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Resolved! Save as PDF

Greetings!I am fairly new to Archicad.Upon saving my work (Layout) in order to print it out, the PDF file either loads halfway or not at all when opened.I have tried saving my work through means of "Publishing", but the problem still persits.

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Resolved! Prevent Detail Marker from Referencing Itself

Hi there,I have two plan views from the same storey, one is an overall view (let's say GA) and the other is a detail view (not an AC detail, but a detailed storey view) at at finer scale. There is a detail marker on the storey that links to the view ...

Aiden by Participant
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Resolved! Hide a Window or Door.

How can I make a window or door visible in elevation and hidden in plans? I can do it only by adding a fill in plans over the window/door to hide it, but is there a better way to do it by any settings?

Eman by Contributor
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Is this a correct way to connect walls?

  Hello. Im not sure if it is the best and correct way to connect walls? If not, then can someone please tell me how to do it the right way?

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mollens by Contributor
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Walls sticking out in 3D view

Hello. Im having trouble with walls sticking out while viewing in 3D. While viewing the sliced view, this problem doesnt show. Anyone has any idea to what is causing it?

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mollens by Contributor
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How do i add wall plate here

Hello. Im having trouble with adding a wall plate (or bottom chord, im not sure how to name it) to this project. How may i do it ? 

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mollens by Contributor
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Resolved! Stairs missing check box for description showing

This one is driving me bonkers. I have a 3 story building with a stair tower. I modeled all the stairs as individual parts. Basement stair up to landing, basement landing up to first floor, first floor up to a landing, first floor landing up to secon...

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Resolved! Isolate Layer

Hi is there a way to isolate a layer like in AutoCad? I particularly want to isolate all objects on the lighting layer but can't seem to find where to do it. Thanks !