Archicad Start Edition

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Archicad Start Edition (SE) is recommended for smaller architectural practices. To get started please contact your local distributor.

Based on the industry leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology of Archicad, its features have been tailored to the needs of smaller architectural practices. Archicad Start Edition includes all the necessary tools to create a BIM that is data-rich and able to produce all floor plans, sections, elevations, 3D views and details for a project. 

Archicad Start Edition version	Base Archicad version	Features compared
Start Edition 2024	Archicad 27	SE 2024 and Archicad 27
Start Edition 2023	Archicad 26	SE 2023 and Archicad 26
Start Edition 2022	Archicad 25	SE 2022 and Archicad 25
Start Edition 2021	Archicad 24	SE 2021 and other versions
Start Edition 2020	Archicad 23	SE 2020 and other versions
Start Edition 2019	Archicad 22	SE 2019 and other versions
Start Edition 2018	Archicad 21	SE 2018 and other versions
Start Edition 2017	Archicad 20	SE 2017 and other versions
Start Edition 2016	Archicad 19	SE 2016 and other versions
Start Edition 2015	Archicad 18	SE 2015 and other versions
Start Edition 2014	Archicad 17	SE 2014 and other versions
Start Edition 2013	Archicad 16	SE 2013 and other versions
Start Edition 2012	Archicad 15	SE 2012 and other versions
Start Edition 2011	Archicad 14	SE 2011 and other versions
Start Edition 2010	Archicad 13
Start Edition 2009	Archicad 12
Start Edition 2008	Archicad 11
Start Edition 2007	Archicad 9
Start Edition 2006	Archicad 8.1
Start Edition 2005 (GER and CHE only)	Archicad 7.0

File compatibility

File Open

• Each Start Edition version opens the files saved by all previous versions of Start Edition.
• Start Edition does not open files saved by full Archicad versions, except Archicad 8.1 and 9.
• Archicad full versions open files saved by the corresponding Start Edition version (see the table above) and all earlier Start Edition versions back to Start Edition 2006.
• Archicad full versions open files saved by previous Archicad full versions back to Archicad 8.1.

File Save

• Start Edition versions save files of only their own version. This means that earlier versions of Start Edition won't open the file.

[Nader]

Hi,

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• Archicad full versions open files saved by previous Archicad full versions back to Archicad 8.1.

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What does Archicad Full Version have to do with STAR(T) version in this sentence?

Thank you in advance

[Laszlo Nagy]

I think it is in the list so all 4 possible combinations are covered in the article:

1. START->FULL

2. START->START

3. FULL->START

4. FULL->FULL