Getting Help on ARCHICAD STAR(T) Edition 2022
Online Reference Guide
In ARCHICAD, open from Help > Online Resources > ARCHICAD Reference Guide.
PDF Reference Guide
Click here to access in PDF format.
Do one of the following:
•Press F1 (Windows) or Cmd+? (Mac)
Note: Shortcut may vary depending on your language version.
•Right-click on any user interface element and choose the ‘What’s this’ command
The Help will open to a topic relevant to the ARCHICAD interface item you have clicked. (In some cases, the Help will open to its starting page.)
GRAPHISOFT Help Center
Knowledgebase articles, tutorials and videos are available at GRAPHISOFT’s online site.
If you plan to work offline later, you should install a copy of ARCHICAD Offline Help.
Download Offline Help During ARCHICAD Installation
As you click through the ARCHICAD Installation Wizard, you get the option to install Offline Help.
Click the link provided to download Offline Help installation file (.exe or .dmg) to your computer.
After you finish installing ARCHICAD: click the downloaded file at any time to install the Offline Help.
Download Offline Help Later
If you did not download the Help files during ARCHICAD installation, you can still download them later:
1.Disconnect your internet connection.
2.With ARCHICAD running, press F1.
3.The appearing screen provides a URL link.
4.Reconnect the internet.
5.Click on the link to access the installation file (.exe or .dmg)
6.The Offline Help is downloaded to your computer.
Note for Safari Users
The Safari browser is not supported.
However, if you are still using a Safari browser (v. 11 and later), follow these steps in order to view the offline ARCHICAD Help.
1.Go to Safari Browser Settings
2.Choose Preferences
3.Choose Advanced
4.Choose “Show develop menu in menu bar”
5.From the Develop menu: select “Disable local file restrictions.”
Additional Resources
See additional PDF resources in the ARCHICAD Help menu:
This manual is a complete reference to the GRAPHISOFT’s proprietary scripting language, GDL (Geometric Description Language).
ARCHICAD’s Calculate function interacts with the project database to calculate the number of elements in a project, their spatial disposition and the quantity of element components. This is a legacy function. Most users will use the Interactive Schedule.
Note on Help System for ARCHICAD STAR(T) Edition 2022
Please note that the Help for ARCHICAD STAR(T) Edition 2022 is based on the Reference Guide for ARCHICAD 25 (full version). Consequently, some features and functions described in the Help System are NOT AVAILABLE in ARCHICAD STAR(T) Edition 2022.
This section lists the feature limitations of STAR(T) Edition 2022 compared to ARCHICAD 25.
Note: To take advantage of the entire range of ARCHICAD features and benefits, you can upgrade at any time to the current, full version of ARCHICAD and continue editing your previous projects with it.
Collaboration Limitations
•Teamwork
•GRAPHISOFT BIMcloud
•Hotlinked Modules
•Xrefs
•Views from external ARCHICAD files placed as Drawings
•PMK file format support
•Point Cloud file format support
•STL (stereolithography) file format support
•DGN v8 file format support
•Export to gbXML and PHPP
•PDF Markup Import
•Collision Detection
•Rhino Export/Import
•Import Element Property Data from Excel
•3D Model Compare
Visualization Limitations
•Cineware Rendering Engine
•Special Lamp effects for Cineware engine (these are available but have no effect)
•Sketch Rendering Engine
Modeling Limitations
•Curtain Wall
•Structural Analytical Model
•MEP Modeler
Workflow Productivity Tools
•Publisher function
•Renovation
•Link Element Height to Stories (Wall, Column, Zone, Stair)
•Revision management
•Physical Model Quality Check
•Structural Analytical Model Quality Check
•PARAM-O
•Experimental Features
Energy Evaluation
•Not available
Project Organization
•License Borrowing
•Network license
Performance
•Multithreading limited to two cores