BIM SOFTWARE FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND TECHNICAL DOCUMENTSARCHLine.XP LT is an affordable 3D CAD/BIM software for building design and producing complete technical documentation. Collaborate with IFC, DWG™, and RVT™ formats. We offer CAD / BIM software that is easy to learn and use at an unprecedented price on the market. ARCHLine.XP LT uses well-known CAD tools, so training time is cut short. |
Features
ARCHLine.XP is much more than a 3D modeler. The major difference compared to a generic modeler where you can model anything, ARCHLine.XP works with specific creation tools for each building elements. Drawing a wall means defining start and endpoint. The width including the layer structure, height and wall materials are determined by wall properties. Doors/windows are parametric, predefined and saved in libraries usable in many projects. The walls, doors, windows and other elements are visible in 3D right away. Roofs and floors can be associated to building outer contour or sketched their shapes freely. The same principles are applied to other building elements.
Shadow analysis
Calculate Sun path, shadows, etc. and publish the results on your layouts. |
Automatic dimensioning
3 clicks are enough to dimension your whole building project |
Suspended ceilings
Add built-in lights, ceilings with multiple levels, coverings and electrical accessories. |
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List surfaces
The program automatically regocnizes room contours, so you can calculate your surfaces easily. |
Quantity take-offs
List materials, openings, equipment, furniture, surfaces, and many more. |
With CAD tools you know and love
Use drawing tools you are already familiar with – lines, polylines, layers, etc. |
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Parametric Roofs
Create complex structures, edit roof elements, rafters, battens, purlins, etc. Configure multiple roof layers, and build your own roof styles. |
Curtain walls
Use parametric curtain walls where you can define all aspects – frame cross-section, glass panel material – down to the finest details. |
Collaborate
Collaborate with other projects thanks to IFC import / export, the ability to exchange files in RFA, DWG, DXF, PDF, SKP, 3DS formats and work with Cinema 4D or Artlantis formats. |
CAD or BIM?Using BIM technology, you can create higher quality designs and replace geometric solids with real architectural and construction elements. ARCHLine.XP LT is the perfect BIM software for those who already have 2D drawing skills and want to start using BIM aspects. The program helps creating high-quality 3D architectural designs and documentation – get better results in less time. |
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BUILD UPON YOUR EXISTING CAD SKILLSARCHLine.XP LT uses well-known CAD tools, so training time is cut short. The software introduces BIM elements and parameters to your workflow. You are not drawing lines to represent the architectural entities anymore. You will draw walls, slabs, doors and windows, which have an instant representation both in 2D and 3D. If you need to change anything, the software updates all instances, viewports, sections and elevations. This is comprehensive planning where mistakes and errors can be filtered out instantly. |
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MODELING IN ARCHLINE.XP LTWhen you draw with ARCHLine.XP, you are not drawing lines, you are drawing architectural elements. You will work with walls and their own layer structure, heights and materials. Doors/windows are parametric, predefined and saved in libraries usable in many projects. Roofs and floors can be associated to building outer contour lines or they can be sketched freely. The same principles are applied to any other building elements. |
