United States site instead?New Archicad-based Program Showcased at A/E/C Systems
San Francisco, CA — (June 2, 2000) — Graphisoft, developer of the Virtual Building™
concept of 3D architectural design, announced the availability in the United States of its Log
Home Solution for Archicad, which is designed to facilitate integrated CAD/CAM
processes for the log home building industry.
Using the power of the virtual building model and operating with Archicad, the Log Home
Solution features optimized modeling and cost estimation reporting functionality developed
specifically for large-scale mill craft producers. It speeds design with custom modeled corner
details for log end finishes and lets designers specify log dimensions to attain wall heights
that reflect the actual dimensions of the milled logs. Automated reporting produces accurate
cut lists that can be linked directly to CAM milling operations.
As Burton Morton, an Idaho-based RA who specializes in log homes, observes, “One of the
biggest challenges for production builders is generating accurate cut lists – something that
can take up to two weeks when it’s done manually – combined with the added constraint of
needing to be accurate within 1/16 of an inch. Graphisoft’s Log Home Solution solves those
issues right up front by automatically generating an accurate cut list that can be sent directly
to the mill. For large-scale log home production, there simply isn’t another CAD product that
compares.”
Graphisoft US President Tamás Hajas states, “This solution is a case in point for the viability
of Graphisoft’s virtual building model as a data flow application for the construction industry
and the pre fabricated building component market in particular.”
Graphisoft’s Archicad Log Home Solution starts at $25,000 for use with up to ten Archicad
sites, with an additional $1,500 for sites thereafter, and can be integrated for use with existing
CAD/CAM systems and enhanced with custom object libraries.
Graphisoft is a leading provider of computer-aided design (CAD) software solutions for the
architectural profession and the building industry. Founded in 1982, Graphisoft is ranked
today among the largest AEC CAD software developers in the world, with 12 offices all over
the world in addition to its headquarters. Graphisoft’s flagship product, Archicad, is used by
more than 75,000 architects worldwide and distributed in 25 languages and 80 countries.
Shares of Graphisoft are traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Neuer Markt under the
symbol GPH. More information about Graphisoft is available at www.graphisoft.com.