We encourage you to share the download link for the Datasmith Exporter plugins with any number of people, both inside and outside of your organization. Please note that users are not permitted to distribute the Datasmith Exporter plugins themselves.
Installing the Datasmith Plugin for Archicad
Close any running instances of Archicad that you may have running on your machine. If any instances are currently running, the installation will fail.
If you already have an older version of the Datasmith Exporter plugin installed, we recommend first uninstalling it before proceeding. For details, see
Removing the Datasmith Exporter for Archicad
.
Graphisoft provides their own Datasmith Exporter for Archicad. Epic Games recommends removing the Graphisoft plugin before installing its own Datasmith Plugin for Archicad.
When the download is complete, navigate to the location of the file and run the installer.
The Unreal Datasmith Exporter for Archicad Setup Wizard.
Follow the on-screen instructions and accept the license agreement to continue.
The installer automatically detects which versions of Archicad have installed on your system. Check the box for each version you want to export to Datasmith and click
Install
.
Select which versions of Archicad you want to use with the plugin.
Close any running instances of Archicad that you may have running on your machine. If any instances are currently running, the installation will fail.
If you already have an older version of the Datasmith Exporter plugin installed, we recommend first uninstalling it before proceeding. For details, see
Removing the Datasmith Exporter for Archicad
.
Graphisoft provides their own Datasmith Exporter for Archicad. Epic Games recommends removing the Graphisoft plugin before installing its own Datasmith Plugin for Archicad.
Open an instance of Archicad and open the Add-On Manager by opening the
Options
menu and selecting
Add-On Manager
.
Opening the Add-On Manager.
Navigate to the
Edit List of Available Add-Ons
section and click the
Add
button.
Adding a new add on in Archicad.
Navigate to the location of the Datasmith Exporter for Archicad file andselect the package that corresponds with your version of Archicad. Click ok to continue.
Navigate to the location of the Datasmith Exporter for Archicad install file and select the package that corresponds with your version of Archicad.
End Result
With the Datasmith Exporter plugin installed, you can now use the Direct Link workflow and export scenes from Archicad as
.udatasmith
files. See
Exporting Datasmith Content from Archicad
.
Epic Games releases a new version of the Unreal Datasmith Exporter plugin for Archicad with every new release of Unreal Engine. If you switch to a different version of Unreal Engine, remember to download and install the matching version of the plugin.
Removing the Datasmith Exporter for Archicad
Use the standard control panel utilities for your system to find and remove the Unreal Datasmith Exporter for Archicad application.
For example, on Windows 10, you can use the
Apps & features
control panel.
Search for the Datasmith plugins in the Apps & features control panel.
Click the entry for your Datasmith Exporter plugin in the list, then click
Uninstall
.
Alternatively, use the
Uninstall or change a program
window from the Control Panel. Right-click the entry for your Datasmith exporter plugin, and choose
Uninstall
from the contextual menu.
Removing a Datasmith plugin using the Uninstall or change a program control panel.
Use the Add-On Manager inside Archicad to remove the Unreal Datasmith Exporter for Archicad.
Open the Add-On Manager by clicking on the
Options
menu and selecting
Add-On Manager
.
Click the checkbox next to
Datasmith for ARCHICAD
in the
Available Add-Ons
list to disable the add-on.
Click the Remove button to remove the plugin.
Removing a Datasmith plugin using the Add-on Manager.
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