Ready to install? Ensure your add-ons (Grasshopper Connection, BIMx, Landscaping) have been updated to v29 versions. Back up your 28 template first—v29 saves files in a new format that can't be opened in older versions.
Real-time weathering. You can now take a "Brick_New" material and slide a "Wear" parameter from 0 to 100. At 70%, the bricks fade, and mortar stains appear. This is native, no third-party render engine required. 6. Stair Tool: "Fit to Riser" Constraint The Stair tool was already powerful, but v29 fixes its biggest annoyance. You can now lock the number of risers and have the stair automatically stretch or compress the tread depth to fit a boundary. goodies for archicad 29
Smart Snapping. You can now snap a wall's reference line to a point cloud surface. For renovation projects, this means tracing an existing building from a LiDAR scan is now as accurate as tracing a PDF. 3. Element Classification Manager This is a quiet revolution for BIM managers. The new Element Classification Manager allows you to assign multiple classification systems (Uniclass 2015, MasterFormat, OmniClass) to a single element simultaneously. Ready to install
Terrain holder. A new "IfcAlignment" parameter allows your Archicad terrain model to be read by Civil 3D or InfraWorks as a coordinate-referenced object, not just a dumb mesh. 8. Performance: The "Silent Goodie" Under the hood, Archicad 29 is now native for Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) and optimized for multi-threading. Real-time weathering
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One-click free all dimensions. Instead of scrolling through 500 reserved elements, you type "Dim" into the filter, select all, and release them. This is a lifesaver on deadline day. 10. The "Goodie for Draftsmen": PDF Underlay Comparison You can now import two PDF basemaps (e.g., "Existing_2023.pdf" and "Existing_2025.pdf") and use a split-screen slider to visually diff them.