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GRID TOOL AT DIFFERENT DRAWING SCALES

The floor plan for a one storey building is set to 3/32"= 1'-0". I need to show some details at various scales: 3/16", 1/2" and 1 1/2" = 1'-0". As shown in the attachment, the grid tool marker remains at a reasonable visual size when I increase a sec...

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Dimension text adjustments question

So I am relatively new to Archicad and am scratching my head a bit as to a function of editing a dimension text. I prefer to show my dimensions with the text in the line itself which I have set the tool correctly in this regard. When I run a dimensio...

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Doors and Windows dimension Markers

Working with AC 19 The doors and windows markers display correctly in the dialogue menu, however, they do not display in the plan where the door or window is placed. Very weird. I have the marker set of to display, I have all layers on but nothing wo...

ZONE STAMP

Please refer to attached image. I am using Zone_Stamp_1 19. I went into the settings and changed the Rom number pen from red to black but on-screen it stayed red. Is it possible to get it to change to black? The room name height is set to 6.00; how d...

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Pen 94 does not read with same intensity in section

Please refer to the attached image of a section detail. It shows a concrete floor (slab tool) on compacted gravel (slab tool) with a thickening of the concrete slab under the wall. The thickened concrete and associated gravel is a profile. All fills ...

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EL CAPITAN/AC18

Working on MacBook Pro late 2012 17" Model w/ss Drive and 32G ram. When I try to resize a picture on the layout, archicad starts blinking and won't let me do anything...do these two programs have a conflict....this is slowing me down

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Off-center screen views!

Each time I open either the View Map of Layout Book the image, though saved and updated in the center of the screen, is always shifted off screen to the right. Is there any way to have these images open in the middle of the screen where they're meant...

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3d document missing lines

Hello: My archicad keeps not showing the edge lines when elements are together, is there a way i can fix this? (archicad 18 64 bits - gforce 330m) Regards, newtech.

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Labeling elements in ArchiCad 19

Hello everyone. Is there a way to place an ArchiCad element, such as wall, slab, beam, etc. to come labeled as default, using one particular label type? I think that in this way I can avoid, spending time with selecting elements and label them manual...

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