01 AC 13 Getting Started

Getting Started with ArchiCAD 13
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The ArchiCAD 13 Package ________________________________________ 7 ArchiCAD 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 GRAPHISOFT BIM Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 BIM Server Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Hardware/Software Requirements for ArchiCAD 13 __________________ 8 MacOS (MacIntel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Required Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Memory and Disk Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Required Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Memory and Disk Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Optional Hardware Peripherals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Install ArchiCAD 13 ____________________________________________ 11 Start-up Presentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Installation of 32-bit versus 64-bit version of ArchiCAD 13 (WIN only) . . .12 Begin Installation of ArchiCAD 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Choose License Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Hardware Protection Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Further Information on the Hardware Protection Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Serial Number (Educational and Trial licenses) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Program Folder Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Choose Setup Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Start Menu Location (Windows only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Installation Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
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Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Work Environment Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Complete Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Insert Protection Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Add/Repair (Reinstalling ArchiCAD) _____________________________ 20 Uninstall ArchiCAD____________________________________________ 21 Silent Uninstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 GRAPHISOFT BIM Server _____________________________________ 23 Hardware/Software Requirements for BIM Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 MacOS (MacIntel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Required Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Memory and Disk Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Required Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Memory and Disk Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Install GRAPHISOFT BIM Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Program Folder Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Start Menu location (Windows only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configure BIM Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 24 25 25 25 25
BIM Server Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Uninstall BIM Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 BIM Server Manager___________________________________________ 31 Program Folder Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Start Menu location (Windows only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Installation Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Additional Installations _________________________________________ 32
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Updates _______________________________________________________ 33 Licenses_______________________________________________________ 34 Commercial License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Educational License. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Trial License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Demo Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Compatibility Information _______________________________________ 38 Opening ArchiCAD Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Saving Project Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Plotter and Digitizer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Create Installation Package for Predefined Company Standards _______ 40 Feature (Component) Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Company Standards Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 ArchiCAD Work Environment Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 DXF-DWG Translator List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Local DXF-DWG Translators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Template Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Complete Recorded Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
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The ArchiCAD 13 Package
The ArchiCAD 13 Package

The ArchiCAD 13 Package includes three applications developed by GRAPHISOFT:
ArchiCAD 13
ArchiCAD is a powerful modeling application which enables architects to design buildings more productively, based on the Virtual BuildingTM approach. ArchiCAD allows architects to focus on design, either alone or in Teamwork, while also exchanging data smoothly with consultants and professionals in other fields. Install ArchiCAD 13 if you need to work in ArchiCAD, either in solo mode or as a member of a Teamwork project.
GRAPHISOFT BIM Server

The GRAPHISOFT BIM Server is a server application necessary to support the new Teamwork introduced in ArchiCAD 13, which is based on a client-server technology that enables fast, simultaneous access to projects for multiple clients. The GRAPHISOFT BIM Server is connected through the network to several ArchiCADs, which are the clients in this system. Install the GRAPHISOFT BIM Server on the machine used to store and manage Teamwork projects. It is recommended to install the BIM Server on a separate computer.
BIM Server Manager

The BIM Server Manager allows you to monitor the projects on your BIM Server. It is installed automatically with the GRAPHISOFT BIM Server. However, optionally you may install it as a standalone application, on a separate computer, if you intend to remotely manage a BIM Server. Each installation process is described in detail in this booklet.
Hardware/Software Requirements for ArchiCAD 13

MacOS (MacIntel)
Software
System software Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6 Snow Leopard
Required Hardware
Mactel: Macintosh with any Intel processor Multicore processor is recommended to exploit ArchiCAD 13 performance capabilities
Memory and Disk Space

2 GB RAM is required. 4 GB or more is recommended for complex models. 1 GB free hard disk space required for a full installation of ArchiCAD Additional 2-3 GB hard disk space required for work with complex models and 3D visualization Any Macintosh-compatible 17 or larger display (19-24 monitors recommended) Resolution of 1024 x 768 is required Resolution of 1280 x 1024 or higher is recommended True Color display adapter is needed
Display

Open GL compatible graphic card with on-board video memory of 256 MB or more is recommended to fully exploit hardware acceleration capabilities You can find a list of recommended video cards at: http://archicadwiki.com/Video_Cards
Windows
Software
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32-bit and 64-bit) Vista Business and Ultimate Edition (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows 7 QuickTime 7 or later and Java 1.6.0 or later are required ArchiCAD installer will automatically install Java 1.6.12 and QuickTime 7 if they are not present on your computer.
Required Hardware
Intel Pentium 4 or higher required Multicore processor is recommended to exploit ArchiCAD 13 performance capabilities.

