Libraries & objects
About Archicad and BIMcloud libraries, their management and migration, objects and other library parts, etc.

Own objects

Anonymous
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Hi,

I know you can save your own custom objects by File -> Libraries -> Save selection....
BUT it only saves the object in this project if i open a new project (new archicad) then there is just the embedded library and no objects in it what i have made. Do i have to save them some other place to be able to use objects what i have made in other projects to?

I have ArchiCAD 16 SE


Also how can i add my own materials/colors into it. And how can i get m2 of an slab when im using like 10 different sizes of slabs how can i get m2 of each one of them.

Thank you.
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Barry Kelly
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When saving your object you will have the option to save in a selected folder.

If you have already saved in the embedded library you can open the Library Manager and export the selected objects into a folder on your system.

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David Maudlin
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veljo001:

In addition to Barry's advice, embedded library parts can be exported: open the Library Manager, open the Embedded Library folder, select the part(s) to export, then click the Export embedded subtree into local folder button (looks like a floppy disk).

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