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Component Level Design Workflows - Conversation & feedback

Hi All, Now in Archicad, most design and data are handled at the element level - assigning properties, using Graphic Overrides or setting renovation status are a few examples.To express design intent and extract data at a more detailed level, the com...

James B by Graphisoft
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CAD Standards the Rules....

The following rules apply to any CAD package be it 2d only or full BIM (well ok some of em are ArchiCAD specific) 1 Never leave anything on the ArchiCAD or Zero layer. This is punishable by having the fingers on your right hand chopped off in most of...

File size

Does anyone know what's the most file size consuming things to look for in a ArchiCad file. Is it lots of imported PDF/DWG, large number of layers or other attributes, large number of views, massive amount of layout's or loads of modules ( as .mod or...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Rotating vectorial hatching

Hi I would like to create a custom material with vectorial hatching rotated 60 degrees. I can see how to rotate a texture, but what about the hatch? Am I missing something? Thanks

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Different fill in screen and paper

Hello! I am wondering if this is possible: I want to print all my walls with solid fill. But the solid fill confuses me when drawing in screen. Can I do something in order to print walls with solid fill but not see the fill in screen? Thank you!!

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Hesitant - or, working with others - or, some help?

Hello, I've been lurking this forum and others for a few years now. I've been using AutoCAD for over ten years and would love to switch to a more efficient work flow. As an essentially sole practitioner I have great hesitations actually making the sw...

arg617 by Contributor
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Water tank??

Hi folks! Where can i find the object of water tank for residences? Thanks!

Beam complex structure variable

Hi. I'm trying to automate labeling a steel structure made of different IPE, HEB and HEA profiles. I've imported those profiles using "Import Standard steel Profile" function in Archicad and used them to build up my structure made of beams and column...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Skylight edge types - custom one

Hello, i have a problem. I want to create skylight which has edge like i draw on the image below. Is it possible to create one like this one? Thanks!

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Tool names not showing

I am using Archicad 13 with Win 7 (Seven). The labels on the tools do not appear, eg, when I place the cursor on, say, the pet palette icons, a blank rectangle appears. If, however, if I was to place the cursor on the toolbar icons, it seems fine. It...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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