2 GB of RAM is required. 4 GB or more is recommended for complex models. 1 GB free disk space required for a full installation of ArchiCAD Additional 2-3 GB hard disk space required for work with complex models and 3D visualization
Display
Resolution of 1024 x 768 is required Resolution of 1280 x 1024 or higher is recommended True Color display adapter is needed Open GL and DirectX9 compatible graphic card with on-board video memory of 256 MB or more is recommended to fully exploit hardware acceleration capabilities You can find a list of recommended video cards at: http://archicadwiki.com/Video_Cards
Optional Hardware Peripherals

All major plotter, printers and digitizers can be used with ArchiCAD.
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Install ArchiCAD 13
Install ArchiCAD 13
Insert the ArchiCAD DVD into your computers DVD-ROM drive.
Start-up Presentation
A start-up presentation will be launched, giving you a short visual introduction to the capabilities of ArchiCAD. If the start-up presentation is not launched automatically on PC, double-click on the Setup application in the DVD root directory.
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Installation of 32-bit versus 64-bit version of ArchiCAD 13 (WIN only)

ArchiCAD 13 will automatically be installed in the version (32-bit or 64-bit) which corresponds to your Windows operating system. If you have a 64-bit system, yet wish to install the 32-bit version, you must install the 32-bit version manually. To do this, browse the contents of your ArchiCAD 13 DVD to locate the ArchiCAD 13-Win32 folder, then launch the setup.exe file that is located inside this folder. Note: For MacOS, only the 32-bit version of ArchiCAD 13 is available.
Begin Installation of ArchiCAD 13

On Windows: Click on Install GRAPHISOFT ArchiCAD 13 in the menu to start the ArchiCAD Installation Wizard. The installer will first check your Java environment. ArchiCAD installer will automatically install Java 1.6.12 if it is not present on your computer. On MacOS: The ArchiCAD volume will be mounted on your desktop. Open this volume and click the ArchiCAD 13 Installer icon to begin the start-up presentation. Click on Install GRAPHISOFT ArchiCAD 13 in the menu to start the Installation Wizard.
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Choose License Option

Click one of the two radio buttons depending on your situation:
You have a Hardware Protection Key (Dongle) for ArchiCAD. This means you have a commercial license. You have a Serial number for ArchiCAD. This means that you have either an Education or a Trial license. If you have neither a hardware protection key nor a serial number, click on the link provided to register for a free license option.
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Hardware Protection Key

If you have a Hardware Protection key, you are asked to indicate which kind of hardware key you have. Click the option that corresponds to your hardware key.
CodeMeter Protection Key: The newer CodeMeter system will be installed. (This is your choice if you are a new ArchiCAD user; or if you are an upgrader but wish to use the additional CodeMeter functions.) WIBU-Box Protection Key: The WIBU-Box protection key system will be installed. (This is your choice if you are upgrading from an earlier ArchiCAD version.)
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Further Information on the Hardware Protection Key

The ArchiCAD Hardware Protection Key, whether WIBU or CodeMeter, represents your investment in the full license of ArchiCAD, so please safeguard and insure it for the full value of your software just as you would any other company asset. Lost Protection Keys are not replaceable. If you are an upgrader from ArchiCAD 7.0 or newer version, ArchiCAD 13 will run on your existing WIBU protection key after you upgrade it. To upgrade the hardware protection key, please visit https://upgrade.graphisoft.com and follow the steps. For further information on the WIBU protection system, see About WIBU-KEY Server, located in the WIBU folder on the ArchiCAD 13 DVD. See also http://www.archicadwiki.com/ WIBU%20key%20server. If you upgrade from pre-7.0 versions of ArchiCAD, please contact your local ArchiCAD provider to receive the protection key. If you have purchased new ArchiCAD licenses, your program will use the CodeMeter protection system, for which your ArchiCAD provider has given you an activation code. For further information, see the Code Meter Help. If you have the network protection version of ArchiCAD, you have to install a special server software on the computer where the network hardware protection key will be connected. The network protection is programmed differently than the stand-alone hardware protection key. Thus, the two keys cannot be interchanged.
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Warning: Before starting to install network software, please read About WIBU-KEY Server, located in the WIBU folder on the ArchiCAD 13 DVD. The Protection Key must be properly installed at all times when ArchiCAD is running, otherwise you will not be able to continue your work or launch ArchiCAD, except in Demo mode.
Serial Number (Educational and Trial licenses)

