Manufacturers can use it to inform users of new products, product news, and updates. BIMail is a communication system that gets integrated into ARCHICAD. The product information is also automatically transferred to the downloaded file.īIMobject App also has BIMail integration. If there is a newer version, it downloads it. It compares the version loaded into AC with data in the cloud. A neat feature of BIMobject App is that it checks to ensure you have the actual current version of the object that is up in the cloud. A simple click, similar to how the 3D Warehouse works for SketchUp, sends the 3D model directly into ARCHICAD. With it users can find, source, update and check for BIM objects supplied through the BIMobject cloud, which gets integrated directly into ARCHICAD.Ġ4 – The blue-ish buttons across the main viewport are the BIMobject related tools.īIMobject App enables filtering of real manufacturer objects for your BIM model. It is completely free of charge for all AC users worldwide.

Connecting Manufacturers and ArchitectsĪ key Add-On app for ARCHICAD users is the BIMobject® App. Its quality says something about the ARCHICAD SDK and partnering opportunities with GRAPHISOFT and the Kajima’s commitment to the BIM platform. The takeaway from this app is that a huge end user (Kajima) built this app on their own. The app is distributed by Doalltech in Japan and works with both Mac OS X and Windows versions of AC. SmartCON Planner is a sophisticated “add-on” application and begins to suggest just how much is possible with plugin additions to AC. You can see which each tool looks like here. You can see which each toolīut visualizing the construction process general contractors can improve safety, increase efficiently and decrease schedule. Cranes, Construction Vehicles, Temporary Fence Gates, Scaffolding, Shoring, Waler / Strut, Earth Anchor, Road Deck, Guardrail, Drilling, Volume, and Coordinates are included tools of which you use for construction process simulation and planning. SmartCON Planner enables the user to drop construction objects into the building site and ARCHICAD model. 03 – SmartCON Planner is one of the most impressive Add-On apps for ARCHICAD.

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