Drawing basic walls with dimensions

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone,

I am fairly inexperienced on archicad but I used to be able to use it just fine now I have archicad 12 I can't work out a few things.

When drawing a basic wall it won't draw a straight lined wall without me having to hold shift, I cant find the 'polar' function or equivalent.

I can't draw anything with dimensions, when i click the wall button the black box with the dimensions and co ordinates etc doesn't appear and typing in numbers on the keyboard doesn't work to dimension the wall so I can't draw anything to scale.

Please could someone help me out as I have a project to complete!

thanks anyone

Vish

[Anonymous]

you can use the guides to draw constraining to vertical/ horizontal or at angles, circles etcetc much more flexible than the old 'p' toggle for parallel/perpendicular to.... (unless you're after the 'grid snap' in which case look under 'view' menu) If guides aren't showing go to your workspace (options menu i think) and turn them on. save your profile. if you reeeeeaaaly want the 'p' toggle, then u need to set the shortcut in your workspace (list commands alphabetically and scroll until u find it - remember to save ur profile)

the tracker is what you're after ( again turn on in ur workspace) and /or the old coordinates pallete under window/ palletes.

have a look at the manual with the what's new in 12... u might find it useful.

HTH

[Anonymous]

Just to confirm Xristinas advice, temporary guide lines are what you need! I think the shortcut is 'Q' or can be activated using the button as shown below. These will give you various temporary lines which the cursor can snap to as you go about drawing things, without having to hold down shift.

[Anonymous]

amazing thanks the both of u great help!

[Anonymous]

Hey, sorry to bring up an old thread but once again the small window that comes up when you draw a wall in archicad has dissapeared, the one where you type the dimensions and follows you round the screen.

Have searched everywhere for it and the shortcut Q doesn't bring it back as suggested above.

Please please reply my project hand in is now nxt week!

[Anonymous]

Hi Vish,

It's the button second on the right of the one highlighted above! It's called the Tracker.

Hope that helps.

[Anonymous]

ah you life saver thanks

any quick tips on how to create a sort of overhanging domed roof over a quarter circle atrium space?

see picture!

[Anonymous]

Complex profiles would help you here. Try creating a curved profile representing a cross section through the roof, and then apply it to a curved wall.

See Dwights diagrams on these posts -

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=157541
http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=151557#151557

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Hi! This little window with "distance" and "angle" is gone! How can I call it back?
Please help.
Thanks

[Anonymous]

It's this button on the tool bar.