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How to show unit number & Block postal code in overall project?

Hi all, I would like to ask some question.Now my project need to show unit number & block number.For example, this project has 10 blocks, every block include a lot of units include.Let say, 1st storey has 4 unit, I want to show 1-01,1-02,1-03,1-04 li...

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Vector Graphics

Hi All,I know that Archicad is essentially a vector graphics program. However, I would like native graphics sufficient for diagrams for things such as early concepts and life safety plans (see attached image from the web). Does anyone have a native s...

shueda by • Participant
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2 Views from One Section

I am trying to take two views from one section - Two Scales. I have drawn information over it, but I don't want to draw it twice. A1 - 3/4" = 1'0" A2 - 1 1/2" = 1'-0" I reference the section from the plan - 1/A2.0. When I try to link the enlarged sec...

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Solution for showing wall surface in plan - override, pen set?

Hi all, I'm trying to find an efficient way of making a floor plan that shows codes/colors for interior surfaces. These plans basically look like the picture under. They're like a stripped down version of a normal plan, with a thick colored line symb...

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Resolved! Colors

Most of the time colors in the layout show different colors from the ones that I choose when make a drawing (example if I make a slab or doors with color red, sometims in the layout they show different). And even the thickness is different. It is lik...

Eman by • Contributor
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Window Schedule - Annotation of Preview

Hi All, Apologies if this has been asked elsewhere, I could not find a topic. I have a Automatic Schedule with Window elements. I have the 3D Front view as my Field / Elevation and I've added my dimensions. Now for our elevations/schedules we would o...

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Resolved! Radial Dimensions + Clean Wall & Beam Intersections

is there a reason why if you de-activate Clean Wall & Beam Intersections (CWBI), you are unable to put a Radial Dim on an intersecting curved Complex Profile wall? it seems to work OK with a typical (non-complex profile) wall. i am able to put a Radi...

Resolved! Most time efficient way to draw joinery detail drawings?

Hi all, I'm very new to archicad, I've only been using it for 2 weeks. My background is Autodesk - AutoCad and Revit. I'm an interior designer so I have to do a lot of joinery drawings and etc and I just want to know the most time efficient way to cr...

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Sheet Index which includes revision number and revision name

Greetings, we desire to include revision numbers and names as part of our sheet index as seen in the attached screen capture if possible. The referenced sheet index is nicely formatted and indicates/summarizes revisions for each sheet in the set. The...

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