From this article you will learn even more about the ARCHICAD library. Let's talk about how to load objects into the library. I will also show you where you can download models for ARCHICAD.
The standard ARCHICAD library contains many high-quality parametric objects, but they are not always sufficient. Therefore, it is often necessary to load additional library elements.
There are not many resources where you can download parametric models for ARCHICAD for free. We will look at the main ones.
Models from SketchUp are also well suited for use in ARCHICAD. But let's first learn how to load objects into the library. If you have not yet understood the library in ARCHICAD, we recommend reading the article “ARCHICAD Library”.
Low-rise residential building made of small-sized elements
rihhansu
January 17, 2022
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8
Course project. Contains RPZ, 3D model and drawings: facade 1-4, section 1-1, 1st floor plan, 2nd floor plan, roof plan, rafter system plan, floor plan, foundation plan, node 1, node 2. 3D model and drawings of the house in ArhiCAD.
House projects / ArhiCAD
Projects of houses, cottages, duplexes, bathhouses and garages for free.
IMPORTANT
. All projects posted on our website are archived (packed) files in RAR or ZIP format (to save site space on the server). Before you start viewing a downloaded project, you need to unzip it (unpack it) with a special program - an archiver (in the vast majority of cases, the reason for the inability to open downloaded files is the inability to unzip it on the device). As a rule, most operating systems have archiver programs pre-installed. However, if your operating system does not contain archiver programs, then you can download them from our website. For desktop and . , or from the GoogiePlay service for mobile devices and tablets (these are free open source programs) More information on how to download and open projects can be found on the website page
Projects of inexpensive beautiful houses Construction price. Video. Pragmatist type. Projects of houses and cottages Total area (sq.m.) 135 Full project yes Floors one floor and attic Wall material foam (gas silicate) blocks Number of bedrooms 3 Base length (m.) 10.3 Base width (m.) 8.1 Construction price 1850000 Project of a house with a mezzanine - bedroom. Project 93/29. Free ready-made projects Total area (sq.m.) 82.49 Full project yes Number of storeys one floor and attic Wall material frame-panel Number of bedrooms 2 Base length (m.) 7.1 Base width (m.) 6.6 Construction price 863000 Project of a two-story house with an attic. Project 93/28. Free ready-made projects Total area (sq.m.) 78.87 Full project yes Number of storeys one floor and attic Wall material frame-panel Number of bedrooms 3 Base length (m.) 9.1 Base width (m.) 6.2 Construction price 843000 Projects of panel houses with an attic. Project 93/27. Free ready-made projects Total area (sq.m.) 106.07 Full project yes Number of storeys one floor and attic Wall material frame-panel Number of bedrooms 4 Base length (m.) 11.6 Base width (m.) 6.6 Construction price 1,170,000 Projects of frame houses for year-round use. Project 93/23. Free ready-made projects Total area (sq.m.) 96.79 Full project yes Number of storeys one floor and attic Wall material frame-panel Number of bedrooms 3 Base length (m.) 11.2 Base width (m.) 7.5 Construction price 937000 Project of a house with an attic up to 100 sq. m. 93/22. Free ready-made projects Total area (sq.m.) 82.13 Full project yes Number of floors one floor and attic Wall material foam (gas silicate) blocks Number of bedrooms 3 Base length (m.) 8.2 Base width (m.) 6.7 Construction price 1,137,000 House project on 2 floors 10 by 8 meters 93/21. Free ready-made projects Total area (sq.m.) 143.69 Full project yes Number of floors one floor and attic Wall material foam (gas silicate) blocks Number of bedrooms 2 Base length (m.) 10.1 Base width (m.) 8.2 Construction price 1,780,000 Projects of inexpensive houses. One-story house 85 sq.m. 93/8 Free ready-made projects Total area (sq.m.) 85.53 Full project yes Number of floors one floor Wall material brick Number of bedrooms 3 Base length (m.) 11 Base width (m.) 10.8 Construction price 913500 Project of a house on the 1st floor, 80 square meters 93/7 Free ready-made projects Total area (sq.m.) 87.96 Full project yes Floors one floor Wall material foam (gas silicate) blocks Number of bedrooms 3 Base length (m.) 13.2 Base width (m.) 9.6 Construction price 913500 Project of a house with a second light for free No. 92 reinforced concrete Free ready-made projects Total area (sq.m.) 314.46 Full project no Number of floors two floors and an attic Wall material foam (gas silicate) blocks Number of bedrooms 3 Base length (m.) 15.355 Base width (m.) 12.45 Construction price 4082000 Free project of aerated concrete house No. 93/6 Free ready-made