topic Re: New Archicad 19 Dock feature in Modeling

New Archicad 19 Dock feature

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2023 12:19:27 GMT

AHRRR! I'm trying to get use to this dock in 19, but it's driving me crazy (short putt actually) I can't open a window over the new dock 'feature'.

It's nice that I can cleanly arrange my pallets but Jeeze! It's way too hard/counter intuitive to do that and if i want to open the archicad forum from the help menu or switch over to 'finder', my Archicad continues to float over top of it. I have to minimize Archicad to get to other windows! Worse and most convenient of all, the search and select pallet keeps disappearing behind the window also!

..Pain, ...Pain, ...Pain!

Archicad version 19 on Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10.3

my best wishes and condolences to you all,

Frustrated Frank

Re: New Archicad 19 Dock feature

rjwilden — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 20:41:17 GMT

While not using 19, the way I setup my computer should work for any system.
I set up 3 desktops, one for Archicad, another for browser and email another for finder. I have a Logitech MX master mouse with additional buttons and a side wheel. I set the side wheel funtion to "navigate between apps"
When I scroll, all the apps I have open flash up on the screen, I select the one I want and it takes me to the desktop it is on. No opening apps or moving stuff around. Big time saver.

Re: New Archicad 19 Dock feature

JaredBanks — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 22:44:56 GMT

Not 100% sure what you mean, but right click on the tab and select undock. Then you can have a floating window. You can also turn off the whole docking/tab function if you don't like it.

Re: New Archicad 19 Dock feature

JaredBanks — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 22:47:30 GMT

If you are talking about ARCHICAD not playing nice with windows from other applications, I'm not sure what's going on. I'm not seeing that behavior with the same set up (19 and OSX 10.10.3).

Re: New Archicad 19 Dock feature

David Maudlin — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:43:21 GMT

Frustrated Frank:

In the Work Environment > User Preference Schemes > Dialog Boxes and Palettes: uncheck Keep ArchiCAD Palettes visible even when another application is in front.

You should add a Signature to your Profile (click the Profile button near the top of this page) with your ArchiCAD version and operating system (see mine for an example) for more accurate help in this forum.

David

Re: New Archicad 19 Dock feature

Stress Co_ — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 23:16:57 GMT

I'm trying to replicate my AC18 work environment and cannot get
my "toolbox tools" palette to sit to the right of the "Navigator" palette.
It just won't attach into that position

Re: New Archicad 19 Dock feature

Erich — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 03:28:18 GMT

Not my normal arrangement, but it worked for me. Try dragging your navigator over rather than the tool box inward.

Re: New Archicad 19 Dock feature

James B — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 06:20:43 GMT

There are technical and functional differences between Palettes and Toolbars. Like on Windows, Toolbars can only be placed around the extremity of the work environment - Toolbars also don't stretch/expand like Palettes.
This is the difference you are seeing above. The main Toolbox is a Palette, but there is also a Toolbar Toolbox set as well (with smaller icons).

Re: New Archicad 19 Dock feature

Stress Co_ — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 20:53:07 GMT

James wrote:
The main Toolbox is a Palette, but there is also a Toolbar Toolbox set as well (with smaller icons).

Yep... I was using the "Toolbar" toolbox
(Trying to save every pixel of screen real estate).
It works when I switch to the "Palette" Toolbox.
Thanks

Re: New Archicad 19 Dock feature

aahatimo — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 21:18:49 GMT

I did have that problem when setting up my new WE. I switched to legacy view mode and all was well, then switched back to my WE and all worked fine. Thanks for reminding me where the checkbox was David! But box was unchecked. No sure what was up, but its working now. Maybe not the most logical place for the option, plus not only the palletes were covering other applications, the entire AC 19 screen was.

David wrote:
Frustrated Frank:

In the Work Environment > User Preference Schemes > Dialog Boxes and Palettes: uncheck Keep ArchiCAD Palettes visible even when another application is in front.

You should add a Signature to your Profile (click the Profile button near the top of this page) with your ArchiCAD version and operating system (see mine for an example) for more accurate help in this forum.

David

Re: New Archicad 19 Dock feature

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 15:07:18 GMT

The new tab feature is a very nice addition but I'm wondering why I cannot drag a view directly from the navigator to create a new tabbed view. Instead there is yet another new menu that I have to open to then find a navigator style menu. Seems a bit bloated and unintuitive.

Re: New Archicad 19 Dock feature

Eduardo Rolon — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:54:37 GMT

right click the view and select "Open in New Tab" does not work?

Re: New Archicad 19 Dock feature

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:05:36 GMT

ah, didn't notice that. Its not in the reference guide anyway....

Re: New Archicad 19 Dock feature

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 11:02:50 GMT

Deeply disappointed that new tabs feature limited to 1 plan view and 1 3D view
I have a cloned ground floor view as a tab , but when I right click and select another story, it gives me a story from the project map and not the cloned view map!!

Almost not worth using as I still need to keep going back into navigator to find the view/story I want to see. Is this a bug?

It would be more useful if I could change the colors of the views in the navigator so that my eye can easily tell different categories of views.

Re: New Archicad 19 Dock feature

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:37:38 GMT

strawbale wrote:
ah, didn't notice that. Its not in the reference guide anyway....

http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/guides/archicad-19-int-reference-guide/configuration-2/the-archicad-user-interface/tab-bar/

Re: New Archicad 19 Dock feature

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:40:42 GMT

strawbale wrote:
Deeply disappointed that new tabs feature limited to 1 plan view and 1 3D view
I have a cloned ground floor view as a tab , but when I right click and select another story, it gives me a story from the project map and not the cloned view map!!

Almost not worth using as I still need to keep going back into navigator to find the view/story I want to see. Is this a bug?.

I have answered the same question in another thread. See it there:

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=244520&highlight=#244520