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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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Strange wall sticking out

I asked about this before, but no one replied . I am using two complex profile walls, and a profiled sill plate in between( it's nothing but a plate, except that I added an 'X' to it ), as well as a composite slab. I want a layer of stucco on the rim...

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Anonymous by Not applicable
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Big files: why?

I assume it is common knowledge that the more layouts, elevations, sections you have in an ArchiCAD file, the bigger your file size. Even it seems if they are 'blank'. What is it about the ArchiCAD architecture that means that layouts/sections/elevat...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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window parameters - transparent background?

can someone please explain WHY the window parameters is NOT making the window be "transparent"...??? it's an overhead round window. its blocking my windows showing up in plan. I NEED to see the windows in the wall 'below' this window that is position...

rob2218 by Booster
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Bulding material connections

Hi, sometimes I have a certain problem with connections of building materials. Here for example a wall profile connects to two slabs. Concrete material is the strongest so I expect the concrete in slab to connect to the concrete in wall. However, the...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Curtain Wall question

So this is probably a simple problem. I'm making a curtain wall which I would basically like to be floor to ceiling glass with no intermediate horizontals. When defining the scheme in the curtain wall settings it looks like this will be the case. But...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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spot elevations on 10' grid to contours?

Just wondering if anyone knows of a method to change spot elevations on a 10'-0" grid into contour lines using the mesh tool. I'm thinking that if the mesh tool can produce a curvilinear smooth surface from the input points I could slice horizontal s...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Problem using DATETIME in IF statement

I'm trying to write a code that will PRINT a message if it's a certain time or day. I managed to REQUEST the time and day ... call it out using TEXT2, however I cannot use it in IF THEN ENDIF statement. The code doesn't come up with errors until I tr...

jakubc7 by Advocate
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