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Resolved! Camera lens offset

Hello, Is it possible to set a camera lens offset in Archicad? Juan.

jc4d by Expert
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Layers Settings and Indexes

something very odd is happening to me and I cant find a way to fix it (granted I am a new user) - I am setting up a cover sheet and every time I go into the sheet index to modify its looks/contents, when I return to the cover sheet in my layout book ...

lab by Participant
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Save changes : Surface > Exposure to Light

Hi.How can I save changes made in Exposure to Light (Emission specifically)? Each time I close the file and open it again, the changes revert back to the original settings.

akkaokki by Participant
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Searching for Section Markers by name or id

I never thought about this before, but there seems to be no way to use Find/Select to select markers based on the marker name or id - is this correct? If not by layer, how can i group select markers??

gdford by Advisor
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Why is Redshift renders always green?

Much as i admire Archicad, I'm less than impressed by Redshift in AC25. No matter what the settings the render comes out in shades of green. It's like the Emerald City in the Wizard of Oz. No matter what the settings, are put to it always comes out l...

Copy/Inject View Settings

AC25Lets say I have just created a new section B and I have opened it to the current screen settings.Then, using the view map I open existing Section A in a new tab.Section A has the view map settings I want to use for section B.So I right click on t...

gdford by Advisor
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Object text not resizing with scale change

I am using a Basic Electrical Item which has a text parameter baked into the object. Within the objects settings I have set a specific font size however, when I scale any drawings which this object/label appears on, the text "C/U" does not scale acco...

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kylevfa by Contributor
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Resolved! Cut fills in slab changing size

Ive created a slab composite to use as a plasterboard ceiling on furring channels with the following settings but I've noticed that the cut fill size changes if the height of the elevation runs through the slab composite.I require the plasterboard on...

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Too Long by Enthusiast
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Custom Surface Catalog: issues saving out surfaces to .gsm file

I am in the process of creating a Custom Surface Catalog for our office in AC25. I have been ceating custom surfaces using this method: https://gdl.Graphisoft.com/tips-and-tricks/how-to-create-a-custom-surface-catalog 1. Normally when I 'Export to GS...

Text Not Fully Displaying

Having bunch of trouble lately with annnotation labels text not fully showing, depending on zooming in and out. I've been switching from a 4K LG display to an older non 4K display, seems to happen on both displays. My settings seem good here, based o...

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