If you have an Educational or Trial license, you will be asked to provide your user ID and serial number. See the Educational License and Trial License sections for details on these licenses.
Once the Serial Number is entered correctly and recognized as valid, click Next to continue.
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Program Folder Selection

After accepting the license agreement, you must define a location on your computers hard drive for installing ArchiCAD 13. You can either accept the default location offered by the Installer, or point to an existing folder or create a new folder.
Choose Setup Type

There are three types of installations available: The Typical option installs all components of ArchiCAD 13. It is recommended to use this option when first installing ArchiCAD. The Custom option installs only the selected parts of the full ArchiCAD package. Choose Custom only if you are experienced in installing and using ArchiCAD. A third option, Installation Package Creation is also available. Use this only if you have already configured and saved ArchiCAD defaults in a separate folder. See details in Create Installation Package for Predefined Company Standards on page 40.
Start Menu Location (Windows only)

Define the Program Folder (default folder: GRAPHISOFT) in which to place the ArchiCAD 13 menu.
Installation Process
After viewing the summary of your installation choices, click Install to begin the installation process.
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Shortcuts
As part of the install process you can create an ArchiCAD 13 Desktop shortcut. On PC, you can also create a QuickLaunch shortcut, and on MacOS, a Dock icon.
Work Environment Profiles

As part of the installation process, if the installer detects an earlier version of ArchiCAD on your machine, you will have the option of importing any customized Work Environment Profiles from ArchiCAD 9, 10, 11 and 12 to ArchiCAD 13.
Complete Installation
Click Finish to complete the installation process.
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Insert Protection Key

After installing ArchiCAD, insert the hardware protection key into the USB port of your computer and restart your computer so that the hardware protection key will function properly. On the PC platform, you must have QuickTime 7 or higher installed on your computer to run ArchiCAD 13. If it is not already on your system, QuickTime 7 will be installed automatically, and its license agreement will be displayed for you to accept.
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Add/Repair (Reinstalling ArchiCAD)
Add/Repair (Reinstalling ArchiCAD)

If you already have ArchiCAD installed, and start the Installation Wizard, you are provided with two options: 1) Add will add new features to your current installation. You will see all available features in a list and you can check features to be added to your current installation. 2) Repair will reinstall ArchiCAD with the features of your current installation. You can choose to save your preferred files in a backup folder. If you select this option, a backup folder will be created in your ArchiCAD 13 folder. The name of the backup folder will contain the ArchiCAD version and the date of creation; and will include: your previous Add-on settings your previous ArchiCAD 13 Library your previous default work environment schemes 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: copy your Add-On settings back to the respective sub-folders of your ArchiCAD 13/Add-Ons folder replace the library in the ArchiCAD 13/ArchiCAD Library 13 folder replace your Defaults folder in the ArchiCAD 13 folder (thereby including your current Work Environment, Translator and Template data) Project files you saved into the ArchiCAD 13 folder will not be deleted or overwritten by the repair process.
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Uninstall ArchiCAD
Uninstall ArchiCAD
To uninstall ArchiCAD 13 from a PC, it is best to use the Add or Remove Programs utility, accessible from the Control Panel. On MacOS, navigate to the Uninstall.AC folder in your ArchiCAD 13 folder, and select the Uninstall.app application. The Uninstall Wizard will help remove files which were installed by the ArchiCAD Installation Wizard. If you have more than one ArchiCAD installed, you may want to leave the WIBU driver or CodeMeter and associated components installed on your system. If your driver was installed in the course of installing ArchiCAD 13, the uninstaller includes a checkbox option: Remove WIBU (or CodeMeter) hardware protection driver. Make sure this option is un-checked if you do not want to remove your driver. The uninstaller doesnt remove any files you have created in the ArchiCAD main folder - e.g. ArchiCAD project files that you saved into the ArchiCAD main folder. Important: Do not remove the Java Runtime Environment before uninstalling ArchiCAD.
Silent Uninstall
For both PC and MacOS, a silent mode is available for uninstalling ArchiCAD. Use this mode to run the uninstall process from beginning to end without any further user input. On PC: open the Run window from the Start menu. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the Uninstall.AC folder in the ArchiCAD folder. Drag uninstaller.exe into the command line; the path is copied to the command line.
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Uninstall ArchiCAD
Type the following after the path: -W play.auto=YES e.g.: C:\Program Files\GRAPHISOFT\ArchiCAD 13\Uninstall.AC\uninstaller.exe -W play.auto=YES On MacOS: open Terminal window, navigate to the Uninstall. folder in the ArchiCAD install folder, then type: uninstaller.app/Contents/MacOS/uninstaller W play.auto=YES e.g.: /Volumes/MyFolder/MySubfolder/ArchiCAD 13/ Uninstall.AC/uninstaller.app/Contents/MacOS/uninstaller W play.auto=YES
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Hardware/Software Requirements for BIM Server
MacOS (MacIntel)
Software
System software Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6 Snow Leopard Mac OS X Server 10.5
Required Hardware
Mactel: Macintosh with any Intel processor Multicore processor is recommended

