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"Custom Pen" Old Object converted to AC 20

fuzzytnth3
Booster
I can not find a way to fix this problem I am having with an object that works fine in AC19 but in AC20 it is allocating a "Custom Pen" despite the object having parameters that control the pen colours.

In AC20 if you select different pens it makes no change to the object, it steadfastly shows the "Custom Pen". I have never seen ArchiCAD allocate a custom pen before it is rather weird. Other parameters do have an effect on the object.

I have tried saving the object "as a new object" and overwritten the old version but that did not change it's behaviour

Has anyone else had this problem or have I found a glitch in AC 20?

AC versions 3.41 to 25 (UKI Full 5005).
Using AC25 5005 UKI FULL
Mac OSX 10.15.7 (19G2021) Mac Pro-2013 32gbRam AMD FirePro D500 3072 MB graphics
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fuzzytnth3
Booster
It also applies to the fills in the object

AC versions 3.41 to 25 (UKI Full 5005).
Using AC25 5005 UKI FULL
Mac OSX 10.15.7 (19G2021) Mac Pro-2013 32gbRam AMD FirePro D500 3072 MB graphics
Barry Kelly
Moderator
Is it a Graphics Override setting?
I haven't played around with that much yet but it appears you have the pen thickness from one pen but the colour from another.

Barry.
One of the forum moderators.
Versions 6.5 to 27
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fuzzytnth3
Booster
No Graphic Overrides applied. Also you can see in the dialogue box the "Pen" colour box has disappeared and I think it has allocated one of the blank squares in the Pen Set which you can not use normally for the custom pen.
AC versions 3.41 to 25 (UKI Full 5005).
Using AC25 5005 UKI FULL
Mac OSX 10.15.7 (19G2021) Mac Pro-2013 32gbRam AMD FirePro D500 3072 MB graphics