Quick Guide to the ArchiCAD plugin


Internal guide for using the ArchiCAD add-in 



TABLE OF CONTENTS


Contact info for ArchiCAD Support - Support@graphisoft.co.uk


ArchiCAD Add-in installation - Download the NBS Chorus Add-In for ARCHICAD : NBS Support

 

Customer facing user-guide - NBS Chorus Connect User Guide 


Useful Videos -


NBS Chorus in ArchiCAD (Uniclass) - Part 1 of 4 - Connecting your specification to ArchiCAD model 

NBS Chorus in ArchiCAD (Uniclass) - Part 2 of 4 - Associating systems to model via Chorus Connect 

NBS Chorus in ArchiCAD (Uniclass) - Part 3 of 4 - Labeling associated objects or elements 

NBS Chorus in ArchiCAD (Uniclass) - Part 4 of 4 - Using Chorus connect model checker to check sync

Further information found here: Model Integration - Graphisoft Archicad : NBS Support


Setting Classification

  • Go to Options then Classification manager

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  • Import classification (These can be downloaded from graphisofts website- BIM Content packages – Graphisoft)

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  • Select classification and click ‘OK’


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Associating Spec to Model

  • Go to window then palettes and select NBS chorus connect

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  • Sign into NBS Chorus and open Project where the spec you wish to associate to the model sits

You MUST Associate spec with model NOW! You can't make association to objects without first associating the spec to the model


  • Associate spec to model

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  • Select the classification in use

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  • Select object in model and associate to clause/system

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View inserted Information


  • With object selected right click object and select ‘wall selection settings’


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  • Scroll down to NBS Chorus fields and show properties inserted from spe

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Annotating the model

 

  • From left hand menu double click ‘Label’


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  • Select ‘Classification and Properties Label’

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  • Navigate down to ‘Symbol label custom settings’


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  • From Select data menu select Create sorting


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  • From each row select the drop down and navigate to the Properties option and see NBS Chorus

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  • Select object to annotate

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