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Resolved! Radial Dimension

I have Archicad 18, I want to dimension a radius, but it's so difficult to get the pet pallete for angular dimension to show up, can you please walk me through the process?

dhnguyen by Contributor
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Resolved! Quality of 3D Window images exports/saves

What is the best way to export/save an image from the 3D window? I've tried switching on 2D antialiasing which helped somewhat, but when it comes to opening the file the quality is pretty bad. I've tried PDF at 600dpi on A1 sheet size without image c...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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'Ghost' Duplicate Elevation Marker - Bug?

I've recently came across this issue on a few different occasions on 19 and 21 and can't figure out what is causing it. When a user duplicates an elevation by using CTRL+D copy function you end up with 2 identical markers in floor plan but it still o...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Layout Option

I want to create a master layout, which has a title block at the right end of, say, a 24" x 36" (D size) sheet. I want the title block to be separate from the remainder of the sheet upon which drawings will be placed. I've done this, but the title bl...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Renovation Filter graphic override rules

HI, how do I assign certain elements so that they are unaffected by renovation status and associated graphic overrides rules? In particular I don’t want grids or site mesh elements to look different between new and existing and demolition views, but ...

Changes to background in Layout?

I draw in plan, sections and elevation with black background, as it relaxes my eyes on long workdays. Many of my objects and elements are set with cover fills and section backgrounds to window background. Recently I noticed that my layouts changed ap...

Mauhaus by Contributor
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Hiding separator lines between wall and window

Hello! We've been wrestling with this question for a while in our office... is there a way to hide the separator lines that appear between a window and its host wall in section / interior elevation? In the attached images, an interior elevation viewp...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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How to put diameter dimension?

With the regular dimension line. Just turn the witness lines off, pick the two opposing sides of the circle and place the dimension on the centre point. The radial dimension tool can only dimension a radius. Barry.

Door & Window Labels

I am migrating from Revit and am struggling with a number of small issues. Today's problem - I cannot figure out how to duplicate (or at least come close) to my door tag from Revit. I have looked through all the label options and can't figure out an ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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