topic Re: Non metric, steel shapes missing in AC29 (W shaped beams,etc) in Libraries & objects

Non metric, steel shapes missing in AC29 (W shaped beams,etc)

Arch Willingham — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:45:55 GMT

Yesterday, I was trying to send a quick RFI to an architect. I needed to show a simple W shaped column on the drawing; something I’ve done a million times in Archicad.

Using AC29, I opened objects > 05 Metals and instead of finding “05 10 00 Structural Metal framing 27” > then “Steel Columns”, the “W column 27”, I unfortunately found “05 50 00 Metal fabrications” > then “Steel Columns EN”, then a bunch of metric shapes.

Where did the simple to use, steel shapes that are in English (non metric) units go?

Operating system used: Windows 11 25H2

Re: Non metric, steel shapes missing in AC29 (W shaped beams,etc)

Lingwisyer — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:54:16 GMT

Is there a US Steel libpack somewhere maybe? OR you could export the entire AC27 US steel library and import that seperately.

Ling.

Re: Non metric, steel shapes missing in AC29 (W shaped beams,etc)

Stuart Smith — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:07:10 GMT

Graphisoft removed them from the default libraries. Not sure why, since there is no replacement for the functionality that they provided.

Grrrr. 😡

They were still available in 28 installs, located in an .lcf called Archicad Legacy Objects USA.lcf.

If you have 28 installed you can link that library into your file.

Re: Non metric, steel shapes missing in AC29 (W shaped beams,etc)

Aaron Bourgoin — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:59:21 GMT

Can you use complex profiles? I still see an international assortment of steel shapes in metric and imperial

Re: Non metric, steel shapes missing in AC29 (W shaped beams,etc)

Arch Willingham — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:36:20 GMT

I'll give that a shot and thank you!. I wonder why in the world they would have done that?

Re: Non metric, steel shapes missing in AC29 (W shaped beams,etc)

Arch Willingham — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:37:12 GMT

I've never used complex profiles.....just never needed them.

Re: Non metric, steel shapes missing in AC29 (W shaped beams,etc)

Arch Willingham — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:37:56 GMT

Dunno but I can try that (I think I whacked all my ver 27 installs).

Re: Non metric, steel shapes missing in AC29 (W shaped beams,etc)

hibiscus111 — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:18:29 GMT

Having the same issue! The Archicad Legacy Objects USA.lcf is the 2D detail symbol, NOT the 3D W object (see screenshot of what is missing). Double checked the Archicad USA Template 2, does not have this object. This is a very used object for our structural coordination, way faster than complex profiles, better selection nodes and easily managed (imho).

The only solution I have found is to export the objects from 27 and import them into our embedded library 😕 which means we're just carrying around outdated objects which seems to negate this whole transfer to a global library!!! How can we get the legacy library update to include these disappearing objects OR come out in a library update??