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ArchiCAD in the Press...
Check out the ArchiCAD product reviews of leading AEC, CAD industry and architectural magazines, read what experts have said about ArchiCAD.
Aecbytes.com - ArchiCAD Virtual Trace: A Versatile Catalyst for BIM by Eric Bobrow - March 20, 2008
"Virtual Trace is a unique and revolutionary technology created by Graphisoft in ArchiCAD 11. It reaches into almost every part of the design, documentation and coordination process. It is a fine example of how Graphisoft takes traditional concepts (in this case, tracing paper) and reinterprets and reinvents them to redefine the state of the art. "
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Architosh.com - ArchiCAD 11 Review by Anthony Frausto-Robledo - December 20, 2007
"This version is loaded with two if not three killer features that greatly aid the jump from 2D CAD to 3D BIM."
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Caduser.com - What's the storey? By: David Chadwick - May/June 2007
"I always enjoy diving back into ArchiCAD, because the software invariably comes up with something interesting and unexpected with each new iteration."
"... the latest version of ArchiCAD 11 provides some fascinating new features. ArchiCAD is a powerful and multi-faceted alternative to the more 'popular' BIM tools."
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Aecbytes.com - ArchiCAD 11 Review by Lachmi Khemlani, Ph.D. - June 30, 2007
"Not all new releases of applications necessarily have a »killer feature« , but ArchiCAD 11 certainly does—in its new Virtual Trace technology. Simple and intuitive in concept but extremely sophisticated in execution, Virtual Trace is an innovative translation of the familiar tracing paper architects are used to working with from the physical to the digital world."
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Cadalyst.com - ArchiCAD 11 (Cadalyst Labs Review) by Scott MacKenzie - August 1, 2007
"The Splitter ...This function is a really nice improvement to the computer-drawing experience. …improvements such as this one will lead to more architects embracing BIM."
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Architectmagazine.com - BIM Wars by Katie Gerfen and Laurie Manfra - September 1, 2007
"Graphisoft's ArchiCAD continues to evolve into a fully BIM-enabled software package. It's designed to support every stage in the building process, with early design iterations and fast-sketch modes as well as detail-level design tools for offsite fabrication and coordinated digital construction sequences." Read more...
Aecmag.com - ArchiCAD 11 by Martyn Day - October 22, 2007
"Many software firms claim to have invented BIM. When development work on a 2D/3D intelligent modeling system started in 1982, you might have the best claim to the title." "...the original desktop BIM solution, ArchiCAD, now in Release 11, is still doing very well and has been enabling architects to design parametrically in 3D for years."
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