Reduce the time spent in creating documentation! Virtual Building model is the ultimate in effective management and documentation. Construction documents and files are available without any additional software and with little rework. With ArchiCAD you can create an unlimited number of sections and elevations that update as you work. The lists of materials that always reflect the current state of the building model can be generated quickly. The interactive two-way communication between the listings and the Virtual Building to make changes to the model directly from the List Elements Interactive.

Refine in ArchiCAD is as automatic as binding, including sections and elevations. Move and resize the elements directly on sections and elevations and changes will be reflected in the other view, including dimensions. Interior, exterior or an entire building can be bounded in a single step. Labels can include text or symbols so you can easily identify any part of your design.

Because of ArchiCAD's intelligent objects are sensitive to scale, the appearance of the floor plan changes automatically and appropriately (including text, dimensions, lines, etc ...) when you change the map scale.Change the scale is as simple as clicking on the popup menu.

Create detail is definitely faster in ArchiCAD than any conventional design, thanks to the smart things and improved detail and drawing tools. Detail Tools are directly linked to views with marks of parametric details that can raise local standards and their own style of documentation. The details are fully integrated into the Virtual Building, even when using many custom frame linked to the same detail.

ArchiCAD Tool Zone and the zone stamps, identify groups of areas or any area you want to manage and score. Walls are automatically identified as Zone boundaries, although the columns, slabs, beams, decks, lines, arcs and splines can also define the space. The Element ID manager can identify and group elements according to specific criteria, an excellent resource for creating labels and lists automatically.

You can immediately benefit from the extensive listings and quantification of the database of the Virtual Building to contain information about the area, volume, price, number of units and more. As a tool for building information, ArchiCAD not only can automatically calculate and present the information in standard or custom designs, but can export it so that it can be used in other software. When you change the size parameter or attribute in the list interactive door / window, these changes are updated in all views.

ArchiCAD contains a large number of tools designed to increase productivity without disturbing the interface:

	Splines, Arcs, Ellipses and Lines (turns into 3D elements using the Magic Wand tool).
	Favorite Palette to easily edit polygons and polylines.
	Up and down the display order of any element of drawing.
	Vector plots, solid and customizable line types.
	Boolean operations with any element.
	Libraries with a wide variety of brands and drawing symbols.
	Orthogonal structural and radio networks.
	Offset lines in all 2D and 3D elements
	The vector plots can be accurately defined on each element individually, both in section and elevation.
	Customizable keyboard shortcuts.
	Section elements near and far.
	Automatic cleaning of dimensions, the drawings do not overlap.
	Radial and cumulative annotations.
	Find and Select by any criteria.

The Book of Layouts takes the project to paper

When it comes time to document your Virtual Building paper, The Book of Layouts gives you the tools necessary to perform high quality drawings and paper-based presentations that will be easily understood by engineers, builders and customers.You can import different file types (vector and bitmap) from different sources into a single plane, and then organize and manipulate them as you need.All pages of documentation for a project can be perfectly organized in one file, simplifying project management.The automatic numbering of pages, the large number of smart text templates and reduce expensive rework and adapt to the standards, saving you time.

The Book of Layouts is directly connected to the ArchiCAD project, so even last minute changes are updated in the final drawings.The data from OLE applications such as Microsoft Excel and Word can be introduced and remain attached to the original document so that any editing on the original file will be updated in the Book of Layouts.

The drawings can also be rescaled, shown with zoom, etc and placed in the plane as a new sketch or reference.