Archicad 26 Stay focused, design more

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Archicad 26
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Szervita Square Building, Budapest, Hungary © DVM Group, dvmgroup.com

  • Design
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  • Collaborate
  • Document
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Stay focused, design more

With powerful improvements to automated design, documentation, and collaboration workflows, and professional out-of-the-box visualization solutions, Archicad 26 lets you focus on what you do best: design great buildings.

Design

Spend less time on project management and more time on design — Archicad 26 helps your team stay organized and files streamlined even as the size and complexity of projects continue to grow.

Charles Perkins Centre

Building

Sydney, Australia

Location

fjmtstudio.com

Architecture firm website

© Demas Rusli

Photo

We were able to channel efficiencies from the documentation phase back into design.

Johnathan Redman

Client

Principal

Title

FJMT, Australia

Company

Discover Attribute Management

Archicad’s advanced attribute management keeps busy architecture offices streamlined by organizing projects accurately.

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Faster Project Navigation

No more endless scrolling! Quickly and easily find specific items with the new Navigator Search for faster navigation inside of a project.

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Enhanced Surface Overrides

Faster modeling and documentation of openings with fewer workarounds thanks to greater control over openings’ surfaces and enhanced Graphic Override options.

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Smart Object Creation with Library Part Maker

Develop your own parametric object library without scripting! Create doors, windows, and other parametric objects easily with graphical editing methods. The Library Part Maker tool makes object creation a breeze.

Available for Graphisoft Forward and SSA subscribers only.

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Customized kitchen cabinetry

First introduced with Archicad 25, now you can quickly and easily customize the look and style of kitchen cabinetry while still meeting local and company standards and requirements — all without manual workarounds.

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Improved 2D editing

Based on user feedback, the efficient and user-friendly 2D editing enhancement in Archicad 26 saves time and helps maintain consistency among interactions when using Radial Stretch of circles and ellipses.

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Visualize

Faster client approvals — Create stunning visualizations quickly and easily thanks to professional out-of-the-box solutions, modern textures and furniture, and powerful BIMx web and desktop viewer updates.

TSG Center

Building

Arizona, USA

Location

owp.com

Architecture firm website

Visualization is an imagination that ends up in reality. Archicad is our tool of choice to make that happen.

Kristine Millar

Client

Principal, Creative Services Leader

Title

Orcutt | Winslow, USA

Company

New Professional Textures

Engaging, modern visualizations make client approvals fast and easy thanks to the fresh content added to the Additional Surface Catalog.

Available for Graphisoft Forward and SSA subscribers only.

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Optimized Archicad export and enhanced BIMx web and desktop viewers

Archicad 26 introduces powerful 3D model export with a simpler, more informative Publisher workflow and easier control over texture size to optimize file size, and export time. In addition, BIMx Web Viewer and BIMx Desktop Viewer have a new, more realistic visualization with on-the-fly rendering, reflecting project orientation and Camera View Cone in the 3D model.

Collaborate

Archicad 26 brings improved structural analytical model workflows and usability enhancements for faster, smoother interoperability between architects and structural engineers.

Wolf Point East

Building

Chicago, USA

Location

pappageorgehaymes.com

Architecture firm website

© PappaGeorge Haymes

Photo

BIM with archicad really changes the way how you do collaboration. You get more buy-in from everyone in the team.

Robert Harris

Client

Senior Associate

Title

PappaGeorge Haymes, USA

Company

Structural Workflows

Watch the video to learn how collaboration between structural engineers and architects is critical to the success of building projects.

Automatic live Load generation

Faster, automated interoperability between architects and structural engineers in Archicad 26 saves time and increases access to detailed information in the model.

Faster Export to FRILO

Save time when working with the new Archicad – FRILO one-click direct export feature.

SAF Translator Enhancements

Smoother, faster information exchange between Archicad and Structural Analysis applications with the touch of a button keeps architects and structural engineers in sync and on track.

Support for Multi-segmented columns and beams

Get more accurate Structural Analysis calculations with multi-profiled analytical elements that better describe complex segments.

BIMcloud enhancements

No project is too big for BIMcloud, now with an increased file capacity of up to 100K + files. Improvements to security and control over file version history make BIMcloud your best project team collaboration tool.

Accurate building energy evaluations

New in Archicad 26 — Get reliable, out-of-the-box energy and CO2 building material data for accurate building lifecycle analysis and sustainability reports.

Currently available for selected localized versions of Archicad 26.

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Document

Archicad 26 introduces faster, more accurate documentation with fewer manual workarounds thanks to powerful enhancements to the documentation workflow.

Szervita Square Building

Building

Budapest Hungary

Location

dvmgroup.com

Architecture firm website

BIM adaptation is essential for digital twins to become the new normal.

Ida Kiss

Client

Design Director

Title

DVM Group, Hungary

Company

New Autotext for Master Layout

Save time and reduce errors with faster, more accurate documentation thanks to new autotexts in automated layouts.

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Graphic Override enhancements

Quickly create Graphic Override combinations — Archicad 26 makes it easy to find and add multiple rules to combinations at once without unnecessary scrolling.

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Level Dimensions updates

Another time saver — Documentation is fast and easy when you use the information already available in the model in different ways.

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PDF import enhancements

Save time by spending less time on repetitive tasks — Import multiple pages from a PDF with just one click.

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See what’s new in action

Archicad 26, BIMx, and BIMcloud in action to help you design, visualize, collaborate, and document more efficiently.

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The Independent

Building

Austin, Texas, USA

Location

rhodepartners.com

Architecture firm website

© Patrick Wong

Photo

With the help of Graphisoft, we make our projects successful for our clients and their customers.

Brett Rhode

Client

Director

Title

Rhode Partners, USA

Company

Next steps

Join the Graphisoft Community

Learn more about Archicad 26 over at Graphisoft Community through a series of in-depth articles about the latest features, workflow improvements, and technical aspects.

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Archicad license update

Update your license to get the latest version. There are different options depending on the type of license you have (hardware key or software key).

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Hardware Keys

Single user license

Connect the hardware key to your computer, launch Archicad, and update the hardware key.

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Network license

When Archicad starts, it alerts you of an available update for your software key. Use the dialog box to update your software key.

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Software Keys

Single user license

When Archicad starts, it alerts you of an available update for your software key. Use the dialog box to update your software key.

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Network license

Return all borrowed licenses and update the license with the License Manager Tool (LMT).

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Install Archicad

There are two options for installing Archicad:

Standard Installation

Install Archicad as a stand-alone installation on your computer.

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Network Installation

Install Archicad on several computers in a network.

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System Requirements

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