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Sweep and Arcs

Good morning, i'm trying to make a solid like the one shown in the picture below in order to use it for solid operations. The final object has to be fully parametric so i cant use inserted objects (from 3ds, maya etc) or morphs. Sweep cmd seems to be...

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Objects

I got some objects from BIMcomponents and I want to paste or dumpt them at the archicad library or embedded library to be use later, how do i go ?

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.skp materials

I've downloaded a sketchup model. Is there any way to change the materials without changing it into a morph. Have attempted to change to morph but I get a caution message that says the morph will be very complicated and will slow down the program. Do...

Window Ganging

I am ganging windows together and they just never look right. I cannot do windows that have transoms already there and work with them, they arent built like real life windows with real mullions. I have to gang windows together and gang transoms toget...

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door settings

Hello. I have an issue regarding a door I am drawing. I would like the red dimension to be 70 cm instead of 75 cm, but I don't seem to find the setting for this. Does anybody know? Thank you.

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Altering commercial objects

I have downloaded Trimdek roof object from www.steel.com.au. It is in the correct Archicad format but the company has provided it as a wall cladding, and not roof cladding. If I download it onto my roof plan I get it as an elevation, not a plan. This...

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WELD SYMBOL / ANNOTATION

Reviewing old posts it seems that there was once an easy weld annotation object as part of the AC 9 library (in a sub library called NCS detailer) which had simple pull-down style choices for the weld elements (like the sizes in the wood member detai...

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reduced library functionality v17 - v18

Dear Graphisoft Is it common practice to reduce libraries and functionality between 'upgrades' the 2d plants i usually use are no longer available (see screenshot) so instead i have had to do a 'workaround' a word that has become all to common place ...

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Smart scripting [HELP]

Hello, i want learn smart scripting. Where i can found clear information for beginners? I want start from roof tile, like that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1869&v=_vSi30oA7wA

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Label text size

Hi! Anyone who knows if there´s any independent label with text that can be scaled according to the present scale? // Maria

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How to make a window look like a door?

Here's my dilemma? I need to make a window have 'adjustable' top, bottom, and side rails? how do I do this? I don't just want "fixed" same size all around for the frame...I need the window to function like a door object were we can adjust the top, bo...

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How to expand the Symbol Fills

I would like to use the AC17 symbol fills, but notice that the ones listed in my file skip numbers. For instance, the CStone symbol fills start with 01 then after 13 it skips to 49. How can I see the other symbol fills? I have searched within the AC ...

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Session report and finding objects

Hi. I've been struggling cleaning up a model going from 3d dwg exporting as IFC from Autocad 2014 and then importing it into AC18. So one of the issues was the 3D error. I set the work environment options > imaging and calculations to full report. I ...

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Objects in Elevation

In Archicad 8,9,11 & 14, I could bring a GDL object of text into Elevation view, explode the GDL object, then use the individual text (text I use on a regular basis). In Archicad 18, when I bring in the GDL object, it will not explode. I have to take...

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3 basin commercial sink

I am in search of a 3 basin sink that I am able to edit the extensions on the sides. Does anyone have an idea of where I can find one?

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Fixed width/height windows and doors

Does anyone know a way to fix parameters of a certain window object to prevent it from accidental modifying? I wish to have a special library folder with a limited number of windows we use in a project to avoid having same ID windows with different p...

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Curtain Wall Error

I need help with GDL please.. I created a curtain wall and saved it as an object in ArchiCAD 16, It worked fine. Now I'm trying to open the same project in ArchiCAD 18 , it only appears in the Floor Plan but not in the section or 3D. It is giving an ...

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Window is not showing above slab...

I am making a Bifold-window with a Bifold door. which sits on a slab to be used as a servery. The bench-top, made from a slab projects out through the window. Though as you can see, I can not get the floor plan detail to show the window above the ben...

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Door/Window Sides Material

I have a stone wall that I am putting in custom gdl doors & windows. The sides of the Wallhole are showing as stone, but I want them to be white. Is there a way to programmatically change this wallhole side material? Would this be the built-in variab...

