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ELITECAD Architecture

With our software for architectural planning and building modelling, you shape the world in the easiest, most efficient and sustainable way. Enjoy maximum design freedom and speed up your day-to-day planning with ELITECAD Architecture.
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ELITECAD ARCHITECTURE

Highest quality, extensive functionality, innovative features, though easy-to-use with an intuitive user interface – that's ELITECAD.
More than just plans and 'beautiful images'
With ELITECAD Architecture you create 3D building models with extra value. The user friendliness of our software enables you to quickly design models which automatically generate all parametric components in a database in the background. Using this parametric structure planners can derive evaluations and graphical quantity surveys according to country-specific standards without additional effort - including recalculations upon changes.
Always focussing on the big picture
One click allows you to change the depicition on ELITECAD - 2D, 3D, solid, hiddenline, wireframe model or high quality rendering - whatever you prefer! No other software changes the representation as fast as we do. Furthermore, in our software the entire model including all details, plans, storeys and visualisations is stored in one file.
Perfect start to your BIM project
Building Information Modeling doesn't work without intelligent 3D building planning. This first but important step is the basis for your success in the following BIM project. ELITECAD Architecture allows you to do this safely, easily and quickly. With our software BIM stands for Beneficial - Intuitive - Manageable.
Integrated VR real-time visualisation
In our software you don't need to export your model to an external application, where you loose the possiblities to make adaptions. The innovative VR real-time visualisation in ELITECAD Architecture is fully integrated and provides the possibility to go on virtual walkthroughs through your model and perfrom live changes, which are automatically synchronised to your 2D and 3D plans. By using VR glasses and gamepads or even touchless gesture control planning becomes an experience.
How easy is ELITECAD?
How long does it take to create a 3D BIM model with quantities?
In ELITECAD Architecture you can do it in less than 10 minutes. See for yourself.

Features of
ELITECAD Architecture

The most important features are listed in themes below. Furthermore, some additional modules are available for special requirements. If this isn't enough for you, contact us about customer-specific adaptations of our CAD core.
Efficient architectural design
Building Information Modeling
Usability
3D modelling
Plans & visualisation
Plan depiction
Digital architectural surveying
Renovation planning
Graphical quantity surveying
Connectivity
Real-time visualisation & VR
ELITECAD modules

Video overview of the current version 17

All new features in detail in the current software version 17
Here you will find a detailed description of all enhancements and improvements in ELITECAD Architecture 17
ELITECAD ARCHITECTURE 17

ELITECAD Architecture Editions

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depending on your individual requirements!
ELITECAD Architecture | Full version
 Full version
Full range of functions
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ELITECAD Architecture | Small Business
Small Business
1 structure
3 storeys (extendable)
restricted free forms
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ELITECAD Architecture | Studienversion
Education version
for education purposes
restricted export
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ELITECAD Architecture | Testversion
Trial version
valid for 30 days
restricted export
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Additional modules for ELITECAD

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Terrain module
The terrain module depicts a three-dimensional terrain by interpreting points in space and curves. This terrain can be modelled and supplemented with roads, retaining walls, points and excavation volume.
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Drainage module
The drainage module generates a three-dimensional drainage network, depicts this logically in floor plans, views and sections, and provides corresponding parts lists of the entire drainage network.
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Tractrix curve module
The professional tool for calculating tractrix curves easily enables ambitious architects or road planners to check the navigability of traffic routes interactively using the 15 stored standard reference vehicles according to the regulations of the FGSV.
ELITECAD PARTS
by CADENAS
The free module ELITECAD PARTS provides millions of 2D and 3D CAD components from more than 700 manufacturer catalogues via the directly integrated parts4cad interface in ELITECAD Architecture.
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Interfaces

ELITECAD Architecture supports importing and exporting a large number of interfaces and file formats so you can work efficiently in your team.
  • IFC / BIM
    IFC / BIM – Building Information Modeling
    ELITECAD Architecture is IFC certified and provides import and export of parametric building information. Using the BCF manager it is possible to document and trace issues in the IFC model. Perfect for efficient collaboration.
  • DXF / DWG
    DXF / DWG
    The DXF/DWG import/export interface of ELITECAD enables highly flexible and configurable data exchange with countless products as well as time-saving batch export. Always up-to-date due to a cooperation with the Open Design Alliance.
  • PDF
    (3D) PDF
    ELITECAD supports PDF generation with paper size recognition. In addition it is possible to create 3D PDF files, which allows you to share the model with people who don't have access to a CAD application.
  • 3D-Druck
    3D printing of models
    ELITECAD Architecture uses its own export interface to print entire building structures, terrain models, furnishings, free 3D objects and much more. Models are scaled to the desired scale, divided into storeys and transparent surfaces can be hidden as an option.
  • SketchUp
    SketchUp
    The SketchUp import/export-interface allows access to countless library parts. Just download the desired models from the web, for instance 3DWarehouse.
  • California X
    California
    BIM2AVA allows you to turn your digital building model in ELITECAD or an IFC file into a commercial building model for the BIM process in California (German only).
  • Lumion
    Lumion
    Create perfect images and animations from a digital building model. Importing from ELITECAD is as simple as it gets. One click and the Lumion model synchronises with ELITECAD.
  • 3DS
    3DS
    Exporting and importing 3DS files allows the usage of 3D geometry and models from 3DS Max and all other systems that can read or write this format.
  • Schnittstellen
    Other interfaces
    Point clouds, terrain data, Shape, Interlis, SAT, STL, PNG, JPEG, VRML, U3D, CAD400, Gamma-Ray,...
    Optional: STEP, VDA-FS, IGES2D, IGES3D, CATIA, Inventor, Pro/E
    Visualisation: Twinmotion
    Cost calculation: BKI cost planner 2022



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