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Warning in Building Materials Dialogue

luciant
Newcomer
Does anyone know what this warning means?

Thanks!

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IMac OS X 10.13.5
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James B
Graphisoft
Graphisoft
When you hover on the icon it indicates that legacy mode is on. You will see this icon when you migrate a previous version into AC17.

To turn off Legacy intersection methods, go to Project Preferences > Construction Elements. Then you'll get most out of Building Materials and Priority Based Connections.
James Badcock
Graphisoft Senior Product Manager
Barry Kelly
Moderator
You still have "Legacy" mode on so in fact you are using surfaces and not seeing the building materials.
You can turn it off in Options menus > Project Preferences > Construction Elements...

It will be on by default for any file created in version 16 or before.

Barry.

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luciant
Newcomer
Thanks much guys!
IMac OS X 10.13.5
4 core Intel 3.4 Ghz, 16 GB Ram,
AMD Radeon HD 6970M
Archicad 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23