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Batch update for exterior elevations.

I'm working on a complicated model. I have the exterior elevations set to manual update. It takes nearly 10 minutes to update a single elevation. Is there a way to do batch updates to the elevations so I can let the computer run them at night?

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Printing PDF's made in Archicad - problems

An employee here has a problem that when he publishes a PDF and goes to print it using "preview" or Adobe, some of the fonts overlap, some things don't print entirely, etc. He can print the sheet directly from ArchiCAD and everything is fine. I can o...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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zone's renovation filter cannot be changed

How do I change the zone's renovation filter to "new"? Its set to "to be demolished" and doesn't allow editing. Instead it says "use Palette to set default" however I cannot figure out what palette offers this change. In your response please list the...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Hidden Edges display in 3D Document

Today I was surprised to see that the 3D Document Settings Dialog's Model Display panel contains a Hidden Edges checkbox. If you check it it will display all edges hidden by geometry. I was not even aware we had such a feature. And it was there even ...

Cannot export layers to pdf in Archicad 18

Hi! I have tried the new feature in Archicad 18 with exporting my layers on to the pdf and i works when just pressing save to ... But when trying to save layers to pdf via Publisher set i cant check that box... Anyone know why its not possible? Would...

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Typography and Fonts in Architectural Drawings

Hi all; my second love besides architecture is typography. For the last two years I've been using Stone Sans II as the typeface in my architectural drawings and written correspondence. I use a combination of the light and regular fonts. Though my col...

Jere by Expert
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calling out wall heights on plan

Is there a way to have a live marker that calls out wall heights in plan? I have a roof plan that I want to call out what the parapet heights are that will update automatically when the wall height changes. Thanks in advance for the help.

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Using Publisher to Print drawings

I'm currently working on a large project where drawings need to be issued as 'hard copy' and the sets are a mix of A1 and A3, requiring to be printed on different printers. So I'm using 'Publisher' to batch print, which saves me from having to change...

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