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How to add custom texture to furniture?

Hello, Sorry if this is a silly question, but I as a beginner am very confused about this. I have downloaded and placed a sofa in my interior, but when it is placed in the room, it appears plain grey. The image of it on the website was with colourful...

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WINDOW FLIPP TOOL NOT WORKING

I have made up a complex wall type composite and put a window in it but the flip tool dopes not seem to work ??? Any ideas ? I cannot get the window cill on the out side ??? Thanks All. Look forward to hearing from you all soon

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Trouble loading components

I've never used the bimcomponents.com site and today for the first time am trying to download some objects. I keep getting this message that Oops! something went wrong.... etc. i just opened the account with bimcomponents. Could that be the case; tha...

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BIM components problems

Bimcomponents I'm the user https://bimcomponents.com/Profile/a5fe2bbc-2da9-47d8-977c-ad8417427b40. I have some pending objects waiting for your approval, but I want to update them. I also updated an object, but you reported an error; now I don't see ...

storefront window question

How can I change the bottom mullion dept at the sill on the storefront window? There seems to be a setting for everything else except that element. I hope it's not a default that can't be changed. Otherwise, how do you put in a storefront window. Cur...

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GENERA;L LIGHT SOURCES

Hi, I am using ArchiCAD18 Student on a windows machine. I am trying to light my model, but i dont seem to have a general light sources folder in my archicad library. I have attached a snap of my laptop showing my available folders. Am i missing somet...

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How to change door glass representation in 2D

Anyone who know how to change the way door glass is represented in 2D? I would like the line that represents the glass to be shorter and when I draw a double door I would like it to be två seperate lines, one for each leaf. // M

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Material Display

Having a problem with the way AC 18 is displaying the materials in elevation and rendering. The double hung window and the door have masonry jack arches with a keystone. On the door it shows a stucco finish but on the window it shows as brick even th...

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Australian Standard Turning Circles

Does anyone know where i can get hold of Australian standard turning circles? mainly for passenger vehicle maneuvering.. (not trucks etc..) for unit parking etc.. DWG or GDL happy to pay for them if needed cheers Gene

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Embedded

Hi, I'm in the process of creating a new clean template & noticed that an Embedded Hotlinked Library from an ArchiCAD 12 Migration Library. The weird thing is i started from a Default AC18 template to fully start fresh. I don't remember copying anyth...

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Relations betwwen gsm objects

Hello everyone Is there a way for an object to read parameters from other object from the floor plan? In other words, For example let's say I have 2 objects, we call them: Object_1 and object_2. Object_1 has a parameter. Parameter name is param_1, an...

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BIM Components Portal features

The BIM Components Portal videos released with AC16 note many features that I find currently missing on the BIM Components Portal: a series of grey buttons for the GDL Object Viewer, the context menu commands, etc. (See videos titled “Object Pages” a...

Door no cutting in the wall

Hello, I just begin to follow the lesson on the software Archicad and i am putting some doors on my wall , i have two problem , the first one is i have no cut in the wall i cant see in the glass of the window. My other problem is i have no symbol of ...

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Annoying Reports

I keep getting these reports when generating a 3D image or elevations I have tried un ticking the "write report" box, but then I get an error message instead so I went to full report & got this, I dont know what it means & would like them to stop. Ca...

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Edit 2d-symbol of created object

Hi! I'm trying to create my own library object based on a morph cube. It's just a very simple object that should be a displayed as a cube in 3D and elevation but in plan I want it to show as a lamp symbol. How do I edit the symbol visible in plan?

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update the old library parts

Hello I look forward to update custom library from the V9, its size Currently I use V17, and update a part of the library, it is claimed to be me additional information, including the selection of a license for the type of object I think this is just...

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Can't download BIM Components

So I'm feeling like I'm going crazy but I am unable to download an object from BIMComponents in Safari or Firefox. There is what looks like a download button but it is only an object on the page and it doesn't do anything. This seems to be the case f...

