Will the MEP Designer no longer be part of the Archicad Studio plan?

[Martin Jan Rosa]

I recently came across a current comparison of the Archicad Collaborate and Studio plans, and I was surprised to see a note stating that the MEP Modeler will only be included in the Studio plan until this October.

Is this really the case?

Furthermore, there are rumors circulating in our local market that the Studio subscription will only allow the use of the localized version (and no other, including INT). This would be a major issue for many offices that frequently work in international teams and often use both the localized and INT versions. Not to mention that I personally also use the INT version of Archicad from time to time due to the very poor translations of certain parts (for example, when creating GDL elements, the localized version sometimes makes me feel like I’m under the Tower of Babel).

This seems like yet another unfair move related to the long-term transition to subscriptions. It doesn’t affect me directly—I’ve already switched to Collaborate—but I know several offices that declined last year’s offer to move to Collaborate precisely because they were counting on Studio. Now, they are quite unpleasantly surprised by these previously uncommunicated conditions.

On a positive note, though—I see that the AI Visualizer, whose exclusive inclusion in Collaborate last year caused quite a stir, is now suddenly listed under both plans… 😉

[mthd]

Thank you for correcting me @Jp1138, DDS CAD is not included in Collaborate.

Comparing AC Studio with AC Collaborate in my region as shown in the pdf link below.

https://centralinnovation.com/app/uploads/Archicad-Studio-vs-Archicad-Collaborate-Brochure-23-Jan-20...

Note the fine print at the bottom of the page and it clearly states the MEP will be removed from AC29 Studio.

Not a good move IMO in going forward with 3D documentation as the preferred norm.

[Jp1138]

Removing MEP from Studio is clearly a horrible move from GS to their customers. But it´s the way they´ve been taking for some years now, no surprises 😐