projects Total area (sq.m.) 36 Full project no Floors one floor Wall material foam (gas silicate) blocks Number of bedrooms 2 Base length (m.) 10.4 Base width (m.) 9.3 Construction price 0 Cottage project 180 meters No. 101/8 Individual Free ready-made projects Total area (sq.m.) 173 Full project yes Floors two floors Wall material foam (gas silicate) blocks Number of bedrooms 4 Base length (m.) 11.6 Base width (m.) 10.25 Construction price 2677000 Project 92/162. House bathhouse made of rounded logs D 180 mm 5.6 by 6.6 meters Free ready-made projects Total area (sq.m.) 58.9 Full project yes Number of floors one floor and attic Wall material log Number of bedrooms 1 Base length (m.) 6.6 Base width (m.) 5.6 Construction price 1155000 Project of an inexpensive one-story frame house 105 sq.m. 93/30. Free ready-made projects Total area (sq.m.) 105.5 Full project yes Number of floors one floor Wall material frame-panel Number of bedrooms 3 Base length (m.) 14 Base width (m.) 8.5 Construction price 1155000
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Shopping pavilion 3D model
Marina1987
December 17, 2021
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264
3D model of the retail pavilion and drawings: facade 1-4, facade A-G, plan at elevation. 0.000, visualization, interior design. Visualization of the exterior and simplified visualization of the interior have been developed in the Archicad program.
Architectural. Public buildings / ArhiCAD
Advantages and disadvantages of the program
The main disadvantage of the program is its exorbitant price. You can buy ArchiCAD with all the add-ons for no less than $2000. This high cost is explained by the expensive license, as well as the high quality of design. Advantages:
- multitasking;
- the ability to design complex structural objects for industrial purposes;
- ability to work on a project in a team;
- editing a drawing, changes to which apply to all documents;
- convenient demonstration in 3D, in combined window switching mode.
In fact, the advantages of using the program are much greater, and this is especially acute when you work directly in it. A demo version, adapted for home use, with a minimal set of commands and capabilities, can be downloaded on the Internet for free.
General education school for 275 places
Victoria99
November 21, 2021
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546
This paper examines a general education school (including primary, secondary, and high schools) with 275 places (1 stream * 25 students * 11 classes = 275). Upper embankment is one of the most dynamically developing and promising areas in Irkutsk, located on the right bank of the Angara, in a flooded, low-lying area and 15 minutes
Architectural. Public buildings / Schools and kindergartens / ArhiCAD
BIM Components
The advantage of this resource is that objects from it are loaded directly into ARCHICAD.
Go to the settings window for the desired tool and enter the name of the object in the search bar.
Objects from the BIM Components resource will be displayed in the preview window with the corresponding icon in the lower right corner. It can be uploaded to the library by clicking on the “Download and Attach” button.
To download objects from BIM Components, you need an Internet connection.
Loading objects in this way is not always convenient. You can go to https://bimcomponents.com/, find the required object and simply drag it into the ARCHICAD window.
As you can see, I loaded the window object, so it is accessible through the Window tool.
To download some objects from the BIM Components site, you need to register and log in to your account.
Multi-storey single-entrance residential building with a public part of 16 floors
Arina Levina
November 11, 2021
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572
Course project. Contains RPZ, 3d model and drawings: plans of the 1st and typical floors, section 1-1, facades, general plan, visualization, floor roof. Includes a 3D model of the general perspective of a multi-story residential building. Project of one entrance multi-storey residential building with a public part. The building has a stepped plan. One-section house,
Architectural drawings. Multi-storey houses and buildings / ArhiCAD
Demo version
As for the demo version, it is more limited and has a whole range of disadvantages:
- the created project cannot be saved for further processing and editing;
- there is no possibility of printing the project and even its individual parts;
- there is no compatibility of formats that allow editing files created in other graphic editors;
- the group work function is disabled;
- many elements of the library are also inaccessible, exposing the user to only the most basic options.
You can download the demo version completely free of charge, without violating the license agreement, but the reduced set of utilities will not please you.