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WINDOW MARKER

Hello everyone I created a custom window marker, and I want to use in my 2d script the top elevation of the window. Is that possible? I've used this parameters from "Door/Window Marker attributes" ac_wido_a_size ac_wido_b_size But I am not able to us...

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Zone Stamp scale threshold change

I would like to somehow change the ArchiCAD 18 Zone Stamp so that the scale sensitivity is different. Instead of the 1:50 scale limit, I would like to make this 1:30 or 1:32 so that a stamp that appears on a drawing at ¼" to a foot is different than ...

Door settings problem

Hi, I'm using AC 18. Let's say that I choose door that is solid in the lower part, and there's glass above, in the top part (style 39 i.e.). Is this possible to set custom height of any of these parts? thx charles

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Saving converted Sketchup objects as ArchiCAD Objects

This is my first post here, so pardon me if this has already been discussed. I have run across a problem and thought I would check here to see if anyone else has had this issue. In the office where I work, people have been downloading Sketchup object...

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Custom window with arched lintel

Hi!, I need to make a custom window, similar to the one in old factories. They usually had arched lintels. The problem is that when I put my window in the wall (previously saved as gsm window) , the hole in the wall is rectangular and lintel is strai...

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Sub Tab Page Selection Icon

Not sure why the 2 icons have been blacked out (attached). my AC18 is currently up to date (build 5100). mind you, i think i started to notice this after upgrading from build 4020 to the current one. this icon black out happens in the door & window s...

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Doors and windows

I find the available window and door frames quite unsatisfactory. Your frames are based on blocky timber frames while most frames are now aluminium. Profiles are very different and when enlarged in detailed drawings, using timber style frames for alu...

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Change line pen at edge of window (window contour line?)

Does anyone know how to edit the red line at the upper side of the window in the attached picture? From other reading I believe it may be the window contour line. It is pen 3, which I would like to change, but cannot find where to do so. It is not in...

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Add surface to Polygon or Plane

I have written a GDL object. The lines are drawn and GDL script is OK. But there is no fill on the surface. When I write the 3D script with PGON, the error message comes " Wrong Edge Index at PGON xx". When using command PLANE, the error comes " Norm...

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Drawing Title in Archicad 18

Since Archicad 10 the Drawing Title preferences (NCS Drawing Title) one could change each set of text individually, but I don’t seem to be able to do that in Archicad 18. Does any one have a solution. the drawing Title and the scale are all the same ...

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UI_DIALOG title

With ArchiCAD 18 the "title" parameter of the UI_DIALOG command has no effect. Is this a bug, a new feature, or a transitory failure due to the new interface?(now the "parameter list" and the "custom setting" panes share the same location and the pan...

Need to adjust door marker to show zone

I think this is a really easy thing to do, but I want to adjust the "d marker 18" so that it shows the room ID and the door ID. It currently will only display the the door ID. I've spent hours looks through posts, but I really have no idea what I am ...

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Stair Numbering Problem

I am making a stair case, and I don't want to see the treads numbered. I unchecked the "show numbering" box. On the stair's home story it works fine, and does not show any numbers. However, on the upper story, it is displaying numbers on the treads. ...

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Door plaster problem

Hi everyone, I'm a bit lost in some options in archicad, I have some sliding doors in my project and gypsum walls. I want to do a sliding door with 100 cm of opening, but when I turn the finish in the options it takes the thickness from the opening t...

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Window Bug? AC18 5014USA

First time this has ever happened to me. I'm using the latest build 5014. I selected all windows in my building on one storey to alter the size of the Window Label text (Builder Dimension). This was the only parameter I altered. After some considerab...

