topic Re: Archicad Layer status icon shows multi-colored dot in Documentation

Archicad Layer status icon shows multi-colored dot

alexliz — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 07:10:06 GMT

When clicking multiple times (not necessarily too quickly) on the Archicad Layer's status icon it alternates between black and other colors (blue, red, yellow, orange) and it also makes all the other layers' status icons in the list switch to that color.

Have you noticed this? Do you happen to know, is it a glitch or a functionality which escapes me?

Re: Archicad Layer status icon shows multi-colored dot

hevi — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:28:06 GMT

It's an Eastern egg from AC26(?) - activated by double-clicking the Archciad Layer eye.

Re: Archicad Layer status icon shows multi-colored dot

alexliz — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:28:40 GMT

Thanks for posting your reply here. Are you saying it's just an Easter egg type fanciness, and it means absolutely nothing useful? Nothing changes with layer settings when the color switches?

Re: Archicad Layer status icon shows multi-colored dot

hevi — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:41:55 GMT

✔️

Re: Archicad Layer status icon shows multi-colored dot

alexliz — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:43:28 GMT

Thanks again, much appreciated.

PS I will never get those 20 minutes of my life back.

Re: Archicad Layer status icon shows multi-colored dot

Mojodino — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 09:59:13 GMT

Thank you very much for this answer. I am an Archicad trainer and I seemed to know nothing about the software when one of my students came to talk to me about these Color eyes. An easterEgg of course!

Re: Archicad Layer status icon shows multi-colored dot

Barry Kelly — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:12:22 GMT

There are many Easter Eggs - usually one for every version.

https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Getting-started/Easter-Eggs-in-Archicad/ta-p/303701

Barry.

Re: Archicad Layer status icon shows multi-colored dot

Erik Bjornhage — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:52:26 GMT

Unfortunately the colour doesn't stay so when you open Layer Manager again it's back to black ☹️

Re: Archicad Layer status icon shows multi-colored dot

alexliz — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:48:09 GMT

Hi Erik, not sure I understand - why do you care about the color? It doesn't serve any purpose whatsoever.

Re: Archicad Layer status icon shows multi-colored dot

Erik Bjornhage — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:03:58 GMT

Just for fun 🙂