Archicad

Archicad

Graphisoft
QCAD

QCAD

Ribbonsoft
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About

Graphisoft Archicad - Design and deliver great buildings. Design: Unleash your creativity with the leading BIM software developed by architects like you. Focus on what you do best — designing great architecture — thanks to powerful algorithmic design tools and large model support. Visualize: Archicad’s professional architectural visualization tools translate your conceptual designs into compelling imagery of future buildings. Bring your models to life, inspire the audience, and invite stakeholders to engage with your designs. Collaborate: Work with your team and other disciplines around the corner or around the world on projects of any size and complexity. Open standards and workflows mean collaboration is guaranteed — regardless of what software other team members are using. Document: Complete, out-of-the-box documentation tools combined with a powerful publishing workflow that complies with local BIM requirements means you can focus on your designs, not the paperwork.

About

QCAD is a free, open-source application for computer-aided drafting (CAD) in two dimensions (2D). With QCAD you can create technical drawings such as plans for buildings, interiors, mechanical parts or schematics and diagrams. QCAD works on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The source code of QCAD is released under the GPL version 3 (GPLv3), a popular Open Source license. QCAD was designed with modularity, extensibility and portability in mind. But what people notice most often about QCAD is its intuitive user interface. QCAD is an easy-to-use but powerful 2D CAD system for everyone. You don't need any CAD experience to get started with QCAD immediately. Construction and modification of points, lines, arcs, circles, ellipses, splines, polylines, texts, dimensions, hatches, fills, and raster images. Very complete and extremely powerful ECMAScript (JavaScript) scripting interface. Various powerful entity selection tools.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Architects, BIM Managers, Interior Designers, Urban Planners, Structural and MEP Engineers, Integrated Practices

Audience

Companies searching for a free, open source application for computer aided drafting

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$225/month
Please check out exclusive subscription and perpetual license offers at the Graphisoft corporate website. Special licensing is available for educators and institutions and for students.
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

$39.92 one-time payment
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 3.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 2.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Simple and easy intuitive interface. Good for 2D drawings, charts or just view and edit .DWG or DXF drawings. No need to spend money on overpriced AutoCad or Visio.

Cons

  • It is not designed to compete w/ AutoCad, but read and wright to this format.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

Graphisoft
Founded: 1984
Hungary
graphisoft.com/solutions/archicad

Company Information

Ribbonsoft
United States
www.qcad.org/en

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Categories

Categories

Architectural CAD Features

2D Drawing
3D Modeling
Architectural Symbol Library
Automatic Formatting
BIM Modeling
Comparison View
Design Templates
Drafting

Architecture Features

2D Drawing
3D Modeling
Bills of material
BIM Modeling
Building Information Modeling
Client Management
Contact Management
Contract Management
Document Management
Drafting
Manufacturing Design Data
Presentation Tools
Project Management
Proposal Management
Quotes/Proposals
Visualization / Presentation

Architectural CAD Features

2D Drawing
3D Modeling
Architectural Symbol Library
Automatic Formatting
BIM Modeling
Comparison View
Design Templates
Drafting

Integrations

3Deling
Allplan
Archi Automate
Artlantis
BIMcloud
BIMcollab
BIMvision
BIMx
CAD&BIM Free Viewer
Catenda Hub
Cinema 4D
Fuzor
RISA-3D
Revit
Rhino 8
Scia Engineer
SketchUp
Solibri Office
Twinmotion
dRofus

Integrations

3Deling
Allplan
Archi Automate
Artlantis
BIMcloud
BIMcollab
BIMvision
BIMx
CAD&BIM Free Viewer
Catenda Hub
Cinema 4D
Fuzor
RISA-3D
Revit
Rhino 8
Scia Engineer
SketchUp
Solibri Office
Twinmotion
dRofus
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