ArchiCAD is a complete design suite with 2D and 3D drafting, visualization and other functions for architects, designers and planners. A wide range of software applications are integrated in ArchiCAD to cover most of the design needs of an architectural office:

• 2D CAD software — drawing tools for creating accurate and detailed technical drawings
• 3D Modeling software — a 3D CAD interface specially developed for architects capable of creating various kind of building forms
• Architectural rendering and Visualization software — a high performance rendering tool to produce photorealistic pictures or videos
• Desktop publishing software — with similar features to mainstream DTP software to compose printed materials using technical drawings pixel-based images and texts
• Document management tool — a central data storage server with remote access, versioning tool with backup and restore features
• Building information modeling software — not just a collection of the above mentioned applications with an integrated user interface but a novel approach to building design called BIM.