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Renovation filters and drawings on layouts

I've just transitioned to V21 which has been the easiest transition yet except for one thing. When I do renovation jobs I use a lighter gray line/text colour for the existing elements that are remaining. Now though I find that with elevations and sec...

Arcadia by Contributor
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Sections and Elevations using Renovation Filter

Hi I'm using Archicad 21, and I've tried a lot of different solutions and unfortunately all of them didn't work. I'm using renovation filters and what I want is simple. When in a section or elevation I what to see at the same time the reds (new eleme...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Source detail marker lost link / reference

One of my source detail markers has lost it's link to the placed drawing. It was working fine, but now isn't...and I can't relink it without turning it into a Linked Marker (which turns the detail into an Independent). If I leave it as a source marke...

Bruce by Expert
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AC21 - Pen/fill bug in layout view?

Hi all, Long term user of ArchiCAD and have run into an issue with AC21 that’s got me stumped, I hope it’s just a bug and not just me going crazy in my older days. The issue is that I have placed 2 elevations on a layout…both identical with the same ...

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fhedberg by Contributor
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Drawing list in layout

Hi guys, i was looking for creating a list of drawing wich updates automatically, the list contain the drawing placed on the current layout, is there any way to create such a list please ?? Thanks in advance

print trace

I would love to be able to put a trace reference on a layout and have it print to pdf

Detail Marker

Hi! With Archicad 20 there is any option to show the detail marker with the renovation tool only in the proposed? Thanks for any suggestion Have a nice labor day

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Pen color of Stair in Layout is Incorrect

I have a simple stair made with the stair tool. I set the pen color parameters. All is good in plan view. However, in the layout, the pen color of the nosings is incorrect. I use one pen set for everything, so it's not a matter of having the layout u...

svpribyl by Contributor
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Bug- renovation filter

One of my coworkers is working on a project when switching between the renovation filters objects will disappear. Sometimes I can get them to come back if I select the objects in 2D, select "Show Selection/Marquee in 3D" and then from the 3D window s...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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