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Why Archicad?

This article gives you a list of the best benefits of ARCHICAD for why you should use it as your main BIM tool.

Basic Morph Editing: Tube

Use the Tube command to extend any Morph face into a tube, changing directions and planes as many times as you like. 1.Click anywhere on a Morph face. 2.From the pet palette, choose the Tube command. 3.Start drawing the Tube, clicking to place each segment in turn. Note: The first ...

The Intelligent Cursor

The cursor changes shape as you work, depending on the tool you are using, and whether an editing/input operation is underway or not. Cursor variations help you identify particular nodes and edges, as an aid in editing.   Empty Space Reference Line ...

Basic Morph Editing: Tube

Use the Tube command to extend any Morph face into a tube, changing directions and planes as many times as you like. 1.Click anywhere on a Morph face. 2.From the pet palette, choose the Tube command. 3.Start drawing the Tube, clicking to place each segment in turn. Note: The first ...

Add New Points to the Mesh

To add points to an existing Mesh, draw a line or polygon onto the existing Mesh using either the Mesh tool or the Line/Polyline tools. The workflow is a little different for each: Use Mesh Tool 1.Select the Mesh. 2.Activate the Mesh tool. 3.Draw a closed polygon or a straight segment ...

Define Shell Contour

  Suppose we have a ruled Shell like the one above. You can trim it, or any Shell geometry, to the desired shape by defining its contour. 1.Go to the Floor Plan or Section window. 2.Select the Shell. 3.From the context menu, choose Define Shell Contour.   4.Draw the ...

Ruled Shell: Tennis Court Shell

Create a Shell atop a tennis court stadium. 1.Place the Tennis Court object. 2.Draw a rectangle of walls around it at 45 degrees to the stadium; this wall will serve as the reference for the Ruled Shell’s profiles (it will be deleted later).   Place a Ruled Shell on top: ...

Complex Roof

1.Draw the Floor Plan outline of your building (i.e. external walls). 2.Activate the Roof Tool, and use the Multi-plane construction method and the Complex geometry method.   3.In Roof Settings, adjust the main roof parameters (e.g. pitch, eaves overhang) 4.Trace the outline the ...