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Installation & update

Installing or updating your app. Hardware/software requirements, OS specs.

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Apple released macOS 26 Tahoe on September 15, 2025. We are thoroughly testing it to ensure compatibility with our products. Based on our current tests, Archicad operates with the issues listed below. We are not aware of any critical issues. We will update this article with ...

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Archicad 28 introduces an innovative way to install the newest Hotfixes, Updates and Update Previews directly from the software. With the help of automatic downloads of Archicad updates, Archicad will automatically check and download its available updates in the background, ...

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Apple released the new macOS 15 Sequoia on September 16, 2024. We are thoroughly testing it to ensure compatibility with our products. Based on our current tests, Archicad operates with the issues listed below. We will keep this article updated with any news, fixes, workarou...

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Starting August 6, 2024, TLS 1.2 is the minimum required protocol version for Graphisoft products and services that require an online connection. Depending on your Archicad version, you might need to update Archicad and/or License Manager Tool. This change impacts only our W...

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Apple released the new macOS 14 Sonoma on September 26, 2023. According to our tests with the public beta version Archicad is compatible with some known issues detailed below. There are no known issues regarding BIMx and existing BIMcloud setups. Known issues Archicad Editin...

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This article focuses on the performance of Archicad in 3D navigation using various graphics cards. We will conduct further tests in a separate article about Graphics cards' performance with Redshift in the future. For Redshift's system requirements, please take a look here. ...

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Table of Content General performance of the M1 Pro/MaxCompatibilityCPU PerformanceMemoryGPU PerformanceLimitationsRecommendation Apple introduced the update to their first SoC for the Mac, the M1 Pro and M1 Max, that focused on professional users in October 2021. The M1 Max ...

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Microsoft has announced their latest operating system, Windows 11, which will be officially available from October 5, 2021. Graphisoft is continuously testing the latest releases of Windows 11. We have found Windows 11 to be fully compatible with our current products. Any kn...

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Apple introduced the transition from x86 to ARM architecture for Mac on June 22, 2020. Generally speaking, ARM is optimized for better power consumption, whereas x86 targets performance. With the development of semiconductor technology, ARM has caught up with x86 in terms of...

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In some cases, the only way to activate a feature, or change the behavior of ARCHICAD is by editing software configuration keys maintained by the operating system. On a PC this configuration system is called the Registry. On macOS, these configuration settings can be found i...

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Great news for Archicad users! As announced at the Archicad 26 Launch Event, we are pleased to share with you that Archicad 26 is running natively on Apple silicon. The full commercial version, with all functions of Archicad 26, was released on the 24th of November. The Appl...

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What is Graphisoft Bug Reporter? Graphisoft Bug Reporter is a tool designed to report bugs, errors, crashes, or other issues in Graphisoft products. It collects information about your device configuration, system details, and installed Graphisoft applications. The Bug Report...

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Normally, users rarely have to deal with the Event logs and Console logs. The Technical Support team will only ask for them in some rare situations. What is Event logs/Console logs? There will always be a tool for collecting messages from application and system in each Opera...

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In this article, you can find a list of additional software needed for installing or running GRAPHISOFT products. When you run the installer, it will automatically install those third-party products which are not yet installed, or which are out of date. If you don't want to ...

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Related version: 2022.1 The following chart contains example specifications for BIMcloud Basic setups based on the number of active users. Note that the load on a BIMcloud Basic does not only depend on this, but also on other factors, such as the size of the projects, usage ...

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Like Graphisoft products, various operating systems (OS) have distinct cycles, which start with their release and conclude on the date specified by the OS provider. This article serves as a guideline on how we support our products across different operating systems. Rule of ...

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GRAPHISOFT is continuously testing the latest releases of Windows 10. We have found Windows 10 to be fully compatible with our current products. Any known issues found so far and to be found in the future will be published under the Known Issues section below. NOTE: As Micro...

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If you consider hosting your BIMcloud for external connection as well, you need to make sure to set the environment to fulfill some requirements. One of them is to make it possible for Archicad client computers to access certain ports on the server computer to communicate wi...