Sometimes situations arise in which the program automatically switches to demo mode. This happens for several reasons:
- the license key is damaged or lost;
- The program has registry errors that are caused by outdated hardware or viruses that can modify text files.
ArchiCAD is more of a professional graphic editor that allows you to create entire buildings from scratch. For home use, it is better to use more trivial and less professional programs that even a schoolchild can handle.
Hotel for 29 beds
Banksy
June 7, 2021
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1 709
Course project. Contains RPZ and drawings: floor plan, building facades, technical specifications, section of the building, floor plans with furniture arrangement, general site plan. 3D model visualization, room interior. The exterior decoration of the building consists of large blocks (thickness 400). The main shape of large blocks is a rectangular parallelepiped. The first floor is finished in
Architectural. Public buildings / ArhiCAD
What are the other advantages of “DublDom” for the owner?
Characteristics that all of its owners today recognize as significant in their reviews of DublDom:
- Warm - 150 mm insulation layer and energy-saving double-glazed windows.
- The volume of the house is fully used - a large selection of layouts, spacious rooms, a modern kitchen.
- Functional division into zones; on the side there is an entrance with a vestibule.
- The architecture of the house is reminiscent of Scandinavian style, which looks very modern.
- Very bright - fully glazed end, large windows, skylight in the cooking area and glazed entrance door at the rear. This review of “DublDom” is confirmed by photos of any models of new buildings.
Administrative and economic complex building
arh.gor.nik
April 27, 2021
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1 078
Educational project in ArhiCAD. Contains drawings: general plan, plan at elevation. 0.000, plan at elev. +3.300, facades north-west, south-east, E-P, 1-8, section 1-1, 2-2, exterior visualization, roof plan. The building of the complex participates in the formation of one of the architectural views of the city of Vladimir, and at the same time forms an intersection and a square in front of the "Bely"
Architectural. Public buildings / ArhiCAD
Interface
Having launched the program, the first thing that catches your eye is a somewhat unusual interface with many different buttons and functions. For those who have not encountered graphic editors before, you will have to suffer for the first time in order to understand all the capabilities of ArchiCAD.
This is what the updated ArchiCAD interface looks like
The work area, located in the center of the screen, allows you to view the project being created from several positions at once, controlled by separate view windows. At the top and on the left side are the main functions that allow you to edit any graph, outline or object. The right side is dedicated to the command line, where you can track the sequence of the last commands used and, if necessary, correct them.
The program allows you to create complex structural projects from scratch. At the same time, a huge library, where there is all the data and standardized provisions, will speed up this process and make the future building as strong and reliable as possible.
It is also possible to visually arrange not only the internal elements of the building, but also the area adjacent to it. The program has one useful property - the ability to create signatures and markups, which can later be extracted into a separate document.
This is convenient, especially when a technical justification is being formed. You can also print individual sections of drawings, sections and explications without violating the integrity of the entire document.
Manor block house for 1 family with an area of 73.94 m2
Dimongp28
September 22, 2020
- 100
3 029
The project of a single-family residential building with a three-room apartment with walls made of gas silicate blocks was developed on the basis of an assignment from the Ministry of Architecture and Construction of the Republic of Belarus. Sections AR, AC.
House projects / ArhiCAD
How to load an object into ARCHICAD
Let's say you have already downloaded some object for ARCHICAD. It can be in one of two formats: .*gsm or .*lcf. They are loaded into the library in different ways.
The standard object format in the library is gsm.
It is best to load any objects through the “Library Manager”.
Let's go to the menu "File" → "Libraries Objects" → "Library Manager".
In the menu that opens, we will see two folders: “Nested Library” and “ARCHICAD 23 Library”.
Since all downloaded objects are placed in the “Nested Library” folder, double-click on it to go to it.
To load an object, you need to click on the chair icon with an arrow. The file manager will open. Through it, we find the desired object on our PC and double-click on it.
The object is now loaded into the library. In the Library Manager window, click “OK” to save the changes and exit.
The library element in my example is accessible through the Object command. It can be found in the SubLibrary folder.
A loaded library item will not always be available to the Object command. This depends on the type of element being loaded. For example, it could be “Window”, “Door” or “Light Source”. It will be available through the appropriate command, but not through "Object".
With the lcf format everything is a little more complicated. The point is that it is a container for objects. It can contain many different objects in gsm format, global settings files, as well as various textures or images for the library element interface.
