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G5 iMac and ArchiCAD 9 Graphics Card Compatiblity

With respect to ArchiCAD 9.0 System Requirements, Can anyone confirm that the following graphic card is compatible. NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra with 64MB DDR SDRAM with AGP 8X support . (As in the just released G5 iMac www.apple.com/imac )

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Please recommend me learning ArchiCAD

Please recommend me. How to learning used ArchiCAD to advance by myself. Such as buy some books or media actual stey by step. I have step by step ARchiCAD 8. I want how to create building all system same AutoCAD software.

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Video Card compatibility database updated!

Dear Archi-Talkers, We have updated the video card test file to AC9. In case you have posted a test with AC8.1 please repeat it when you receive your copy of AC9 and post your results. Thanks, the Administrators Link: Video Card compatibility databas...

GSHQfadmin by Graphisoft Alumni
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Is Quadro really worth it?

Well, the question says it all - is it worth it to invest more money in a pro-card like Quadro or FireGL? Is AC going to benefit from it or those cards are twaked only for 3DS Max, AutoCAD etc?

MarinRacic by Graphisoft Partner
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Line Walls

Hello everyone, I just started to use ArchiCAD two days ago for the first time and this might sound like a dumb question but im trying to draw a plan when i get to walls together i dont know how to merge them together or make the whole thing one sing...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Indesign/Archicad Icons

I have installed the Adobe Creative Suite on the same drive (drive C) but separate subdirectory and folders, as Archicad and have got a very nasty surprise. All of my archicad PLN files on my hard disk, accumulated over many years, have changed to In...

KeesW by Advocate
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i got a question concerning dimension editing..

when im dimensioning in archicad...i want to place a plus/minus sign before the measurement..cant seem to figure how do that exactly.. for example... +_ 8.00 meters....how do i place the plus and minus signs vertically aligned in archicad...there has...

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Building a new PC

I am looking for a few suggestions reguarding a PC which I plan to have built. I had been reading the posts and there seems to be some debate whether or not dual-processors are worth it for running ArchiCAD 8.1 (I am not sure if its worth upgrading t...

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Mac OSX install and cloning

I am working on a lab install of ArchiCAD 8.1. The original install on our base machine works fine (OSX 10.3 with the latest patches). When cloned to other lab machines with identical hardware (using Carbon Copy Cloner- an apple asr graphical front e...

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