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In order for Archicad to run optimally on the new Operating System, it must be granted Full Disk Access. Why on macOS 10.15 Catalina? Apple has taken a new approach with macOS 10.15 Catalina to tackle arising security and privacy threats. From macOS 10.15 Catalina onward, th...

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Related versions: BIMcloud Basic 2024.1 and newer This article will guide you through the BIMcloud Basic installation and configuration step by step with some additional information. Before Installing Checklist for installing BIMcloud Basic in the local area network (LAN) Ve...

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ArchiCAD uses operating system fonts. Some default fonts vary between Windows and macOS. Make sure you are using a common font which is present on all workstations. The standard fonts are usually the most reliable: Arial, Times New Roman, etc. It is, however, possible to use...

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The Windows Registry is a database of settings for every Windows preference, application, user, and all attached devices for your computer. Please use special care when opening and making changes in the Registry Editor. As always, we recommend you have a backup of your syste...

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SSD stands for Solid State Drive, and it is the successor of HDD (Hard Drive Disk) in digital file storage, as it is faster, smaller, lighter, and have no moving parts - thus less prone to mechanical failure. But at the time of writing this article they are still quite expen...

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The Magic Mouse and the trackpad gestures have been unified in Archicad 22. The default behaviour of the 2-finger scroll is now the MAC OS recommended Pan, however it can be changed back to the legacy Zoom behaviour in System Preferences. The main interactions on the Trackpa...

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The magic mouse and the Trackpad gestures have been unified in Archicad 22. The default behaviour of the Scroll is now the MAC OS recommended Pan, however it can be changed back to the legacy Zoom behaviour in System Preferences. The main interactions on the Magic Mouse incl...

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Archicad Network Installation (Install Archicad as BIM Manager) Starting with Archicad 22 the standard installer for Archicad and GRAPHISOFT Add-Ons can be deployed in unattended mode. For details please consult the Install Guide for Archicad. Archicad Silent install methods...

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Applies to: Archicad v19 and above What is a Support Package Creating a Support Package may help the GRAPHISOFT Technical Support Team to more efficiently investigate an issue you experience with Archicad. The package captures the current state of your project (Teamwork or s...

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Known Issues Frequent ARCHICAD crashes after installing the latest AMD Video Card driver Affected version(s): ARCHICAD 18, 19, 20| Severity: workaround applicable | ID: 212350 NOTE: AMD has already fixed this issue and is planning to make it public with the next release Issu...

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Archicad stores Preferences and Work Environment files to preserve your customized setup between sessions. In rare cases, these files can become corrupt, which may prevent Archicad from starting or cause unexpected crashes. In such cases, as a troubleshooting step, you can d...

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WHAT IS THE GRAPHISOFT SHELL EXTENSION The Graphisoft Shell Extension is a utility which modifies your Windows shell in order to display the preview and the summary of the contents of Graphisoft related files, for example Archicad project and library part files. After instal...

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Goodies are free Add-Ons developed by Graphisoft to complete Archicad with specific abilities and features. As of Archicad 22, you can install all Goodies at once with the help of the Archicad Goodies Suite installer. Goodies are based on legacy code which Graphisoft does no...

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REPAIR Archicad If Archicad is already installed on your computer and you run the Archicad installer, an option is given to Repair the software. This process looks through the Archicad folder and replaces the installed components with a fresh copy from the installer. Basical...

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Multiprocessing means the use of two or more Central Processing Units (CPUs) within a single computer system at the same time. The term also refers to the ability of a system to support more than one processor or the ability to allocate tasks between them. Nowadays new compu...

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Silent Update installation of Archicad 20 Updates (suitable for Archicad 17, 18 and 19 too) Silent mode Update install can be achieved by running the installer from the command line with silent parameter. The correct command line can be obtained by performing the following s...

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When one works with large files (wants to view in 3D or render large models with ARCHICAD, send and receives into a large Teamwork file or do any other memory consuming operations) and ARCHICAD is crashing or is explicitly warning that it went out of memory or it just render...

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Rosetta is an emulated environment in Mac OS X that enables running applications compiled for PowerPC processors on newer Macs that use Intel processors. ARCHICAD 13 - ARCHICAD 13 and over are only available for Intel-based Macs. See the complete ARCHICAD version history her...

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