Company Overview
Graphisoft SE, a subsidiary of the Nemetschek Group, is a Hungarian software company that pioneered BIM with the release of ArchiCAD in 1987 — one of the first commercial BIM applications. Headquartered in Budapest, Graphisoft has been a consistent advocate for open BIM standards and cross-platform workflows.
ArchiCAD remains the company's flagship product, widely used by architects for conceptual design through construction documentation. Graphisoft also develops BIMcloud (collaboration server), BIMx (mobile model viewer), and DDScad (MEP design), forming an integrated BIM ecosystem.
Market Position
- Architecture-first BIM: ArchiCAD's design philosophy prioritizes architectural workflows over generic building-element modeling, with strong visualization and documentation capabilities.
- Open BIM advocacy: Graphisoft is a founding member of buildingSMART and actively supports IFC and BCF standards for multi-vendor interoperability.
- macOS support: ArchiCAD is one of the few professional BIM tools with native macOS support, distinguishing it from Windows-only competitors.