To load .*lcf into the library, you need to go to the “Library Manager” menu to the “Project Libraries” tab. Then click on the “Add…” button, it is located at the bottom right. In the window that opens, find the required file and double-click on it.
In the Library Manager window, click OK to save the changes.
But there is one important point. It is better not to load lcf this way. Because duplicates may occur in the library of textures and elements.
It's best to extract the .*lcf container first. Go to File → Libraries Objects → Eject Container. In the window that opens, select the desired container file and double-click on it. The following window will open, where we specify the folder to save the container files. Click "OK".
Then this file will simply turn into a regular folder with subelements. After that, we load this folder into the library, just like a regular .*lcf container, or you can simply find the .*gsm object and load only that.
You don't have to load the object itself into the library. You can just put it in a folder. And then upload it to the library through the “Library Manager”. Clicking on the “Add...” button.
Then the objects will not be stored in the ARCHICAD project library, but on your PC. If you open this project on another computer, these library items will not load.
This can be avoided by simply saving the file as an archive file. Go to File → Save As → Archived PLA Project.
Now you know how to load objects into ARCHICAD.
Let's see where you can download them.
Cafe 480.5 m2
Banksy
June 13, 2020
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1 518
Construction point: Tambov, Entuziastov Boulevard, 2K. The top layer of soil has a relatively flat surface. The project was carried out on the basis of the passport - Standard Design of Enterprises, Buildings and Structures No. 284-5-60с,83. Completed in accordance with assignments, normative and reference literature.
Architectural. Public buildings / ArhiCAD
DublDom Company
The central enterprise is located in Zhukovka near Moscow, with many scattered branches. The project was developed by architect I. Ovchinnikov, and now, based on his idea, houses of various layouts and purposes are being designed, with the wishes and choices of customers.
Main model range:
- 1st series
- With an area of 26 sq. m costing from 970,000 rub.
- With an area of 40 sq. m costing from 1,190,000 rubles.
- With an area of 60 sq. m costing from 1,730,000 rubles.
- With an area of 80 sq. m costing from 3,390,000 rubles.
- With an area of 120 sq. m costing from 970,000 rub.
- II series
- With an area of 26 sq. m costing from RUB 1,090,000.
- With an area of 43 sq. m costing from 1,430,000 rubles.
- With an area of 65 sq. m costing from RUB 2,150,000.
- With an area of 87 sq. m costing from RUR 2,870,000.
- With an area of 130 sq. m costing from 4,390,000 rubles.
The campaign at the beginning of development was aimed at new buyers who wanted to look at houses after 3-5 years of residence, talking with residents. With the increase in sales, company representatives stopped practicing this for many reasons, the main one of which was not to once again disturb the residents who bought DublDom; they do not have to experience inconvenience. The company itself has something to do instead of the need to convince doubters. The company has an official website where you can see a drawing of the house.
Threaded rod with full thread DIN 975 (DIN 976)
used for connecting various structural elements in construction together with washers and nuts. More details here.
Individual residential building, st. Dinskaya, Krasnodar region 124 sq. m
Alyona
April 25, 2020
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1 553
Architectural and planning solutions for an individual residential building, Art. Dinskaya, Krasnodar region. The structural design of the building is frame-stone. The walls are brick. At the main entrance to the building there is a “guest area” consisting of an entrance hall, living room, and kitchen. In the northwestern part of the building there is a utility area consisting of a toilet and
House projects / ArhiCAD
Features of assembling modular buildings
The construction of modular residential buildings is carried out in several stages:
- Arrangement of the foundation at the construction site;
- Installation on the foundation and interconnection of individual modular structures;
- Connection of communication systems;
- Finishing cladding of the finished house outside and inside.
It is quite profitable to build a country cottage from factory modular blocks. Moreover, even in a small country house made from one container you can live comfortably all year round. The main thing in the process of designing and constructing such housing is to carefully consider the layout of the living space.
Materials for production
The walls of the modules can be made using wood or metal. If the choice fell on wooden beams, then this is the key to the environmental friendliness of the future structure, but steel elements provide a longer service life and high strength of the entire structure.
Cozy transportable home away from the city
Stylish modular country house
To create insulation, foam plastic or mineral wool is used. Insulating materials must be used to protect against moisture, wind and extraneous noise.
Residential module placed on a brick building
It is impossible to say unequivocally which material is better. The main thing is that all technical requirements are met during the production of elements, and that the assembly of the house is carried out by professional craftsmen.
