantly monitoring & refining it (at least when you want your website to be effective).As a part of this process we like to refine our website, at least a couple of times a year. So last week we took a good look at our homepage, it... Read More
BIMstop.com Quick Login.
BIMstop.com our new BIM content marketplace, makes it very easy to login & start uploading your BIM content in a variety of formats.Below is a quick video of me logging in with my existing twitter account, no having to check emails or set passwords, one-click &a... Read More
BIMstop has Arrived
After months of planning & coding (not to mention a few too many late nights) we are excited to announce that our new depositary for BIM content has arrived; BIMstop.comWe like to think of BIMstop as a place for all building information modelers to source &... Read More
Speed Changes Everything
Everyday we want something done faster, or as you'll sometimes hear "we need it by yesterday".This is why BIM is growing so rapidly, it speeds the construction and documentation process up, streamlining everything, so that is can be delivered fast. With the recent C... Read More
Barrington Arch & Ecospecifier
We are happy to announce our new partnership with Ecospecifier. Green building is a must now days & we are pleased to tie the Revit & ArchiCAD BIM content we produce into that.Australian-owned, ecospecifier supports built environment professionals to trust a... Read More
September Christchurch Earthquake
As many of you may know or have heard our home town was hit by a pretty hard earthquake last week!We'd like to take a moment to say a big thank you to all of the great email & messages that were sent through to make sure we were ok. And yes we are all fine!
BIM Trends
We always keep an eye on BIM and its trends across the globe.Below is a graph showing the search volumes for BIM, Revit & ArchiCAD on Google. There doesn't seem to be much growth in either direction between the three. One thing we did notice though, as that even... Read More
ArchiCAD Objects, Available from Cadimage World
We've recently been working on some exciting objects for ArchiCADselect customers, these will soon be available for download from our friends at Cadimageworld.comThey have all been built to work with ArchiCAD version 13 and higher. If anybody has any ideas for new o... Read More
Manufacturer's Website Quick Fix
We work with a lot of building product manufacturers, helping them integrate their products into BIM (ArchiCAD & Revit) and generally get them ready for the future.Whenever looking at their websites we often find one thing that is very annoying and often not wor... Read More
BIM Content On Demand - Testimony
Occasionally we do something slightly different & get commissioned to build BIM content for Architects to use in-house. This is a big help for the architects as it helps to speed up their building information process, saving both time & money.Below is a test... Read More
Under the Hood: Barrington Arch 5 Step Process
When developing BIM content, at Barrington Arch we use our own custom developed 5-step process. This helps to make sure that the content is not only built to the highest of industry standards, but also meets the needs of your company's target market. The process goe... Read More
BIM Content vs Magazine Advert
An advert in a magazine, goes out to your target market once. Is seen very briefly one time (normally a few seconds), then it gets put away forever. It is also an interruption.A manufacturers BIM (building information modeling) content goes out to its exact target m... Read More
Instant buildings
How about this; Take your BIM model (from Revit or ArchiCAD) and hit print, but instead of a pile of documents being printed, your actual building does!This may sound ridiculous, but for the guys at http://d-shape.com/ it might soon be a reality. The d-shape is a ne... Read More
Objectstop.com Revamp
Some of you noticed that our Objectstop marketplace for BIM (Building Information Modeling) content is now redirecting to BIMstop.comAll we can say for now is good spotting! & stay tuned for more updates....
Barrington Arch
We are proud to now be a member of the Nextspace 3D cluster. As we do a lot of work in the 3D technology sector such as 3D parametric models for ArchiCAD & Revit, which integrate into Architects BIM workflows.The Nextspace 3D Cluster is a great way for us to net... Read More
Good-Bye Mouse
A couple of days ago Apple released their Magic Trackpad, and it's safe to say we are pretty excited.The mouse has been around for well over 15 years now and really hasn't changed much, but we see these multi-touch trackpads as a huge stepping stone. It will be inte... Read More
High Speed Doors BIM Content
Recently we've been hard at work building some BIM content for High Speed Doors in New Zealand.This content has been built in both Revit & ArchiCAD formats and we expect it to yield great results for them. Below is a screen cast of the ArchiCAD High Speed Doors... Read More
BIM Content Shouldn't Be An Add-on Service
More & more we are seeing companies that run "building product directories" adding BIM (building information modeling) content as an add-on service for their already advertising clients, this in a lot of ways makes sense, as it helps to promote BIM & helps m... Read More
BIM models add value to your technical data.
