topic Re: Toolbar in Archicad for Mac in Modeling

Toolbar in Archicad 9 for Mac

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Sep 2004 09:42:51 GMT

Hi,

will there be a toolbar available for the mac version of Arhicad 9? What´s the reason that it has been left out for previous versions? It is very annoying since I´m used to work on the pc-version.

Is there any third company who have developed a plug-in for the mac version which gives the program the toolbar?

sincerely,
Jostein Korsnes

Re: Toolbar in Archicad for Mac

Djordje — Mon, 20 Sep 2004 11:31:14 GMT

joskor wrote:
will there be a toolbar available for the mac version of Arhicad 9? What´s the reason that it has been left out for previous versions? It is very annoying since I´m used to work on the pc-version.

Yes, programmable as the rest of the interface.

Re: Toolbar in Archicad for Mac

__archiben — Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:33:21 GMT

joskor wrote:
...will there be a toolbar available for the mac version of Arhicad 9?

kind of a toolbar . . .

basically, what they've done is create a whole bunch of mini floating palettes that behave slightly differently to the usual floating palettes. when you first open archiCAD you get about 7 or 8 of them all in a line across the top.

because they snap to each other (as all floating palettes in 9), you can pick up the first one and all the attached move with it - ala photoshop CS. but: the more docked toolbars, the more system drain when you do move them, and the more space wasted with the sideways titleblock and close button.

as djordje says: it's completely programmable - just like the rest of the interface - so i've made one solid, easy to move toolbar.

right then. i'm sure sharing 'work environments' will probably deserve it's own topic or forum somewhere when 9 really gets going (djordje?), but for now attached is my 'work environment' profile. it works for a 15" apple powerbook (res. 1280x854), but can be modified to any resolution quite easily. simply extract it and import it from the work environment setup (Options>Work Environment...>Work Environment Profiles>Import)

(if anybody does try it, remember: the info box is now scrollable with the mouse wheel and the ` key brings up the navigator . . .)

you can of course import just the separate schemes one-by-one if you wish so that you can get the the toolbar only and apply it to your own palettes and shortcuts, etc...

~/archiben

Re: Toolbar in Archicad for Mac

Djordje — Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:53:00 GMT

Aside from the betas, obviously some people received their 9s already.

I don't think we need a new forum, but we do need new 9 topics.

Therefore, PLEASE, EVERYBODY:

STATE YOUR ARCHICAD VERSION!!!!!

Otherwise it will be a pretty mess, as there are people here still on 6.o ...

Re: Toolbar in Archicad 9 for Mac

__archiben — Tue, 21 Sep 2004 14:41:37 GMT

sorry djordje.

was i jumping the gun a little bit?

~/archiben