ArchiCAD
Architectural BIM software used for building design documentation and 3D architectural modelling.
An Alternative Architectural BIM Platform
ArchiCAD is an alternative architectural BIM platform to Revit that some Indian practices standardise on, particularly those with an established workflow built around its specific tools for architectural documentation and 3D modelling. We support practices already working in ArchiCAD rather than requiring a migration to a different platform purely for our convenience.
Construction documentation produced in ArchiCAD follows the same coordination discipline we apply across every architectural project — floor plans, elevations, sections and schedules checked for consistency against each other, not just individually correct in isolation.
Visualisation and Reusable Practice Components
3D architectural visualisation direct from an ArchiCAD model is a natural fit for the platform, letting us produce presentation renders that stay consistent with the actual design documentation rather than a separately-built, potentially divergent visualisation model.
ArchiCAD's parametric object library and GDL-based custom object tools support building genuinely reusable, practice-specific components where a firm has recurring design elements across projects, and we build these deliberately for practices that want that consistency rather than recreating similar elements manually on each new project.
IFC Interoperability and Coordinated Views
For practices that need to exchange models with structural or MEP consultants working in Revit, we manage IFC-based interoperability carefully, checking that geometry and key data survive the exchange rather than assuming the two platforms translate cleanly by default.
ArchiCAD's story and section tool structure supports a genuinely coordinated multi-level building model where plan, section and elevation views all update consistently from the same underlying 3D geometry, and we build models with this coordination discipline as a first priority rather than treating any single view as more authoritative than the others.
Synchronised Schedules and Consistent Drawing Issue
Schedule and quantity take-off tools within ArchiCAD, correctly configured against the model's element classifications, provide a reliable basis for door, window and finish schedules that stay synchronised with the actual design as it develops, rather than a schedule compiled once and manually maintained thereafter.
Layout book and publisher tools within ArchiCAD support a consistent, repeatable drawing issue process across a project's life, and we set up sheet organisation and issue automation deliberately at project start, keeping a large architectural drawing set navigable rather than allowing it to grow into an ad hoc collection of inconsistently organised sheets.
Teamwork Collaboration and Structural Coordination
Collaboration through ArchiCAD's teamwork environment, where a practice uses it, supports multiple architects working within the same live model simultaneously, and we work within this structure directly rather than defaulting to a slower, file-based handoff workflow that doesn't take advantage of the platform's genuine collaborative capability.
Structural and MEP coordination from within ArchiCAD, whether through IFC exchange with a Revit-based consultant or direct collaboration with a structural engineer working in a compatible format, follows the same rigorous geometry and data verification we apply to any cross-platform BIM exchange, rather than assuming compatibility by default.
Heritage Fidelity and Performance Analysis
For heritage and character-sensitive renovation projects, ArchiCAD's existing-conditions modelling tools support capturing genuine as-built irregularity where it matters to a heritage assessment, while still producing a usable, coordinated model for the proposed design work — a balance we manage deliberately rather than defaulting to either extreme.
Energy and daylight analysis workflows, where a project needs this kind of performance data, benefit from the model being built with the relevant analysis tool's data requirements in mind from early in the design process, rather than retrofitting the necessary parameters into an already-developed model.
Project-Specific Templates for Multiple Projects
For practices working across multiple simultaneous projects, we maintain clearly organised, project-specific templates rather than a single generic ArchiCAD template stretched across every client's requirements, since a template genuinely tailored to a specific project's needs produces cleaner, more efficient modelling than a one-size-fits-all compromise.
What It's Used For
- Architectural BIM modelling
- Construction documentation
- 3D architectural visualisation
- Projects and practices already standardised on ArchiCAD
- Custom GDL object library development for recurring practice-specific elements
Typical Deliverables
- ArchiCAD BIM models
- Architectural drawing sets
- 3D renders
- Custom parametric object libraries
Related Industries
Frequently Asked Questions
- Yes, we support ArchiCAD-based workflows directly rather than requiring a migration to a different platform, since staying in your practice's existing environment avoids unnecessary disruption.
- Yes, visualisation work can be produced from the same model used for documentation, keeping the render consistent with the actual design.
- Yes, building genuinely reusable, practice-specific parametric objects is a valuable investment for firms with recurring design elements across multiple projects.
- Yes, we check that geometry and key data survive the exchange carefully, rather than assuming the two platforms interoperate cleanly without verification.
- Yes, we build models so all views update consistently from the same underlying geometry, with no single view treated as more authoritative than another.
- Yes, schedules configured correctly against the model's element classifications stay synchronised automatically, rather than requiring manual maintenance as the design changes.
- Yes, existing-conditions modelling and renovation documentation is available in ArchiCAD, with the same existing-conditions verification discipline we apply across every architectural project.
- Yes, establishing a consistent template, layer standard and object library as a practice formalises its ArchiCAD workflow is a valuable and common engagement.
- Yes, visualisation built directly from the same ArchiCAD model used for documentation is available, keeping the render consistent with the actual design.
- Yes, ArchiCAD's story-based structure is well suited to repeated floor plates, and we set up the model to propagate a typical floor design efficiently across levels.
- Yes, detailed joinery and interior documentation, drafted to a level a workshop can build from directly, is available alongside core architectural documentation.
- Yes, converting legacy 2D drawings into a coordinated ArchiCAD model is a common transition project, usually prioritising active or frequently referenced projects first.
- Yes, where a project needs specific data captured for an energy or daylight analysis tool, we model with those requirements in mind from the start, in consultation with the relevant consultant.
- Yes, coordinating the architectural model against a separately supplied structural design, checking alignment and clearance, is a standard part of our ArchiCAD documentation work.
- Yes, where a practice uses ArchiCAD's collaborative teamwork environment, we work within that structure rather than requiring a separate, disconnected file workflow.
- Yes, retail and hospitality fit-out documentation, including joinery and finish schedules, is available in ArchiCAD alongside our broader architectural drafting capability.
- Yes, reviewing an inherited model's structure, layers and object quality before your team takes over managing it is a valuable and common request.
- Yes, coordinated documentation for multi-unit residential projects, including repeated unit type schedules, is available in ArchiCAD alongside our broader architectural drafting capability.
- Yes, setting up publisher sets that automate consistent sheet issue formatting is a practical way to save time on repeated drawing issue cycles through a project.
- Yes, migrating existing project data and re-establishing practice standards in ArchiCAD is a common transition project, usually planned around live project priorities.
- Yes, existing-conditions modelling with attention to heritage-significant fabric is available, following the same careful documentation discipline we apply to any heritage-sensitive renovation project.
- Yes, we set up sheet organisation and issue automation deliberately at project start, keeping a large drawing set navigable rather than letting it grow into an ad hoc, inconsistently organised collection of sheets.
- Yes, where a practice uses this collaborative environment, we work directly within it rather than defaulting to a slower, file-based handoff workflow that doesn't take advantage of genuine simultaneous collaboration.
- We apply the same rigorous geometry and data verification we use for any cross-platform BIM exchange, checking the exchange in both directions rather than assuming compatibility by default.
- Yes, we manage this balance deliberately — capturing real irregularity where it matters to a heritage assessment, while keeping the model coordinated and usable for the proposed design work rather than defaulting to either extreme.
- Yes, we build the model with the specific analysis tool's data requirements in mind from early in the design process, rather than retrofitting the necessary parameters later.
- Yes, clearly organised, project-specific templates produce cleaner and more efficient modelling than a single generic template stretched across every client's differing requirements.
- Yes, flexible overflow modelling and documentation capacity alongside your in-house team is a common and effective way this service is used.
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