ArchiCAD 14 continues delivering productivity improvements for architects throughout the full cycle of the BIM workflow with a specific focus on completing the integration of the architectural workflow with the engineering world. Great architecture requires collaboration of all design disciplines. Architects have a central role in coordinating all aspects of their design with other disciplines during the entire design process. ArchiCAD 14 turns IFC technology into full-fledged workflow solutions enabling collaboration with engineers regardless of their discipline or the name and version of the application they prefer working with. This "open" approach to interdisciplinary collaboration greatly broadens designers' options for real Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) resulting in faster delivered projects and significantly less coordination errors.Open Design Collaboration ArchiCAD 14 introduces workflow solutions that help bridge the different requirements for BIM models between architects and the various engineering disciplines of the AEC industry. Model mapping, element classification, IFC reference model version tracking and change management support help the coordination between architects and engineers become a smooth and automatic process. ArchiCAD 14 also moves forward with developments to its revolutionary BIM Server based Teamwork solution, further optimizing the management of design teams working on shared BIM projects.
Best-in-Class BIM Workflow Productivity improvements to this latest version of ArchiCAD focus on the most requested global and local customer wishes. Enriched details to modeling construction elements, better 3D visualization, enhanced 2D drafting, improved handling of libraries and library parts, and refined user interactions are all included in the impressive list of productivity improvements. The results are faster and more polished design and documentation workflows with improved communication capabilities both with clients and consultants, making ArchiCAD 14 the premier BIM solution for architects worldwide.
What are the new features of ArchiCAD 14?
The new features among others are: Element Classification/Filtering, Core Setting of Load-Bearing Elements, Customizable IFC Translators, Direct Revit? MEP/Structure Link, Reference-model Version Tracking, Teamwork "Pack & Go", Automatic Server Recognition, Automatic Data Release When Closing Project, "Single-User Mode", Enhanced Data Reservation, Centralized User Color Management, Teamwork "Face to Face", Modular BIM Server, Server Activity Monitor, Transparent Local Data Management, Direct Data Transfer Among BIM Servers, Streamlined DWG 2010 Import/Export, Dimension Text Prefix/Suffix, Expanded Find & Select Criteria, "Unlimited" Number of Layers in Composite Elements, Refined Column Veneer settings, Shadows in Open GL, Easier Selection of Trace Reference, Easy Offset Functionality, Enhanced Input Constraints, Improved Schedule Interactions, Export Schedules Into Excel, Layout Book Improvements, Revisioning of Published Items, Import Surveyor's Data as Mesh, Improved PDF Output, Library Management Improvements, Migration of Libraries, New & Redesigned Library Parts, Extended Window/Door Reveals and Wall Closures, New Opening Types & Sunshades, Minimal Space for Doors, Faster IFC Handling, Faster Generation of Schedules, Faster Library Reload.
What are ArchiCAD 14's Engineering Solutions?
GRAPHISOFT offers seamless connection based on native file format or IFC with most of the leading global and local engineering solutions that among others include:
* SCIA ESA PT * Tekla Structures v16 * Revit Structure 2010 * Revit MEP 2010 * FEM Design v7 * Axis VM v8 * SAP2000 v11 * ETABS v9 * Green Building Studio * Energy Plus * Riuska * ArchiPhysik * ECOTECT * IES * AutoCAD MEP 2010
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