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Buy Archicad software
| Version | Price |
|---|---|
| Archicad 30 Build 3001 | |
| Archicad 29.0.1 Build 3100 | |
| Archicad 28.0 Build 3001 | |
| Archicad 27.0 Build 4030 | |
| Archicad 26.0 Build 5002 | |
| Archicad 25.0 Build 4013 |
What is Archicad?
Archicad is Building Information Modeling software for architectural design and documentation. It provides parametric building elements, intelligent object libraries, and integrated MEP modeling tools for creating detailed 3D building models and coordinated construction drawings.
Archicad serves architects and building designers in residential and commercial projects. It combines 3D modeling automation with documentation workflows for independent professionals and small design practices developing building designs from concept to construction.
Why Buy Archicad from Prosoftstore?
We offer permanent Archicad activation with one-time purchase - professional BIM software for architects and building designers without subscription fees. Full functionality included: parametric modeling, intelligent object creation, structural analytical models, and MEP coordination for desktop architectural workflows.
Suitable for freelance architectural work, small design studio projects, independent consulting, and skill development for personal desktop workflows.
Archicad Key Features
- Parametric Building Elements: Create walls, slabs, roofs, columns, and beams that automatically adjust relationships between components for seamless design updates in building models.
- Intelligent Object Libraries: Insert customizable doors, windows, stairs, railings, and curtain walls with parametric controls for advanced modeling and design flexibility.
- PARAM-O Design Tool: Build custom parametric objects and building elements using a node-based visual interface without writing GDL code or scripts.
- MEP Modeling: Design mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems with built-in parametric objects, clash detection, and unified coordination workflows.
- Structural Analytical Model: Generate load-bearing element models with automatic analytical model creation for coordination with engineering analysis software.
- BIMx Hyper-model: Produce interactive 3D presentations that link 2D documentation with 3D models for client review and site coordination.
- CineRender Engine: Generate photorealistic renderings with advanced lighting, materials, and camera controls for design visualization and client presentations.
- AI Visualizer: Transform simple concept models into detailed visualizations using AI-powered image generation to explore design alternatives quickly.
- Curtain Wall Designer: Model complex facades with hierarchical grid systems, custom profiles, and parametric panel configurations for architectural expression.
- Interactive Schedules: Generate automated quantity takeoffs, element lists, and material schedules that update dynamically with model changes.
- Grasshopper-Archicad Connection: Link parametric design definitions from Grasshopper to Archicad for complex geometry and computational design workflows.
- Clash Detection: Identify conflicts between building systems, structural elements, and architectural components for coordinated models.
Archicad Applications
| Industry/Domain | Typical Applications |
|---|---|
| Residential Buildings | Single-family homes, multi-unit housing, custom residences, modular prefabrication projects |
| Commercial Buildings | Office buildings, retail spaces, mixed-use developments, hospitality venues |
| Educational Facilities | University buildings, student housing, classrooms, laboratories, campus planning |
| Hotel & Hospitality | Boutique hotels, resort complexes, guest facilities, amenity spaces, restaurant interiors |
| Prefabricated Construction | Off-site manufactured components, modular building systems, panelized construction |
| Structural Engineering | Reinforced concrete structures, steel framing systems, load-bearing element coordination |
| Renovation Projects | Existing building retrofits, historic preservation, interior renovations, adaptive reuse |
| Small-Scale Developments | Custom home design, renovation consulting, freelance architectural services |
Additional workflows and product-specific details
Layout Book turns project views into drawing sheets
Project views can be placed on Layouts as Drawings, with scale, title and framing controlled at the drawing level. The Layout Book organizes layouts and drawings so model views can be assembled into a documented sheet set inside the Archicad project.
Interactive Schedules connect element data back to the model
Interactive Schedules generate element, component and surface lists from the model. Editable schedule fields can update model element parameters, and schedules can be saved as views and placed on layouts for quantity and documentation work.
Project files, host dependencies and version selection
Archicad uses .pln as its main native project type, carrying model data, project views, settings, attributes and library references. AutoCAD-based products, including AutoCAD Architecture, use DWG as their native drawing format, and AutoCAD Architecture organizes a building project as linked drawing files. If your project needs to stay in the AutoCAD Architecture/DWG environment, choose AutoCAD Architecture.
Windows compatibility
The statuses below distinguish operating systems documented for the original offered generations from current manufacturer maintenance. Archicad 28.0 Build 3001 is distinct from later 28.3 builds, for which Windows 10 support changed. Windows 10 installability for Archicad 29/30 is not a guarantee of manufacturer support or functionality.
| Windows version / support status | Exact offered releases |
|---|---|
| Windows 10: documented in release-era supported OS requirements | Archicad 25.0 Build 4013 Archicad 26.0 Build 5002 Archicad 27.0 Build 4030 Archicad 28.0 Build 3001 |
| Windows 10: installable but unsupported by Graphisoft | Archicad 29.0.1 Build 3100 Archicad 30 Build 3001 |
| Windows 11: documented compatible in Graphisoft version guidance | Archicad 25.0 Build 4013 Archicad 26.0 Build 5002 Archicad 27.0 Build 4030 Archicad 28.0 Build 3001 Archicad 29.0.1 Build 3100 Archicad 30 Build 3001 |
Archicad 30 OS choice: Graphisoft lists Windows 11 as the supported Windows platform. Windows 10 is installable but not supported for this generation; check project/library and team exchange compatibility before selecting a release.
Buyer-relevant release milestones
| Release family | Verified local change |
|---|---|
| Archicad 29 | Openings can be created directly in Section, Elevation and Interior Elevation views. |
| Archicad 28 | Keynotes adds a project notation database with reusable labels, autotext and legends. |
| Archicad 27 | Integrated Design Options manages alternative design variants and can document them in 2D or 3D views. |
| Archicad 26 | Attribute folders, search and the Attributes palette organize and locate project attributes. |
| Archicad 25 | The Opening Tool adds polygonal geometry for custom-shaped openings that can be edited in 2D or 3D views. |
Ready to accelerate your building design workflows? Select your preferred version from the table above, click the Buy button, and start modeling parametric building elements and generating coordinated construction documents.