Inset cabinet doors

I am looking for a library of kitchen cabinets that provide for inset style doors with visible stiles and rails. The only posts I could find on this subject date back to 2008 and weren't very helpful. Thank you

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Multi-Panel Pocket door

How can I make a multi-panel pocket door. The office I workout uses Weiland doors in a number of are custom homes. is there a web site or book that shows how to make a custom door? Thanks

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library migration 11 to 18

Still having problems with migrating a collection of apartment buildings. Migrating from 11 right into 18 was problematic and a suggestion was made to integrate an intermediated migration step. Migrating from v11 to v15 shows good results but still s...

Timber Archway Library Items? - Urgent

Page 2 of this PDF http://www.woodworkers.com.au/catalogues/QLD/restoration/1%20-%20woodworkers%20arches.pdf does anyone know of any library items that can be downloaded that will give a generic timber arch similar to any of these? also, gable treatm...

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D2 Commercial Door 18 Mullions

I am having trouble with the mullions on this model part. In elevation, it gives me a grip to adjust the height of the mullions, but only one side will adjust, no matter which grip I select to adjust. I don't see anything in the parameters. I attache...

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AUTOMATIC ROOF PITCH OBJECT

Is there an object I can use to just click on a roof from top view and have it place a roof pitch symbol? I could use something like that for several things like slope of a garage floor, sidewalk, etc... I would like to have it work like the Elevatio...

Error build ArchiCAD18 in List Schemes?

Error ArchiCAD18 or can be corrected? Or a new command for this? No transition to a new line of text, though the command has '\ n' in the properties script. Previous versions of program (in all) up to 18 th everything worked correctly. This bug in zo...

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AC18 Libraries & duplicates

Is anyone else having this problem of duplicate objects from the libraries included with ArchiCAD. As far as I know I am just using the standard libraries. Seems to me that the if the libraries are made for ArchiCAD why are their duplicates when you ...

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Sectional Doors

I've recently been contacted by Graphisoft UK to discuss how they can improve their UAS (or SSA??) subscription service. All very positive. During talks we discuss desired objects and I remembered an article for new enhanced sectional doors for AC18....

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Error messages from wa_trim_sp_usa.gsm

Hello, I am new to this forum, and new to ArchiCAD, but so far I love it. I am not so new to computer programming, but haven't learned GDL yet. Recently I messed up with some attributes of some window or door in my project, and I am getting following...

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Small error message - what does this mean?

I'm getting this very small error message soon as I open a PLN each time. I'm sure it's an object that has some messed up coding on some line or missing some other object it's trying to find but how can I find what this object is so I can remove it? ...

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Need GDL script for rotate

These objects are great. I like how smooth the curves can be displayed. I would like to use these moldings on the slope sometimes. Would one of you GDL Guru's like to share a script that could be added to these objects so they can be used on a slope ...

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How do I add a new label type?

This seems like it should be simple, but I can't get a particular label that I have (extracted from an lcf) to show up in the list of label types in the Label settings window. I tried adding the .gsm to both an open library folder and a new lcf, but ...

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Dynamic roof pitch identifier

I have asked about this before - but thought I'd see if there was anymore information out there. I know there is a library part you can use to label your roof pitches. But if you change your roof pitch the label doesn't change. So - I am wondering if...

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my doors in 2d are closed

I have the 2d plans settings - door opening angle set to 90 but it still shows up as closed in the plan. ALso, there is no selection point on the door panel itself where you could select It and open it in the plan view screen. When I open the selecti...

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PolyOperations_Example.gsm details

Hi Graphisoft! I'm working with exciting PolyOperations_Example object. Cutting polygon with halfplane works fine but when the halfplane is vertical I am in trouble: what parameters ca,cb and cc should be used in that case? ca,cb and cc are calculate...

Enhanced / Consolidated Doors and Windows

I was wondering what ever happened to the Enhanced / Consolidated Doors and Windows that are referenced in the ArchiCAD 16 Reference Guide on pages 75-80? There is a complete list of what was to be the new Enhanced / Merged Windows and Doors on page ...

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saved view name

Hello. Is it possible in a GDL object to get the name of the saved view in the view map? I would like to change the appearance of the object in 2D according that name.