A BIM is often thought of as simply creating 3D smart models of your products... This is partly due to the companies pushing it, but a thought process we'd like to change.At Barrignton Arch BIM content is more than just 3D models, they also become a technical soluti... Read More
What BIM Means For Doors
At the moment we are working with two doors manufacturers to bring their products to BIM (building information modeling), for both the ArchiCAD and Revit formats.Maybe your company manufacturers doors & you're looking for a new way to market them to architects &... Read More
Barrington Arch Supporters
Have you ever thought of having your holidays funded every year just by recommending a BIM solution that generates sales? Or perhaps you'd rather support your favourite charity, or give your contacts access to a special deal just for knowing you! Have you ever thou... Read More
BIM Webinars
Barrington Arch is now hosting BIM (Building Information Modeling) Webinars. These are a great way to get your company's head around BIM and how it affects your business. We aim these Webinars at building product manufacturers and aim to cover the following things:... Read More
Send A Robot To Do Your Measure Up....
We were just reading about the ARDrone. For those that haven't heard about it or seen it, the ARDrone is a Quadricopter that you can control from your iPhone or iPod Touch. Now at face value the ARDrone is aimed as a toy. However we think this will have a greater im... Read More
Prowood For ArchiCAD
Recently we've been working with Prowood NZ to help integrate their range of engineered timber beams into ArchiCAD. Prowood are an innovative, forward thinking company and were excited to get their products in front of a wider audience of specifiers. As well as make... Read More
What Will The iPad Mean For BIM?
The iPad. Apple are pinning it as a revolution, the anti-apples are calling it a giant iPod and everything in between.What do we think and how will it change building and architecture? (let's face it that's pretty important, at least in our world).First I'd like to... Read More
Barrington Arch @ CDC High tech Launch Night
Although it doesn't compare to todays announcements at Apple's WWDC conference, we will be doing a short key-note presentation at this years Canterbury Development Corp (CDC) Hi-tech launch evening.We've recently been working in close with CDC and New Zealand Trade... Read More
Thanks to our partners
Just wanting to take a minute to thank our great partners!We try to work in with other great companies & people, so if they are in your area feel free to support them as well! Graphisoft New Zeland Graphisoft New Zealand is the exclusive distributor of ArchiCAD... Read More
BIM & Concrete Products
Concrete products are huge part of all buildings now days. Not so surprisingly they can also benefit hugely from being integrated into BIM!If your company manufacturers any of the following products you should start thinking about getting them into a BIM format such... Read More
BIM & Beam Manufacturers
At the moment we are building some BIM content for ProWood NZ who manufacturer engineered timber beams. BIM provides a huge oppotunity for beam or "structure" manufacturers to get their products into a project early and become more apart of the design team.When putt... Read More
BIM & Window Manufacturers
How does BIM affect window & door manufacturers??We've been working with a couple of window & door manufacturers recently, they've noticed the move to BIM (building information modeling) software & have wondered how the growing use of Revit & ArchiCA... Read More
Our App Store Debut!
Barrington Arch just made its Apple App Store dI©but, with our app store version of Resene's iSwatch.You can learn more about it or download it from here: iTunesWe helped Resene with their iSwatch mobile app earlier in the year, by helping them build a mobile app f... Read More
Barrington Arch BIM eBook
We've made a few updates to our Guide to BIM (Building Information Modeling) eBook. Whether you're a consultant or a product engineer feel free to download your copy. It will help you to better understand where you & your company fits into the "BIM" process/cycl... Read More
The time difference from someone specifying, to actually buying.
There's always been a huge difference in the time from when someone specify's a manufacturers product, until the product is actually bought (and/or built). This can be anywhere from months to years.As everything now days is speeding up, construction times, manufactu... Read More
What I'd like in a BIM server
There's a few different BIM "server" options showing up and to be honest we'd like a cross between all of them.Graphisoft's BIM server for ArchiCAD has brought some fantastic features to the table, as does BIMserver.org (open source). Rather than dwell on what we do... Read More
New Website launched.
Our new website is here. We hope everybody will enjoy the new "cleaner" layout & find it easier to browse.We've also added some great new features, such as sharing & commenting tools. One of our goals for 2010 is to put more time & effort into our blog p... Read More
Questions about BIM? (Building Information Modeling)
We've got a new website on the way, which is very exciting!We get a lot of requests for information about "BIM" (Building Information Modeling) and our new website is going to have a lot of great content which we hope will answer a lot of questions for people.In the... Read More