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Detail and section

Hello everyone, How do you do it. Let see i do a detail box on the plan and open that detail but i want to do a section in my detail (the head of a door). Anyone have a solution. I know that some people will tell me do it direct on the plan but i don...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Renovation fill for new construction is evaporating

I have set windows to have a renovation designation of demolished with a fill override in the new construction view. When zoomed in, looks good. (See attachment.) Roll the mouse wheel a couple of clicks to zoom out, and the fill vanishes! What could ...

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Print to larger than A4 PDF on mac.

Hi, I want to print straight from a view (not a layout) to PDF. The problem is I can only print to A4 size, probably because the two printers here are A4 and I guess the Mac's "save as PDF" uses their settings in the print dialogue. When I used a PC ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Create multiple zones in one floor plan

Hi, I want to create two or three copies of a floor plan and put in different kind of zones. You can't create zones in a worksheet or layout. So what's the best way to handle this? Thnx.

Dontknow by Enthusiast
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plotmaker layouts to 18

I am moving an old project made in ArchiCAD 7.0 and Plotmaker 2.2. I moved the project thru the ArchiCAD 10 converter and on to Archicad 18. All is good with that. My problem is my Plotmaker layouts are on individual sheets and not bundled into a lay...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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How to make elevations and sectio look better without plugin

Hey, I am very new to archicad and i recently designed a building but the elevation and section i got from archicad is not so good, Any suggestion how to make it look better . I have a submission coming up . Help will be appreciated . I would also li...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Blank wall areas in the RCP MVO

see attached. basically...getting "blanked out" wall areas in the RCP MVO. Yet in regular plan view option...they look fine. set all to front, no fills covering walls in that specific spot, what could it?

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rob2218 by Booster
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Lost the ability to select the text of dimensions-NOW SORTED

Hi everyone, Been working with Archicad find for a couple of years now, moving from AutoCAD. I've a bit of a problem and no idea how or why it's started to do this, but.... I can no longer select the text of dimensions. I basically need to change a v...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Trace & Reference Layout Issue

I have had this before & not sure how it corrected itself, but its back. Probably something simple. I normally work at 1:100 on A3, in this instance I am putting the main floor plan on the layout at 1:50 (very small house), but when I trace & referen...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Navigator Preview to Layout

Is it possible to have a Navigator preview type view that I can put on the layout sheet? I am working on a 1200m² floor plan with many rooms, the main floor plan takes up a whole A1 page at 1:100. I need to do interior elevations for the toilet & bat...

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