EasyFINISH

Finishings create & measure tool

for Archicad

Create

View

Measure

Main Advantages

EasyFINISH is fully compatible with Archicad version 25 , 26, 27 and 28.

A project with the EasyFINISH library can be shared with users using any of the specified versions.

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

EasyFINISH allows you to apply finishes over any flat vertical, horizontal or inclined surface.

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 you to easily control the application of textures.

After placing any surface or material available in Archicad, EasyFINISH allows for precise tuning of the texture’s positioning.

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 finishes in EasyFINISH are exportable objects and not just characteristics of wall or slab surfaces.

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 you to apply materials with zero thickness, such as paint or wallpaper.

EasyFINISH comes with functions that prevent texture overlaping (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 annotations.

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 an installation 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 other users without them having to do any additional installation. **

* Requires prior licensing to access all features

** An object from the EasyFINISH library will retain all its characteristics but will not be editable if the recipient does not have an active EasyFINISH license.

Despite being a library, EasyFINISH enables access to the thickness and area of its applied finishes directly in Archicad Property 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 28.

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 wish to update, just contact us for the upgrade.

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

Yes. Yes, despite being a library, the measured area from an EasyFINISH object can be accessed within Archicad’s Properties.

Yes. EasyFINISH allows adjustments to the visibility of all objects via Model View Options under the Document menu in Archicad.

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

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

Presently, EasyFINISH works only with Archicad commercial licenses (any type of commercial license)

Yes, a 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 want. 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, as long as you place the valid license file in the designated folder, the library will resume all editing functionalities without the need for further actions.

Any EasyFINISH license file (LicenseAgreement) sent along with the library must be placed inside the folder corresponding to the Archicad version in which the library is intended to be used.

This folder is located within the Archicad Data Folder, which in turn is within the Graphisoft folder. [e.g., Graphisoft >> Archicad Data Folder >> Archicad 27.0.0. INT R1]
To easily find 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. Within the Archicad Data Folder, you will find a subfolder for each version of Archicad that is installed on your system. [eg: Archicad 28.0.0 INT R1]
  6. The license file must be placed within the folder corresponding to the version of Archicad where EasyFINISH will be used. (or in all the folders, if you want to use EasyFINISH in all the installed versions of Archicad).

Done! Once the license file is placed in the corresponding version folder, EasyFINISH should work 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 recognize the license and function without restrictions.