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About model and data exchange with 3rd party solutions: Revit, Solibri, dRofus, Bluebeam, structural analysis solutions, and IFC, BCF and DXF/DWG-based exchange, etc.

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archicad 7 dwg importing

I am trying to import AutoCAD R2000 dwgs into ACAD 7. From PC to Mac. When I merge, or if I try to open it, I get no entities, none of the layers, just a few seconds of the beach ball, the file name in the title bar, and nothing else. The configurati...

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architerra help!!

I have a topography map in autocad, I´m bringing dxf drawing to archicad, (the drawing is coming with hotspots and the contours lines) I do all the steps as in the manual, but I can´t see my terrain in 3d. Someone can help me? I may be doing somethin...

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String Script in Rafter won't work

I have added a string script to a rafter so that I can extract an individual calculation based on the rafter drawn. I added a parameter that calulates the length of the rafter on the slope see below: !-------------------------------------------------...

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Using Door and window builder

I would like to embrace door and window builder, but every time I venture into the product I find the interface incredibly cryptic and find myself wasting hours and never quite getting what I want by the end. How do others use this product? Any good ...

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3D Profiler - Cadimage - is it good?

Who has had experience using Cadimage's 3d Profiler? Does it overlap or augment or replace Archiforma. I have used archicad for years without these products using gdl for new objects. However, I would like use one or both of these products. Which one...

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BUG: 3ds output minor bug

THis is what happens. When i export a scene by material (by layer or element still holds but exporting by layer is what i usually do) i get the elements grouped by material as expected EXCEPT from OBJECT PARTS. For example imagine i have a simple obj...

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Schedule Header Won't Go Away

I created a schedule that has 3 header levels (see graphic). The top level is a general title, the middle level has general categories, and the bottom header has specifics for each category. I'm trying to delete the top level, but it won't go away. I...

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Change Types In Preview?

I created a door with a few dozen parameters specific to our company. I then made a schedule with those parameters. Now I want to change the type on some of those parameters, but when I do, the type doesn't change in the schedule -- it stays there as...

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