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Codemeter Service not running

My ArchiCAD is currently using our Server Dongle but it should be using the Codemeter dongle plugged into the USB port of my Mac. The Codemeter control panel displays this... Any ideas how to get it running? Sadly I do not have the installer app that...

New & Reset

Hi all, I'm thinking it's time for a new & reset to try to rid myself of problems & possible file corruptions - legacies brought from projects in AC7 and earlier. If I do a New & Reset to start a new project, will old files still open as they were or...

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Roof edges

Hi all, I've had this for a long time - starting in AC15 w/ OS8.5, continues in AC19 w/ OS10.5. Roof edges randomly refuse to go vertical. Sometimes I can trick them by extending the roof & the trimming it off to a line, but it comes back. I change i...

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ArchiCad Version 7

My disk with ArchiCad v7 has become corrupted. I am 64 years old and semi-retired but would like to finish one last project. Is there ANYWHERE I can download ArchiCad v7 to finish this final job? Thanks, Mike Pratt

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grid on fill

Hi all, sorry for my english, it might be difficult to understand. When creating a fill with transparency, a 'helping' grid appears marking the center of the screen (vertical and horizontal axes). When I move the view, the axes move always along. I a...

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Icon size

Using AC 19 on Mac El Cap on 27 Inch Imac, display at 2560 x 1440. I am finding the Icons, Toolbars and Palettes just too tiny and hard work to select. How do I increase toolbar and palette size without changing the screen resolution. This resolution...

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external montiors -BenQ BL3201PT

looking at getting a new monitor to save my eyesight, thinking of getting a BenQ BL3201PT is anyone else using these ? more specifically with a macbook pro ? cheers jimmy

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Pointer does not align with onscreen element.

I have this weird problem. When you draw any element the mouse pointer and the intended end of the element do not coincide. This happens when the display is set to 180 degree rotation. Works fine with 90 and 270 degree rotation. I am on a Mac.