Virtual Building Explorer for ArchiCAD 13

Virtual Building Explorer for ArchiCAD 13 is now available for download from the VBE website.

The upgrade for VBE for AC13 is free for all VBE for AC12 customers.

New features of Virtual Building Explorer for ArchiCAD13 include:

• Option to save self-running application cross platform (Win/Mac) project files
• Option to measure distances in imperial or metric units
• New Ray-tracing rendering engine (“Headlight”) with optional sun shadows (F3)
• New rendering styles (“Goraud” and “Metal”) for quick navigation in larger models
• New Background Options: Sky, Black, Gradient
• Option to display the Sun Flare during navigation

 

The new release of ArchiCAD 13 introduces Virtual Building Explorer to Macintosh users meaning that the following operating systems are now supported; Mac OSX 10.5, 10.6 and Windows XP and Vista 32-64-bit. The Windows 7 version is currently being tested. First results indicate that performance on Win 7 is highly dependent on the driver of the graphics card, so we would recommend a compatibility check prior to purchase.

VBE for AC12 customers can use the same license serial number and password to run VBE for AC13 but first they have to deactivate their VBE for AC12.

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