Description
Graphisoft's ArchiCAD 10 provides you with new and enriched capabilities designed to help architectural students to develop their concepts, and prepare for their virtual modeling career. ArchiCAD helps users analyze their designs earlier: assess the spatial properties and design impact in 3D, generate accurate documentation rapidly and efficiently coordinate projects both internally and externally. Its interactive training guide supports their move into virtual building design. ArchiCAD's open platform allows integration with environmental, organic modeling and structural applications to further enhance and refine the architectural design to meet client and authority standards.
Whats New?
* Slanted walls, columns and beams
Walls can be slanted and double-slanted (battered), columns and beams can be inclined.
* Cross-section profiles for walls, beams and columns
Custom profiles can be defined with the help of the "Profile Manager". It is possible to create any profile shape with the fill tool. Components of the profile can have different attributes (material, priority).
* Enhanced intersection in 3D on solid basis
Walls intersections now affect the 3D wall shape only in the common vertical range of the two walls. Complex walls and beams intersect with each other properly, on a solid 3D basis.
* Door and window vertical anchor
Doors and windows can be anchored in various ways: to wall or story, by sill height or header.
* Door and window fit to slanted and complex wall surfaces
Doors and windows can be vertical or aligned, with the opening geometry of a complex wall.
* Doors and windows in polygonal walls
Doors/windows can be placed and freely dragged, mirrored and rotated within polygonal walls.
* 3D zones fit to complex element geometry
3D zones fit to slanted and profiled wall surfaces. Trimming 3D zones by slabs and roofs is now based on solid element operation technology.
* Complex, multi-story elements
Walls, columns, beams, and roofs are automatically shown on all stories they intersect.
* New floor-plan display options for construction elements
The following display options have been added: Projected, Projected with overhead, and Cut only.
* Priority-based dynamic wallwall intersection on floor-plan
Intersection priority can be assigned to wall elements or individual wall skins/ components. Wall skins and wall elements intersect with each other, based on their intersection priority.
* Reshaping elements in any view
All basic editing commands and new commands specific to complex elements uniformly work in floor-plan, section/elevation and 3D views.
* Moving wall openings
Doors and windows can be dragged from one wall into another on the same plane, and they can be edited with other element types.
* Integrated layouting
Layouting functions of PlotMaker are now integrated into Archicad 10.
* Identical editing methods and environment
Identical interface and feature set for design and documentation: infobox, pet palette, area-based selection, parametric GDL, etc.
* Extended navigator
Two new Navigator Panels: Layout Book and Publisher sets. Navigator also includes structure of linked external Project files.
* Project organizer
An organizing tool to easily set up View Sets, Layout books and Publisher-sets by moving elements between Navigator-like panels.
* Drag and drop Navigator items
Move or duplicate Navigator items in the tree and between Navigator panels.
* Drawing manager
Updated drawing management with customizable content, interface and drawing-level status-checking.
* Drawing tool
New tool box tool dedicated to placing and modifying drawings. Drawing settings also appear in the Infobox.
* Parametric drawing titles
Parametric (GDL) associative titles can be placed with drawings automatically in Archicad 10.
* Direct drawing referencing from S/E and detail markers
Section and detail markers can now be linked directly to views/drawings.
* PDF drawings in Archicad projects
Import pages from PDF documents as drawings into layout sheets, or even into the model.
* Interactive element schedule
Fully integrated Interactive schedules have become WYSIWYG tabular model views. New schedule drawings can be placed to layout as any other model drawings. Any change in the values is immediate and irreversible.
* Project indices
View, drawing and layout indices can be defined and placed in a similar manner to Interactive Element Schedules. Alphanumeric values - like drawing names - can be changed from within the index.
* Teamworked documenting
Teamworking mechanism is extended to the documentation process. Layouts are now part of one's workspace, similar to stories or layers.
* Scalable project setup
Multiple project files can be managed in the Navigator/ Organizer. Views of other project files can be placed as drawings on the current file's layout, or whole layouts/masters can be imported.
* Named pen sets
Any number of pen sets can be defined. Model views and layouts use two separate pen sets, while drawings can each use separate pen sets.
* Autotext features
Autotext entries indicate global project, system, layout book information in an automated way.
* Separate on-screen and model view options
View options that concern on-screen interactions are separated from model view options that pertain directly to a specific view or layout.
* Distorted and gradient fills
Distorted instances of a vectorial fill can be applied to individual elements. Roofs automatically appear with appropriately distorted fills on the Floor Plan; bi-color linear and radial gradient fill.
