--- title: "ArchiCAD Plugin" url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/12243.html" section_path: "Configuration > Preferences > Import/Export > ArchiCAD Plug-in" description: "ArchiCAD Exchange for Cinema 4D offers a dynamic connection between the two applications. It converts any 3D ArchiCAD file to a new Cinema 4D file, or it …" --- # ArchiCAD Plug-in ArchiCAD Exchange for Cinema 4D offers a dynamic connection between the two applications. It converts any 3D ArchiCAD file to a new Cinema 4D file, or it updates any existing Cinema 4D file. Furthermore, native Cinema 4D files can be opened or saved. A detailed description of how ArchiCAD works in conjunction with Cinema 4D can be found in the ArchiCAD documentation after the plug-ins have been installed: ![Image: 023956.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/023956.jpg)