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ARCHICAD
What Is ARCHICAD?
Tailored BIM for Architects, by Architects.
With Archicad's comprehensive toolkit and user-friendly interface, empower your project design, visualization, documentation, and delivery, regardless of scale. It stands out as the market's most streamlined and intuitive BIM software, allowing you to concentrate on crafting exceptional architecture.
Who Uses ARCHICAD?
Architects, engineers, contractors, clients, municipalities, BIM, and IT managers collaborate intimately to construct enduring buildings meant to stand the test of centuries.
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Reviews of ARCHICAD
ARCHICAD is the Best BIM Modeling and File Management Tool.
Comments: BIM information management and the skills sharing and new 3D models creation through ARCHICAD tools is excellent and the workflow management is simple.
Pros:
The CAD capability that its offered by ARCHICAD is excellent since its easy providing effective Engineering 3D models and import other 3D designs across different modeling platforms.2D drafting for Architectural presentation production and effective simulation and the ability to render final 3D images is incredible.
Cons:
Valuable Architectural product and easy to get a long especially when your familiar with other CAD systems and easy customization.
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Fantastic drafting and BIM software
Comments: I really enjoy using Archicad and exploring the options available. I am constantly finding new ways to use the program
Pros:
Archicad is very easy to use, has every feature I can think of, and is just as easy to design in 3D as it is in 2D (usually at the same time)
Cons:
The biggest con is that most engineering firms use Revit, so the collaborative element with outside firms is limited.
Worst optimization ever experienced
Comments: Absolutely horrible.
Pros:
Its a bim program and thats about it i think.
Cons:
The only reason we use archicad is simply that it is slightly better than revit. The problem with the program is that instead of cleaning up the extreme amount of mess they simply add useless new features constantly... which piles ontop of a thousand other useless things, making it less and less intuitive with every release. The absolute biggest problem though is simply how insanely badly optimized the program is. It simply doesnt matter how strong a computer you have... you will sit and wait for that blue circle spinning round and round for ages....
GRAPHISOFT Response
2 years ago
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on Archicad. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns. Regarding ArchiCAD: Feature Development: Archicad provides architects with powerful yet user-friendly tools. Recent updates and new releases have streamlined the interface and improved features. Please see what's coming next here: https://graphisoft.com/product-roadmap Performance Optimization: We prioritize software performance with regular updates to ensure Archicad runs on new hardware and operating systems. Your comments make it hard to determine whether you have a hardware or software issue. We'd like you to contact our support team at [email protected] to see if you have any software performance issues. Thank you for choosing Archicad.
ARCHICAD is the most mature and stable BIM solution available
Comments: Overall, it has been a great experience. There are always stumbling blocks with complex software, but we've done a good job of producing what we need with very tight deadlines.
Pros:
Very flexible for designers. We can produce the same deliverables in multiple ways depending on how we need to work.
Cons:
Sometimes too flexible, especially for newer users learning the software.
Great coordination Program
Comments: The business problem ArchiCad solve was time management. Having multiple people working on the same file simultaneously allows for fluidity in the modeling and design process.
Pros:
The biggest pro for this program would have to be how advanced it is with team coordination
Cons:
Some of its features take more time in advance to set up before using efficiently
