ArchiCAD construction elements are smart - they understand and react to their environment. Intelligent tools for walls, slabs, columns, beams, furnishings and grounds, place items on the ground or in the 3D window containing information about their height, material thickness and other properties. They react to their environment - the intersections of walls are cleaned, the beams have priority at intersections, the covers are adapted to the construction elements - getting expedite its work. You can also easily model complex solid objects using operations. This increases productivity, facilitates project management and most importantly, allows you to design instead of making sketches.

What's more, the designer can easily control the appearance and function of an object, changing a few settings in the dialog box or by editing parameters graphically. You can even change the appearance of a graphic object using smart hot spots that provide instant visual feedback as well as immediate access to the parameters.

Developed since 1982, Graphisoft's GDL is the technology behind these intelligent building elements. GDL objects contain the information necessary for specification of text, 2D symbols and 3D models, while occupying a small space on your computer. In addition to material, style and measurements. Objects can also store data from the manufacturer, making it available to designers, facility managers, interior designers and any other professionals who need access to this information.

To accelerate and simplify the design process, ArchiCAD brings a library of over 1000 parametric windows, doors, skylights, furniture, appliances, people, building materials, landscape and others. The architect can extend and customize its library of objects by changing the parameters of the object, using solid element operations, or choose among hundreds of items available through Graphisoft and on the Web.