January 31, 2012
Trelligence Presents in Applied Software Webcast
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December 22, 2011
Trelligence Affinity discussed in "BIM Players Make Moves" Constructech article.
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December 19, 2011
Trelligence Affinity mentioned as a major BIM vendor alongside Autodesk and others in "Research Experts Share Facts and Fallacies about BIM" in Journal of Commerce
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December 16, 2011
AECbytes article: "AEC Exhibitor Highlights from Autodesk University 2011" discusses the new Affinity 7 release
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December 10, 2011
Featured in The Daily CatchUp, "Affinity Syncs with Google SketchUp!"
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December 8, 2011
Google SketchUp Blog - "Making your models more useful with Trelligence Affinity" discusses integration between Affinity and SketchUp
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December 5, 2011
Trelligence, IES, and ONUMA Announce BIM Server Interface Initiative
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December 5-9, 2011
Ecobuild America - Trelligence Exhibits at Kiosk 337 and is an official BIM Storm sponsor
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Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2011
Autodesk University - Trelligence Affinity for Revit demos at Booth 436
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Nov 28, 2011
Trelligence & FM:Systems Announce Data-Level Integration
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Nov 22, 2011
Trelligence Welcomes Titan AEC as Affinity Authorized Consultant
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October 4-7, 2011
Greenbuild 2011 - Trelligence holds demos at IES booth #2325N (click to register)
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September 29, 2011
Affinity+VE Joint Webinar - Presentation by Trelligence and IES (click to register)
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Aug 25, 2011
Affinity for Revit presentation at Kansas City Revit User Group by Trelligence Sales Director, Dino Agrella
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July 18, 2011
Affinity+VE is now available - Click to learn more about this innovative joint solution by Trelligence and IES
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June 23-25, 2011
Larry Ciscon, Ph.D., presents at Revit Technology Conference 2011 - "Filling the Gap: Extending BIM to Programming & Schematic Design through Integration"
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May 19, 2011
AECbytes AIA 2011 Convention article highlights bi-directional integration between Trelligence Affinity & IES VE
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March 21, 2011
COBie2 Compliance added to the Trelligence Affinity suite of Data Translation Capabilities
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Trelligence is designed to “inform the designer, without forcing the design programming onto the designer”.

- Daniel Hughes, Revit-BIM Playbook

Affinity w/ ArchiCAD Integration

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How Affinity w/ ArchiCAD Integration Works

Technical Requirements

Affinity software is available with bi-directional integration with ArchiCAD 13 & 14 (32- & 64-bit). This interoperability is made possible through a fully integrated plug-in that allows project teams to use Affinity software’s program modeling & design validation analysis tools from within Graphisoft’s leading BIM software tool, ArchiCAD.

ArchiCAD 15

Architectural project files can be shared between Affinity and ArchiCAD, so project teams can start in either product and continue to synchronize the updates to the project files as necessary. For the architect, designer or builder who wants to continue tracking the progress of the design against the original program requirements, Affinity w/ ArchiCAD integration is an ideal design software tool.

Affinity in Archicad graphic

How does it work?

Affinity is a flexible software tool that enables users to begin anywhere in the programming & design process. Whether starting with an ArchiCAD model that requires programming information & analysis in Affinity, or starting with a program in Affinity and continuing the detailed design in ArchiCAD, Affinity w/ ArchiCAD integration is able to meet your needs. While the bi-directional interoperability means that no linear process is requried, our Trelligence support & consulting team can recommend best practices to your firm based on your current process and desired goals. Here is some of what is possible when using Affinity in conjunction with ArchiCAD:

Combine Affinity & ArchiCAD Data for Design Validation Analysis

Scenario: A Project Team has Program Modeling information in Affinity and a Design in ArchiCAD.

Goal: Combine the program model & data in Affinity with the design in ArchiCAD and run analyses to ensure the design meets the program requirements.

Possible Steps

1. Load ArchiCAD design into Affinity
2. Run analyses in Affinity and make changes where discrepancies are found
3. Synchronize the Affinity and ArchiCAD files to update the design in ArchiCAD
4. Continue design in ArchiCAD and continue synchronizing to ensure continued design validation

Start with Affinity Program then Create ArchiCAD Design

Scenario: A Project Team starts with Affinity as its Program Modeling tool, builds a schematic design in Affinity, then starts a new ArchiCAD project for the detailed design.

Goal: Ensure the program information is complete, and initial schematic designs are run & finalized prior to entering the detailed design phase. Continue synchronization with ArchiCAD to ensure design validation.

Possible Steps

1. Enter program information in Affinity
2. Create conceptual/schematic design in Affinity
3. Run tests on multiple design scenarios & analyze for compliance with the program
4. Once the design is set and meets the program requirements, load it into a new ArchiCAD file
5. Continue with the detailed design in ArchiCAD, using the Affinity schematic design as a starting point
6. Continue synchronizing the files and running analyses for design-to-program validation

Reporting with Affinity

Scenario: Project Team uses Affinity with ArchiCAD integration and wants to report on the progress of the project for clients.

Goal: Easily create custom, professional reports for clients

Possible Steps:

1. Synchronize the Affinity & ArchiCAD files
2. Run reports from within ArchiCAD or from the Analysis section of Affinity
3. (Optional) Customize reports in Affinity
4. Send the reports to clients in CSV, HTML, Word, and other formats

Technical Requirements

Affinity is available on all current Microsoft Windows platforms. Minimum requirements:

Microsoft Windows® XP, Vista or Win 7 (32 or 64-bit)
CPU Speed: 700Mhz
Diskspace: 100MB
Memory: 1GB required, 2GB recommended
Screen Resolution: 800x600 pixels
Graphisoft ArchiCAD 10 or above (required for Affinity for Archicad)
Recommended: scroll-wheel mouse for schematic design zooming