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Two Archicad installations in different OSX accounts

I have ArchiCAD installed in one Mac OS X user account. How can I install ArchiCAD 14 educational version in another OS X account? Both are Archicad 14. When I try to run the installer always says: Archicad is already installed in your computer... Th...

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Licensing

Hi, can anyone tell me, is there a license for multiple computers for ArchiCAD? for example autodesk has a licence for autocad for 5 computers or 10, can i buy a license like that? I've sent an e-mail in Graphisoft in Budapest but i didn't get an ans...

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Archicad 14 laptop check

He i'm a student from the Netherlands and i wanted to double check if the laptop i want to buy, will run Archicad 14 perfectly... Dell XPS 15 Intel-core I5-480M (2,66hz , 4 Threads, 3mb cache) 15,6" HD(1366x768) 720p WLED-widescreen with Truelife 6.1...

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Screen Feedback Problems

I am starting to have problems with screen feedback and selections. I recall seeing some discussions of this before but I couldn't find the topics (I admit I didn't take a lot of time to look). In AC14 I am occasionally getting no smart cursor and no...

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Fills - alignment of pattern

OK - I have puzzled with this little irritation for a while - but just decided live with it , realizing that the help in ArchiCAD - is too cryptic. See attached - What governs fill or material fill alignments? I am still looking...... I actually work...

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Archicad 13 / 14 running on a 64 MB video card?

Hi, I am looking for a cheap laptop replacement - I have found one, it has a videocard Nvidia Geforce FXGo5600 64 MB. Will the software run on this videocard? As I have read, the program requires a 256MB video card - but I dont know, if this is a min...

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corrupted AC 14 need to reinstall?

I'm using AC 14 on a MacBook Pro. it's been getting buggy. can't change trace refs, unable to select things unless i close the window and reopen it, etc. is there a way to reinstall AC without loosing my profile etc? WB

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Seeking opinions on a new iMAC

I am looking at buying an iMAC for home use. Mostly I will be using AC14 in A new business venture. I have found a new 27" iMAC for under $1500.00 U.S. (closeout) with the following specs: Intel Core 2 Duo 3.36GHz, 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 SDRAM, 1TB SATA HD...

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Printing is super slow

When we try to print a pdf on our network it takes a couple minutes for the driver window to open after you click print. The driver window is slow unresponsive and then it finally lets you click print it takes another couple of minutes to send it to ...

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New Computers for office: Mac or PC

Its a simple question: Mac or PC. Our PCs are 4 years old(or more). Have windows 7 on some machines (BIM server), but have had performance problems on the work stations (crashes). Anyone running a multi-platform office? Any really big disadvantages t...

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