ArchiCAD 14

Introducing ArchiCAD 14, the latest version of GRAPHISOFT's award-winning architectural design software. ArchiCAD 14 continues the company’s innovation in model-based design collaboration by offering intelligent workflow solutions to the extended design team.

ArchiCAD 14

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Great architecture requires collaboration of all design disciplines. Architects have a central role in coordinating all aspects of their design with other disciplines during the entire design process. ArchiCAD 14 turns IFC technology into full-fledged workflow solutions enabling collaboration with engineers regardless of their discipline or the name and version of the application they prefer working with. This “open” approach to interdisciplinary collaboration greatly broadens designers’ options for real Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) resulting in faster delivered projects and significantly less coordination errors.

“Building Information Modeling (BIM) has created unprecedented potential for design collaboration between the various trades,” said Miklós Szövényi-Lux, Vice President of Product Management at GRAPHISOFT. “With ArchiCAD 14, GRAPHISOFT helps designers realize the true potential of model based collaboration by turning simple “file compatibility” between architectural and engineering software into intelligent “workflow solutions” for industry-first open design collaboration.” More...

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Inside ArchiCAD 14:

Open Design Collaboration

ArchiCAD 14 introduces workflow solutions that help bridge the different requirements for BIM models between architects and the various engineering disciplines of the AEC industry. Model mapping, element classification, IFC reference model version tracking and change management support help the coordination between architects and engineers become a smooth and automatic process. ArchiCAD 14 also moves forward with developments to its revolutionary BIM Server based Teamwork solution, further optimizing the management of design teams working on shared BIM projects. More...

Productivity Improvements

ArchiCAD 14 also delivers a wide array of productivity improvements focusing on the most requested global and local customer wishes. Enriched details to modeling construction elements, better 3D visualization, enhanced 2D drafting, improved handling of libraries and library parts, and refined user interactions are all included in the impressive list of productivity improvements. The results are faster and more polished design and documentation workflows with improved communication capabilities both with clients and consultants, making ArchiCAD 14 the premier BIM solution for architects worldwide. More...

Availability

ArchiCAD 14 will be available for purchase worldwide as of June 1st. Physical shipment of localized versions will start on June 9th with the INT, US, GER, AUT, AUS and NZE versions. Following a tight release schedule, all 26 local versions are planned to reach the market by the end of Q3 2010. For more information, please visit: www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/

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Interoperability & Collaboration:

ArchiCAD 14 Structural and MEP interop.

Additional new features in ArchiCAD 14 include:

Element Classification/Filtering
Core Setting of Load-Bearing Elements
Customizable IFC Translators
Direct Revit® MEP/Structure Link
Reference-model Version Tracking
Teamwork "Pack & Go"
Automatic Server Recognition
Automatic Data Release When Closing Project
"Single-User Mode"
Enhanced Data Reservation
Centralized User Color Management
Teamwork "Face to Face"
Modular BIM Server, Server Activity Monitor
Transparent Local Data Management
Direct Data Transfer Among BIM Servers
Streamlined DWG 2010 Import/Export
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ArchiCAD 14 2-page brochure

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Recommended Users:

ArchiCAD is a powerful and flexible software that adapts well to all firm sizes and project types. Learn More

If you currently use a version of ArchiCAD older than v.13, we recommend upgrading to take advantage of the current version's added speed and functionality.

System Requirements & Compatibility:

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro 32bit and 64bit native, Microsoft Windows Vista® Business, Enterprise and Ultimate Editions 32 bit and 64 bit native, Microsoft Windows 7, QuickTime® 7 or later, and Java 1.6.0 or later required.
Mac® OS X 10.5 and 10.6 on Mac Intel computers.
CPU: Windows: Intel® Pentium® 4 or higher recommended; Macintosh®: Macintosh with any Intel processor; Multicore processor is recommended to exploit ArchiCAD 14 performance capabilities.
RAM: 2 GB of RAM is required. 4GB or more is recommended for complex models.
Hard Drive: About 1 GB free disk space is required for a full installation of ArchiCAD.
Additional 2-3 GB hard disk space required for work with complex models and 3D visualization.
Display: Resolution of 1024 x 768 is required. 1280x1024 or higher is recommended.
Video Card: Windows: Open GL and DirectX 9 compatible graphic card with 256 MB or more on-board video memory is recommended to fully exploit hardware acceleration capabilities. True Color display adapter is needed; Macintosh: Open GL compatible graphic card with on-board video memory of 256 MB or more is recommended to fully exploit
hardware acceleration capabilities. True Color display adapter is needed.
You can find a list of recommended video cards at: http://archicadwiki.com/Video_Cards
All major plotter brands, printers and digitizers can be used with ArchiCAD
For a more detailed list go to graphisoft.com