The current Update installer is able to update Archicad client applications and GRAPHISOFT BIM Server applications. * With an Archicad client application you can connect either to a Graphisoft BIM Server or to a Graphisoft BIMcloud. Please make sure that you update BIM Server/BIMcloud* along with the Archicad client applications used in Teamwork. Working in Teamwork requires that client Archicads and the BIM Server/BIMcloud* all have the identical version and build number.

On Windows Server operating systems Windows Server Manager application must be closed prior to applying the update.

On Windows Server 2008 R2 or Small Business Server 2011 you have to manually stop all BIM Server services prior to applying the update.

If the BIM Server does not start immediately after installation, please restart the computer.

The BIM Server will be stopped automatically, during the time of updating the BIM Server application, projects will be suspended.

We strongly recommend that you disable any virus checker for the time of the BIM Server installation.

You will need to run the installer multiple times to update each copy of Archicad. If you want to update a different instance, you can use the “Browse” button to locate it.

If you have multiple copies of Archicad on your machine, then the installer will automatically find one copy.

CodeMeter Driver 5.22a can be downloaded from here. In such cases the update of the License Server is necessary.

After installing this Update connecting to License Servers with CodeMeter driver older than 5.00 will not be possible.

For Mac users: make sure to mount the installation dmg while being signed in with the administrator account that you always use to install or patch Graphisoft products.

If you are updating a BIM Server, also make sure that you are logged in as the user who installed it originally.

Make sure none of the Archicad components are modified (e.g.

Start the full installation process using an administrator account.

Make sure you have administrator rights on the computer.

The Update process will automatically search your computer for Archicad 18 (including MEP Modeler, EcoDesigner STAR and all Graphisoft Add-ons) and for Graphisoft BIM Server.

Archicad 18 system requirements