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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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Terrain heights in arbitary points by GDL?

Terrain tool recognizes it´s height in arbitary points. For example with certain options you can place an object in plan wiew and get it on the right level corresponding to the terrain. Now is it possible in GDL to calculate arbitary heights from the...

Zone Stamp Modification

Hi All, Is it possible to adjust the zone stamp as shown in the picture? (At the left the default zone stamp, at the right wanted zone stamp) In default Zone Tool of Archicad the box around the room name is connected the longest text in the stamp. An...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Door Marker Question

Hi friends, I posted this question before to Libraries / Library Parts / GDL section but there was no response. I'll send it again. What do you think? I want to adjust the door marker as shown in the picture. The door name and its dimensions are in t...

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Anonymous by Not applicable
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Windows and doors not loading on 64bit machine: IPC_common

I am using an educational version of ArchiCAD 13 and have recently updated from a 32bit to 64bit operating system. When i open my models on the 64bit machine i get an error mesage stating that some of my windows and doors are missing. The missing fil...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Multiple Versions

Hello, I recently duplicated a library part called Tube 10.gsm in the hard drive directory and changed it's name to Tube.gsm. (Please note that this is in AC 10, not AC 12 where names are ignored.) I then opened the Tube.gsm in Archicad's GDL editing...

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Anonymous by Not applicable
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hotlinking

is there a resource, tutorial or something that will explain how to actually do a hotlink? i'm not sure i even understand what it is. there doesn't seem to be anything in the wiki and there is nothing at all in the tutorials that came with 14 wb

Anonymous by Not applicable
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dimension visibilty

there is something simple that i'm missing here, but i've placed a dimension that won't show up on the layout. i have it on the same layer as other text which is visible on the layout, same pens, display order is front, so i'm at a loss. why won't it...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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How do I rearrange the order of the linetype list?

Hello, I would like to reorder the linetype drop down menu. Basically I want my custom linetypes to be near the top, instead of at the bottom. I tried renaming, but it must be an index number ordering. The List Templates 14 folder didn't seem to have...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Copy / paste parameters

OK, I am losing my mind. Let say you draw a wall 8" thick, 10' tall and one wall 12" thick and 12' tall. Now you want to copy the parameters 8"thick wall to the other wall. Easy right, option click on 8" wall and command click on the 12" wall to tran...

rm by Advocate
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