<s>
As	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Nemetschek	O
,	O
Graphisoft	O
develops	O
Building	B-Architecture
Information	I-Architecture
Modeling	I-Architecture
software	O
products	O
for	O
architects	O
,	O
interior	O
designers	O
and	O
planners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
flagship	O
product	O
is	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
—	O
an	O
architectural	O
design	B-Application
software	I-Application
developed	O
since	O
1984	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hungarian	O
software	O
developer	O
created	O
terrain	O
modeling	O
software	O
on	O
microcomputers	B-Architecture
while	O
he	O
was	O
head	O
of	O
a	O
mathematical	O
department	O
at	O
the	O
Geophysical	O
Institute	O
in	O
Budapest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Jobs	O
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
Graphisoft	O
’s	O
capability	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
architectural	O
CAD	B-Application
from	O
Bojár	O
in	O
the	O
2D/3D	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
create	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
desktop	O
BIM	B-Architecture
system	O
and	O
Graphisoft	O
's	O
flagship	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphisoft	O
's	O
flagship	O
product	O
,	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
1987	O
as	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Architecture
Building	I-Architecture
concept	O
,	O
later	O
(	O
2003	O
)	O
regarded	O
as	O
building	B-Architecture
information	I-Architecture
modeling	I-Architecture
(	O
BIM	B-Architecture
)	O
,	O
and	O
allowing	O
architects	O
to	O
draw	O
walls	O
,	O
windows	B-Application
,	O
doors	O
,	O
slabs	O
and	O
roofs	O
—	O
a	O
common	O
feature	O
now	O
of	O
every	O
BIM-based	O
architectural	O
design	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
releases	O
introduced	O
other	O
BIM	B-Architecture
features	O
such	O
as	O
Teamwork	O
,	O
which	O
enabled	O
more	O
architects	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
building	O
in	O
parallel	O
,	O
edit	O
functions	O
in	O
three-dimensional	O
model	O
views	O
,	O
and	O
interoperability	O
add-ons	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
other	O
applications	O
using	O
IFC	B-Application
—	O
now	O
a	O
de	O
facto	O
standard	O
in	O
data	O
exchange	O
between	O
BIM	B-Architecture
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
the	O
company	O
‘	O
s	O
global	O
headquarters	O
and	O
hosts	O
several	O
technology	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
SAP	B-Application
and	O
Canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Graphisoft	O
signed	O
a	O
contract	O
with	O
Nikken	O
Sekki	O
,	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
BIM	B-Architecture
Competence	O
&	O
Research	O
Center	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
advance	O
BIM	B-Architecture
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Southeast	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Graphisoft	O
partnered	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
Atlas	O
Cloud	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
cloud-based	O
access	O
to	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArchiCAD	B-Application
is	O
a	O
complex	O
architectural	O
design	O
tool	O
offering	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
drafting	O
,	O
visualization	O
and	O
documentation	O
functions	O
for	O
architects	O
and	O
planners	O
to	O
create	O
three-dimensional	O
designs	O
and	O
detailed	O
technical	O
documentation	O
,	O
thus	O
enabling	O
architects	O
to	O
use	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
from	O
the	O
earliest	O
design	O
phases	O
to	O
the	O
technical	O
detail	O
drawings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2019	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
is	O
in	O
its	O
23rd	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphisoft	O
's	O
second	O
generation	O
collaboration	O
system	O
lets	O
more	O
architects	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
building	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
by	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
access	O
and	O
manage	O
the	O
building	B-Architecture
information	I-Architecture
model	I-Architecture
database	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphisoft	B-Application
BIM	I-Application
Server	I-Application
is	O
shipped	O
with	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
from	O
version	O
13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphisoft	B-Application
MEP	I-Application
Modeler	I-Application
(	O
Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing	O
)	O
Modeler	O
is	O
an	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
extension	O
for	O
architects	O
to	O
incorporate	O
duct	O
work	O
and	O
piping	O
into	O
the	O
architectural	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MEP	O
Modeler	O
allows	O
architects	O
to	O
create	O
,	O
edit	O
or	O
import	O
3D	O
MEP	O
networks	O
and	O
coordinate	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
Building	B-Architecture
Information	I-Architecture
Model	I-Architecture
,	O
facilitating	O
the	O
BIM	B-Architecture
workflow	O
between	O
engineers	O
and	O
architects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphisoft	B-Application
EcoDesigner	I-Application
helps	O
architects	O
to	O
use	O
virtual	B-Architecture
building	I-Architecture
information	O
to	O
evaluate	O
energy	O
performance	O
,	O
thus	O
the	O
sustainability	O
of	O
the	O
building	O
from	O
the	O
very	O
first	O
concept	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BIMx	B-Application
,	O
formerly	O
marketed	O
as	O
Virtual	B-Application
Building	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
BIM	B-Architecture
model	O
presentation	O
tool	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
presentation	O
of	O
entire	O
building	O
models	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
installing	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
or	O
other	O
BIM	B-Architecture
authoring	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
combines	O
video	O
game-like	O
navigation	O
with	O
native	O
BIM	B-Architecture
features	O
,	O
including	O
measurement	O
of	O
real	O
building	O
dimensions	O
.	O
</s>
