The world's leading BIM
software for the building industry
ArchiCAD is the world's most mature and advanced Building Information Modeling
software available. 2D documentation is quicker and better coordinated as all
views are live with your model. 3D is easy and the process is more video game
like compared to tedious digital drafting. 4D schedules and 5D cost can also be
derived from the intelligent Virtual Building model.
ArchiCAD Key Benefits
Unprecedented Speed for better productivity
and more fluid design experience (Real-time Collaboration).
Multi-core processor support and algorithmic optimizations provide significant
improvements for 2D navigation and 3D model generation including sections and
shadow casting and an overall better design environment in which to work.
- Virtually no waiting time at synchronization
- No special requirements for the network
- Project access from any remote location via Internet
- No need for predefined static reservations
- Reserve only the minimum needed part of the model.
- Highly coordinated real-time collaborating teams
- Teams of any size are supported
- 5-minute learning curve
Innovation in Design technology, unique workflow for design
coordination. (Dynamic Teams / Central Control)
- No diminishing return on added team resources
- Dynamic team setup between projects
- Centrally controlled user right management
- Advanced tools for CAD/BIM managers
- Company wide user role management
- No need for exclusive access for any task
- Complete transparency of reservations
- Context-based, live messaging system
- Conflict management tools
- Task delegation and management support
Data Safety (Robust System Architecture)
- Server level security for project data
- High level of data integrity provided at all times
Next-Generation Teamwork in ArchiCAD
ArchiCAD includes a state-of-the-art BIM Server™
introducing a new paradigm in design file sharing. Due to its revolutionary
DELTA-server™ technology only the changed elements are sent between the client
and the server. Average data package size shrinks by an order of magnitude from
megabytes to kilobytes, so team members can collaborate real-time on BIM models
through standard Internet connections from virtually anywhere in the world.
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Speed
In ArchiCAD's collaborative environment, long waiting times for server
synchronization are a thing of the past. The leading-edge Delta Server
technology dramatically decreases network traffic. The same technology makes
BIM projects accessible through standard Internet connections from virtually
anywhere in the world.
- Data Safety
Data corruption due to network or hardware failure is a major concern for
CAD/BIM Managers: a single faulty computer literally can ruin the work done
by the whole office. But the BIM Server's robust system architecture ensures
the integrity of the BIM project at all times. Any data errors from
malfunctioning components are blocked, preserving the project's integrity on
the network.
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Workflow
ArchiCAD's Teamwork, with on-demand element access and
server-level conflict management, combines the flexibility of 2D workflows
with the coordination power of the model-based world. Companies can utilize
their workforce much more efficiently with a dynamic and centrally
controllable design workflow.
ArchiCAD continues the trend of delivering mission critical productivity
improvements in each major release. In this latest version, important global and
local user requirements have been fulfilled to further improve ArchiCAD’s
workflow. The impressive list of productivity improvements in ArchiCAD
includes 64-bit support on the PC platform which, combined with
Multiprocessor support, makes ArchiCAD the most powerful BIM solution in the
architectural space. The main benefits of productivity improvements in ArchiCAD
include:
- Modeling:
· Improved object handling (model view options, embedded objects)
· Data exchange with engineers (load bearing “tag”, standard steel
structures)
· Improved Curtain Wall editing (reference line editing, element height
editing)
· Slab/Roof edge modeling options (slant angle, custom material)
- Documentation:
· Annotated schedule drawings (associative dimensions, text, etc.)
· Intelligent “Soft” insulation (improved drafting quality)
· DWG interface (cleaner import / export)
· Enhanced Automatic Dimensioning (refined configuration of openings)
- Interactions:
· “Ruler” (easier editing and layout creation)
· Oriented views (more efficient design environment)
· Dynamic “Fit in Window” (predefined views)
· 64-bit on Windows (no physical limit, more stability with large project)
In Archicad, we've put great value on immediate, easy usage
and a very smooth learning curve. New users can immediately start working
and have fun while modeling.
ArchiCAD STAR(T) Edition
The ArchiCAD STAR(T) Edition is a great way for individuals
to ease into the Virtual Building (BIM) process without purchasing the full
version of ArchiCAD. Some features are not available such as Teamwork and
publishing functions or collaborative tools but the STAR(T) Edition still uses
the ArchiCAD engine as the core technology. ArchiCAD STAR(T) Edition is a full
fledged Virtual Building solution offered at a very competitive price with an
upgrade path for clients to the full ArchiCAD program. The pricing and features
make it ideal for the architect starting their careers. These clients do not
need teamwork, collaboration or the full file exchange features of the full
version but need a robust modeling tool at a lower cost and the STAR(T) Edition
fits these needs. The STAR(T) Edition has a tremendous advantage over other
generic 2D CAD solutions as it can develop full fledged models from which plans,
sections, and elevations can be generated. Have a tight budget and just starting
out? ArchiCAD STAR(T) Edition is the best choice among many other applications.
Visit the
ArchiCAD Start website here
ArchiCAD in the Press and What Users are saying
"Compared to the existing trade-off curves on which all
current BIM model-authoring tools are positioned, TW2 is literally off the
chart.”
ArchiCAD
13 Review By Jerry Laiserin, industry analyst
AECbytes
By: Lachmi Khemlani
Graphisoft has just released the next version of its
popular BIM application, ArchiCAD 13. It is an exciting release as it
includes a server-based collaboration solution, making it the first BIM
application to have this capability. With a flexible element reservation
system and a technology that detects and transmits only the changed elements
between the client computers and the server—shrinking the average data
package size from megabytes to kilobytes—ArchiCAD 13 has the potential to
revolutionize BIM-based collaboration by allowing team members to work
together easily and quickly in real-time on modeling projects, from anywhere
in the world where a standard broadband Internet connection is available.
Let us explore this technology in depth and look at the other new features
in ArchiCAD 13, including 64-bit support, view rotation, embedded libraries,
improved curtain wall editing, and various other productivity enhancements.
Read the full article here...
„Our office has just
finished putting together a competition scheme with ArchiCAD 13 in less than a
week, and the improved flexibility and speed of teamwork 2 helped save the day.
We even had the practice directors working on it, and they were very impressed
with the improvements over teamwork 1”
Wilson Architects, Australia
„My favorite new feature is Soft Insulation. It does much
more than the name implies. I quickly created a single plywood fill just the way
I like and applied it to both wall and roof composites. It scales and centers in
any thickness sheathing, and follows a roof slope or canted wall.”
Geoff Briggs, US
"TW2 is an extraordinary achievement, allowing complete
workspace flexibility whether for a team of 2 or 20. Combine file manageability,
TW2 and the upgraded Open GL graphics and we have a fluid design tool where the
focus is on the architecture.”
Adam King, BAR Architects, San Francisco
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