Student and Educator Quick Start Clips

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Browse specially-designed video content to help get up and running with Archicad!

Archicad Modeling Techniques
Get Started with Archicad

16 mins

This very short clip provides a high-level introduction to the core Archicad tool set.

Model a Forest Cabin

15 mins

In this short clip you’ll learn how to use Archicad’s basic drawing tools in order to design a forest cabin.

Archicad Out-of-the-Box

1 hr 18 mins

If you’re wanting to dive right in to Archicad, this video provides instruction on:

  • Accessing and using Archicad’s key drawing tools
  • Creating Documentation sets
  • Creating BIMx walk-throughs
  • And much more!
Algorithmic design with Grasshopper

20 mins

Leverage the power of Grasshopper and Rhino in Archicad!

This short clip provides an introduction on using the Grasshopper-Archicad Live Connection Tool to model in Archicad.

Read more about the Rhino-Grasshopper Live Connection here.

Visualization Techniques
Visualization with Archicad

7 mins

In this short clip you’ll discover the many types of visualizations available with Archicad:

  • White models
  • Sketch renders
  • Animated renderings
  • Walk-throughs
  • Plus more!

Rendering within Archicad

25 mins

This tutorial by Marcus Monroe will show you how to create incredible visualizations using two of Archicad”s powerful inbuilt rendering engines:

  • Sketch Rendering
  • Cinerender

Rendering with Twinmotion

18 mins

In this short clip you’ll discover how to create incredible photo-realistic renders and walk-throughs in real time with Twinmotion and the DirectLink Plugin.

Read more about Archicad + Twinmotion here.

Students can get FREE Twinmotion here.

Rendering with Enscape

1 hour

In this Enscape deep-dive you’ll discover how to turn your Archicad models into immersive 3D experiences.

Read more about Archicad and Enscape here.

Enscape offers Educational licenses here.

BIMx Techniques

Read more about BIMx here or download it for FREE!

Explore BIMx Hyper-models

5 mins

This short clip provides an overview of the BIMx app, and shows you how to explore a project on a mobile device.

BIMx Presentations

20 mins

In this video, Caleb shows you how to make interactive, Virtual-Reality style walk-throughs of your projects, using BIMx!

You’ll discover how to:

  • Take your Archicad project and turn it into an interactive BIMx hyper-model
  • Share your project and documentation files with other project stakeholders
  • Get your design into BIMx
  • Use the BIMx Model Transfer service.
Explore BIMx Hyper-models

5 mins

This short clip provides an overview of the BIMx app, and shows you how to explore a project on a mobile device.

BIMx Presentations

20 mins

In this video, Caleb shows you how to make interactive, Virtual-Reality style walk-throughs of your projects, using BIMx!

You’ll discover how to:

  • Take your Archicad project and turn it into an interactive BIMx hyper-model
  • Share your project and documentation files with other project stakeholders
  • Get your design into BIMx
  • Use the BIMx Model Transfer service.
Additional Online Learning

Students can dive right into Archicad training for FREE! Access self-paced courses in modeling, documenting, and presenting your project now by enrolling in the BIM Author Program – Student Edition.

Register now!

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Additional Resources

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