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Existing and new section/elevations from the same S/E marker?

In the days before RFOs there were issues with extracting existing and new views (which meant different layer combinations) from the same marker; drawing updating had problems, so one had to place duplicate S/E markers, one for existing and one for n...

Ignacio by Advisor
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Missing objects when plotting and lines.

Good day I have drawn some elevations using linework but when plotting i drag my ground floor to my paper and only a few lines show. On ground floor i have unlocked all layers. how do i fix this?

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Phasing workflow

Hi, The actual phasing solution is the Renovation filter, But, i have a project with * 5 phases, * some special " interventions" like removing claddings, adding some skins to walls, changing door panels only, what is the best workflow for such a situ...

Exterior wall split because of roof

I often need to split the roof into 2 separate roof planes due to the shed dormer condition in the back of a house. Whenever I split the roof, the exterior wall below it only shows up half on the rendering. It happens every single time. The floor pla...

dhnguyen by Contributor
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AC23 property label tool bug

See images. Property label with pointer has a big gap between arrow and label in plan view. But in the drawing layout it looks fine

Anonymous by Not applicable
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When saving PDF file, extra elements appear

When saving a pdf file on the plan, extra elements appear that are not on the plan. When saving in other formats (jpeg \ png), this error does not exist. What happened and how to fix it?

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Resolved! Tool Bar Question

Hello, I have a two part question, I'm using AC23 and can't find the tools shown in the attached image. Any idea what this is called? Also how do you turn on the mouse arrow so it shows on screen what the icon is? In other words the mouse has a small...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Dissappearing Layout Drawings

i have a layout with internal drawings and external pdfs attached. when i update the drawings everything is fine. as soon as i pan around the drawing , most of them go blank. their view settings are fine, when they appear everything is in the right p...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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[AC23] Building remodeling - renovation status and filters

Hello, I'm working on building remodeling, with a lot of demolished walls and slabs and I have I two major problems with renovation status and filters: 1) How can I change wall thickness considering demolition? For example: existing wall has 50 cm (w...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Drawing Selection Settings Title Text Style

Using AC 23 and in the latest update the Title Text Style in Drawing Selection Settings (Layouts) is no longer editable. Is there some sort of added over-ride somewhere? I make the change to font size and nothing changes. (Been editing the label in t...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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