2 GB RAM is required. 4 GB or more is recommended. 1 GB free hard disk space required for a full installation Additional 2-3 GB hard disk space required per project
Windows
Software
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32-bit and 64-bit) Vista Business and Ultimate Edition (32-bit and 64-bit) 64-bit system is recommended Windows Server 2003, 2008 Windows 7 QuickTime 7 or later and Java 1.6.0 or later are required ArchiCAD installer will automatically install Java 1.6.12 if it is not present on your computer.
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Required Hardware
Intel Pentium 4 or higher required Multicore processor is recommended

2 GB of RAM is required. 4 GB or more is recommended. 1 GB free disk space required Additional 2-3 GB hard disk space required per project
Install GRAPHISOFT BIM Server

BIM Server Installation can be launched from the ArchiCAD 13 DVD by clicking Install GRAPHISOFT BIM Server from the start-up menu. A single BIM Server can be registered on any given machine. Thus, if the installer detects that you have already installed a BIM Server, then the existing BIM Server will be removed. An alert will ask you whether you want to save the data (e.g. projects, users, roles, other data) that is on the removed Server. If you choose to save the data, these data will be automatically located by the newly installed BIM Server. If you choose not to save the data, they will be deleted permanently.

After accepting the license agreement, you must define a location on your computers hard drive for installing the BIM Server. You can either accept the default location offered by the Installer, or point to an existing folder or create a new folder.
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Start Menu location (Windows only)

Define the Program Folder (default folder: GRAPHISOFT) in which to place the following two shortcut commands: GRAPHISOFT BIM Server BIM Server Manager
Shortcuts
As part of the BIM Server install process, you can create a BIM Server Control Center Desktop shortcut. On PC, you can also create a QuickLaunch shortcut, and on MacOS, a Dock icon for the BIM Server.
Configure BIM Server

You are asked whether you wish to configure the BIM Server now. Click Yes to launch the Configure BIM Server wizard. For details, see BIM Server Configuration. Click No to skip the server configuration process. Click Next to continue the BIM Server installation process. Note: If you do not configure the server at this point, or if you cancel the configuration process, you will be prompted to configure the server the first time you start up the BIM Server. See Start GRAPHISOFT BIM Server in ArchiCAD Help.
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BIM Server Configuration

In the BIM Server configuration process, you will define basic properties of how the server works. Later, you can monitor and change server settings through the BIM Server Control Center. See BIM Server Control Center in ArchiCAD Help or in the BIM Server Help.Click Next or Previous to move among the six pages of this wizard. 1) Enter the Server Name.
By default, the BIM Server will use the name of your computer. Optionally, you can define a custom name for the BIM Server: in this case, all server selection pop-ups will identify the BIM Server by this name.
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2) Enter or Browse the location of the default Project Data Folder. This will be the location of Teamwork Projects on this server.
Note: Once a project is stored at this location, it cannot be moved to another location. However, in BIM Server Preferences, you can later change the default project location at any time (this will affect the location of newly created projects on this server.) 3) Enter or browse the location of the Library Folder, where you will store your BIM Server libraries. (Ideally, you should select a location on an internal drive.)
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4) Enter data for the Server Administrator Account. The Administrator you define here (name, password, email address) is the initial Server Administrator, with sole access to the BIM Server Manager interface. (However, the Server Administrator can later define additional Server Administrators, on the Users page of BIM Server Manager.)
5) Startup and Port Options: If you activate the Start BIM Server with Operating System checkbox, the BIM Server will automatically start each time you start up this computer.
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This screen also gives you access to Port Settings and information on whether you need to change them. If you are warned that there is a problem: click Port Settings and use the controls to identify alternative ports.
Later, you can alter these settings from the BIM Server Preferences dialog of the BIM Server Control Center. 6) Mail Server: Use these fields to define the Mail Server used to send information by email from the server to users. The Mail Server definition can be modified later, in BIM Server Preferences.
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Note: Using a mail server is optional. However, if you don't define a mail server here, you won't be able to send emails to users from the BIM Server Manager (e.g. password reminders.)
Uninstall BIM Server

