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Autotext of #Drawing Name and #Drawing Scale

When I use Autotext of #Drawing Name and #Drawing Scale in my layouts, it shows not only the name and scale of each drawing, but also everything that is placed to that layout – schedules, photos, etc. Is it possible somehow to eliminate them from the...

Dalius by Booster
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generating sections and elevations loading

Everytime i change something in the elevation it comes up with this loading circle and takes a long time to do anything. is there anyway to not have this load all the time?

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Anonymous by Not applicable
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Eve Detail and Bold Contour Edges

Hello, I am curious on how I can automate my elevations a little more. We like our elevations shown in the image below. I have been changing the elevation settings from "automatic" to "drawing" so that I can clean up the elevations a bit (remove the ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Publisher

When I drag icons from the layout set across to publisher, publisher wont except them. I am then unable to create PDF's, DWG's or even establish a path for saving. There is something wrong with my settings but seem unable to correct it. Note The upwa...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Renovation: add/cut part of a slab

How do you add part of slab or create an opening on a slab and show them correctly in the "new" status? It is easy with doors/windows but I'm not finding an elegant solution with slabs In other words, is there a simple way to handle openings in the s...

alemanda by Enthusiast
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Editing labels

In AC13 i can select several labels at once then select the nodes and stretch them into new locations. In AC18 if I have more then 1 selected the stretch button disappears from the pet palette and i can only move the whole label. ls this a new "featu...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Detail Tool

I find the Detail marker tool completely erratic and have abandoned it in favour of using multiple copies of particular views, each isolating a particular feature that I want to show at a large detail scale. However, the if I use the marker tool in t...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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DETAIL MARKER TOOL

I find the Detail marker tool completely erratic and have abandoned it in favour of using multiple copies of particular views, each isolating a particular feature that I want to show at a large detail scale. However, the if I use the marker tool in t...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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3D DOCUMENT, NO COLOR

ATTACHED IS A 3D DOCUMENT I HAVE CREATED, BUT I CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO HAVE IT SHOW AS ALL SURFACES WHITE WITH BLACK EDGE LINES. THANKS IN ADVANCE.

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Site Plan

I would like to change the line weights of the different contour lines. Every 5 foot interval would be a thicker line than the lines between the 5 foot intervals. Is there anyway of doing this inn ArchiCAD?

toman311 by Enthusiast
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