* Consistent printing and plotting
Header/footer; marquee area printing, hi-res large format printing, hairline printing.
* Publishing enhancements
Concurrent publishing of complete Layouts and individual Model Views; Dynamic Indexes generated on-the-fly.
* XP style
Every button, pop-up menu or control will look and behave according to Windows XP standards.
* Enhanced pop-ups
Improved fill-selection and pen-selection pop-up menus. Fills and pens appear with names. A scroll-bar and a preview are included inside the pop-up menu.
* Integrated context-sensitive help system
Press the right mouse button at any location on your Archicad screen and choose Whats this? or Help to jump to the relevant section of the Help option.
* Reveal hidden features
Eyedropper, Syringe, Trim and Adjust tools are accessible from the menu; they can be placed on any toolbar.
* Work environment re-design
The primary default work environment - including palette layout, menu structure and toolbars - has been re-organized.
* Company standard scheme
The work environment separates company standards from individual user preferences.
* Floor-plan and section attributes on the UI
The redesigned floor-plan and section display attributes of construction elements are available from one panel on the info box or the tool settings dialog, using a single interface.
* Pre-selection
As the mouse moves over an element, the element will be highlighted, and an info tag will show relevant information to ease the identification of that element.
* Highlight selected elements
The selected element's color changes temporarily to a user-defined uniform highlight color.
* Guide-lines
Guide-lines will appear automatically when the user pauses the mouse over an elements edge or point, to help find directions, angles and special geometry locations.
* Element snap
Any point or edge of the dragged element(s) snap to any other points or edges of the projects elements.
* Tracker
During any graphical operation, the Tracker follows the cursor and provides information about its position. The Tracker also provides an in-place numeric input option.
* 3D navigation
"Orbit mode" for concurrent navigation and editing. "Explore mode" for game-like walk-arounds.
* Shaded section/elevations
Shaded section/elevation with surfaces using material's colors.
* Story levels in section
Story levels can be graphically edited in section windows through story level markers.
* Project file compression
Option for compressing Archicad files when they are saved.
System Requirements:
* Intel Pentium 4, Intel Centrino, Intel Core series or compatible;
* 1 GB of RAM is required (more than 1GB is recommended for complex models);
* Minimum of 500 MB free hard disk space is required for a full installation (additional 2 GB is required for work with complex projects and 3D visualization);
* Minimum: 1024 by 768 pixels (recommended: 1280 by 1024 pixels).
Whats New?
* Slanted walls, columns and beams
Walls can be slanted and double-slanted (battered), columns and beams can be inclined.
* Cross-section profiles for walls, beams and columns
Custom profiles can be defined with the help of the "Profile Manager". It is possible to create any profile shape with the fill tool. Components of the profile can have different attributes (material, priority).
* Enhanced intersection in 3D on solid basis
Walls intersections now affect the 3D wall shape only in the common vertical range of the two walls. Complex walls and beams intersect with each other properly, on a solid 3D basis.
* Door and window vertical anchor
Doors and windows can be anchored in various ways: to wall or story, by sill height or header.
* Door and window fit to slanted and complex wall surfaces
Doors and windows can be vertical or aligned, with the opening geometry of a complex wall.
* Doors and windows in polygonal walls
Doors/windows can be placed and freely dragged, mirrored and rotated within polygonal walls.
* 3D zones fit to complex element geometry
3D zones fit to slanted and profiled wall surfaces. Trimming 3D zones by slabs and roofs is now based on solid element operation technology.
* Complex, multi-story elements
Walls, columns, beams, and roofs are automatically shown on all stories they intersect.
* New floor-plan display options for construction elements
The following display options have been added: Projected, Projected with overhead, and Cut only.
* Priority-based dynamic wallwall intersection on floor-plan
Intersection priority can be assigned to wall elements or individual wall skins/ components. Wall skins and wall elements intersect with each other, based on their intersection priority.
* Reshaping elements in any view
All basic editing commands and new commands specific to complex elements uniformly work in floor-plan, section/elevation and 3D views.
* Moving wall openings
Doors and windows can be dragged from one wall into another on the same plane, and they can be edited with other element types.
* Integrated layouting
Layouting functions of PlotMaker are now integrated into Archicad 10.
* Identical editing methods and environment
Identical interface and feature set for design and documentation: infobox, pet palette, area-based selection, parametric GDL, etc.
