An Extensive Comparison between Architectural Software’s of ArchiCAD® and Revit®

Abstract

Building information modeling (BIM) has been introduced to meet the complexity and productivity requirements of projects. The increasing demand of construction industry generates a pressure on the architects from different perspectives such as; 1) time, and 2) cost. This led some developers to implement the building information modeling (BIM) in their software which helps architects to generate more accurate, reliable, and informative 3D model. It also facilitated the integration of the model with scheduling and cost control processes. This study aims to compare two BIM software; ArchiCAD^® and Revit^® from an architectural perspective in order to identify the best software in term of users’ satisfaction.