To uninstall the GRAPHISOFT BIM Server from a PC, it is best to use the Add or Remove Programs utility, accessible from the Control Panel. On MacOS, navigate to the Uninstall.BS folder in your ArchiCAD 13 folder, and select the Uninstall.app application. You will be asked whether the server data - e.g. Teamwork projects and all associated user settings and user data - should be saved, or deleted. If you choose save, then the servers Teamwork data will remain in their original locations. When you install another BIM server later, the new server will be able to locate this saved data. If you choose delete, the servers program folder and all its subfolders will be deleted during the Uninstall process. It may occur that the BIM Server you are uninstalling is using project folders which are, at the time of the uninstall process, unavailable or inaccessible (for example, these folders are located on another machine). In this case, these folders will not be deleted during the uninstall process, but you will be given a list of these folders so that you can delete them manually.
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BIM Server Manager
BIM Server Manager

If you install the GRAPHISOFT BIM Server, the BIM Server Manager component is also installed automatically. However, you may wish to install the BIM Server Manager on its own, to enable remote management of any BIM Server installed on a separate machine. To install the BIM Server Manager as a stand-alone component, insert the ArchiCAD 13 DVD. From the ArchiCAD 13 start-up screen, select the System Components caption, and choose the BIM Server Manager application.

Define a location on your computers hard drive for installing the BIM Server Manager. You can either accept the default location offered by the Installer, or point to an existing folder or create a new folder.
Start Menu location (Windows only)

