The omission of high-end rendering could be easily rectified with the purchase of the Abvents Artlantis, which costs from £391 and integrates well with ArchiCAD. Firms that need multiple seats will be better off with the full version with Teamwork capability.

On upgrade to the full version of ArchiCAD all money paid for Solo is discounted off the full copy of ArchiCAD Teamwork.ĪrchiCAD Solo is a powerful entry-level system, a good starting point to get into BIM from 2D CAD, with a no-loss upgrade path. BIMx can be added at the point of sale bringing the cost of the whole Graphisoft BIM Solo package to a total of £1,899.ĪrchiCAD 16 Solo supports multi-core processing and runs natively on PC (as a 32-bit application) and Mac OS (64-bit). The self-extracting files run on PC, Mac, iOS and Android. Graphisoft offers a unique model sharing capability called BIM Explorer (BIMx), which allows for the distribution of models. The MEP variant of ArchiCAD Solo is also available at the same price (but does not include the detail library). It does not include Lightworks rendering nor the BIM Server/Teamwork technology. The package includes energy evaluation, workbooks, a range of 2D detailing objects (roof tiles, brick and block, etc), and local content as well as 12 months service for upgrades for £1,699.ĪrchiCAD 16 Solo includes all the modelling capabilities of Teamwork such as Morph, Shell, new multiplane roof, complex profiles as well sketch rendering, publisher and the renovation workflow. While the Start version of ArchiCAD always lagged the current version, Solo ships at the same time as the current Teamwork version. This product has segued into ArchiCAD Solo, which was put together at the request of Graphisoft UK, and offers great entry-level value for money. This was based on the previous release of ArchiCAD and would get architects into BIM for less than £1,000. Last year AEC looked at an entry-level product bundle from Graphisoft called ArchiCAD Start.

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