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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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Correct display of roofs

See attached. I have two roofs, a main and a side roof. The side roof is overframed onto the main roof, but a piece of it goes under the main roof. I want this to show correctly in plan. If I adjust the display order, it either shows the entire side ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Site Analysis Drawings

Hey guys, Just wanted to see if anyone had any tips or ticks in creating a nice visual site analysis drawings, the arrow heads and line weights in AC20 are pretty basic and do come out with anything looking visually pleasing. looking to display such ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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custom object edit

Hello Still new to Archicad, I am able to make some custom object, but is there a way to edit the object after created, or must I remake the object. I'm sure I am missing a step somewhere, after I open the object. Thank you

Foti by Enthusiast
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ARCHICAD 19 9001 & 20 6005 Update Previews Available

Hi Everyone, We have prepared the next Update previews for ARCHICAD 19 & 20. The packages are already tested for the AUS, INT, UKI and USA versions and we are continuously testing them for the rest of the language versions. We plan to release these U...

Multistory hotlink pln with differing RL's problem

Has this issue been addressed in AC20? I'm having a problem with multi story hotlinks. I have a 'building pln' with differing story heights to the 'master pln' and I want to insert the 'building pln' into the 'master pln'. The issue is that the build...

Object Refresh

Does anyone know a good way to force all objects to do a refresh? I have an idea in the back of my mind for making some control objects that write parameters out to text files for other objects to read. (like a balustrade detail object that actually ...

JaseBee by Advocate
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Very Basic Error

I am trying to complete some basic tests with the GH connection and I am coming up with this error: 1. Data conversion failed from Point to Curve Not sure what it means. I have tried rebuilding the script but it doesn't seem to work.

ares997 by Contributor
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Tool Pallette Names?

Brand New user..I googled the hell of this question to no avail: How does one get the tool names to appear next to the tool symbols in the tool palette? I currently just have the symbols but no names are associated with them. Thank You!

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Modeling Beams In 2D with Gap

I hope this topic doesn't exist already as I have done a few searches and cannot find it. Anyway, what I would like to accomplish is having a small gap at the end of beams where they are framed into another member (beam or column). If this can be don...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Morph training

I am following the instructions in Archicad Training Series volume 2 Conceptual Design and am stuck on the page 9 - only the second page of the tutorial! After creating the 40000x28000x1000 morph base, I am supposed to draw a snap guide from the bott...

KeesW by Advocate
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