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AC>PM problem with fills used as 'patches'

I use fills with a white pen to cover unwanted items - it has been a practice of mine since AC introduced 'Display Order.' (6.5?) Since I installed build 2256, Plotmaker will not recognize these 'patches' unless I use Solid Fill with a white pen. Bef...

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Which Mac should I purchase

I am an intern architect and I need to learn the Archicad program 8.1.2. I will need to buy a new Mac to run the program and am considering the new 20" iMac G4. Specs are as follows 1.25 Ghz PowerPC G4, 512MB of PC2700(333Mhz.) DDR SDRAM, 80GB hard d...

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On Mac - Opening .PLN delay at "Reading Data" dia

Hi All, When a .PLN file is transfered via iPod to my home machine (which of course is not on my office network), the transferred file now on my Desktop takes nearly 45 minutes to open before finally allowing me to load the libraries and begin workin...

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Intellimouse x CAPS LOCK

I use AC 8.1 with Intellimouse. I really enjoy specific software buttons, but one thing annoys me with AC: I often hit Caps Lock when writing in AC, and I just leave it pressed on most cases, but Intellimouse´s extra buttons doesn´t work when Caps lo...

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Mac Plotter Options

Can anyone suggest a Mac compatible plotter that will work in OS 10.3 I don't really need to plot in color and 30" x 42" is the max. sheet size (30" rolls) I plan to plot. I've looked at Hp 500ps, but I don't have the space for the 42" model and the ...

!Restored: Problem with 3d window setings... i'm stuck

i just reinstalled my sistem everything a-ok untill..... i started archicad. i usualy use open gl in my 3d window setings... but ... after i reinstalled ... darn ... the 3d window while in opengl is a total black. everything is there as if i accident...

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Archicad 8.1 & Quicktime

I've just acquired a student version of Archicad 8.1 to use at home but can't get to work because Quicktime won't load properly. After loading QT from the Archicad disk, I get the following error: "40c: qttask.exe - no disk There is no disk in the dr...

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New User Training

Does anyone know where I can get good training in ArchiCad 'round the Kansas City area?? This would be just to train one individual, maybe two. No office standards to speak of... If there is no training avail. in the KC area, can someone point out th...

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Notebook Driving Two Displays

I have two NVIDIA cards in my deskstop system to drive two displays. I'm looking to purchase a laptop (Windows based) & I definitely want it to have the ability to drive two monitors (hard to go back to one). Does anyone have experience with a Window...

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Tool Box Problem

When i open the program (i.m still using 8.0) i can not find the toolbox. All the others show up, but not the tool box. I tried Windows/Floating palettes/Hide-Show toolbox, but it doesnt show up. Also I tried to change the shape, but still no results...

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