CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
7 May 2013
Product News
ArchiCAD 17 -- "BIM Lives in the Details"
GRAPHISOFT® announced today ArchiCAD 17, the latest version of its award-winning building information modeling (BIM) software. The new release delivers capabilities that greatly simplify the modeling and documentation of buildings even when the model contains a high level of detail. ArchiCAD's end-to-end BIM workflow allows the model to stay live until the very end of the project.
"Many architectural practices use their BIM solutions up to the design and development phase only to switch to 2D for construction documentation," said Laszlo Vertesi , Vice President of Product Development at GRAPHISOFT. "ArchiCAD 17's brand new Priority Based Connections put a real ROI on the work put into the creation of the BIM model by automatically providing construction documentation level sections and details."
Priority Based Connections – Structurally Correct Details out of the Box
Priority Based Connections, together with Intelligent Building Materials, automatically provide structurally correct sections and details. Further usability improvements such as Intelligent Element Association to Story Heights and Intelligent Reference Line Handling of Elements make ArchiCAD the best BIM-based construction documentation solution available on the market today.
Industry-first Background Processing – Large/Complex Models to Stay Responsive
To further enhance productivity, ArchiCAD 17 takes the next step in multi-core processing to support the creation and manipulation of large complex models with industry-first Background Processing Support for faster generation of complex model details. Optimized Scaling of Multiple-core CPUs boosts performance on large complex models. The software features Improved Central Graphics Unit Performance to make 3D navigation even smoother when working with extra large models.
Extended IFC Model View Definitions – OPEN BIM to Support National Standards
ArchiCAD 17 supports Coordination View 2.0 and expands capabilities for defining new IFC data such as Concept Design BIM 2010 (required by GSA (US), Statsbygg (Norway), Senate Properties (Finland), FM Handover (required by COBie), and others. This includes currency unit export, calendar date type IFC properties and IfcSystems Assignment Support for system type elements such as MEP systems.
BIMobject® Partnership – Boost in Directly Accessible GDL Content for ArchiCAD Users
Integration with BIMobject.com, the world's No.1 manufacturer-specific content provider, offers direct access to an extensive collection of high quality BIM content by real manufacturers available both in ArchiCAD 17 and on BIMcomponents.com. With this partnership, BIMcomponents.com takes an important step to becoming the central portal for GDL content for ArchiCAD users.
Workflow Improvements – Integrated Design, Visualization and Analysis Workflow
ArchiCAD 17 delivers a wide array of workflow improvements including an Improved MORPH Tool to support conceptual design with useful zoning information and Real-time 3D Cutting Planes to give extra control of ArchiCAD's 3D modeling environment. Inclusion of fully functional BIMx in every installation enables users to share BIM projects with their clients in the form of interactive BIM project environments; further improved Energy Evaluation supporting multiple thermal zones allows users to evaluate their designs with standard compliant technology.
Note: Please see separate announcement about EcoDesigner STAR™, GRAPHISOFT's industry first, BIM integrated, LEED compliant energy certification solution for architects and energy experts.
ArchiCAD 17 will be released on June 1, 2013, with shipment to customers beginning within a few weeks of the official release. Following a tight release schedule, all 26 local versions are planned to reach the market by the end of Q3 2013. For more information about ArchiCAD 17, please visit: www.graphisoft.com/archicad. For a live demonstration of ArchiCAD 17, please register for the upcoming "BIM Lives in the Details" webinar on June 18, 2013.
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