ARCHICAD Feature Comparison
ARCHICAD® 19
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BIM Modeling | |||||||
Doors/Windows Fit to Slanted and Complex Wall Surfaces | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Complex Multi-story Elements | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Reshaping Elements in Any View | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Curved/Profiled/Complex Walls and Columns | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Slab/Roof Edge Custom Settings | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Use Any Number of Layers in Composite Elements | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Shell Tool | + | + | + | + | + | ||
Multi-Plane Roof | + | + | + | + | + | ||
Model Element Connections Management | + | + | + | + | + | ||
Morph Tool | + | + | + | + | |||
Solid Morph Operations and Object Smoothing | + | + | + | + | |||
Link Element Heights to Stories, Adjust Walls to Slab Core | + | + | + | ||||
Core-Based Reference Planes for Walls and Slabs | + | + | + | ||||
Curved Beam | + | + | + | ||||
Anchor Door/Window Reveal to Wall Core | + | + | + | ||||
Priority-Based Junctions | + | + | + | ||||
Edit Multiple Elements Simultaneously | + | + | |||||
Air Gaps in Composite Structures: Correct Display and Handling | + | + | |||||
Building Materials: Expanded Properties and Tags | + | + | |||||
Surface Painter | + | ||||||
Visualization / 3D Exploration | |||||||
3D Zones Geometry Fit to Complex Elements | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Virtual Tracing - Reference Layer among all Views, Layouts | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Partial Structure Display by Load-Bearing Classification | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Context Sensitive Smart Cursor | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
3D Editing Plane | + | + | + | + | + | ||
3D Feedback with Working Plane, 3D Guide Lines | + | + | + | + | + | ||
Snap to Surface in 3D Window | + | + | + | + | |||
Move and Elevate in One Step | + | + | + | + | |||
Display Story Info on Guide Lines | + | + | + | ||||
Easily Editable Real-Time 3D Cutting Planes | + | + | + | ||||
MAXON® CineRender Engine for Professional Visualisation | + | + | |||||
Physical Rendering Engine and Cameras; Grass; White Model Effect | + | + | |||||
IES Light Support | + | + | |||||
Modeless 'One-click' Rendering Palette with Preset Scenes | + | + | |||||
Instant / Smart / Temporary Snap Guides in 2D and 3D | + | ||||||
Permanent Guide Lines in 2D and 3D | + | ||||||
Expanded Surface Catalog | + | ||||||
Documentation | |||||||
3D Document: Dimensioned and Annotated 3D Views | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
PDF Export | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Interactive Schedules, Export to Excel | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Layout Book | + | + | + | + | + | ||
Convert Surveyor’s Data into ARCHICAD Mesh | + | + | + | + | + | ||
Renovation Feature, Element-level Statusing | + | + | + | + | |||
Import Site Survey Geometry as Morphs | + | + | + | ||||
PDF/A Publishing Support for Archiving | + | + | |||||
Export ARCHICAD Model to STL (Stereolithography) Format | + | + | |||||
Integrated Connections with Google Earth, SketchUp | + | + | |||||
BIMx Hyper-models: Viewable 3D in BIMx Desktop Viewer | + | + | |||||
Revision Management - Publishing Issue History | + | + | |||||
Automatic Pointers for Easy-To-Read Dimensions | + | ||||||
Easy Customization of Dimensions and Dimension Texts | + | ||||||
Automatic Dimensioning of Story Level Lines | + | ||||||
Add Multiple Labels to an Element/ Easy Label Placement and Editing | + | ||||||
Publish to PDF with WYSIWYG Layers from Layout | + | ||||||
List Skin / Component Area in Interactive Schedule | + | ||||||
Schedule of Finishes | + | ||||||
Control Element Info when Publishing a BIMx Hyper-model | + | ||||||
Productivity / Project Management / Performance | |||||||
Virtual Trace References as Underlay in Any View or Layout | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Support for 3D Connexion Space Navigator Device | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
License Borrowing | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Native 64-bit ARCHICAD on Windows OS | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Native 64-bit ARCHICAD on MacOS | + | + | + | + | + | ||
Assign Thermal Properties to ARCHICAD Fills | + | + | + | + | |||
Easily Share/Access Objects via the BIM Components Portal | + | + | + | + | |||
Integrated Building Energy Evaluation | + | + | + | + | |||
Multiple Thermal Blocks, Building Systems, Operation Profiles | + | + | + | ||||
