Support: This is the most important folder.

Feel free to open the IDE projects, and investigate the possibilities. These can be a good starting point to understand how the API works.

Examples: Here you can find a lot of example Add-Ons.

The documentation is available online, too. You can find here a reference for all of the API functions.

Documentation: This is the folder for API documentation.

Latest Xcode (deployment target macOS 10.15)Īfter you installed the Development Kit you will find three folders at the install location. Latest Xcode (deployment target macOS 10.13) Latest Xcode (deployment target macOS 10.12) You can see the details in the table below. On Windows this is Microsoft Visual Studio, on MacOS this is Xcode.įor different Archicad versions you will have to use different versions of developer environments.

Depending on your platform you will need a development environment.

Python – For some build tools (version 2.7+ or 3.8+).

CMake – To generate IDE projects (3.16 minimum version is needed).

API Development Kit – This will allow you to build Archicad Add-Ons on your computer.

Archicad – The demo version is perfectly fine for experimenting with the API, but it has some restrictions that you may experience during the development process.

What will You Need?įirst, you will have to set up your development environment: The API itself is general purpose, so you can write various Add-Ons with the same Development Kit. Archicad is extensible in several ways: creating new menu commands and dialogs, import-export functionalities, etc. The programming language of Archicad Add-Ons is C++, so you have to be familiar with this language to start. The goal of this tutorial is to show you how to write an Archicad Add-On from scratch.

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