Define the Program Folder (default folder: GRAPHISOFT) in which to place the BIM Server Manager shortcut command.
Shortcuts
As part of the BIM Server Manager install process, you can create a BIM Server Manager Desktop shortcut. On PC, you can also create a QuickLaunch shortcut, and on MacOS, a Dock icon for the GRAPHISOFT BIM Server Manager.
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Additional Installations
The following utilities can be installed from the ArchiCAD 13 DVD:
Java runtime environment Java 1.6.0 or newer is necessary to run ArchiCAD 13 and BIM Server. installer/uninstaller. On MacOS, Java comes with the operating system. On PC, the ArchiCAD 13 or BIM Server installer will detect your Java environment and will install Java 1.6.12 if needed. Hardware protection key driver (either WIBU or CodeMeter) is necessary to run ArchiCAD 13. The appropriate driver will be installed as part of the installation process for ArchiCAD 13. Stand-alone installation. Select the BIM Server Manager application available from the ArchiCAD 13 DVD. (Note: BIM Server Manager is installed automatically if you install BIM Server.) QuickTime 7 or higher is necessary to run ArchiCAD 13. On the MacOS system, it is part of the operating system. On PC, if QuickTime version 7 or higher is not found on your system, QuickTime 7 for Windows will be automatically installed with ArchiCAD 13. Adobe Reader is necessary to read the PDF documentation provided in the ArchiCAD 13/ Documentation folder. If needed, you can install this program by inserting the ArchiCAD 13 DVD and selecting the System Components caption. from the ArchiCAD 13 start-up screen; or browse the DVD contents to locate the Adobe Reader application. With a typical install, ArchiCAD 13 will include a number of built-in drivers for a wide variety of HPGL compatible plotters. Optional, for PC only. Utility for extended GRAPHISOFT file property information on Windows. Optional, utility for managing plotting in networks
WIBU system and CodeMeter system components BIM Server Manager QuickTime installer
Adobe Reader
Plotter Drivers GRAPHISOFT Shell Extension PlotFlow
For more information about additional utilities, open the folders of the applications in the ArchiCAD main folder to find detailed descriptions.
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Updates
Updates
To check for available updates of your localized version of ArchiCAD or ArchiCAD libraries, start ArchiCAD 13 and go to the Help menu: The Check for Updates command will open your internet browser and will guide you to the GRAPHISOFT update website. If there is no new update patch (hotfix) available for your release and language version of ArchiCAD, the web page will inform you that you are using an up-to-date version of ArchiCAD. If there is a new update patch available, the web page will automatically offer you the updater package that fits your current ArchiCAD installation. You can choose to run the Check for Updates function automatically on a regular basis by setting the options at Options > Work Environment > Web Options. Note: If you have an updater patch installed and use the Add/ Repair function of your original ArchiCAD 13 Installer DVD, you will be prompted to re-apply the updates after the modification or repair is carried out. The ArchiCAD update option is available to holders of the commercial or educational ArchiCAD 13 license. You can find other downloadable materials (example files, goodies etc.) at www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/downloads.
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Licenses
Licenses
There are three types of ArchiCAD licenses: Commercial, Educational and Trial. A Demo version is also available. If you have a Commercial License, your package includes a hardware protection key (dongle) for ArchiCAD. If you have an Educational or Trial License, you have received a Serial Number for ArchiCAD.
Commercial License
To run the commercial license of ArchiCAD in full mode, a hardware protection key (dongle) is required. Depending on which package you have purchased, the protection key will enable you to use ArchiCAD either as a single user or as part of a network. Note: If you have the network version, the DVD will contain a Network Utilities program. See the accompanying Read-Me file for details. Note: Your hardware protection key may be either a WIBU dongle or a CodeMeter dongle. During the installation process, you will be asked to identify which kind you have. If you have a hardware protection key, your ArchiCAD will run in full mode as long as you work on files created with the commercial license. However, if you open a file created in educational mode, ArchiCAD will switch to education mode and a watermark will appear on the page whenever you print/plot drawings.
Educational License
Choose the Educational license if you are a student, teacher or contact person for an educational institution, and you have received a Serial Number for ArchiCAD. The file extensions of
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Licenses
ArchiCAD files created in the Educational license are identical to those of files created in the Commercial license (i.e., PLN for a solo project and PLA for a solo project archive). However, if you print a file created in the Educational license, each printed/ plotted page will display a watermark text. An ArchiCAD file created in the Educational license can be opened by a full (commercial) license of ArchiCAD, which will then switch to Educational mode as long as the Education-license file is in use. The same applies to Education-version projects shared in Teamwork: if you join such a project using a commercial version of ArchiCAD, that version will switch to Educational mode. Installation of an Educational license ArchiCAD follows the same steps as those detailed in this document (at Install ArchiCAD 13), with the following exceptions: Instead of installing a hardware protection key, you will be asked to provide your serial number. If your serial number is that of an individual student rather than an educational institution, you will not have the option to create a custom Installation Package. If your ArchiCAD is registered by an educational institution, entering that serial number will enable you to create a custom Installation Package. See Create Installation Package for Predefined Company Standards on page 40.
Trial License
The trial license enables you to try out the full functionality of ArchiCAD for up to 30 days, on a single computer. If you have a trial license, the installation process will prompt you to provide a serial number. You can register for a serial number at the website address provided.
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While the trial license is a full-feature license of ArchiCAD, there are some limitations compared to the full commercial license: Every trial installation has its own unique file format, so that working in teams from multiple computers is not possible. You can try out the Teamwork functionality if you share and access the Trial-version project on the same computer on which the Trial version is installed. Full-license files opened with the trial license will also be converted to the trial format. The trial license cannot save files in AC12 format. Once you buy the full commercial license, you need only insert the protection key into your computer: after restarting the program, the trial license automatically switches to full mode, and the files created by the trial license will be converted to ArchiCAD commercial files, but only on the computer on which they were created. Important: After you convert your Trial version ArchiCAD into Commercial version, make sure you open and re-save all your trial version files. You can do this only with this copy of ArchiCAD. Once you uninstall this copy of ArchiCAD, trial version files created with it can no longer be opened at all.
Demo Version
If you received a copy of ArchiCAD for evaluation purposes, your package does not contain a hardware key and you will be able to run ArchiCAD in demo mode only. In Demo mode, you cannot save your work, nor can you cut/paste elements from the clipboard or use the Teamwork function. These commands and menu items are disabled, and the ArchiCAD 13 titlebar changes to ArchiCAD 13 Demo.
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Your ArchiCAD program may also be restricted to Demo mode for the following reasons: no key is attached to your computer, or all of your ArchiCAD licenses are in use, or your protection key is defective. In these cases, an alert message will appear when you start ArchiCAD, informing you about the problem with the protection key. You can run ArchiCAD in Demo mode or quit and resolve the problem.
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Compatibility Information
We suggest that you use previous versions of ArchiCAD to work on your current projects, until you feel comfortable and productive with the new version. We recommend that you keep your existing ArchiCAD environment for a time, even if you are using ArchiCAD 13. ArchiCAD 13 provides downward compatibility to ArchiCAD 12 with limitations: all information based on the new features and functions of ArchiCAD 13 will be lost in a file saved in ArchiCAD 12 format. Also, projects saved in ArchiCAD 12 format will not be able to use ArchiCAD 13 library parts. When migrating earlier version files to ArchiCAD 13, you should load the Subset Library or Migration Library, in addition to the ArchiCAD 13 library. For more information, see the Migration Guide in ArchiCAD Help.
Opening ArchiCAD Files