Building Materials incl. Surface, Priority, Thermal Property, etc. | + | + | + | ||||
Background Processing Support, Optimization of Multi-core CPUs | + | + | + | ||||
Revision Management – All-Round Model-Based Change Tracking | + | + | |||||
CineRender Runs in the Background using Multiple Cores | + | + | |||||
New Background Processing for Nearly Instant Model Views | + | ||||||
Optimized OpenGL Engine for Smoother, Faster Navigation | + | ||||||
Unified Window Mode on Mac | + | ||||||
Tab-based Navigation | + | ||||||
Communication / Integrate with Engineering | |||||||
XREF Layers Arranged Separated from other Layers | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Standard Steel Profile Database | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Element Classification by Type, Structural Function and Position | + | + | + | + | + | ||
Predefined IFC Export/Import Settings (IFC Translation Setup) | + | + | + | + | + | ||
Support of 2D Annotation Elements in IFC Model Import/Export | + | + | + | + | + | ||
"Detect IFC Model Changes" Function | + | + | + | + | + | ||
IFC Data Integrated as Native ARCHICAD Data | + | + | + | + | |||
Merge ARCHICAD Model to IFC Model Function | + | + | + | + | |||
"IFC Scheme Setup" Function | + | + | + | ||||
"Classification Reference", "Space Occupant" and "Actor" IFC Entities | + | + | + | ||||
Rules for Automated IFC Classification and Property Definition | + | + | + | ||||
Access to IFC Data for ODBC Driver and ARCHICAD API | + | + | + | ||||
Certified Export of IFC 2x3 Coordination View v2.0 | + | + | |||||
Support of IFC 2x3 Basic FM Handover MVD (COBie) | + | + | |||||
"IFC System" and "IFC Time Series Schedule" IFC Entities | + | + | |||||
Multilevel Hierarchy of IFC Assignments | + | + | |||||
Support for IFC Type Product, System and Time Series Schedule | + | + | |||||
Site or Building Context Element Definition | + | + | |||||
IFC Format Supported in Publisher | + | + | |||||
PDF-Based Data Exchange – Optimized Export, with Layers | + | + | |||||
Flexible Editing of Placed PDF Drawings | + | + | |||||
Mark-Up in 3D; Screenshots | + | + | |||||
BIM Collaboration Format (BCF)-Based Data Exchange | + | + | |||||
Scheme-Driven IFC Data Management and Export | + | + | |||||
ARCHICAD Parameter and Quantity Mapping to IFC Data | + | + | |||||
Export All ARCHICAD BIM Parameters as IFC data | + | + | |||||
Display Tags and Categories data (incl. IFC data) in ARCHICAD Labels | + | + | |||||
Certified Import and Export of IFC 2x3 Coordination View v2.0 | + | + | |||||
Export Geometries that Participate in Collision Detection | + | + | |||||
Export Composite/Complex Objects Exploded into Parts | + | + | |||||
DWG 2014/2013 Support | + | + | |||||
Displaying Point Clouds | + | ||||||
Update Properties with Imported IFC Properties (Update with IFC Model) | + | ||||||
Export IFC Data to BIMx | + | ||||||
IFC Data Mapping for 3rd Party Developers (API) | + | ||||||
Library | |||||||
Library Container Files (.lcf) - File Storage Format | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Embed Objects into Project | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Embed Only Necessary Library Objects | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Library Migration, Library Management | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Search Function to Find Library Parts in All Active Libraries | + | + | + | + | |||
Enhanced Interface and Listing for RoofMaker | + | + | + | ||||
Dimension Label Includes Element's Elevation Data | + | + | + | ||||
Comprehensive Pre-Built CineRender Surface Library | + | + | |||||
Surface Management; Import and Export of CineRender Surfaces | + | + | |||||
Simplified Door / Window UI | + | ||||||
New and Improved Label Types | + | ||||||
Teamwork / BIM Server | |||||||
BIM Server - Model Based Team Collaboration | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Delta-Server® for Fast and Safe Data Exchange in Teamwork | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
BIM Server® Performance Monitor, Control Over Client-Server | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
64-bit BIM Server on Windows and MacOS | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
Portability and Remote Access | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
BIM Project Backups to Restore BIM Server-related Data | + | + | + | + | |||
PLN Format Backups to Quickly Recover Data in ARCHICAD | + | + | + | + | |||
Browser-Based Server and User/Role Management | + | + | |||||
Multiple BIM Servers with Single Entry-Point | + | + | |||||
Team Messaging with Views | + | + | |||||
BIMcloud Manager | + | + | |||||
BIMcloud Control Icon: Single Entry Point for Server Management | + | ||||||
Network Diagnostic Tool | + |