ArchiCAD 13 Productivity Improvements

ArchiCAD 13 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 13 includes 64-bit support on the PC platform which, combined with Multiprocessor support, makes ArchiCAD 13 the most powerful BIM solution in the architectural space. The main benefits of productivity improvements in ArchiCAD 13 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)

ArchiCAD 13 Productivity Improvements in Action

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Oriented Views

In ArchiCAD 13, your project lines up just the way you need it: simply rotate the view on screen to a perpendicular position. Now you can edit diagonal wings comfortably, while your annotations adjust automatically to the final layout orientation.

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Annotated Schedule Drawings

Door and window previews can be associatively annotated right in the interactive schedule window. This feature alone saves significant drafting time for the documentation team.

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Improved Object Handling

Global model view options help control the display and handling of library objects at a project level. Project specific library parts can now be saved into the ArchiCAD project file itself, eliminating the “missing library part” phenomenon that occurred whenever library parts were not loaded with the project.

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Intelligent “Soft” Insulation

Although fills have been around since the advent of CAD, modeling soft insulation in composite structures has been problematic. ArchiCAD 13’s soft insulation is the 100% solution: not just for 2D, but for 3D Documents as well.

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DWG Enhancements

ArchiCAD 13 makes significant progress in the development of the DWG I/O. New features include improved layer management and the ability to export multiple layouts into a single DWG file.

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Data Exchange with Engineers

ArchiCAD 13 supports the classification of BIM elements as either load-bearing or non-loadbearing structures, for more accurate export to programs used by structural engineers. Thousands of standard steel profiles are now available from within ArchiCAD 13.

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Improvements for Slabs/Roofs

To further refine interconnection of intelligent modeling elements in ArchiCAD 13, the slant angle and material of slab/ roof edges can be adjusted with complete freedom to match joining elements.

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Improved Curtain Wall Editing

The system geometry of highly integrated Curtain Wall systems introduced in ArchiCAD 12 now can be freely edited in any view of ArchiCAD 13. Curtain Wall reference lines can now be modified on the floor plan, using standard pet-palette operations.

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64-bit Support for Windows

As the natural next step after introducing multi-processor support in ArchiCAD 12, now the latest version of ArchiCAD is available on Windows with native 64-bit support.