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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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2d trace from google earth

Hi Guys, Apologies if this is a noob question but I've had no luck searching for exactly how to do this. Basically I have a survey plan that is not geolocated. I want to lay google earth imagery over the top and trace it to add details. The problem i...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Non perpenicular window openings.

Im trying to construct non perpendicular window openings and im struggling.. I have now constructed the holes using beams which i've then put in a hidden layer. My thought was then to construct a glas wall that would serve as a window. However this d...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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WINDOW FLIPP TOOL NOT WORKING

I have made up a complex wall type composite and put a window in it but the flip tool dopes not seem to work ??? Any ideas ? I cannot get the window cill on the out side ??? Thanks All. Look forward to hearing from you all soon

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Doors-Tick box for "zone into which it opens" does nothing?

I've noticed this slightly on other projects but on a recent (larger) project I am working on wether I have the tick box checked for "Door belongs to zone into which it opens" makes absolutely no difference to the schedules. To make the door pick up ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Door and Window Markers

Can't seem to get door and windows to show on floor plans. View options are set to "show on plans with markers". Doesn't work regardless of type of marker selected. ArchiCAD 18 - 5100 Int Full MacBook Pro.

Floor cut plane

I am trying to change to floor plan cut plane settings & have followed the Eric Bobrow tutorial to the letter following everything he does & cannot get the display to change. I have checked that I have the same settings as he does but no change! What...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Trouble loading components

I've never used the bimcomponents.com site and today for the first time am trying to download some objects. I keep getting this message that Oops! something went wrong.... etc. i just opened the account with bimcomponents. Could that be the case; tha...

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BIM components problems

Bimcomponents I'm the user https://bimcomponents.com/Profile/a5fe2bbc-2da9-47d8-977c-ad8417427b40. I have some pending objects waiting for your approval, but I want to update them. I also updated an object, but you reported an error; now I don't see ...

Unable to select multiple holes of a slab in AC 18

Hi Does anyone experience the same problem that I have? In all past versions of ArchiCAD I was able to select multiple holes of the same slab to move, mirror, drag a copy or delete them. But now in AC 18 (update 5100) I am able to select only one hol...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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