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Link PlotMaker Layout Book to new ArchiCAD file name ?

I want to change the name (only) of the ArchiCAD file I used to import drawings in to a Layout Book from. How can I do this and still keep the links to my layouts? I don't want to have to re-link all 40+ drawings one at a time.

Reviewer trouble

I publish as "save to file" and include the reviewer. however after I upload to my website, the files will not open. I get an error message "selected documents cannot be found". If I open the published files w/ the reviewer locally it works! I can se...

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Printing problem- help!

Hi, I'm printing my plan using a non-plotter printer (that is, a regular HP 9800 wide-format ink-jet), and I'm having severe problems with parts of my plan getting cut off. When I tape the tiled sheets together, I've lost some information on the edge...

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Ghost stories

In PlotMaker a particular layout has one drawing (floor plan) and I want to add an other plan as a ghost story like i do in ArchiCAD. Can this be (conveniently) done in PlotMaker or do i need to be clever about it. Add another drawing, tweak settings...

documentation notes

This might be a GDL question, but here it goes. I like putting note codes on my plans, elevations and section working drawings, with the text alongside the note code on the side of the drawing sheet. This makes drawings look very clear and uncluttere...

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wall core dimensions

Please excuse me if this has been answered ad-nauseum, but I could not find it: How does one dimension to the centerline of a wall (core centerline)? I have trued every option in the auto- interior dimensioning, but I still find the width of the wall...

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making an electrical, mechanical plan

What I usually do when making an electrical (or mechanical) plan. Is to take the architectural drawings, eliminate dimensions, notes, hatches etc) turn everything to a color that plots very light and then start drawing the consultants diagram in a co...

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Problems with a HP DesignJet 500

We purchased a HP DesignJet 500 42" model two weeks ago to replace our old 350. The biggest reason we got it was because the paper was roll fed so we could send a bunch of plots to it and go home. For the first few days we had it connected via a USB ...

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Plots are clipped H E L P !! Plotmaker 3.1

Plotter has been serviced and checks out by HP, and set to plot on "D" architectural. Master is Architectural "D" and Layout is set to "D" size. I have brought in the margins @ 2" from top and bottom and 4" from end to end. When I plot the image is p...

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Hiding Window ID markers in Plotmaker

First issue (of 2): A colleague is working on a complex multi-storey building. In accord with our office protocol, he is creating .pmk files for inclusion in his layout book, but is finding that the number of .pmk files he needs is becoming unwieldy,...

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