Create your first model

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