Comparative Analysis of AutoCAD and ArchiCAD Functions: a Case Study of Conceptual Model of Office Building

This article provides a comparative analysis of the ways of realization of the conceptual model of an office building in the framework of the new approach to designing - building information modeling. It is shown that each of the computer-aided design systems considered has its specificity, its advantages in certain areas and activities, and their functional characteristics allow to solve various types of tasks with varying degrees of effectiveness. As examples the works of Master's students in AutoCAD and ArchiCAD are presented.