ArchiCAD 13 can open ArchiCAD 8.1, 9, 10, 11 and 12 project files. You cannot open earlier versions of project files directly in ArchiCAD 13. Please use ArchiCAD 8.1 or later version to convert them to a usable file format. We strongly recommend that you create an archive file (.pla) of each project you worked on with older ArchiCAD versions. Move a project onto ArchiCAD 13 only if you have archived it with the previous version. If you are opening a project from ArchiCAD 8.1 or 9 in ArchiCAD 13, see the Migration Guide in ArchiCAD Help.
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Saving Project Files

ArchiCAD 13 can back-save project files in ArchiCAD 12 format only (among previous ArchiCAD file formats).
Plotter and Digitizer Support

Pen plotters (or pen-plotter mode on raster plotters) are no longer supported beginning with version ArchiCAD 8.1. Users who wish to use a pen plotter should keep an earlier ArchiCAD version. ArchiCAD 13 does not support earlier GRAPHISOFT digitizer drivers; however, manufacturers digitizer drivers work fine in the new ArchiCAD version in mouse-mode for sketches.
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Create Installation Package for Predefined Company Standards

With a Commercial and certain Educational licenses, it is possible to create a custom installation package that contains all the company standard environment settings, such as: Work environment settings DXF/DWG Translators used by default Project templates Distributing this installation package in the office makes it possible for all associates to have a copy of ArchiCAD customized according to the company standards determined by the CAD Manager. Note for Educational Institutions: If your ArchiCAD license is registered to an educational institution, you can use the Installation Package Creation process to create a recorded installation and simplify the installation of multiple identical copies of the program - even if you wish to use factory defaults instead of custom-defined settings. To do this, you (the CAD Manager) must first install ArchiCAD on your own computer, following the standard installation process, and configuring the program according to company standards, following the steps below. Then you will quit and re-install the program on a server (or different machine). This time, you will choose a special installation option which automatically records your installation process and creates an install package: a single executable application file to be launched on each end users machine.
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To create a custom installation package, follow these steps: 1) Install ArchiCAD 13 onto your own computer following the steps under Standard Installation. Choose the Typical Setup. 2) Use Options > Work Environment dialog boxes to set up your company standard work environment settings. Most such options are found in three dialog boxes of Company Standard Schemes: Data Safety; Network and Update; and Special Folders. Once you have set these options, you can save these settings in schemes and a company-default profile. To save a profile, go to Options > Work Environment > Work Environment Profiles. Note: If you create new work environment schemes, and if you dont want your Install Package to include the default ones created by the regular installation, then you should first copy the content of the Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\GRAPHISOFT\ArchiCAD 13.0.0 INT R1\WorkEnvironment folder to the Defaults/ArchiCAD/ WorkEnvironment folder. Then delete the unneeded schemes from this latter folder. 3) Create and save any number of template files. Template files include libraries loaded through Library Manager (e.g. Office Standard Library). Templates can also include Project Preferences (e.g. Working Units, Zone calculation preferences), and such items as Master Layouts, Project Info, placed elements (e.g. Elevation markers, entire buildings). 4) Use the Translation Setup dialog box (File > File Special > DXF-DWG Translation Setup) to set up Translators and save them to a shared folder on a server that is accessible to all users. (In this case, a TranslatorList.xml file is created, which is a list of references to these translators.) You can also create
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local translators that you want to install on the hard disk of each user. Quit ArchiCAD. Create a new folder entitled Defaults. Following the hierarchy below, copy the following files/folders into the Defaults folder: Defaults ArchiCAD folder WorkEnvironment folder Template file(s) (extension .tpl) Translator List file (extension .xml) Dxf-Dwg Translators folder Uninstall ArchiCAD from your machine before running the Installer, or run ArchiCAD Installer on the server or on another machine. When you get to Choose Setup Type, choose the Installation Package Creation option. The screens of the Installation Wizard will now show the message Recorded Installation. Proceed through the screens of the Installation Wizard and set options for the content of the recorded installation package:
Feature (Component) Selection

