languages in AC

[Anonymous]

Do Grahipsoft have any plans like REVIT - to be able to change the language of the interface?

I have a french project and English and French drawings - simply NOT POSSIBLE to open in EN or FR versions but instead - I am told I need a licence for both versions . Is this a joke ?

GS need to look seriously at this...REVIT have a facility to change langauges simply by changing the directory name in the properties......Graphisoft will loose me and will I am sure loose lots of people UNLESS this problem is fixed.

Please GS fix this problem asap.

[Anonymous]

Hi Bary,

Yes indeed, this is the problem and the reason I posted the thread on missing files and adding libraries from different versions of AC.

Although right that you can open such files - the problem is that if a file has been created say in FR version - then all attributes, libraries and so on are missing when you open the same file in version EN.

Its not as easy as it sounds it would appear. Despite being able to open the FILE in version FR, in the version EN, the file opens with all the missing libraries. Trying to bring in the base file archiCAD 22 (FR) - has not been possible. first time round it says the file name is too long - changed and fixed that problem - then with the shortest path in the world - it then says the file is corrupt, which of course it isn't because it opens on a different machine with the version FR. I think AC INT just doesn't like other library types in other languages. I am unable to find a solution....which doesn't not sit great with me. - as you can probably imagine.

Any thoughts in addition would be greatly received....)

Siad

[furtonb]

In theory you can ask for the used libraries, and load them onto the file. The other attributes should be present already (linetypes, fills, etc.). So unless you want to create a plan from scratch, you are good to go to go into a project if you have all the libraries used. If you have the template, you can start it from scratch, you will have everything in the same way, except the UI. E.g. I'm using the INT, but I have to use the HUN libraries and templates a lot, no problem with that.

I'm a bit confused about what you write with the long file names, it shouldn't matter, but if it does, just rename (e.g. FR22.tpl) and put it to the desktop for testing.

Usually it is workable, but that would be helpful if GS had a catalog with all the default templates and the necessary libraries, because right now I would need to download the version I need, save the .tpl and the libraries to my archive and delete the installed version of ARCHICAD...

[Anonymous]

The problem was that the INT version wasn't not allowing me to add / load the FR library.
You say you do it with HU files ?

Is it the folder itself you load or just the .icf files ?

See attached the error message.
INT version doesn't like loading in the FR library for some reason. Tried making the PATH NAME really short - beacause the first problem encountered, was that the file name was too long for windows. This is fixed.

Now the problem is that AC says the file is corrupt. It is not. Its being used on the FR version no problem.
The file being added is the base folder (same as the INT version which is called "ArchiCAD 22 library") with all .icf files inside it plus a few other files. I am simply trying to add the same folder but the FR version, into the INT version of AC 22. The file being worked on was done in AC 22 FR - hence the reason why when opened it says there are missing files......

thanks
SW

[Anonymous]

Just an idea, is there a French language pack for Windows? Maybe it needs to be loaded for the file names etc to be read properly by AC.

Scott

[Anonymous]

Scott,

Interesting observation : However I have Windows 7 prof. in FR on my PC. So, language recognition should not be the problem.

[furtonb]

Interesting. I've downloaded the French version (I did not choose the Swiss install when prompted in the beginning), and I was able to load the French default template (Modèle AC22 DEFAUT.tpl) and the library (Bibliothèque ARCHICAD 22) into the INT version.


I'm not on Windows, though. I will upload the library here, maybe it is working for you, as your installed one could be corrupted according to your screenshot (it will take some time to upload):
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/f5at41vraqtgd8d/AACxlzWJEo2B_dgsvZMWvJXKa?dl=0

As I've said, I'm using HUN templates/libraries with the INT install with no problems, and the CHE template/library is also working (the CHE version would require a separate key), I don't have experience apart these three (INT, HUN, CHE). It would make no sense to me to put restrictions on the files themselves, that would just make international working impossible (or extremely difficult at least). The localisations of ARCHICAD itself are another issue, there could be some specific developments, etc., the linked video previously demonstrates that, I cannot find that feature in my INT version (?).

The AC22 FRA install is the default 3006 build on my computer – if you have a later one, and the library loading problem is related, I won't know that. I suspect that a repair could solve it, but first you could try downloading mine from Dropbox – I hope it's not against GS rules though...

Edit: I'm syncing other stuff as well, Dropbox says 40min until complete...

[furtonb]

I'm going to repeat a request separately: in several cases it would be helpful, if there would be a database for all the libraries and templates to download – I'm thinking of simple compressed files, e.g. AC22 INT.zip, which would contain the library and the default template.

[Anonymous]

furtonb

thanks - ill try it and let you know.

[Anonymous]

furtonb :

Thanks for the DB link : much appreciated.
The files worked....BIG thx
SW