ARCHCAD 2010

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Operating System:

Windows XP Professional and x64 Edition
Windows Vista Ultimate, Business and Enterprise Edition
Macintosh®: OS X 10.4
CPU*:
Intel® Pentium 4 2GHz, or compatible processors with equal or higher performance
Macintosh® PowerPC G4 series with 1GHz processor; G5 series
Macintosh® with any Intel processor
RAM:

1 GB of RAM is required
2 GB or more is recommended for complex models**

Hard Drive:

Minimum of 1 GB free hard disk space is required for a full installation.
Additional 2 GB is required for work with complex projects and 3D visualization.
Display:

Recommended resolution: 1280x1024 or higher
Video card:

PC: Open GL and DirectX 9 compatible graphic card with on-board video memory of 64 MB is
required.
Mac: Open GL compatible graphic card with on-board video memory of 64 MB is required.
On-board video memory of 128 MB or more is recommended.

To find compatibility data for Open GL VGA-cards, please visit the following website:
http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/compatibility.php
Note for Windows users: QuickTime 7 or later and Java 6 or later are required to run
ArchiCAD.
ArchiCAD installer will automatically install Java 6 and QuickTime 7 if they are not
present on your computer.


* Some components of ArchiCAD can use multiple processors. Read more about this topic
** The maximum amount of memory ArchiCAD can use is 4GB. Read more about this topic



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LICENSE TYPES
Commercial:

Running ArchiCAD in Commercial mode requires a hardware protection key. Without a protection
key the program runs in Demo mode. Demo mode means that you can explore all the functionalities
of ArchiCAD 11, you can also print your work, but you cannot save your files. If no protection
key is found upon starting the program, the demo option will be offered.
Trial:

Running ArchiCAD in Trial mode requires a Trial license number, which is unique to the computer
on which ArchiCAD 11 is installed. The Trial license number expires in 30 days, during which
period all of the ArchiCAD functionalities are enabled, you can save your work but working
in teams is not possible. However, project files saved with a Trial license are watermarked,
and can only be opened by the same license of ArchiCAD that created it. (This means that
such files cannot be transferred to another computer). After 30 days the Trial version
switches to Demo mode. The Trial license can be turned into a Commercial license at any
time if a Commercial license is purchased, and ArchiCAD is started with a valid protection
key attached to the computer. Files saved with the Trial license can be opened and resaved
in full, unrestricted format.
Note: After the trial period expires, your files saved with your Trial license can be opened
only with the Commercial version and only on the same computer on which they were created.

Educational:

If you have received ArchiCAD 11 for educational purposes, then you received an Educational
License Key Number. Educational version watermarks the project files it creates or saves.
A file created with the commercial version of ArchiCAD can be opened in Educational version,
but it will inherit the Educational watermark. If you save the file in Educational version,
you will still be able to open it in a commercial version, but it will bear the watermark.
Note: The Educational watermark can not be removed from the file by saving it in commercial
version. The Educational watermark will appear on every printout.


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INSTALLING ArchiCAD 11
Commercial version:

Windows: After inserting the DVD into your DVD-Rom drive, the installer will automatically
start.
Choose the "ArchiCAD 11" option to install ArchiCAD. In case the installer does not start
automatically, double-click on the "Setup" application in the DVD root directory.
Macintosh: Insert the ArchiCAD 11 DVD-ROM into your DVD-ROM drive and double-click on the
"ArchiCAD Installer" application in the DVD root directory.
Trial and Education version:

Double-click the downloaded executable file, which will open the unpacker application.
Specify a temporary location for the installer files, then click "Extract". After files are extracted, the installer wizard will automatically start.
Important: When installing ArchiCAD, you must be logged on as a member of the Administrator
Group. Make sure that NO WIBU protection key is connected to your computer during the
installation.

The ArchiCAD 11 installer wizard will help you through the various install options.
Following the Welcome screen, select the license type you wish to install. After accepting
the license agreement, you will define a location on your computer's hard drive for
installing ArchiCAD 11. You can either point to an existing folder or create a new folder.
The next step is to choose one of the following three install options:

Typical
Custom
Installation Package Creation
The "Typical" option installs all components of ArchiCAD. We recommend you to use this
option when first installing ArchiCAD.

The "Custom" option lets you install only selected parts of the full package. Choose this
option only if you are experienced in installing and using ArchiCAD.

The "Installation Package Creation" option allows CAD managers to create a customized
installer package that contains company standard settings, such as Work Environment
profiles, DXF-DWG translators, and template files. At the end of this process, a
single-file, one-click installer package is created that can be distributed over the
network. See details of this option in the ArchiCAD 11 documentation, or at: http://archicadwiki.com/Installation_Package_Creation

If you have earlier versions of ArchiCAD installed on your computer, the installer will offer you the possibility to import Work Environment profiles.

Important: After installing ArchiCAD, do not forget to restart your computer; otherwise the hardware protection key will not work properly.
Plug in the protection key only after you have rebooted your system.
(No restart is required if you already had a WIBU protection key driver installed on your
computer, and no driver was installed by the ArchiCAD 11 installer.)