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Door display problems

Hello, i've got this simple problem with the display of doors on my project. With the setting on symbolic i just got a opening line but no door. With the settings on projected, i get a door but no opening line. I want my doors to be open 90 degree an...

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Calculation and GDL

Hi to all. Is there a simple way to add calculation data to objects? I know enough GDL to make the elements I need, but after a number of try studying the calculation manual I feel ... stupid. I simply don't get it. The "Component" and "Description" ...

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Custom Door - Schedule Views

I have created a custom door which I have used for a while. My problem is that when I come to do drawn schedules, I cannot see any views. For example 'View from opening side' Is there a bit of code I need to add for this to appear? Thanks Tom

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UI Button Double Action?

Ok GDL geniuses, any ideas on this one? I have set up some buttons in the UI which are to add / subtract 1 from a parameter. Sounds simple. The code itself is very simple (see below or attached object). However it seems to run it twice, each time you...

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Looking for the most perfect molding object....

I've experimented with various molding creation schemes I can find - custom profiles, the molding objects, smartparts easy trim, objective, etc. and have yet to find one that fits all my needs, maybe someone here has some other ideas. The ideal part ...

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Missing Door Marker

I am running into an annoying problem at times when I am placing doors. The door I am placing is not showing it's door marker. I have assigned the "Door Marker_NCS 18" type to the marker, I have set the model view options to display door markers, I h...

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Custom Door Panel glitch

Right, what have I done wrong here? I don't make custom door panels often, so have I just clicked something wrong? My door panel appears a couple of meters behind the door frame?? Something to do with how I've made it perhaps? Any help appreciated!

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Door threshold not visible

I have been battling this issue for years and i still don't understand what is what. sometimes i can get the door threshold to show in plan, but sometimes can't. i thought i had it figured out on the last job. if i set the structural display to "with...

Adding to a parameter in parameter script

If an integer parameter is increased by 1 in the parameter script, e.g. parameters test = test + 1 the script may run multiple times during one user operation. A parameter that is assigned 1 to start with could then be 4 after one single user operati...

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managing embedded objects?

My apologies, this question has probably been addressed here before (but 95 pages could take days to parse). Single objects from sources, like BIMcomponents, are dragged into the open project. These are nested in this current project's embedded libra...

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Door Markers With Hotlinked Modules

I am working on a multi-unit housing building and we are using hotlinked modules for the individual apartments. I have followed the steps in this article in order to give the objects within the module unique ID numbers based on their room number. htt...

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Door Marker With Zones

I am trying to get doors to display the room number they open into in their door marker. I have set the door marker's text to display the "Room ID" and have checked the box "Door belongs to the zone into which it opens". However, The marker remains b...

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Issue output/calling on global

Hi. I'm trying to edit the marker so that it displays the orientation after the ID on the floor plan but I don't seem to figure out how to call correctly on the WIDO_ORIENTATION. I want to edit the 2D script by adding: + WIDO_ORIENTATION but it doesn...

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Hotspots in macros

Hi! I wonder if anybody knows if there is a way to not include 2d hotspots when you call, for example a furniture object, as a macro into another object (in this example a furniture group object)? The result with all the hotspots is confusing at best...

Hotlinked object can't call macro

Hi. I'm working with two TW projects. One which contains all door schedules and layouts. Two doors which are two different objects are shown as fuzzy dots in the door model which has the original TW project hotlinked into it. Both projects use the BI...

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storefront door

Is there a way to have the lower rail on a storefront door that has a sidelight be different than the lower rail of the sidelight? I want a 10" rail on the door and 2" on the sidelight. The only way I've seen around it is to have a storefront door wi...

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Convert log to wallhole

I don't know if I've been away from gdl far too long but I can't seem to figure this out. The script below is Archicad generated from an object I created and saved as a window. It's a piece of house log, 12" long, D shaped with tongue and groove. I'd...

