Archicad Tutorial #89: Using Favorites to Model a Bathroom in Archicad

Favorites in Archicad are critical to improved speed and consistency. They are the magic ingredient of a good template and key to a powerful workflow. In this video I don't do much that could be considered design. That's the point. I'm using my template, work environment, and Favorites to make creation easy. Think of this as sketching in Archicad.

One big item I forgot to mention in the video is how to switch between Objects (say in the Window Tool or Object Tool) and not lose all your Favorite's settings. I cover this in my old video on Parameter Transfer:    • ArchiCAD Tutorial #40: Parameter Tran...  

The video goes into more detail, but on a Mac you hold down Option + Command before clicking on a different Object in the Selection Settings. On a PC it'll be the same, but a slightly different keyboard shortcut. If that doesn't make sense, watch the other video in the link above.

00:00 Intro (why I did this video)
00:45 Accessing Favorites
01:37 Picking a Starting Point to Model
02:45 Starting the Model (Walls)
04:25 Doors and Windows
05:25 Tub, Sink, Toilet
07:50 Floors and Ceilings
08:30 Wall Tile and Baseboard
10:05 Bathroom Accessories
13:40 Electrical
15:40 Annotation and creating an Interior Elevation
18:15 Interior Elevation refinement
23:25 3D Model refinement
24:24 Placing Views on Sheets
26:24 Wrap Up (looking at Views)
27:00 Outro (what we just did and a reminder to get the Shoegnome Open Template)

The original blog post this video is here:
http://www.shoegnome.com/2023/02/07/a...

This video was created using the Shoegnome Open Template and the Shoegnome Work Environment for Archicad 26. Links below:

http://www.shoegnome.com/template/
http://www.shoegnome.com/work-environ...

As always the template and work environment are free; a good Archicad template (and work environment) is too important to horde. If you want to click the PayPal button on the template or work environment pages to support my endeavors and encourage future development, that's wonderful. Whenever people do that, it makes my day.