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Automatic assignment of element id by critera

Hi, Does anyone have any idea of how you can automatically assign door orientations in the elements' IDs? I want the end of the element id to have a "left" or "right" letter. I've tried using the Element ID manager but it seems to me that it either a...

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Elevation/Section/IE Vectorial 3D Hatching Settings

Hi there, How can you control/change the pen types for vectorial 3D hatching in Sections/Elevations/Interior Elevations? See attached screen shot, the only option is to change the pen type for uncut contours, which will change the vectorial 3d hatchi...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Hatched fills for renovation override styles dont work[AC17]

Hi! As an archicad user of several years of experience I normally do not run into problems I cannot solve. However this problem one has taken almost a working day and still was not able to solve. I have attached 6 screenshots to aid in explaining the...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Views Placed On Layouts creating multiple (dwg numbers)

Hi there, I have placed 4 interior elevation views on one single layout with the Drawing No. CD214. But for some reason the back reference (or dwg numbers) of each IE View is displaying multiple layout Drawing numbers. I know I can manually edit this...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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favourites names tied to elemnt ID

I want lock the name I have assigned to a favourite into its element ID. For example. I make two favourites in this order. Slab tool: 1mm thick made of dpm and assigned characteristics including' label as ID'. It is given ID 'dpm'. Saved in slab favs...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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WALLS? why can't I see them from a story above?

I need to see these "basement" retaining walls in my "first floor" story? why or how would I toggle the wall settings to be able to see them "HOME AND ONE STORY ABOVE" setting like you do with slabs, roofs, any other object for that matter? Walls, mo...

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rob2218 by Booster
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origin(X,Y,Z) and dimension(L,W,H) of components

Dear sir/madam, How can I see the 6 numbers that define a component in archicad( x,y,z defining origin and l,w,h defining dimension) as I work in archicad?.. Is it possible for me to export these 6 numbers as ASCI format?( I want to use these numbers...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Help with Confusing Scrambled ZOOM

Ever since I've started using AC18 and after working for a few hours, AC starts acting very odd. It seems to happen while doing 2d details in Worksheets. After every move the view scrambles into zooming in WHILE also zooming out in the same view. Scr...

Auto Text question

I was wondering if there is an auto text option that would work similar to a linked marker detail bubble. For example, could I put a note on one drawing that says something like "refer to Drawing 3 of sheet A-100" and it would actually link to that d...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Can't Open PDF published by Archiacd 17.

I'm using Archicad 17 on Mac. I'm having issue with publishing PDFs. The actual Publishing Process is fine, but I can't open the PDFs after they've been published.

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