EasyFINISH

Finishings create & measure tool

for Archicad

Create

View

Measure

Main Advantages

EasyFINISH® is compatible with Archicad versions 26 through 29.

A project with the EasyFINISH® library can be shared with users who use any of the indicated versions.

EasyFINISH® will also be compatible with future versions of Archicad, as long as Graphisoft maintains compatibility with the previous programming functions used in earlier versions.

EasyFINISH® allows applying coatings on any flat surface, whether vertical, horizontal, or inclined.

Draw free-form finishes over building elements.

Freely design finishes on walls, ceilings, beams, slabs, and other construction elements, with the shape, material, colours, and thicknesses you desire.

Get detailed mediation of your model by material or surface immediately.

EasyFINISH® allows easy control of texture application

After placing any surface or material available in Archicad, EasyFINISH® allows you to precisely fine-tune the positioning of your texture.

EasyFINISH® was designed with productivity and control in mind.

In a single, simple graphical interface, quickly and intuitively control all the tool’s functions.

Easily copy, move and change finishes using the others already applied.

All EasyFINISH® coatings are exportable items and not just wall or slab surface features.

Create and apply any material from Archicad as a finish, loaded with the technical information you assign to it.

Export your finishes as BIM objects in IFC.

EasyFINISH® allows applying materials with zero thickness, such as paints or wallpaper.

EasyFINISH® comes with features that prevent material overlap (even with zero thickness) to ensure that renders and visualization are perfect.

Automatically measure your model or view your measurement.

With EasyFINISH® What You See Is What You Measure, without doubts and without the need for notes.

Because all finishes are elements in your model, you can easily and visually check your measurement.

Stop wondering if there are errors in your measurements.

EasyFINISH® is a library, not an add-on, so it does not require installation nor is it dependent on the version of Archicad in which it is used.

Just load it like any other library to start using it*.

A project containing the EasyFINISH® library can be shared with another user without them needing to make any additional installations. **

* Requires prior licensing to access all features

** An EasyFINISH® library object will retain all its features, but it will not be editable if the recipient does not have an active EasyFINISH® license.

Although it is a library, it is possible to access the thickness and area of EasyFINISH® coatings in the Archicad Properties formulas.

And many other features:
  • Editing in 3D views and 2D views
  • Automatic or additional ID
  • Thickness control
  • Perfect Image Positioning
  • Texture Overimposing
  • Quick Environment Creation

And more...

  • Detailed review of BIM models.
  • Verification of the structure of the models and the relationships between the elements.
  • Compliance with interoperability norms and standards.
  • Evaluation of consistency and accuracy of data in models.
  • Analysis of compatibility and interoperability of models with other software.
  • Verification of regulatory and legal compliance of models.
  • Evaluation of the visual and aesthetic quality of the models.
  • Elaboration of audit reports with observations, nonconformities and recommendations.

Finishings with Images positioning

Texture Overimposing

Quickly Create Environments

  • Detailed review of BIM models.
  • Verification of the structure of the models and the relationships between the elements.
  • Compliance with interoperability norms and standards.
  • Evaluation of consistency and accuracy of data in models.
  • Analysis of compatibility and interoperability of models with other software.
  • Verification of regulatory and legal compliance of models.
  • Evaluation of the visual and aesthetic quality of the models.
  • Elaboration of audit reports with observations, nonconformities and recommendations.

How does it Work?

Drawing Finishings

Controling Surfaces

Materials & Surfaces

2D Editing

Pitched Planes - I

Changing Materials

Managing IDs

What You See Is What You Measure

Measurement Units

Shape RESET Function

EasyFINISH@Work

Licensing

  • Detailed review of BIM models.
  • Verification of the structure of the models and the relationships between the elements.
  • Compliance with interoperability norms and standards.
  • Evaluation of consistency and accuracy of data in models.
  • Analysis of compatibility and interoperability of models with other software.
  • Verification of regulatory and legal compliance of models.
  • Evaluation of the visual and aesthetic quality of the models.
  • Elaboration of audit reports with observations, nonconformities and recommendations.

Frequently Asked Questions

EasyFINISH® is NOT an add-on. EasyFINISH® is a lightweight library for Archicad, compatible with versions 26 to 29.

As a library, it doesn’t require installation like add-ons, making it easy to share and ensuring compatibility with future Archicad versions.

After licensing, simply load the library file as you would with any other project to use it.

EasyFINISH® is currently at version 1.15. If you are using an older version and want to update, just contact us and we will update it for you.

Note: Version compatibility isn’t guaranteed, so it’s better to start new projects with the latest version rather than updating mid-project.

Yes. Although it is a library, the area measured by an EasyFINISH® object can be accessed in the Archicad Properties.

Yes. EasyFINISH® allows you to configure various aspects of the visibility of all objects inserted in the project in the Model Display Options (Document menu).

Yes, each EasyFINISH® license will be associated with a single Archicad license.

If an Archicad license is used on more than one computer, you can install the corresponding EasyFINISH® license on all the computers where you use the Archicad license.

Currently, EasyFINISH® only works with Archicad commercial licenses (any type of commercial license).

Yes, an EasyFINISH® license can be used on any computer where the associated Archicad license is available.

You can install the EasyFINISH® license file on as many computers as you wish. Once the availability of the corresponding Archicad license is detected, the library will become fully functional.

Once issued, an EasyFINISH can not be changed.

Of course! Simply contact us and request a trial license.

We will issue a Trial licence that will allow you to try all the EasyFINISH functions for 10 days.

No, at the end of the trial version or license period, all created finishes will remain in the model with the assigned characteristics and information.

However, you will not be able to modify them.

No, if you place the valid license file in the designated folder, the library will resume all editing features without the need for further actions.

Any EasyFINISH® license file (LicenseAgreement) sent along with the library must be placed inside the folder of the Archicad version in which you intend to use the library.

This folder is located within the Archicad Data Folder, which in turn is inside the Graphisoft folder. [e.g., Graphisoft >> Archicad Data Folder >> Archicad 27.0.0 INT R1]
To easily locate the Graphisoft folder, please follow these steps:

  1. Within Archicad open the following menu: Options>> Work Environment>> Special Folders.. [Options>>Work Environment>>Special Folders… ]
  2. COPY the first path listed in the Special Folders window (temporary folder path).
  3. In File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac), PASTE this path and press ENTER (or click the magnifying glass icon).
  4. The Graphisoft folder containing the Archicad Data Folder should appear.
  5. Inside the Archicad Data Folder, you will find a folder named after each installed version of Archicad. [e.g., Archicad 28.0.0 INT R1]
  6. The license file must be placed inside the folder of the version in which EasyFINISH® will be used. (or inside all folders if you want to use EasyFINISH® in all installed versions of Archicad).

Done! As soon as the license file is inside this folder, EasyFINISH® should be working without restrictions.

In the same version folder of Archicad where you placed the license, you should find a file named `EF_license_name`. Delete it and return to Archicad. Now EasyFINISH® should already recognize the license.