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Level Dimension Tool

The Level Dimension Tool used to work in section and elevation. Does anyone know of an alternative tool/object? There are cases when dimensioning just does not get the job done best from the point of view of graphic imagery.

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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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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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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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