topic Re: AC9 File info in Installation & update

AC9 File info

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:08:09 GMT

Hello everyone,

A newbie here with a question. I have a computer with AC9 and winXP that I used at my old employer. I now have it at home and when I click on the .pln file in explorer, in the details part it shows a logo of my old employer. Any idea how I can get rid of that logo associated with my .pln files or better yet how I can replace it with my logo?

See attached file

Re: AC9 File info

Dwight — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:24:36 GMT

Hard to remember that far back but this logo is probably the project preview image.
I attach the path to the command in Archi12

Re: AC9 File info

vistasp — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:37:13 GMT

Dwight wrote:
Hard to remember that far back but this logo is probably the project preview image.

Man, I didn't even know this option existed. Thanks Dwight!

Does anyone have suggestions on how to make good use of it?

Re: AC9 File info

Dwight — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:39:03 GMT

You might want to make a perspective view of the project as a quick identity method....

Re: AC9 File info

David Maudlin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:42:17 GMT

Dwight wrote:
You might want to make a perspective view of the project as a quick identity method....

This is what I always do when archiving the project.

David

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Re: AC9 File info

vistasp — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:02:57 GMT

David wrote:
Dwight wrote:
You might want to make a perspective view of the project as a quick identity method....
This is what I always do when archiving the project.

Hmm... Something for me to think about. I don't deal with as many projects as some of you guys - being a one-man-office - but maybe 15 years down I'll be thankful for having done it.

David wrote:
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Re: AC9 File info

Anonymous — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:51:31 GMT

vistasp wrote:
Does anyone have suggestions on how to make good use of it?

Several versions back (AC6 or 7?) AC made such a preview automatically, usually showing the plan view. Then came the option to place whatever picture you like and it became manual. I usually place pictures from the final renderings. There is also the good practice to place a picture with the AC's version number, as suggested by someone here in the forum.

Re: AC9 File info

vistasp — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:32:50 GMT

kliment wrote:
Several versions back (AC6 or 7?) AC made such a preview automatically, usually showing the plan view. Then came the option to place whatever picture you like and it became manual.

It would be nice if the floor plan was the automatic default preview and one could change it manually if one wanted. Maybe the coding would get to complex or maybe not. What ho, GS?

Re: AC9 File info

rocorona — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:21:11 GMT

vistasp wrote:

David wrote:
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Re: AC9 File info

vistasp — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:19:03 GMT

rocorona wrote:
vistasp wrote:

David wrote:
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Now is 803. When you will read this it can be even more...

Ah! Tubelight me.

Thought it might be the sequel to a (historically inaccurate) Hollywood film about Greeks and Persians. 😉

Re: AC9 File info

Link — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:39:57 GMT

vistasp wrote:
Does anyone have suggestions on how to make good use of it?

I always insert the company logo when I create custom templates.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: AC9 File info

Karl Ottenstein — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:50:04 GMT

I always used to create a custom preview image, including a logo for a template as Link does. But, then I noticed that the icons for backup files could not be distringuished visually. Without a preview image, the backup file icons have a red arrow on them.

So, I have not used the preview image feature for some years now. But, perhaps GS has resolved the issue with backups having the same icon as projects?

Karl

Re: AC9 File info

Link — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:29:34 GMT

Hey Karl

I think it may be worth discussing this concept, as functionality has certainly changed over the years. Maybe you or anyone else may be willing to confirm the following or offer alternatives:

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As far as I can tell on my Windows XP SP3, the ArchiCAD preview will only appear in Windows Explorer if you have the 'View' set to Thumbnails. Any other view option will still show the icon.

Also, if 'Show common tasks in folders' is enabled via Tools>Folder Options>General, then Windows Explorer will show the preview under the Details section.

The ArchiCAD preview will also be available via the file's Properties.

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On my Windows Vista Business Edition, the ArchiCAD preview becomes visible in Windows Explorer when the 'View' is set to Medium, Large, or Extra Large Icons, or Tiles. And the icon appears if the view is set to Small Icons, List or Details.

In any case I personally always recommend that file extensions are shown in all Windows folders, which in turn enables them inside ArchiCAD.

In ArchiCAD 12's Open dialog itself, (in Vista or XP) we can use the same 'View' options as in Windows Explorer, but we can also enable the 'Preview' option from the top right hand corner to show the ArchiCAD preview in a pane of it's own.

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On my Mac OS 10.4.11 (I'll update soon I promise!), unless I am missing something obvious, the ArchiCAD preview doesn't show in Finder at all. Not even in the 'Info' window?

In ArchiCAD 12's Open dialog, if the view option is set to 'Columns', then the preview will appear in the right hand pane, once the file is selected.

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Given all that I wonder if a simple change of 'View' would still allow the use of the ArchiCAD preview?

Cheers,
Link.

Re: AC9 File info

Karl Ottenstein — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:58:08 GMT

Link wrote:
On my Mac OS 10.4.11 (I'll update soon I promise!), unless I am missing something obvious, the ArchiCAD preview doesn't show in Finder at all. Not even in the 'Info' window?

In ArchiCAD 12's Open dialog, if the view option is set to 'Columns', then the preview will appear in the right hand pane, once the file is selected.

The preview does not show up in the 12 Open dialog or anywhere else in the Mac interface under OS 10.5.6 So, no benefit at all to using it on Macs - just makes the file a tiny bit bigger.

Cheers,
Karl