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Label Size Adjustment

Using Archicad 21 on a Mac platform. When adding a label (movable furniture, triangle label) I can adjust the text size but not the triangle size. Any ideas?

mukster by Contributor
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DIMENSION TOLERANCES - these guys can't seem to get it straignt

Why does this happen so ofter (rhetorical)? I work with various (ahem) "architects" who swear up and down that they have worked in Archicad for the last 10 years. I'm not sure why but almost every (ahem) "architect" I've dealt with has a BAD BAD habi...

rob2218 by Booster
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net area of balcony, terrace, loggia

Hi, In my country we have a standard that we have to reduce the area of balcony, terrace, loggia so it is multiplied by a factor for example balcony x 0,5 (50%) to get a "net area" Firstly, how do I reduce the area in the zone stamp on the floor plan...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Elevation drawing board objects disappear out of frame

In my elevation view I don't have a frame. and it looks like if I drag an object to far up I it disappears. I have set project 0 to 0, and my sea level is at 20 000mm for some reason. which meant that everything I have drawn at 70 000mm above project...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Missing Archive button in Change Manager

Greetings, not sure what I am missing but I desire to move published changes into the archive folder in change manager. There is no archive button in the pallet or context menu as noted in the manual. Thank you, Scott

Curves are Being Simplified in 2D & 3D.

Im creating complex profiles that have curved elements, and the curves are being simplified when I see them in sections, details and sometimes 3D. I have checked my settings in the work environment and I have 2D and 3D Antialiasing ticked and have my...

sonicsid by Participant
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Place PDF pages

Is there a way to place all or selected pages of a .pdf using the Drawing tool? There should be. I have noticed that when I add .pdf's to my drawings it is very seldom that I need to add only one page from the .pdf . I add several, cover some parts w...

Custom Level Dimensions

i want to have a custom level dimension measuring my floor height and my slab height as you can see in the image. How can i save it as a preset and reuse it?? When i drag a copy of it and place it on another slab the custom text stops working, also t...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Vectoral Fills issue

I seem to have some issue with fills when trying to show slabs above on lower levels. I have a composite slab with ties shown as a fill pattern. When I set the slab to show on the lower level, the edges are dashed, which is correct, but it still show...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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