New features

Design

Spend less time on project management and more time on design — Archicad 26 helps your team stay organized and files streamlined even as the size and complexity of projects continue to grow.

Improved Attribute Management  

Save time and reduce the risk of errors while you focus on your design — even on large and complex projects.  Easier and more intuitive navigation and management of attributes through a structured hierarchy. 

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Improved Attribute Management with Hierarchically Structured Attributes

Faster Project Navigation 

No more endless scrolling! Quickly and easily find specific items with the new Navigator Search for faster navigation inside of a project.  

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Search in the Navigator

Enhanced Surface Overrides 

Faster modeling and documentation of openings with fewer workarounds thanks to greater control over openings' surfaces and enhanced Graphic Override options.  

Learn more:
Opening Tool - Surface Overrides

Smart Object Creation with Library Part Maker 

Develop your own parametric object library without scripting! Create doors, windows, and other parametric objects easily with graphical editing methods. The Library Part Maker tool makes object creation a breeze.  

Available for Graphisoft Forward and SSA subscribers only. 

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Library Part Maker Now in All Localized Archicad Versions

Customized Kitchen Cabinetry 

First introduced with Archicad 25, now you can quickly and easily customize the look and style of kitchen cabinetry while still meeting local and company standards and requirements — all without manual workarounds.  

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Enhanced Documentation and Modeling Capabilities for Kitchen Cabinets

Improved 2D Editing 

Based on user feedback, the efficient and user-friendly 2D editing enhancement in Archicad 26 saves time and helps maintain consistency among interactions when using Radial Stretch of circles and ellipses. 

Learn more:
Create a Copy When Stretching Circles

Improved IFC Output of Space Volumes

During certain workflows, it is necessary to model space volumes using the Morph Tool. Space volumes can now also be derived from morphs and translated to IfcSpace entities on the IFC output.
Learn more:
Morphs Exported as IfcSpace

Visualize

Faster client approvals — Create stunning visualizations quickly and easily thanks to professional out-of-the-box solutions, modern textures and furniture, and powerful BIMx web and desktop viewer updates. 

New Professional Textures 

Engaging, modern visualizations make client approvals fast and easy thanks to the fresh content added to the Additional Surface Catalog.  
Available for Graphisoft Forward and SSA subscribers only.

One Love House | Sarco Architects, Costa Rica

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Renewed Additional Surface Catalog

Optimized Archicad Export and Enhanced BIMx Web and Desktop Viewers

Archicad 26 introduces powerful 3D model export with a simpler, more informative Publisher workflow and easier control over texture size to optimize file size and export time.  Create more realistic visualizations with on-the-fly rendering, reflecting project orientation and Camera View Cone in the 3D model thanks to updates to BIMx Web Viewer and BIMx Desktop Viewer.

S - Life Express, Istanbul | Adnan Kazmaoğlu Architects, Turkey

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BIMx: More functional BIMx Web and Desktop Viewer​s
Additional Improvements in Archicad 26

Archicad-Enscape Connection

When it comes to finding the best visualization tool for your needs, Graphisoft offers freedom of choice. In addition to the built-in high-end rendering engines Cineware and Redshift, you can also work with a wide variety of external rendering solutions, including Twinmotion from Epic Games and Enscape.
Enscape is a real-time rendering plugin that integrates smoothly with Archicad, giving you an uninterrupted design and visualization workflow.
Get more out of your Graphisoft Forward subscription by taking advantage of a special offer. Sign up for a two-year Enscape subscription and get the first year free!
If you are already a Graphisoft Forward subscriber, visit this webpage and follow the purchase and installation steps.

courtesy of Enscape
Learn more about Enscape online through video tutorials and the Enscape Knowledge Base.

Collaborate

Archicad 26 brings improved structural analytical model workflows and usability enhancements for faster, smoother interoperability between architects and structural engineers.

Structural Workflow 

Collaboration between structural engineers and architects has become critical to the success of building projects that are being developed at extraordinary speed by today’s standards. Graphisoft enables structural engineers and architects to seamlessly exchange information regardless of the software solutions used.

Automatic Live Load Generation 

Faster, automated interoperability between architects and structural engineers in Archicad 26 saves time and increases access to detailed information in the model.

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Automatic Live Load Generation

Faster Export to FRILO 

Save time when working with the new Archicad - FRILO one-click direct export feature.

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Faster Export to FRILO

SAF Translator Enhancements 

Smoother, faster information exchange between Archicad and Structural Analysis applications with the touch of a button keeps architects and structural engineers in sync and on track.

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SAF Translator Improvements

Support for Multi-Segmented Columns and Beams 

Get more accurate Structural Analysis calculations with multi-profiled analytical elements that better describe complex segments.

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Support of Multi-Segmented Columns and Beams 

BIMcloud Enhancements 

No project is too big for BIMcloud, now with an increased file capacity of up to 100K+ files. Improvements to security and control over file version history make BIMcloud your best project team collaboration tool.

Learn more about BIMcloud

Accurate Building Energy Evaluations 

New in Archicad 26 — Get reliable, out-of-the-box energy and CO₂ building material data for 
accurate building lifecycle analysis and sustainability reports. 

Currently available for select localized versions of Archicad 26.

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New Building Material Property Set for Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability  Calculations

IFC Export Improvements

Export your IFC models to include information about the properties and functions of complex Archicad elements' components. Thanks to Archicad's enhanced IFC export capabilities, your models will be more informative, better meeting the information needs of the receiving party.
Learn more:
Export Component-Level Data to IFC

Faster Labeling of MEP Elements

Save time by quickly and easily setting a clear graphical representation of the slope data of your MEP elements.
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Representation of MEP Element Slope Direction