Which Product is right for me?
Summary:
| Choose LT if you are at the beginning of your BIM workflow, mainly creating architectural drawings, simple modeling, plans, sections, documentation, and do not yet need complex visualisations or advanced interior design elements. | Choose PRO if you want everything in one package: architectural / interior design, MEP, high-quality photorealistic images and AI renderings, working in Team, modeling topography, converting point clouds to BIM, advanced documentation, client presentations. |
Move to BIM at your own pace.
You need the Professional version if the answer is yes to the following questions:
| Do you need to work in parallel with others on most of your projects? | ARCHLine.XP Professional |
| Do you need to create photorealistic renderings to showcase your model? | ARCHLine.XP Professional |
| Do you also need full interior/furniture design tools, or is architectural design your main area of expertise? | ARCHLine.XP Professional |
| Do you need tools for modeling topography, and incorporating site elements? | ARCHLine.XP Professional |
| Do you need tools to convert point clouds to BIM? | ARCHLine.XP Professional |
| Do you need tools to create accurate documentation? | ARCHLine.XP Professional |
ARCHLine.XP LT vs. Interior and Professional 2025
Learn about the differences between ARCHLine.XP LT, Interior and Professional version.
At a glance:
| TOOLS | |||
| Deployment and installation | LT | Interior | Professional |
| Standalone Installation | X | X | X |
| Architectural modelling | LT | Interior | Professional |
| Architectural tools (Walls, curtain walls, slabs, roofs, ceilings, doors, windows, and columns, beams) | X | X | X |
| Stairs, railings and ramps | X | X | X |
| Blueprint | X | X | X |
| Integrated bsDD service | X | X | |
| Rooms, Areas and Zones, Colour Schemes | X | X | X |
| Buildings, Floor structure | X | X | X |
| Design Phases | X | X | X |
| Roof shapes | X | X | |
| Truss | X | X | |
| Brise Soleil | X | ||
| Site modelling | X | ||
| Room Survey | X | ||
| Google Maps integration | X | ||
| Automatic floor plan generator | X | ||
| Point Cloud | LT | Interior | Professional |
| Point clouds | X | X | |
| Point clouds detection tools | X | ||
| MEP | LT | Interior | Professional |
| MEP tools | Add-On | X | |
| MEP Sizing | Add-On | X | |
| Interior design tools | LT | Interior | Professional |
| Moulding | X | X | X |
| Loft, Sweep3D | X | X | X |
| Sketch mode | X | X | X |
| ARCHLine.XP Warehouse | X | X | X |
| BIM Libraries (BIMobject) | X | X | |
| Object Templates | X | X | X |
| Electric accessories | X | X | |
| Lighting | X | X | |
| Lighting Plan | X | X | |
| 3D Shape | X | X | |
| KBB - Cabinet and worktop maker | X | X | |
| Room maker | X | X | |
| Manufacture Interior design tools | X | X | |
| Soft furnishing | X | X | |
| Tiling | X | X | |
| Mood board | X | X | |
| Documentation | LT | Interior | Professional |
| 2D Drafting tools | X | X | X |
| Dimensioning, Annotation, Text | X | X | X |
| Raster to vector | X | X | X |
| Sections, wall elevations | X | X | X |
| Printing Layout | X | X | X |
| Room/Area Reports, Excel quantity take-offs | X | X | X |
| Tags | X | X | |
| Material Legend | X | X | |
| Color Schemes | X | X | |
| LOG (Level of Geometry) | X | ||
| Drawing Comparison | X | ||
| Callout | X | ||
| Schedule | X | ||
| Numbering | X | ||
| Printing | LT | Interior | Professional |
| Printing, Printing in PDF | X | X | X |
| Printing Layout | X | X | X |
| PDF/A-1b, PDF/A-1/a | X | X | X |
| Printing Queue | X | X | |
| Visuals | LT | Interior | Professional |
| 3D perspective visuals | X | X | X |
| Animation, Walk and Fly | X | X | X |
| Animation path | X | X | |
| Export Thea | X | X | X |
| D5 render plugin | X | X | |
| Graphical crop view | X | X | X |
| Colour cards | X | X | X |
| Map raster image to surface | X | X | |
| Add background to Architectural Rendering | X | X | |
| Render styles | X | X | |
| Rendering | X | X | |
| ARCHLine.XP LIVE connection | X | X | |
| Panorama 360 | X | X | |
| Matching a photo to a model | X | X | X |
| Virtual Staging | X | ||
| Collaboration | LT | Interior | Professional |
| Teamwork | X | ||
| Multiple Instances | X | X | |
| ARCHLine.XP Viewer | LT | Interior | Professional |
| Compatible | X | X | X |
| Compatibility | LT | Interior | Professional |
| Windows 10, 11, Intel powered Mac (with Boot Camp) | X | X | X |
| Software Protection | X | X | X |
| Import / Export | LT | Interior | Professional |
| Autodesk Import DWG, DXF, RVT, RFA | X | X | X |
| Autodesk Export DWG, DXF, | X | X | X |
| Autodesk Export RVT, RFA | X | X | |
| Download from 3D Warehouse | X | X | |
| 3D file formats as 3DS, SKP, OBJ, FBX, ATL, C4D, VRML, DAE, STL | X | X | X |
| PDF, BMP, TIFF, JPEG, PNG | X | X | X |
| Certified IFC v2x3, IFC 4.x | X | X | X |
| Link CAD | X | X | X |
| Link OFV, RVT, PDF, Point cloud | X | ||
| BIMObject – download models in RFA | X | X | X |
| Publish 3D PDF | X | ||
| Google Earth KMZ | X |
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