Installation & update

Mac Users: Do not upgrade to macOS 14.0 Sonoma before reading this...

macOS 14.0 Sonoma was released today (September 26, 2023). Every year, a bunch of folks immediately upgrade and then start posting here about things that don't work. Don't be one of those people Instead, first read Norbert Kucsma's official Graphisof...

Resolved! Archicad crashes on macOS 12.3 when closing a tab with the Tab Bar

UPDATED: the fix for this issue is part of Archicad 25 Update 5010 and a special hotfix Archicad 24 Update 7009, which was released for Archicad 24 and Archicad 24 Solo. Dear All, We have been notified about a new issue with Archicad on the latest up...

Compaq iPAQ VR Viewing

I have a client that has a Compaq iPAQ, and they would like to view 3D models on it. At the moment they have Windows Media player on it. On my desktop with Windows Media Player I can view Quicktime Animations, but not VR's or VRO's. I assume one coul...

Archicad 7-8.1/ MAc os X 10.3 bug.

When you have a dialog box open in archicad and you use command tab or expose to switch to another app and switch back to Archicad. the dialog box is completely grayed out and useless. This has been repeatabel on multiple machines. Any Ideas?? Thanks...

Dimensioning problems

Hello all, I have an "interesting" problem with AC 6.5 running on Windows XP (HP Pavilion 511n computer). The text part of the dimensions as they appear on the drawings are sort of backwards. For example instead of reading 24'-6" in reads "6-'24. The...

dvd backups

I backup on DVD's. I have a folder called 'Projects" on my C drive for all current projects, and each projects has sub-folders for drawings, graphics, plotmaker files, layouts, etc. Since most of my projects are saved as PLA files I get an additional...

Is an interactive schedule bug corrected in the 8.1 ?

When the IS builds 3D view of objects, it incorrectly sets angle-parameters (instead of degrees, radians are passed to parameters). And the object has wrong model view. It is for 8.0R3RUS (6392). Anybody knows, is it corrected for 8.1 Oleg

8.1 Archiving to previous versions

I have just found that it is virtually impossible to export 8.1 file to any of the previous versions, including 8.0. This is a serious problem. I was one of the strongest ArchiCAD features, why are we loosing it?

SciTech GLDirect 4 Demo

SciTech GLDirect 4.0 it is a shareware hwo can convert archicad opengl capability in directx DirectX 7, DirectX 8, and DirectX 9. verry useful for opengl problems

Printer recommendations

I am the IT guy for an architectural firm in Dallas, TX. Back when we used ArchiCAD 6 in a Mac OS 9 environment, we used an Oce 9400 with MacPlot software. This combination has become outmoded for us now that we are using OS X and ArchiCAD 7, soon to...

Can't get hi-res, full frame 3D image to fill 3D window

I'm trying to make a hi-resolution 3D rendered perspective for use in Illustrator (final size 16" x 12") and am having difficulty getting the image to fill the entire large 3D Window (set at 3000 x 2400 pixels). When I set the 3D Window to a smaller ...

Archicad 8.1

Have upgraded to 8.1 from 8 but can not load Archiglazing 1.6 do I have to remove version 8 first! --running Windows 2000

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