ARCHICAD
ARCHICAD is a professional Building Information Modeling (BIM) software used by architects and design teams to create, document, and collaborate on building designs in 3D. It provides integrated tools for walls, slabs, roofs, doors, windows, stairs, and complex elements, along with automatic 2D drawing generation from the 3D model. ARCHICAD supports collaborative workflows via Teamwork, integrates with Revit and other BIM platforms through IFC and Open BIM standards, offers CineRender for photorealistic visualization, and generates construction documents, schedules, and quantity takeoffs. It is widely used in architecture and engineering firms of all sizes for residential, commercial, and complex institutional projects.
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1 suggestionARCHICAD has shipped a native Apple Silicon build since version 26, released in November 2022. If you are running an older Intel build under Rosetta, upgrading to the latest ARCHICAD will unlock significant performance improvements on M-series Macs. Visit graphisoft.com and log in to your account to download the current native build — Graphisoft maintains separate installers for Apple Silicon and Intel, so confirm you are downloading the Apple Silicon (ARM) version, not the Intel one. The download page will clearly label each. After installation, you can verify you are running the native version by looking for the rainbow-halo desktop icon or checking Help > About ARCHICAD, which will display an "Apple silicon" label if the native build is active. Your existing ARCHICAD projects and licenses transfer seamlessly between the Intel and native versions.
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