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Renovation Filter, Composite Walls and AC 17

In the previous versions of AC I was able to set my renovation filters without losing my composite wall set up. So I was able to show a new wall with sheathing and veneer and have it show those composite features with a new fill. I used this to repla...

Layout questions

So I'm having problems understanding how the layout book works. I got two questions to ask: 1. I want my floor plan to display my house only, but it ends up showing my garage as well. I configured the "View Settings" of the "CD Floor Plan" ( the one ...

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Inconsistent 3D document views (Perspective vs Parallel)

Hi all, In AC17, I've set up a material with a vectorial hatch attached to it (symbol fill type). I've attached this surface to a slab. When creating a 3d document with this slab, if the document is created from a perspective projection, the hatch wi...

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Detail marker link to separate ArchiCAD?

Hi All I've done a search and can't find anything on this, but i can't believe I'm the first person to raise the issue: Is it possible to link a detail marker to the placed drawing in a separate ArchiCAD file? Working with a large project with separa...

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Renovation system + Solid Elements

So i've drawn up a mesh to represent the current site contours which need to show in the existing drawings. But i then need to put in a new external timber deck with floor supports but i need to excavate some of the earth to build in the structure fo...

Missing cabinet line at interior elevation

I am learning about creating Interior Elevations in AC 15 and am having problems with lines missing in the elevations. I have adjusted my lines on the floor plan to try to get them back but am having no luck. Is there something I am missing?

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Wall labels from .mod file

Is there a way to label a wall in a team work file if the wall is part of a mod file? (If I label the walls in the mod file a lot of the labels will overlap with labels of other walls from other mod files)

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3D Documents - using them in our documentation for S.D.

so..the dimensions on certain occasions get "flipped" to the wrong side of the dimension line. No matter which way I run the dim string....they seem to get flipped the wrong side. In standard industry (in the U.S. that is) dimensions , notes, text......

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Grid Lines - not selectable from one view to another? why?

see attached image. Basically, in the top viewmap inserted into a sheet, the "grid lines" are grab-able (I can select them as needed) but the lower view (which doesn't show the grid lines end conditions) I can NOT select the grid. meaning...when I ho...

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Elevation lines disappears in layout

I have made a drawing in floorplan with elevations. The elevationlines shows on this drawing. I copy the drawing to the layout. In the layout, the elevationlines has disappeared. The attached file illustrate this problem. Please help!

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