* Extended navigator
Two new Navigator Panels: Layout Book and Publisher sets. Navigator also includes structure of linked external Project files.
* Project organizer
An organizing tool to easily set up View Sets, Layout books and Publisher-sets by moving elements between Navigator-like panels.
* Drag and drop Navigator items
Move or duplicate Navigator items in the tree and between Navigator panels.
* Drawing manager
Updated drawing management with customizable content, interface and drawing-level status-checking.
* Drawing tool
New tool box tool dedicated to placing and modifying drawings. Drawing settings also appear in the Infobox.
* Parametric drawing titles
Parametric (GDL) associative titles can be placed with drawings automatically in Archicad 10.
* Direct drawing referencing from S/E and detail markers
Section and detail markers can now be linked directly to views/drawings.
* PDF drawings in Archicad projects
Import pages from PDF documents as drawings into layout sheets, or even into the model.
* Interactive element schedule
Fully integrated Interactive schedules have become WYSIWYG tabular model views. New schedule drawings can be placed to layout as any other model drawings. Any change in the values is immediate and irreversible.
* Project indices
View, drawing and layout indices can be defined and placed in a similar manner to Interactive Element Schedules. Alphanumeric values - like drawing names - can be changed from within the index.
* Teamworked documenting
Teamworking mechanism is extended to the documentation process. Layouts are now part of one's workspace, similar to stories or layers.
* Scalable project setup
Multiple project files can be managed in the Navigator/ Organizer. Views of other project files can be placed as drawings on the current file's layout, or whole layouts/masters can be imported.
* Named pen sets
Any number of pen sets can be defined. Model views and layouts use two separate pen sets, while drawings can each use separate pen sets.
* Autotext features
Autotext entries indicate global project, system, layout book information in an automated way.
* Separate on-screen and model view options
View options that concern on-screen interactions are separated from model view options that pertain directly to a specific view or layout.
* Distorted and gradient fills
Distorted instances of a vectorial fill can be applied to individual elements. Roofs automatically appear with appropriately distorted fills on the Floor Plan; bi-color linear and radial gradient fill.
* Consistent printing and plotting
Header/footer; marquee area printing, hi-res large format printing, hairline printing.
* Publishing enhancements
Concurrent publishing of complete Layouts and individual Model Views; Dynamic Indexes generated on-the-fly.
* XP style
Every button, pop-up menu or control will look and behave according to Windows XP standards.
* Enhanced pop-ups
Improved fill-selection and pen-selection pop-up menus. Fills and pens appear with names. A scroll-bar and a preview are included inside the pop-up menu.
* Integrated context-sensitive help system
Press the right mouse button at any location on your Archicad screen and choose Whats this? or Help to jump to the relevant section of the Help option.
* Reveal hidden features
Eyedropper, Syringe, Trim and Adjust tools are accessible from the menu; they can be placed on any toolbar.
* Work environment re-design
The primary default work environment - including palette layout, menu structure and toolbars - has been re-organized.
* Company standard scheme
The work environment separates company standards from individual user preferences.
* Floor-plan and section attributes on the UI
The redesigned floor-plan and section display attributes of construction elements are available from one panel on the info box or the tool settings dialog, using a single interface.
* Pre-selection
As the mouse moves over an element, the element will be highlighted, and an info tag will show relevant information to ease the identification of that element.
* Highlight selected elements
The selected element's color changes temporarily to a user-defined uniform highlight color.
* Guide-lines
Guide-lines will appear automatically when the user pauses the mouse over an elements edge or point, to help find directions, angles and special geometry locations.
* Element snap
Any point or edge of the dragged element(s) snap to any other points or edges of the projects elements.
* Tracker
During any graphical operation, the Tracker follows the cursor and provides information about its position. The Tracker also provides an in-place numeric input option.
* 3D navigation
"Orbit mode" for concurrent navigation and editing. "Explore mode" for game-like walk-arounds.
* Shaded section/elevations
Shaded section/elevation with surfaces using material's colors.
* Story levels in section
Story levels can be graphically edited in section windows through story level markers.
* Project file compression
Option for compressing Archicad files when they are saved.
System Requirements:
* Intel Pentium 4, Intel Centrino, Intel Core series or compatible;
* 1 GB of RAM is required (more than 1GB is recommended for complex models);
* Minimum of 500 MB free hard disk space is required for a full installation (additional 2 GB is required for work with complex projects and 3D visualization);
* Minimum: 1024 by 768 pixels (recommended: 1280 by 1024 pixels).