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COMPATIBILITYAre your colleagues or peers using a different software platform? No problem! Exchange designs freely with other CAD and BIM software users using IFC or DWG™, DXF and RVT™ formats. |
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BUNDLE FOR BIM AND VISUALSARCHLine.XP LT and ARCHLine.XP LIVE – The perfect bundle. Transform your 3D model from ARCHLine.XP LT to ARCHLine.XP LIVE and you can create high quality visualization images, videos and live walkthroughs. |
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ARCHLINE.XP LT VS PROFESSIONAL
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ARCHITECTURAL MODELLING | ||
Architectural tools (Walls, curtain walls, slabs, roofs, ceilings, doors, windows and columns, beams) | ✔ | ✔ |
Stairs, railings, ramps and stair support | ✔ | ✔ |
Rooms, Areas and Zones | ✔ | ✔ |
Brise Soleil | ✔ | ✔ |
Buildings, floor structure | ✔ | ✔ |
Design Phases | ✔ | ✔ |
Google Maps integration | ✔ | |
Site modeling | ✔ | |
Point cloud import and editing | ✔ | |
Room survey | ✔ | |
MEP DESIGN | ||
MEP toolbox, pipes, ducts | ✔ | |
MEP objects with connection points | ✔ | |
Auto-routing | ✔ | |
Parametric fittings library | ✔ | |
Underfloor heating | ✔ | |
STRUCTURAL EDITING | ||
Structural walls, slab, pinth | ✔ | ✔ |
Structural columns, beams | ✔ | ✔ |
Slanted columns | ✔ | ✔ |
INTERIOR DESING TOOLS | ||
Moulding | ✔ | ✔ |
Loft, 3D Sweep | ✔ | ✔ |
Sketch mode | ✔ | ✔ |
Overlapping objects and 2D fills | ✔ | ✔ |
Push / Pull | ✔ | ✔ |
Lightings and lighting plan | ✔ | |
BIM libraries (BIMobject, Synchronia, Cadenas) | ✔ | |
Electrical accessories | ✔ | |
3D Shape | ✔ | |
KBB Cabinet and worktop maker, exports for CNC machines and optimization software | ✔ | |
Room maker | ✔ | |
Manufacture Interior design tools | ✔ | |
Soft furnishing | ✔ | |
Tiling, tiling styles, mosaic and randomized tiles | ✔ | |
Creating wall with automatic tiling | ✔ | |
Mood board | ✔ | |
DOCUMENTATION | ||
2D Drafting tools | ✔ | ✔ |
Rule-based filters | ✔ | ✔ |
Project Templates | ✔ | ✔ |
Dimensioning, Annotation, Text, Grid lines | ✔ | ✔ |
Sections, wall elevations | ✔ | ✔ |
Printing Layout | ✔ | ✔ |
Room/Area Reports, Excel quantity take-offs, Customizable RTF lists | ✔ | ✔ |
Wall View | ✔ | ✔ |
Drawing comparison | ✔ | |
Schedules | ✔ | |
Tags | ✔ | |
Callout | ✔ | |
LOG | ✔ | |
PRINTING | ||
Printing, printing to PDF | ✔ | ✔ |
Printing layouts | ✔ | ✔ |
Print to PDF/A-1b, PDF/A-1/a | ✔ | ✔ |
Multi pages Plot Layout | ✔ | ✔ |
Print queue | ✔ | |
VISUALS | ||
3D perspective visuals | ✔ | ✔ |
Animation | ✔ | ✔ |
Color cards | ✔ | ✔ |
Export to 3rd party renderers | ✔ | ✔ |
Render styles and custom bump mapping | ✔ | ✔ |
ARCHLine.XP Live connection | ✔ | ✔ |
Sync with ARCHLine.XP LIVE | ✔ | ✔ |
Panorama 360 | ✔ | |
Rendering and render effects – Depth of Field | ✔ | |
Matching photos to a model | ✔ | |
Virtual staging | ✔ | |
COLLABORATION | ||
IFC classification data | ✔ | ✔ |
Teamwork | ✔ | |
Running multiple instances of ARCHLine.XP | ✔ | |
COMPATIBILITY | ||
Windows 7, 8, 10, Mac (with Boot Camp) | ✔ | ✔ |
Software protection | ✔ | ✔ |
Hardlock protection | ✔ | |
IMPORT/EXPORT | ||
3D file formats as 3DS, SKP, OBJ, ATL,C4D, VRML, DAE | ✔ | ✔ |
Download from 3D Warehouse | ✔ | |
Autodesk DWG, DXF, RVT, RFA | ✔ | ✔ |
PDF, BMP, TIFF, JPEG, PNG | ✔ | ✔ |
Certified IFC v2x3 | ✔ | ✔ |
Linking IFC, RVT, DWG, PDF | ✔ | |
BIMObject – download models in RFA | ✔ | |
Google Earth KMZ | ✔ | |
HELP AND SUPPORT | ||
Online tutorials, Step-by-step guides and videos to help you learn the latest ARCHLine.XP tools | ✔ | ✔ |
TERRAIN MODELING | ||
Creating 3D terrain models | ✔ | |
Terrain format imports DWG, DXF, TXT, DAT, CSV, ASC | ✔ | |
Terrain editing tools – plateu, road, etc. | ✔ | |
Building volumes, Masses | ✔ |
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