Educational



Since ArchiCAD 12 student was released, most of the Cigraph's Plug-ins are available free of charge for students using ArchiCAD, as well as the products released from Graphisof, Abvent and other partners.
It all is available on myarchicad.com after reciving the 1-year ArchiCAD license code.


After registering on myarchicad.com, you'll get a one month code for ArchiCAD, if you apply for 1-year License you will have full access to all the tools available. Conditions and terms may be different from country to country, please contact your local distributor for detailed information, you can check the offical Graphisoft distributors list here.

Cigraph Plug-Ins Student version work inside ArchiCAD and obviously, as the file is saved by ArchiCAD, it has the usual restriction about opening it with the professional version.
Not all the Cigraph Plug-Ins are available, so is not ArchiSuite (their collector).


With ArchiCAD 16 Cigraph will add the new plug-in ArchiTools, substitute ArchiStair with ArchiStair 2 and all the plug-ins will work within thei collector ArchiSuite. The Plug-ins contained in ArchiSuite have some limitations, here's the list of the plug-in contained in ArchiSuite 16 Student with their restrictions:

  • ArchiFacade - Straightening Perspective Images
    1. the steightened images are converted in greyscale
    2. the procedure to transform photographic images into ArchiCAD library parts (billboards) is not enabled
  • ArchiForma 2 - Object Creation
    1. You cannot save your ArchiForma models into ArchiCAD library parts
    2. X-Y offset between bottom and top surfaces is not available
    3. Charmfer/Fillet option for bottom and top surfaces is not available
    4. Show Axis option is not available
    5. "Rotate parallel to" option is not available
    6. Rotation graphical input command is not available
    7. Object creation graphical input command is not available (only numeric input)
    8. the host layer is not customizable
    9. The object display properties is not available: the resulting objects are always in surface mode (hollow shapes)
    10. Exploding tool is not available
    11. Selecting the type of cut (delete front, delete back, split in two parts) is not available: you will always have to cut the front 
  • ArchiMap - Creating as-built surveys
    1. No DISTO handling, no bluetooth connection
    2. You can convert your final survey just into ArchiCAD walls, no automatic doors/windows insertion
  • ArchiPanel - Designing false ceilings and raised floors
    1. You can elaborate just four-sided areas
    2. You cannot use panels with custom shape in your covering (only four-sided areas are allowed)
  • ArchiQuant - Quantity Take Offs and Cost Estimation
    1. No unit price handling (the total calculated cost is always zero)
  • ArchiTerra 3 - Terrain Modeling
    1. DXF import: 3000 points limit (coordinates exceeding this limit will be skipped); no constrains limitation; the model is always automatically moved near the ArchiCAD Origin (X=X-min, Y=Y-min).
    2. TXT import: 3000 points limit (coordinates exceeding this limit will be skipped); no constrains limitation; the model is always automatically moved near the ArchiCAD Origin (X=X-min, Y=Y-min); the data import filter cannot be less than 5 meters.
    3. No model data TXT Export
    4. No constrains handling
    5. Contour Lines step is not customizable (it is always set to 10 meters)
    6. No sloped Plateau
    7. No road creation starting by selected fil (just road from polyline/middle line)
    8. No Random generation for Terrain, Tree and Rock
    9. Colored Area limited to max 50 different areas for each terrain
    10. No Gravity to Terrain function
    11. No Camera Path function
  • ArchiStair 2 - Creating Custom Stairs
    Finally all the students can enjoy the latest version with no limitations.
    Please pay attention to the library parts: the ones created with ArchiCAD Student cannot be used on ArchiCAD Commercial/Full.
  • ArchiTools - Miscellanea
    Also Students can take advantage of the last plug-in added to ArchiSuite.
    Please pay attention to the library parts: the ones created with ArchiCAD Student cannot be used on ArchiCAD Commercial/Full.


ArchiMaterial, ArchiSketchy, ArchiTiles, ArchiTime, ArchiGiallieRossi are not available for ArchiCAD Student.