Want to know more?
Take a closer look at DublDom as your future home. There is a wonderful opportunity to spend some time outside the city, enjoying the most beautiful places, and at the same time get to know a modular home.
The beautiful village of Provence is located near the Verkhne-Ruzsky reservoir. The road there takes an hour and a half from the Moscow Ring Road along the Novo-Rizhskoye Highway.
A “DublDom” with an area of forty square meters was recently built in the village. It can comfortably accommodate four people. You can come and stay there. Get to know the house in detail both in severe frosts and in summer heat. Check how this unusual openness to nature suits you personally.
The creator of the project himself, Ivan Ovchinnikov, was the first to try out a small house of twenty-six square meters. He settled and lived there for a year. This experiment turned out to be very useful for the architect. Several important changes were made to the project, and we started thinking about increasing the area of the modular house. As Ivan noted, even his attitude towards some things has changed.
Niyaz Garayev from Kazan acquired a franchise for the production of unique housing. The entrepreneur built for himself a modular house with an area of 130 square meters. m. He writes a blog where he talks about the pros and cons of the unusual structure “DublDom”.
It will always be interesting to hear reviews from real owners for people choosing this option for their country life.
Description of design
The basis of the house is a wooden frame with mineral insulation (150 mm). On the outside there is a windproof film. This helps retain heat better than a half-meter thick brick wall.
The type of foundation is chosen by the future owner independently. An alternative to a strip or block foundation can be screw piles. It is quite acceptable, since the weight of the modules is small. A foundation made of screw piles is useful in areas where groundwater is close.
The outside walls and roof are covered with metal profile sheets. This is standard equipment. In reviews of “DublDom” they mention that in bad weather the rain drums on the metal roof, but this only makes it more comfortable.
Other finishes are also available - boards, soft tiles, copper sheets and various composite materials.
In their reviews, the owners of DublDom advise taking advantage of the offer to additionally order a terrace or veranda. They are made of larch and fit perfectly into life outside the city. And they are simply irreplaceable when a large group of friends or relatives comes to visit you.
A special feature of the project is a wall glazed from floor to ceiling. This idea is a symbol of an open attitude towards the world. Thanks to her, the surrounding nature is more acutely felt.
No need to worry about large glazing. Energy-saving double-glazed windows are filled with argon. Warm even in severe frost.
Proper orientation of the house to the cardinal directions will also help you save on heating costs. Windows should face south and southwest.
Next, we get acquainted with these very floating panels:
Let's start our acquaintance with the Coordinates board. It is a set of interactive rulers. They continuously, and most importantly absolutely accurately, track the current position of the cursor and take measurements in polar (A, R) and Cartesian (X, Y, Z) coordinates.
We move on to the Info Box. This board stores information about the most significant parameters of the element we have selected and the settings of the running tool from the toolbar.
The specified board allows us to directly change these parameters. In a word, this scoreboard will have a different appearance, and its appearance will depend on what we are currently doing.
Now we begin to get acquainted with the Control Panel (Control Box). The panel contains many functions that control cursor movement and bindings.
It can make life much easier for the designer (if he masters this panel).
And now we have before us the Toolbox . The toolbar includes a powerful set of useful icons for specialized tools for completing architectural projects.
The panel divides its tools into the following groups: Selection and Design, Selection and Documentation, Selection and More. Below we will look in detail at all the tools in this panel from each group.
Construction and sampling:
Documentation and sampling:
Selection and More:
As you can see for yourself, the tools of each group have their own specifics and are very useful in the work of any architect.
It doesn’t matter at all if your toolbar (and possibly any other) looks different. Since the panels change their appearance and size, like Windows program windows.
You can very easily customize the appearance of the panel by right-clicking on its title and executing all the necessary commands.
We've reached the Quick Views Panel , which is used to quickly navigate through the drawing. Using this panel, the designer can easily move from floor to floor and view the completed sections.
Of course, this panel is designed for amateurs. In fact, you can do just fine without it. The panel significantly clutters the screen, and this should be attributed to its disadvantages.
To remove a panel from the screen or re-display a panel, you need to run the following commands: Window > Display > and so on.
Let's move on to the practical task: Turn off all the panels one by one. Now turn on each one in turn. Pay attention to the name of the panel you are turning on.
As a note: You can turn off any of the panels by simply clicking the CLOSE (X) button on its title.
