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...

Flashing in 3D modeling views

When I try to navigate (rotate, pan zoom, etc.) in 3D modeling views, it flashes my site plan. It's not the end of the world, but it is extremely annoying every time I'm working in any 3D view. Does anyone know why it might be flashing like this? -Mi...

Missing icons on AC 24 and new MacOS Big Sur

Am I the only one missing the icons in the new macOS Big Sur? This is happening on all dropdowns. I'm sure it will be addressed...just wondering if I'm the only one and it was something on my end.

mac OS Big Sur

Just had a link from Apple to upgrade my OS to Mac Big Sur. What is the advice from GS? Will AC21 to 24 work OK? What is the advice from GS regarding machines with the new M1 chip? as I'm thinking of upgrading

Resolved! unable to open old beta version and how to convert to AC 23

Hello, I tried to open some old version project but shows “this project has been created with an early beta version of archicad, to use it open with the last beta version made a vailable to thebeta tester.” --- any way to convert it to AC 23 version ...

Big Sur for Archicad?

Is any problem with Big Sur? I plan to upgrade to Big Sur tomorrow.

Files not always generating .lck file and not showing as occupied

Hello, we have a project with several archicad files, multiple houses, floor plan modules etc. and a teamwork file. And we have an issue with this particular project: often times Archicad won't generate a .lck-file and won't mark the file as being in...

Archicad 24 won't start

Hey, I've installed the Archicad 24 as a Student version, still the program won't start, the cursor shows a loading signal for a while, it's starting though as a background process as an Archicad Component, but still the program is not starting. i've...

New Macbook Pro 13 with M1 Chip

I'll bite. I'm looking at switching from PC to the Mac world. Do I get the older Macbook Pro with the older chip or get the new M1 chip? Will Archicad run on this soon? The 16GB ram seems a little low. As a new Archicad user and Mac wannabe, I'd love...

Archicad has issues with certain Unicode chars

There are certain Unicode characters which actually have two representations: A "normal" one, and an emoji one. Take the warning sign „⚠“ (U+26A0) as an example. Archicad will strip away this character (like any other emoji) from text elements and la...

Archicad 23 and 24 - new startup window

Hi everyone, Is there a way to have access to the new Startup Window (AC23 and 24) if Archicad is already opened? Like if I have two projets opened and one crashes, could I try to open the recovery file from the startup window on the one Archicad tha...

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