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Stair tool/shape

Any way to change the shape of an existing stair but using the same raill, tread, material parameters? Say from a straight run to an L shape but all other parameters stay the same? Never have been able to figure out how to do that.

Velux window problem

Hello everyone! I am relatively new to archicad environment and my question refers directly to the proper implementation of the Velux libraries. As you can see the problem I faced is that the skylight part of the window interacts with the roof and cr...

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Can't upload ArchiCAD Library?

First of all, thank you for the time and help. My Library Manager says there are 'Missing Objects'. I went to Add my ArchiCAD 17 Library, but I can not select the folder. I have looked through the forum and can not locate a similar issue. Attached is...

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Custom Batten Object

There's a great batten tool I'd like to use for simulating board and batten that someone made available: http://www.onland.info/archives/2008/05/battens_jm11.php (object attached) In Archicad 18 it gives error when it runs. Is this an object issue? C...

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Object placement

Hi! I'm new to GDL scripting. Is it posible to make an object which finds other object from project and places itself in to it? How could i get position from f.e. column wher to place GDL object ?

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Need a triangular shear wall marker...

I'm working on the working docs of my first full AC18 project. I need to replace my old triangular shear detail marker that I've been using and moving forward since *gulp* AC7, back in the days of yore. I'm looking for a simple triangle with an "alwa...

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how to remove Missing Objects from the Library Loading Repor

Each time I start ArchiCAD the Library Loading Report shows me that there is a Missing Object from Attributes. In this case the Missing Object from Attributes is MDW176 copy (1). I would like to be able to find the thing that is causing this report a...

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Can I Creat Objects on Multiple Layers?

It would be useful to have an object on multiple layers. For instance, 2D electrical symbols shown on a reflected ceiling plan do not need to have text shown, whereas on the electrical floor plan the 2D symbol + text is required. (see attached) So if...

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Australian 2D Tree symbols

Has anyone come across any 2D tree symbols (plan and elevation) with Australian (ie; Eucalyptus) trees? It would be handy for my preliminary design drawings to show notional trees (not full 3D modelled trees) on my plans and elevations. I am aware of...

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2D Parametric CMU Detail

Hello world; I have made a 2D parametric CMU Detail (CMU = Concrete/Cinder Masonry Unit/block), to be used in your detail plans ... it's very easy to use and can save you time detailing. I have made it in two different versions (english and spanish),...

ROOF VENTS

Is there a place I can download a roof vent library part that will snap into my roof?

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Drawing Title Scale

The attached example uses the "NCS Drawing Title 17" title, but I think it applies to all title objects and is nothing new. I have never understood the random spaces (see red arrows) on each side of the "=" character. For me, I don't want any extra s...

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Custom window not showing in model

Hi there, I have a question which I hope has a simple answer. I've created a very simple custom sashless window made up of a frame and three panes of glass, slightly offset and overlapping (Aneeta style) Everything went fine as always (it's not my fi...

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Bilco Door Objects

Looking for Bilco Door Objects. Does anyone has any objects or models to share? Thanks - Greg

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Archicad 18 USA - but want INT Library?

is there a way I can use the INT library with my version of Archicad (USA 18) ? I saw the INT library and I want the windows that are in that library. it has a "basic" window with options that look like they would be helpful. Or can I switch my Archc...

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.gsm pen number error

I made lots of custom window sashes. And with a few of them I am getting error messages when in 3D "Pen number is less than 1 or greater than 255 at line 10642 in the 3D script of file 2-4x5.gsm." How can I get to that specific line in teh 3D script ...

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Corner Window

Hello everyone! I have a problem with a window. For some reason, when I try to form a window that turns a corner, it instead forms two windows that intersect each other on the corner. Could it be the wall setting? Happy New Year to everyone! Thanks

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Problems with 3D scripting prism_

Hey i'm a student and i'm having problems with creating a PRISM_ with curved lines. can you help me please this is the code 1, 0, 15+64, .5, .5, 915, 0, 180, 4015, 0, 0, 15, 1, 0, -1 This is a code that makes a curved line to the outside. the line i ...

