Collaboration with other software
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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Linking AC to Specification.

Has anyone tried linking AC to Specification information? I seem to recall that there was a way on windows but not on Mac and that it was microsoft based. Any comments and/or ideas much appriciated.

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Import from Rhino?

If we agree that shells like this can not be modeled by ArchiCAD, and let's say it is Rhino or any other modeling software, what is BEST procedure for 3D model import to ArchiCAD? I must say that DXF files are extremely big and ArchiCAD usually crash...

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reinstalling ArchiTerra 2.0 on new G5..

Hello all, I have just received a late Christmas present for myself.. a screaming G5 dual 2.0 gHz!! Needless to say I've been giddy all day, LOL!! Now for a question.. I've reinstalled ArchiCAD 8.1 from the CD mailed out late last year.. it pulls up ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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GDLExplorer

There's a program from Graphisoft called GDLExplorer that I have found on some furniture manufacturers' CD GDL catalogues, called GDLExplorer. I find this extremely useful to browse my libraries and choose a part to export into other programs, like S...

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DWG Layout and viewport contents into PM - HOW?

Greetings; A consultant has sent me a number of DWGs, consisting of a mass of info in model space filtered through viewports so that the only way to make sense of it all is to view the DWG in paperspace. PROBLEM: in the translator, "Import Drawing Da...

DennisG by Participant
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Font exchange from Acad to AC 8.1

When I import DWG file to AC 8.1 I would like to change all text to Helvetica font which I normaly use. In DWG translator under Miscelanious I have found option Font translation file, but I don't know how this file should look like. It should me .XML...

Gorazd by Booster
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ArchiTerra2 from AC7 to AC81

I have a project with a terrain modeled with ArchiTerra 2.0 under ArchiCAD 7.0. When I try to open it with AC 8.1 I obtain a message saying that ArchiTerra extension is not available (althougt there is). If I try to edit any point I realize that I ha...