In 2000, Nemetschek Group, the parent company of Graphisoft, acquired Vectorwork. Its rebranding to Vectorworks jump started its rapid development in the CAD industry and then later on, in BIM. Vectorworks was first launched as MiniCAD with the same base functionality, 3D modelling for designers.

Since then, Graphisoft has annually released new versions of the software incorporating new or improved features. The success of the software resulted in its first version for Windows 3.1. It was only later that it became known as a BIM tool. At its launch, Archicad was introduced as a virtual building concept tool, already capable of both 2D and 3D CAD technology. Minimum 10 GB free disk space for installationĪrchicad was first launched by Graphisoft in 1982 for Apple Macintosh.

System Requirements (for latest versions)ģ.0 Ghz Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7 or Apple M1 MaxĭirectX 11 or Metal CPUFamily2 compatible graphics card (Quotation required for perpetual licence) Architectural and interior design modellingĮnhanced workflows with BIMx and BIMcloud