Graphisoft ArchiCAD Review

Great BIM solution just keeps getting better. - Oct 1, 2008, By: Jerry Laiserin, Cadalyst

Like fine wine and close friendships, some things just get better with age. Graphisoft's ArchiCAD, which has been around for 25 years, falls into that category for me. Back in the mid-1990s, it was one of the first software products I reviewed, and that first review was a revelation. ArchiCAD was far ahead of its competition at the time — almost anyone who wanted a PC- or Mac-based modeling, drafting, and visualization solution specific to architecture would have otherwise had to buy and integrate two, three, or more programs to accomplish all that ArchiCAD could provide by itself. The product has improved consistently ever since.

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ArchiCAD 12 AEC Magazine Product Review - by Martyn Day, AEC Magazine, UK

“ArchiCAD version 12 is an excellent release for existing customers, of that there is absolutely no doubt. The system performance benefit alone justifies the upgrade.”

“With ArchiCAD 12, performance has seen speed boosts of over 600%. This for me makes the release a no-brainer.”

“Many of the new features of ArchiCAD 12 are about ease of use, flexibility and enhanced communication. However the new curtain wall tool really is probably the most intelligent solution to a very complex problem.[...] Its applications go way beyond producing standard curtain walling.”

“Graphisoft’s new 3D document really brings models to life, offering sketch-like views of projects with perspective dimensions and text. This is great for presentations.”

“Rending Fills have been greatly improved and therefore so has the presentation quality of ArchiCAD’s output.”

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ArchiCAD 12 Kenplatz Evaluation - by Professor Hagiwara, Kokushikan University, Japan

“The speed increase when switching between worksheets is phenomenal. The speed improves almost as if changing to a better computer.”

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ArchiCAD 12 AECbytes Product Review - by Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, US

“ArchiCAD 12 has certainly succeeded in “accelerating the design experience” along many fronts.”

“The ability to quickly model curtain walls and easily edit it as a whole or edit the settings of individual selected members will be extremely helpful to architects.”

“ArchiCAD has taken the lead among BIM applications in its 3D documentation capability. [...] producing more lucid and informative documentation is a great asset.”

“The third “killer feature” is, of course, the speed and performance enhancement enabled by the multi-processor support”

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