PR -Graphisoft
announced today that ArchiCAD
12, the next version of its award-winning Virtual Building
modeling solution, will ship on both Windows
and Macintosh
platforms in July. ArchiCAD’s annual release cycle continues to
focus on providing enhancements to help users win more business,
design more creatively and be more productive.
“Beyond
delivering powerful new 3D design tools, we are also introducing an
innovative 3D documentation capability, which has the potential to
revolutionize communication in the building industry,” said Miklos
Szövenyi-Lux, Director of Product
Management, Graphisoft. “And on multi-core computers, operations
such as view generation of sections and elevations from the Virtual
Building Model experience a dramatic performance increase.”
ArchiCAD
12 overview
ArchiCAD
12 reinforces its position as the most complete and flexible
design solution in the Building Information Modeling (BIM) category.
Enhancements to ArchiCAD 12 are focused on
speed, design, and documentation
with
capabilities including:
Speed
Multi-core
processor support –
With ArchiCAD 12, multi-core
processors become the recommended and standard platform for higher
performance computing. Areas that will see noticeable improvement
include 2D and 3D navigation and 3D model generation including
sections and shadow casting. In addition, the raw speed improvements
which can contribute to a user’s bottom line and improved
responsiveness will contribute to an overall better design
environment in which to work.
Image
and fill handling –
New technology allows for
significant increases in performance in working with bitmap images
and large fills in the design phase and during the generation of the
document set layouts. PDF generation is also improved.
Layout
book –
Working on large layouts is now
significantly faster.
Design
Curtain
Wall –
This capability enables users
to easily design and document curtain wall systems. The Curtain Wall
tool is based upon the new ArchiCAD “System Technology” which
will serve as a foundation for future system oriented building
components. Based upon a flexible hierarchical structure of schemes,
physical members and additional accessories, users can easily control
and change both the entire system and the smallest detail throughout
the entire project.
Partial
Structure Display –
Enables users to work in the
rich composite structure environment of walls and slabs while being
able to easily coordinate the load-bearing structure with engineers.
Hotlink
Module Management
– Management
and visualization of the whole Hotlink
structure and recursive updates of nested Hotlinks provide reduced
file size and increased update speeds. Users will benefit from
greater productivity and better coordination when using Hotlink
Modules, especially on large projects.
Documentation
3D
Document –
This innovative capability
allows users to use any 3D view of the model as the basis for
creating a document where dimensions, annotations and even additional
2D drawing elements may be added. This helps designers more easily
communicate their design intent to owners, consultants, contractors
and subcontractors. This new level of clarity in communication helps
users spend less time on design iteration with owners and reduces the
construction issues which can increase cost and extend project
schedules.
Fills
–
ArchiCAD 12 introduces a new
system of Fill Management and new Fill capabilities including
translucent solid, image fills, and transparent gradient fills. These
capabilities allow architects to remain in the ArchiCAD environment
when preparing documents for competitions and client presentations.
Interaction
enhancements –
Users may now select any object
in 2D or 3D and nudge, align and distribute in a manner similar to
popular office applications. These familiar interactions will speed
the design and document generation experience.
Availability
The
International (?), German, US, Australian, New Zealand, French,
Polish, Hungarian and Austrian editions will be available
starting in mid-July. Other localized versions will be shipped
shortly after. For information regarding the availability of ArchiCAD
12, please contact your nearest authorized reseller. To locate a
reseller near you, visit:
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