ArtiCAD
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How to select a design in code catalogue and use it within ArtiCAD-Pro
This article will run through how to select a design in code catalogue in ArtiCAD-Pro as well as create a design using your chosen suppliers catalogue. Once you have installed the required design in code catalogue(s) into your ArtiCAD system, you'll ...
Useful commands for efficient designing
Below are a list of useful commands that are commonly used when designing in ArtiCAD-Pro making the design process easier and more efficient. These commands work across all three room-systems. Ctrl+C to copy a selection of units in drag and drop ...
ArtiCAD-Pro bedroom shortcut codes
Below is a list of generic shortcut codes commonly used when designing in the bedroom side of ArtiCAD-Pro. To use these codes, simply select the wall, base or wall unit layer to the left of your design screen, input the code into the commands box at ...
ArtiCAD-Pro bathroom shortcut codes
Below is a list of generic bathroom shortcut codes that are commonly used when designing in the bathroom side of ArtiCAD-Pro. To use these codes, simply select the wall, base or wall unit layer to the left of your design screen, input the code into ...
ArtiCAD-Pro kitchen shortcut codes
Below is a list of generic kitchen shortcut codes that are commonly used when designing in the kitchen side of ArtiCAD-Pro. To use these codes, simply select the wall, base or wall unit layer to the left of your design screen, input the code into the ...
Reports, Parts list and Attachments
Reports are generated by ArtiCAD based on the current design. To generate a report click on 'Reports' and then the name of the report you want to generate. They open up as a text document using your default text editor (normally Notepad). The report ...
Importing and editing your own textures
Importing a texture A texture is used in a design any time a material with any kind of pattern is required, such as a worktop material or a set of tiles. Textures can come from a variety of sources, photographs taken on a camera, a scanned image or ...
Cubes And Wedges
This chapter covers the creation of sloped and pitched ceilings, velux windows, raised flooring and pipe runs. The principles covered are common to all room systems. Where appropriate, differences between the rooms systems will be highlighted. Sloped ...
Custom Attachments
Attachment is a term for items that are automatically attached to your design i.e. worktop, cornice, pelmet and plinth. Most units in ArtiCAD have some form of attachment. When you add a unit, ArtiCAD works out the shape of the attachment for you and ...
Customising Units
Customising a unit allows you change the door range, handle and handle position for an individual unit. It also allows you to split the door/drawers. By customising a unit, you are telling ArtiCAD, that the unit is special. If you make changes under ...
Pricing your design
We are presenting more pricing options than ever before, to allow you to select the method best-suited to your business. Click here to view our pricing options overview video ArtiQuote ArtiQuote is a new, free of charge pricing tool that is included ...
Creating Page Layouts, Printing And Emailing Plans And Images
This chapter explains how to use the Page Layout section to print out your plan, elevations, 3D views etc. It also explains how to save your page so it can be emailed direct to a customer. To enter Page Layout mode, click 'Mode' - 'Page Layout'. ...
HD Lighting and Rendering
Version 22 features a new lighting renderer that allows you to adjust your lighting more easily to produce much higher quality, more realistic HD images. Lighting is very subjective and therefore we recommend that you practice until you find lighting ...
Lighting Your Design
This chapter will explain how to alter the lighting in your design. Altering the lighting in your design can dramatically improve the finish of your photo-realistic images - the amount of light required will vary from design to design. It is up to ...
Changing Materials In Your Design
This page explains in detail how to change colours and textures in your designs. Specifying your own colour scheme Each unit has a group of components associated with it. Begin by clicking on materials at the top of the screen: The first time you ...
An introduction to the materials interface
‘Save As’ will save current selections for materials on their respective components as a colour scheme that you can load back in to a new design to save you time in future. After clicking ‘Save As’ it will open a file browser, from there you are free ...
Positioning Units Using Drag And Drop
To enter Drag and Drop mode, click 'Mode' - 'Drag and Drop' Summary of controls in 'Drag and Drop' mode: (Action: Control - Details) Select an item: Single Left-click - Select the item (if any) under the mouse pointer. Move Item: Hold down left ...
Viewing your design
This chapter covers the various options for viewing your design. Elevation You can elevate all units sitting flush against a wall. If you elevate a wall and units do not appear as you’d expect, check that they are locked against the selected wall. To ...
Adding Units
Due to the large number of units available in ArtiCAD, it is impossible to cover the creation and options for every single item. This chapter will cover the principles behind adding and modifying units. The principles covered here apply to all room ...
Drawing your room
This section will explain how to draw in the 'Walls' layer of your design. Select the 'Walls' layer of your design by clicking on the 'Walls' button in the top-left of the ArtiCAD design screen. In the bottom-left corner of the planning area you will ...
Setting up your design
Room System Firstly, what kind of design are you about to create - kitchen, bathroom or bedroom/study? To select your type of design (or Room System) click 'File' - 'Select Room System'. Select the room system and click 'OK'. It will take a few ...
Getting Started
Title Bar The title bar tells you which version of ArtiCAD you are using (in the above image that is Version 22 Build 1) and the current room system you are working in (in this case Kitchen). "[Untitled]" means that the current design has not been ...
Running ArtiCAD for the First Time
Now you're ready to start ArtiCAD for the first time and activate your licence. To start ArtiCAD, double click on the desktop shortcut icon. After a couple of seconds the Loading Screen will appear: Company Details As this is the first time using ...
Installing ArtiCAD for the first time
Go to the Software Downloads section in the Members Area and select the appropriate product download, ArtiCAD-Pro (ArtiCAD-Pro includes kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms.) Click the download and the following dialog boxes will appear on your screen. ...