Choose the components you wish to install.
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Company Standards Defaults

Use the controls of this screen if you wish to include company standard components as part of the install package. Note for Educational Institutions: If you are using the Installation Package Creation process to create a recorded installation that does not include customized settings, do not check the box on this screen. Your recorded installation process will then skip to the end of the process. Check the Install company standard defaults box. Use the directory dialog box to indicate the path of the Defaults folder on your system which contains previously defined company standard content. The folder and its contents should take the form defined in Step 6 above. The program will check to ensure that the Defaults folder indeed contains default content. (If it does not, you will see a warning notice.)
ArchiCAD Work Environment Selection

Use the pop-up menu to define which Work Environment profiles should be included in the install package: ArchiCAD Factory Default Profile Set; or Predefined Company Standard Profile Set. The selected profiles (referred to in a single .xml file) will be copied to each end users machine. Note: The Work Environment Selection screen will appear only if: - the components to be installed include ArchiCAD; and
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- you have activated the Install company standard defaults checkbox; and - the defined Defaults folder includes a WorkEnvironment subfolder.
DXF-DWG Translator List

Use this screen to specify the path of the translator list you want to include as part of the install package. If you have defined company standard translators and have placed the resulting Translator List.xml in the defined Defaults folder, check Install Predefined List of Translators. The paths of the translator files are displayed on the screen. After the package is installed on the end users machines, the users will have access to read-only templates of these referred translators (which are located on a server). To edit them, the users should create editable copies by duplicating them in DXF-DWG Translation Settings. If you want to use ArchiCADs factory default translators, do not check the box. Note: This screen will appear only if the components to be installed include ArchiCAD; and you have activated the Install company standard defaults checkbox; and the defined Defaults folder includes a file called TranslatorList.xml.
Local DXF-DWG Translators

If you have defined company standard Translators which you want to install on each end users machine, check Install Company Standard Translator(s). The names of these translators are shown in the box below.
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When the package is installed on the end users machines, and when the program is first started, these translators will be copied to each end users machine. Note: This panel will appear only if the components to be installed include ArchiCAD; and you have activated the Install company standard defaults checkbox; and the defined Defaults folder includes at least one file called Translator.xml.
Template Projects
If you have defined company standard Templates which you want to install on each end users machine, check Install Company Standard Template(s). The template files that you have copied to the Defaults folder are listed on the screen. Upon installation on the end users machines, and when the program is first started, these templates will be copied to each end users machine. When creating a new project in ArchiCAD with the Use a Template option, end users will find these company standard templates listed in the pop-up, together with other, recently used template files. Note: This screen will appear only if the components to be installed include ArchiCAD; and you have activated the Install company standard defaults checkbox; and the defined Defaults folder includes at least one Template file.
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Complete Recorded Installation

After viewing a summary of your installation choices, click the Install button on the screen to initiate the recorded installation. On the next screens, three additional options will be added to the recorded installation, and will be carried out on each end users machine: if the installer detects customized Work Environment Profiles from earlier ArchiCAD versions (9, 10, 11 or 12) on the end users machine, decide whether these should be imported to ArchiCAD 13 or not decide whether an ArchiCAD 13 desktop shortcut should be created on the desktop decide whether the end users system should reboot automatically following the installation Finally, define the path to which the recorded file - an executable application - should be saved. You have now created an installation package. When users launch this .exe application on PC, or ArchiCAD Installer on MacOS, on the server, the usual queries posed by the Installation Wizard are skipped; the installation begins immediately. The installed copy of ArchiCAD will have the previously defined default settings.
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