Trial: Modeling in Archicad

Start Archicad

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

Set Navigator and Story Height

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

Creating Walls

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

Creating the Slab

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

Creating the Roof

• Place a Multi-Plane Roof on the ground floor

Slanting Walls

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

Modifying the Roof

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

Trim Elements to Roof

• Connect the Walls with the Roof
• Fine-tune the Roof’s edge to match the Wall’s shape

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

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

Adding a terrain

• Create a Mesh on the ground floor

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

Placing Trees

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