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Graham W.

Owner / Architect

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/22/2021

"Archicad continues to lead the industry for architectural software"

5/5

What do you like best about Archicad?

I am able to work within Archicad from start to finish on all projects. Starting at early concepts and continuing through all design and documentation phases and continuing through construction and completion phase of the project. Archicad allows me to always have a living model through phases of the project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Archicad?

For the US market there is a limited amout of region specific library resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Archicad:

Archicad is designed by architects for architects. That is a tag line I remember from many years ago. I have always felt the UI in Archicad is powerful, visual and tailored to the way architects work. It is possible to learn Archicad and jump right into the deep end quickly. The workflow and logic in the software is powerful from early concept stages, through design, documentation, construction and beyond. Although the software isn't perfect, Archicad is very mature and powerful. The support community is open available and helpful. I feel that even though I am a long-time user of the software there are undiscovered potential workflows and solutions that I don't yet know that I need, but which I know I can find and develop when needed. Over 20+ years, I have consistently seen how Archicad allows for creative solutions within the program's logic and design. Archicad is powerful and should be considered seriously by an architect who wants to stay ahead of the technology curve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Archicad solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have seen huge advantage to the accurate virtual building that can be achieved through Archicad. I love that I don't need to step down to 2D documentation and that the software is powerful and refined to provide accuracy at every level of a project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Joel S.

Project Architect

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/2/2019

"ArchiCAD Review From A Veteran User"

5/5

What do you like best about Archicad?

ArchiCAD has been extremely useful from the beginning because it models in 3D as you create. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Archicad?

Although I haven't used the detailing tool to a great extent, I can see how it would be tedious to use for the kinds of details that our office generates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Archicad:

Getting started is a breeze, but customizing it to fit your firm’s standards or integrating with hand drawn staff is interesting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Archicad solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is the essential CAD tool for our office, and we use nothing else except the occasional

photoshop or Twinmotion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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ABOUBAKAR T.

Ingénieur

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/30/2022

"One of the most practical modeling software."

5/5

What do you like best about Archicad?

I liked the simplicity of this modeling software. It is very easy to understand and allows for better use. The conversion to PDF is also very easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Archicad?

It must be said that the software's internal rendering engine is not as efficient. Specific rendering software is needed to achieve an optimal result. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Brian M.

ARCHITECT

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/10/2023

"WOULD CONSIDER IT A USER FRIENDLY SOFTWARE FOR DESIGN AND PRESENTATION OF WORKS , ESPECIALLY THE UI"

4/5

What do you like best about Archicad?

The most helpful about it is how you can view the project in both 2D & 3D, which makes it easy to adjust elevations and floor plans and the changes are instant Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Archicad?

the limitation is on the libraries which are not up to date and also not able to animate and render upto detail Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Eric L.

Project Manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/30/2022

"12 years working with BIM in Architecture, 9 years working with ArchiCAD."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Archicad?

Working in 3D in ArchiCAD is seamless and the various tools provide great 3D feedback while modeling which makes for a superior experience when designing.

Schematically laying out plans is fairly painless, and quick.

ArchiCAD imports and exports every file type we need, so it is easy to interact with various consultants across state lines. The Teamwork features just work without much headache, and we can host our own BIM server securely. Migrating files across versions is fairly quick, and the software has done well not to crash unexpectedly on us for many years now with Windows-based systems and file server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Archicad?

No true reflected ceiling plan view solution (the 3D documents feature is not sufficient since other plan elements are inaccessible in 3D documents).

In-place live hotlink module editing does not exist in ArchiCAD, and adds considerable time to development and changes across documentation.

Layout drawing updates can take a long time whilst navigating the layout book, especially where multiple exterior elevations may appear on one layout.

Individual surfaces on complex profiles for those tools cannot be dynamically labeled in elevations for something like material tags. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Carlos P.

Assistant Project Manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/17/2023

"Archicad User for 23 Years"

5/5

What do you like best about Archicad?

Easy way to use the tools and how I can find eveything in a single window. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Archicad?

The curtain wall tool is very limited. It is not possible to create a simple curve panel, or add the doors into the door schedule with the dimensions. Also there is no a ceiling tool or a way to translate this the a ceiling in Revit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Ryan G.

owner

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/16/2023

"Super easy and intuitive and getting better"

5/5

What do you like best about Archicad?

Interface and ease of use. 3D Navigation is easy and intuitive. The ability to use archicad for not just traditional architecture but other businesses Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Archicad?

some changes over the years that people have asked for - have taken a long time to implement. At least say you are working on it but it is taking a along time to figure out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Drew T.

Senior Project Manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/11/2023

"ArchiCAD is the best program for architects"

5/5

What do you like best about Archicad?

ArchiCAD is excellent at design, documentation and interfacing with other rendering software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Archicad?

The one thing about our kid that could be better. Is keynoting, and documentation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Martin B.

Architect

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/19/2022

"Archicad recommandation"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Archicad?

EASY TO USE AND to NAVIGATE, compatible with other software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Archicad?

nothing yet as far as I can tell; after using for 10 + years Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Archicad:

I would advise anyone in the Architectural, Interior Design and Construction Industry to give a try to ArchiCAD. I am almost sure you will love it and will never let it go as I did. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Archicad solving and how is that benefiting you?

Drafting plans and collaborating w/ other CAD users Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Evan W.

Architect In Training

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/15/2022

"ArchiCAD is relatively intuitive to use for architectural drafting and modeling."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Archicad?

I most enjoy the intuitive interface for drawing/ creating drawings. It's incredibly helpful to complete multiple drawings at the same time. Interface is easier to learn than Revit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Archicad?

The most challenging element to draw is the fireplace. It's nearly impossible to draw it in 3d and have it look correct in 2-dimensional drawings. (Plan, section.) It would also be beneficial to be able to open files read-only for reference while others are working on a project and refrain from saving accidental changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.