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AC18 - Options - Check surfaces

I'm tidying up Missing Objects from attributes in my library. The information button includes a sentence at the bottom, giving the following advice: "Missing textures might come from an unused rendering engine's surface parameters. Use the command Op...

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Loop and lines question

Hi, Sorry for my newbie question but I can't find solution for my case: I need to draw a line beetween two points given by a loop: For k=0 TO 2 STEP 1 x= 5 * k y= 10 * k NEXT k So the effect would be two sets of values for X and Y : x1 = 5 y1= 10 x2=...

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Why are my doors doing this?

I am adding exterior doors on a residential house. It is putting these small segments on either side of the leaf. On interior doors it is not doing this. I have tried multiple settings and changing parameters but it just changes the door and not gett...

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Constant Migration Assistant

Hi All Have an odd one. We have a file that always shows migration assistant when opening. This file was created in AC12 but all other files we've migrated get this message once and thats it. I've linked all migration files across done a save as and ...

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Library not loading as normal

This is out of the blue. I have what is probably a typical situation with a folder called "mylibrary" with my various add ons plus the current (AC18) library and migration libraries included. They are included as alias. I'm not sure when that started...

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Lighting objects

Can anyone recommend some good lighting objects that render well and are preferably parametric? Here are a few examples.

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Typical Floor Scheduling

Hi, I have created Zones, Doors and Windows which display the story number as part of a custom field Output Zone Number, Output Door Number or Output Window Number. This is so that an element that is placed in a typical hotlink file, will show its re...

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Library and Add-on management across multiple locations

Hi all, I am currently wondering what is the most efficient way to manage libraries for multiple parties across a physical server, a cloud and the individual Add-ons native to each device. This is becoming an issue as I have colleagues that work from...

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Mystery library folder embedding in teamwork projects

I have a library folder called "from 201101 library". I know this is a project number and is included in the 201101 teamwork project (in the embedded library). The problem I am facing is that this folder also "appears" in most other projects embedded...

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Preview and position panel

Any way to keep the position/preview panel and custom parameters open at the same time? Am referring to library parts. Would like to make changes to parameters and see the change in the preview window at the same time. Right now, either one or the ot...

New curtain wall spider object

Hi GDL masters !! I made this CW junction using archicad tools ( slab , shell ... ) it can be used as GDL object but not parametric ( different glass thicknesses or distance between the glass and the structure profile ) all components are separated ,...

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Sliding window XO (1 fix, 1 operable)

Might be a silly question but I am after a sliding window with 1 fix panel and 1 slider. I can't find anything in the Ozzy library for the world (there are 2 sliding windows there only: 2-sash and 4-sash, and the 2-sash has both panels as sliders).

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Custom Stair Tread

Is there a way to use a custom stair tread in Stairmaker? It's alright if it was a single story project, but with a multi-storey building I tried to use custom profile beams, but i realised it won't apear with proper break lines & 2D storey above/bel...

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Look for objects with attributes deleted

hi I have ArchiCAD 18, I made a project using some of my Texture, only that in the course of the project, some I did not need more and I eliminated. But now every time I open the file I get this error: the problem is that I can not understand what ob...

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Problem putting inclinated solar panel

Hello everybody, I am a newcomer to this BIM thing. I have only used archiCAD for a couple of hours and I have to say that is fantastic. I have to design a couple of buildings for the University and I am having some problems with solar panels. I want...

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Text into a section

Hello everyone, I created a 3D object and I want to see it in section together with a text. How can I write a script for a text to be displayed into a section, like a text from a grid tool. I think the script should be write in -3d script-. I've used...

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STAIRS -Angled risers

Hi, I am trying to create a series of U Shaed reinforced concrete stairs with *angled risers* and tiled nosing and riser covers. It is to be compliant with the AUST STANDARD. I typically used the 'create stair' function however I can't figure out how...

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