ARCHICAD – BIM inside and out
ARCHICAD enables architects to model faster and create accurate construction details and quantity estimations for reinforced concrete, complex steel, timber, and composite beams and columns. Complex columns, curved and haunched beams can now be modeled and documented to meet graphic and representation standards. Beams and columns can be displayed using various projected and symbolic views and cover fills.
ARCHICAD delivers design tool improvements and introduces enhanced design workflow processes. These represent significant performance improvements and productivity enhancements to its core design processes as well as to multidisciplinary collaborative workflows.
Facade Design
ARCHICAD’s remastered Façade Design workflow enables architects to design, develop and detail hierarchical curtain wall systems with great freedom using modular patterns. The design happens with a natural graphical input in the most natural design environment in 3D or 2D elevations, while ARCHICAD ensures the curtain wall system is structurally correct and adheres to local requirements for documenting and listing.
Faster & smoother 2D navigation
ARCHICAD introduces significant performance improvements, focusing on a smooth and truly responsive 2D panning and zooming navigation experience for projects of any size.
Parametric Custom Profiles
ARCHICAD’s Parametric Custom Profiles combines the power of parametric design with the freedom of graphical profile creation.
Expression Based Properties
ARCHICAD allows you to use logical expressions to derive new properties and property values that depend on the element’s own parameters. This new function greatly enriches the information — or “I” component — of BIM. Its automatic workflow lets you define any calculation rule as an element property value and update it automatically, without time-consuming and error-prone manual data entry.
Productivity and Workflow Enhancements
ARCHICAD brings several productivity improvements, providing easier and more intuitive building design, faster and more precise construction documentation, more accurate schedules and cost estimation.
The Gray Box
Portable release description
📂 Files
- ARCHICAD 29 Portable.exe = main program and data file
🧩 Addons & Plugins
This is a multi-package portable. Plugins/addons/extensions/presets/brushes/etc can be added in two ways:
• via .svm files (managed by me), put in the same folder as main exe.
• via 'normal files' (managed by you), put under sandbox folder.
\Sandbox\ARCHICAD 29\roaming\modified\@PROGRAMFILES@\Graphisoft\ARCHICAD 29\
⚡ Portable Features
- No installation required
- No Admin rights needed
- Pre-activated
- 100% Offline, completely safe to use, no firewall needed
- Sandbox folder containing modified settings, delete to reset
- Just run it and enjoy!
📝 Release Notes
This section helps you to keep track of the new additions when the release is a bit messy 🙂
- 17 February 2025 - fixed v28.1 'v2' version (the program was getting closed after initial window, my mistake)
- 16 December 2025 - Updated to v29 and compatible Enscape v4.14
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Download
| Version | Format ? | Size ? | Download ? | ||
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Portable releases | |||||
ARCHICAD | v29.0.2 Show older versions | Portable | 2.8 GB | ||
v28.1 | Portable | 3.6 GB | |||
v23 (Build 3003) | Portable | 3 GB | |||
v22 (Build 3006) | Portable | 2.6 GB | |||
v20 (Build 5011) | Dfiles | 2.8 GB | Download | ||
Plugins for portable | |||||
Enscape plugin | 4.14.0 (for v25-v29) Show older versions | .svm | 835 MB | ||
4.7.0 (for v25-v28) | .svm | 629 MB | |||
4.3.0 (for v25+) | .svm | 670 MB | |||
3.4.4 (for v21-v26) | .svm | 250 MB | |||
2.7.0 (for v21-v23) | .svm | 177 MB | |||
v2.6.1 (for v21-22) | .svm | 177 MB | |||
v2.5.2 (for v21-22) | .svm | 280 MB | |||
v2.3.2 (for v21-22) | .svm | 320 MB | |||
Setup releases | |||||
ARCHICAD | v29.0.2 Show older versions | Setup | 4.5 GB | ||
v28.1 | Setup | 4.4 GB | |||
v23 (Build 3003) | Setup | 1.9 GB | |||
Plugins for setup | |||||
Enscape plugin | 4.14.0 (for v25-v29) Show older versions | Setup | 712 MB | ||
4.7.0 (for v25-v28) | Setup | 675 MB | |||
4.3.0 (for v25+) | Setup | 602 MB | |||
3.4.4 (for v21-v26) | Setup | 112 MB | |||
2.7.0 (for v21-v23) | Setup | 80 MB | |||
v2.6.1 (for v21-22) | Setup | 80 MB | |||
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Ciao, è possibile installare gli accessori falda, muro ecc…?
Come posso fare?
Grazie mille
Non so cosa siano, come li aggiungeresti alla versione setup?
sono degli add ons che si scaricano gratuitamente dal sito graphisoft e si installano tramite un file .exe
Grazie mille
dovresti prendere i file che vengono installati da quell’exe e copiarli sotto la cartella sandbox, in modo da fare una specie di installazione manuale dentro il ‘disco C:’ del portable che sarebbe la cartella sandbox, non so se mi spiego
Ho notato che mancano diversi oggetti all’interno delle librerie di archicad, si possono aggiungere eventualmente o è una cosa che non posso fare io?
Grazie ancora
Hi. Thanks for upload. Is it possible to connect portable Archicad with twinmotion via direct link that can be downloaded on twinmotion website?
not sure how that directlink work, but the two portables can’t communicate as they work in different sandboxes, maybe for connection you need installd versions
Hello.
It’s possible to release Enscape plugin Setup V2.7.
Allready work on Archicad 23.
Would be fantastic.
it’s still not released in the way I need, iykwim
We will wate. Thanks again.
released 😉
Hi man
Thanks for your work. Can you ad the Grasshopper – ArchiCad Live Connection?
Would be great.
k will add in next versions
Hello,
I m not sure why but the setup version of the enscape plug in wont work for archicad 23. In the program files destination folder i can only see the Enscape.Archicad.Plugin.Host22 and Enscape.Archicad.Plugin.Host21 files.
Thanks..
in the setup it’s stated as compatible for 23, did you check? it should automatically install for all compatible apps even if you don’t have them installed so there should be nothing to tick
Hi, yes i installed enscape but when i start archicad there is no enscape addon so i looked in the program files and i found out there ware only Enscape.Archicad.Plugin.Host22 and Enscape.Archicad.Plugin.Host21 files.
But with skechup is working fine. I only have problem with archicad 23 and I even tried on my laptop too… and it was the same
I have reinstalled archicad and enscape a few times but nothing changed… Any suggestions?
I downloaded the same version Enscape-2.6.1+13260 and i tried in trial mode… it is not working with archicad 23 🙁
The only versions working are 2.7.0-preview.1+15081 and 2.6.1-preview.5+12851 . Tried them in trial mode.
just found out that officially archicad 23 is not supported, sorry I was sure of that 🙁
they say here that 2.7 will support ac23 but it’s still full of bugs and thus wip
To change the laguage:
Install the Testversion from Archicad (direct from Graphisoft) with your language and use the crack from the englisch Version. It runs by me under Win10. Archicad have no languagepacks!
Can you add Chief Architect? Thx.
what is it? please add in req page
yo, webpage not able for download?! why. pls help. not a single link
I made a change and should be fixed now, please confirm, is it working?
Hi Sir,
Thanks for this work. But is it possible to change language? Like French?
Thanks in advance. Best regards.
a separate additional pack should be made, only eng included here
could you please upload eptar tiling svm file?
pls req in Requests page
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