Spaces in AI Assistant (Beta) let you build a knowledge base from your own documents. Archicad MCP gives the AI structured access to your live model. Together, they let you ask: “Here’s the regulation. Does my model comply?”
How it works
- Open the sidebar menu in AI Assistant and click Create a new space.
- Upload your reference documents.
- Start a chat inside the Space and ask about your model in that context. You can also enable Web search, paste the exact URL of a code section, and ask AI Assistant to check your model against it.
Ideas to get you started
- Upload the Building Code and check your model for missing or wrong information.
- Upload fire rating regulations and ask AI Assistant to check whether the doors in your project comply.
- Upload a product installation guide and have the requirements converted into standardized Keynote entries, grouped into folders.
- Paste the URL of the relevant part of the International Residential Code and ask AI Assistant to check your zones.
Good to know
- Up to 10 Spaces per account, up to 10 files per Space.
- PDF only, up to 40 MB per file.
- Spaces are tied to your account, so they’re available from any project or device.
- Model-changing actions need your explicit approval and are applied as a single undoable batch. Deleting isn’t available.
- For critical or compliance-related information, verify results independently.
- MCP tools require Archicad Collaborate or Archicad Max.
We’d love to hear from you
- What documents would you upload to a Space (codes, fire ratings, product guides, office standards, client requirements)?
- What would you want AI Assistant to check or fix in your model against them?
- Where did it fall short? Did a document not parse well, or did a check need something the tools can’t do yet?
Reply with this template if you can:
Document type: [e.g. national building code, fire door schedule, manufacturer guide]
Source: [PDF upload or URL via Web search]
My prompt: [what you asked, with exact property names and units]
Scope: [selected elements, whole model, non-visible elements included?]
Result: [what worked, what was wrong, what was missing]
Follow-up wish: [what you’d want to do next, such as fix issues in a batch or log them as Keynotes]
Tips for better results
- Upload only the relevant sections. Smaller, focused PDFs give clearer answers than a whole code book.
- Use quotation marks and Archicad property names as stored in your file.
- Always include units (mm, m, ft).
- Ask AI Assistant to list the affected elements and their key properties so you can review the findings before approving any edits.
- If you want hidden or other-story elements checked, say so explicitly.
We’ll read every reply and share the most common use cases, and what’s planned, in a follow-up.
