Archicad 28

With many practical construction examples, this foundational and instructional book introduces the most important control elements of Archicad 28. It includes numerous practice questions with solutions and demonstrates the software's capabilities through typical design tasks from academic studies and professional life. The author specifically targets Archicad beginners who value a practical approach to learning. You will learn all elements and commands through examples, starting with the construction of a simple floor plan to practice the general workflow and basic steps. In the process, you will become familiar with the user interface, input options for coordinates, and the use of snap aids, snap points, and guide lines.

The author demonstrates architectural elements such as walls, windows, and corner windows in both the floor plan and the 3D window. He also discusses graphic overrides and the rules for layer structure and intersections in walls, ceilings, roofs, and shells. Additionally, the HVAC modeler is briefly introduced. A focus is placed on practicing editing commands, particularly the use of Pet palettes, which are automatically activated by selecting elements and then offer specific modification actions.

In further editing steps, you will learn to enhance the construction by adding individual and automatic dimensions, as well as creating sections and views. The process for creating and selecting variants is also described. To present your project impressively, you will finally create photorealistic visualizations. At the end of each chapter, you will find practice questions with corresponding solutions in the appendix. The final chapter constructs a single-family house as an example with documented command inputs. Content includes a quick start with a documented example, user interface key palettes, and the arrow tool.