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MODIFYING ArchiCAD 11
The ArchiCAD 11 installer lets you subsequently add components to your installed package.
If you need further components installed, insert the ArchiCAD 11 DVD-ROM, start the ArchiCAD 11 installation, select the "Add" option in the dialog box and follow the instructions.

Note: The ArchiCAD 11 installer will scan your hard drive and list the currently installed
components. Components unchecked in your list are not yet installed; to install them, mark
their respective checkboxes.


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REPAIRING ArchiCAD 11
The ArchiCAD 11 installer lets you repair your installation if you have accidentally
deleted elements from the ArchiCAD folder.

To repair your ArchiCAD installation, insert the ArchiCAD 11 DVD-ROM and select the
"Repair" option in the dialog box.

Note: Repairing the installation means that all files will be reinstalled from the DVD-ROM.
Project files you saved into the ArchiCAD 11 folder will not be deleted or overwritten.
The installer offers you the option to save all preferred files - which contain your
template and work environment custom settings - in a backup folder. After the repair
process is complete, you can either delete these preferred files or reuse them by copying
them back into your repaired ArchiCAD environment.


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UPDATING ArchiCAD 11
Graphisoft regularly releases Hotfixes for ArchiCAD. ArchiCAD 11 will automatically check
if there are new Hotfixes or library updates available, and prompt you to download the latest
updates. You can disable automatic updates during the installation process or in the Work
Environment settings of ArchiCAD.



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UNINSTALLING ArchiCAD 11
To uninstall ArchiCAD 11 completely, run "uninstaller.exe" (PC) or "uninstaller" (MacOS)
in the "ArchiCAD 11/Uninstall.AC" folder. You can also start the uninstall process by
inserting the ArchiCAD 11 DVD-ROM and selecting the "Remove" option of the ArchiCAD 11
installer. This process will remove all standard ArchiCAD 11 components from your computer.
Project files you saved into the ArchiCAD 11 folder will not be deleted.

Important: Do not remove the Java Runtime Environment before uninstalling ArchiCAD.


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ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE REQUIRED
QuickTime is necessary to run ArchiCAD 11. On Macintosh QuickTime is part of the Operating
System. On Windows it is automatically installed by the ArchiCAD installer. If QuickTime is
missing, you cannot start ArchiCAD 11 and you will be notified. In this case, insert the
ArchiCAD 11 DVD-ROM and select the "QuickTime 7" option in the dialog box.

Adobe Reader is necessary to read the PDF documentation provided on the ArchiCAD 11
install DVD. On Macintosh it is part of the Operating System. On Windows it has to be
installed additionally. If Adobe Reader is missing, insert the ArchiCAD 11 DVD-ROM and
select the "Adobe Reader" option in the dialog box.

Note: You can also install these components by browsing the ArchiCAD 11 install DVD and
double-clicking the installer application in the folder of the respective component.


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UPGRADING EARLIER VERSIONS
If you are upgrading from ArchiCAD version 7.0, 8, 8.1, 9 or 10, your protection key has
to be re-programmed via the Graphisoft remote key upgrade site. To learn more about this
process, please consult your local ArchiCAD partner. Read more about this topic

ArchiCAD versions 7.0, 8, 8.1, 9 and 10 run with the ArchiCAD 11 keyplug; the old and new
versions can be used simultaneously. If you upgrade from pre-7.0 versions of ArchiCAD,
please contact your local ArchiCAD partner.

Reading Projects in older format
ArchiCAD 11 can open ArchiCAD 8, 8.1, 9 and 10 project files.

Warning: You cannot open ArchiCAD 8.1 or earlier versions of project files directly in
ArchiCAD 11. Please use ArchiCAD 9 or 10 to convert them to the current file format. We
strongly recommend that you create Archives (.pla file format) of each project you worked
on with older ArchiCAD versions. Move a project onto ArchiCAD 11 only if you have archived
it with the previous version. If you need help or have questions, please contact your local
ArchiCAD provider.

Continuing an ArchiCAD 10 Project in ArchiCAD 11
Graphisoft provides an "ArchiCAD 10 subset library" to ensure smooth transition between
versions. The subset library contains all ArchiCAD 10 objects that changed in ArchiCAD 11.
When you migrate an ArchiCAD 10 project into ArchiCAD 11, we strongly recommend loading
the ArchiCAD 10 subset library along with the ArchiCAD 11 library. This way you benefit
from the new functions of the new ArchiCAD 11 library parts, while keeping full
compatibility
with the objects already placed in your project.

Saving Projects in older format
ArchiCAD 11 can save project files in ArchiCAD 10 format.

Warning: ArchiCAD 11 provides downward compatibility with limitations: all information
based on the new features and functions of ArchiCAD 11 version will be lost in a file saved
in ArchiCAD 10 format. Also, you cannot use library parts of newer versions in previous
ArchiCADs, which means that projects saved in ArchiCAD 10 format will not be able to use
ArchiCAD 11 library parts. ArchiCAD 11 library parts can not be saved in earlier file
formats.

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