Archicad Collaborate

Scaling up shouldn’t slow you down

Great design involves great collaboration, wherever your team is working from. Work with a design platform with everything you need to grow – secure, seamless, and built to scale with you.

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Overview

Is your tech stack holding your firm back?

You’re managing dispersed talent, winning complex projects, and maintaining quality. Your tools should keep up with your ambition, but they can easily stand in the way.

  • File-based workflows with version conflicts and overnight syncs between offices kill spontaneous design collaboration
  • Turning technical drawings into client-ready visuals takes hours of post-processing
  • IFC exchanges, server maintenance, and IT firefighting compete for resources that should go toward design
  • New hires can take 2-3 months to get the hang of tool-specific workarounds

Your firm’s growth shouldn’t be slowed down by your software’s limitations.

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A lot of people say that Archicad is very technical and therefore refuse it, however… for us it is a creative tool that enhances our work. For me Archicad is a language that helps us communicate and bring our ideas to life.

Nataly Molina
Head of Interior Design, INAI Arquitectura

Why choose Archicad?

The right tools put you on the same page

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Archicad Collaborate streamlines the work you already do every day – with fewer steps, integrated BIM, and automatic documentation that scales even on complex, large projects.

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Get to work instantly. Multiple team members can work securely on the same project simultaneously across offices and time zones. Experience less waiting and faster iteration.

Responsive visualization tools adjust designs immediately. Sophisticated drawing control lets you produce presentation-quality output directly from your BIM model and ready to impress clients.

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Seamless interoperability across platforms and data-rich models means fewer clashes with MEP consultants, clearer coordination, and less troubleshooting.

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Free up more creative time. Intuitive workflows and reduced post-processing win back hours wasted on manual rework, letting you focus on design that wins projects.

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See how large, multidisciplinary teams collaborate in Archicad

A short, real‑project demo of how firms like yours keep offices, disciplines, and tools working from one shared model.

In this video, you will learn how to:

  • Keep project data safe and teams online, even when things go wrong.
  • Pull Revit, Tekla, AutoCAD, and more into one Archicad model for decisions.
  • Let global teams work in the same model at once, without extra IT hassle.
  • Speed up reviews with Bluebeam, BIMx, and built‑in issue tracking.
  • Catch issues early with Solibri, BCF, and IDS checks before site problems appear.

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Case studies

These firms chose Archicad

A modern glass skyscraper with a diamond-patterned facade reflects sunset colors, surrounded by city buildings and streets lit by streetlights, under a partly cloudy sky.

Gothenburg, Sweden

Office, Hotel

Large

Reflex Architects

Kineum

© Reflex Architects

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Modern multi-story building with large glass windows, curved architectural elements, and lush greenery on balconies and surrounding landscape, set against a backdrop of trees and a blue sky.

Sotogrande, Spain

Residential

Medium

Morph

Sphere

© Morph

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Aerial view of a modern observatory with a domed roof and glass walls, surrounded by parked cars, fields, and a road. The building has a green rooftop and pathways circling it.

Canada

Residential, Retail

Large

architects—Alliance

 Pier 27

© James Bombales

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A modern, glass-fronted building with bright interior lights is reflected in a calm lake at dusk. A curved pathway with embedded lights leads through a grassy area toward the building, and trees frame the scene.

Chengdu, China

Cultural

Medium

Tektonn Architects

Tianfu RoadshowCenter

© Arch-Exist

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A modern one-story building with a wooden exterior and large windows is surrounded by trees and greenery at dusk. A car is parked in front and a few people are walking along the pathway.

Venice and Saló, Italy & Lake Chiemsee, Germany

Hospitality, Residential

Medium

Matteo Thun & Partners

Various Projects

© Matteo Thun & Partners

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How to switch

Switch without disruption

Keep your momentum with onboarding support, complementary courses, and migration guidance tailored to small and medium offices. 

  • Stay on track – Migrations are planned around your real deadlines. Keep projects moving and business running as usual.
  • Onboard efficiently – Get your team up to speed with accessible training paths and ready-to-use templates.
  • Get support – Our Support Site is available in English, German, Italian, French, Brazilian portuguese, Spanish, Hungarian and Japanese.
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Keep working while scaling your workflows

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  • Assess your current setup – Review where you are now with your current tools, projects, and deadlines.
  • Start with a pilot project – Start with one live or sample project. Use ready-to-use templates to boost progress.
  • Create a rollout plan – Structure an onboarding plan for your whole team with customized onboarding and on-demand training.
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Archicad is so intuitive and easy to learn that we are happy to hire people who haven’t worked with it before. For other BIM software, we demand that our recruits have previous experience, as the learning path is much longer.

César Frías
Founder, Morph, Spain

BIM should feel right

Give your team tools built for how you design and collaborate.

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