Creating an Archive

ArchiCAD Projects may refer to a number of items called Library Parts, stored as outside files in Library folders or directories. If you want to ensure that all files referenced in the Project are included, you should save the project as an Archive. Documents saved as Archives are stored together with all the Library Parts and properties contained by and defined with the Project.

Warning: If any Library Part of your Project is missing from the current Library when you save the Project as an Archive, it will not be included in the Archive document either.

The Archive format is recommended for:

• Moving a Project to another computer;
• Moving between versions of ArchiCAD;
• Storing the completed Projects.

If you choose the Archive format in the directory dialog box when saving the project, an Options button appears. Clicking it opens a dialog box, in which you can specify which types of library parts should be included in the archive. You can also decide to save the entire library with the Project, even those elements that have no placed instances.

Because of the larger volume of information it stores, an Archive file is somewhat larger than the corresponding Project document.

Important: Archives cannot store the descriptions of fonts used in the Project. This means that if you wish to display textual information the same way as it appears in the original environment, you have to install the appropriate fonts. Archives cannot store any Add-Ons that affect the placed elements.

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