Create your first model

Modeling in Archicad

Watch the video and follow the steps to model your first building in Archicad. It only takes 15 minutes.

Create your first building in Archicad

Step 1

Start Archicad

  • Open a New Project
  • Select ‘Archicad 23 template’
  • Select ‘Standard Profile 23’ for the Work Enviroment

Step 2

Navigator and Story Height

  • Open and dock the Navigator
  • Change the Story Height to 2600 mm

Step 3

Creating Walls

  • Create 3 connected walls on the ground floor
  • Move the copy of one of the walls

Step 4

Creating the Slab

  • Create a Slab on the ground floor
  • Stretch it on side
  • Adjust the length of the walls

Step 5

Creating the Roof

  • Place a Multi-Plane Roof on the ground floor

Step 6

Slanting Walls

  • Slant two of the existing walls
  • Adjust the edge of the slab to the slanted walls
  • Change the height of the Walls

Step 7

Modifying the Roof

  • Stretch the roof planes
  • Move the ridge of the roof horizontally

Step 8

Trim Elements to Roof

  • Connect the Walls with the Roof
  • Finetune the Roof’s edge to match the Wall’s shape

Step 9

Creating the Curtain Wall

  • Create a Curtain Wall on the ground floor
  • Adjust its shape
  • Add frames to it

Step 10

Placing Objects

  • Place an entrance door
  • Add some bean bags and a fireplace
  • Move them in the right position
  • Stretch the chimney of the fireplace

Step 11

Adding a terrain

  • Create a Mesh on the ground floor

Step 12

Adding contour lines

  • Change on the Mesh nodes height
  • Create some splines
  • Add the splines to the Mesh using the Magic Wand
  • Elevate some Mesh nodes

Step 13

Placing Trees

  • Add some Trees in 3D to the terrain
  • Trees can be created using the Object tool

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Archicad Trial previous STEPS

> How to get started (how to download, install and activate)
> Learn the BASICS (Create New Project, User Interface)