topic Re: HELP!! NOW!!! WINDOWS DON'T SHOW UP! in Libraries & objects

Won't Add Windows Or Doors

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:21:46 GMT

Archicad will not let me add windows. Like i will click on a wall where i want the window to be and it doesn't show up. I am working with the latest version of archicad... This problem is only on one house i am working on. On my other projects it is fine. WHY is it doing this?! and how can i fix it??

Re: Won't Add Windows Or Doors

Karl Ottenstein — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 00:58:58 GMT

Do they show up in 3D? Assuming that they do... and it is just 2D where you don't see anything, then it is likely related to the floor plan display modes for the wall, windows/door, and/or floor plan cut plane.

See if your windows/doors are set to display in Symbolic mode first:
http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/guides/archicad-17-int-reference-guide/user-interface-reference/tool-settings-dialog-boxes/doorwindow-tool-settings/floor-plan-display-of-doorwindow-symbolic-vs-projected/

HELP!! NOW!!! WINDOWS DON'T SHOW UP!

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 17:59:18 GMT

I am incredibly frustrated. I can not get windows to show up at all. I put one in and it doesn't show up in the plan or in 3-d. However when i go to the window schedule it shows up. WHY!? i need this fixed now!
Oh and im working in archicad 17

Re: HELP!! NOW!!! WINDOWS DON'T SHOW UP!

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 18:16:18 GMT

If you need immediate help, contact your reseller because they are suppose to support you.

Otherwise, like in the previous post you made about this and the reply that was given, check your model view options (Document->Set Model View) and see if they are turned off there. Or it's probably your cut plane (Document->Floor Plan Cut Plane) and your windows are not being cut by the plane. Maybe changing the Floor Plan Display from symbolic to projected or vise versa will help. That is in the individual objects preferences. Check the anchor point of the window and the offset from it to make sure you're not placing the window umpteen # of feet above or below your model. Goto 3d and double middle click in the model space to bring all the model into view.

If you can't see them in 3d I don't know what that means. Maybe you're only using window holes and they're outside of the wall so you can't see them. Select the wall you have them placed in and see if that highlights the hole. Maybe your libraries aren't loaded right? Or like I said above it might be out of view because the anchor value is way off.

Re: Won't Add Windows Or Doors

Karl Ottenstein — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 21:17:42 GMT

dream achieve,

I just merged your second, SHOUTING, topic with your original one. Please look for answers to your posts (mine, below) before thinking that nobody answered you... and do not create duplicate threads, or demand help. Not the way things are done here.

This is a user-to-user forum. People will help if they feel like it. if you need urgent help, contact technical support or hire someone.

Thanks,
Karl

Re: Won't Add Windows Or Doors

Jesse Davidson — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 20:19:25 GMT

I'm running into the same problem with this. I kind of sympathize with the original poster as this is incredibly frustrating.

My original problem was that it was showing up fine in 2d, but it wouldn't show up at all in 3D, or elevation views (It just showed up as a blank hole in the wall where the window should be). The windows display mode were set as symbolic. Alos, for some reason, this was only occurring in my basement walls, and only on my north elevation. Every other elevation / main floor walls were showing up just fine.

Now, I'm not sure what I did, but I can't even add any windows (or doors for that matter) to the wall. I tried retracing my steps to see if I changed some sort of setting to cause this but I can't figure it out for the life of me.

When I have the window tool activated and hovering over the wall, it shows that I can place the window (or door) but when I click to actually place it, it vanishes. Not showing up in 2d, 3D, or schedules. Anyone have any idea what I did to cause this? Its all most as if the project is locked from adding anything new, however it does let me delete windows / doors, just not add them.

Thinking maybe my Archicad somehow lost its licence, I then started a new project and I could add windows / doors to a created wall without a problem. It seems to be related to this one project file I'm working on.

Any help would be much appreciated! thanks guys

Re: Won't Add Windows Or Doors

Barry Kelly — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 02:12:49 GMT

If it is affecting plan and 3D (elevation) views then I would be suspecting it is your renovation filter settings.
You maybe placing an 'new' window but your reno filters are set show only 'existing' or 'to be demolished' windows.
Set a renovation filter on that will show everything to see if your windows are there.
Remember that reno filter settings are saved with the views in the view map - so every time you use one of those to change your view you are resetting to the reno filter that was saved with that view.
You may need to rest those.

Barry.

Re: Won't Add Windows Or Doors

Erwin Edel — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:28:37 GMT

Also take a look at Filter Elements in 3D, to see if the windows 3D representation isn't turned off.

Re: Won't Add Windows Or Doors

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 14:42:21 GMT

Here is a list of things that could cause elements to be not visible:

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=235941#235941

Re: Won't Add Windows Or Doors

Pertti Paasky — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 05:47:37 GMT

...and the renovation filter does not necessarily apply globally in the project, you can switch from 2d to 3d view and you can have different renovation filters.
How far can we go with all these new options?

Re: Won't Add Windows Or Doors

Stephen Dolbee — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:04:27 GMT

Walls set to "outlines only"?

Re: Won't Add Windows Or Doors

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 21:12:43 GMT

I am having this problem too. I am VERY familiar with all of the archiCAD settings. Something weird is happening and it seems project specific. I can option click and adjacent window that shows correctly, place into the wall next to it and see the sillouette of the window appear, but when I make the second click to place the orientation outward, nothing goes into the wall.

This is using a clients template dating back to AC17. I think there may be some corruption. I can't even put in and empty door or window opening.

-Sill is below cut plane and linked to base of wall.
- Renovation filter and window /wall settings are all NEW
-Model view options correct, since Windows/Doors I placed a day ago all appear normal.
- Wall settings for cut only and Window for symbolic but no settings affect the ability to PLACE the window / door. They simply are not going in.
- I can drag copies of the adjacent windows and they do copy and show up. But I can not OPT+CLICK the window and place again into the same wall.

I am assuming that since there are not many complaints bout this issue, it is a rare anomoly and, to solve it, I think I may just need to move all the modeling I can to a new template in AC19 and start fresh. Unless, of course, someone chimes in with a solution or a known bug.

Re: Won't Add Windows Or Doors

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:39:32 GMT

Hi everybody.
I had same problem with doors /windows. Here is what works for me:

1. select from toolbox window or door
2. show renovation palette
3. In renovation palette twice click on "Show on current Renovation filter only/ Show on all relevant filters" icon.
4. place door/window and celebrate.

Hope it helps for you too.

Re: Won't Add Windows Or Doors

_archicaduser_ — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:04:35 GMT

Old topic, but if someone googles this and has this frustrating problem: For me Alt+clicking an existing door somehow let me place doors again (also from the toolbar). No idea what caused this to begin with and why that Alt+click fixed it, but I hope that would be the case for others as well.

Re: Won't Add Windows Or Doors

Laszlo Nagy — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 02:16:41 GMT

When you ALT-click, you pick up the parameters and settings of a Door that is already successfully placed by the program and probably has all its settings in order. ALT-clicking replaces the current defaults settings of the Door tool with the settings of the clicked elements.

So, my guess is, the Door settings were corrupted somehow, and picking on those Door settings fixed it.