Hi All I hope this is the right place to request help, if not please scrub this topic and point me in the right direction.. I am working on a drawing and was wondering if it is possible to create a new line of custom text on a dimension. I want the d...
i have a Sony Vaio VGN-FZ240E and when i go to view my model in 3D i have an error message that pops up and it reads :an error occurred with add od:OpenGL. please help very important need to get this fixed ASAP
I´m working on a not vertical complex profile which section decreases with height, and when I try to place a window at the bottom of the wall, it stays far away from it. What can I do. Here a picture of the problem
I´m a new user of Archicad, I´m trying to build a complex wall and I would like it to have a different height in each side, but I can only make it either shorter or higher. Is ther a way to edit only one of the sides? I really need help. Thanks
ive just finished designing an urban park space as part of an assessment- the heights of the various objects range up to 6metres above absolute zero, the site includes a raised viaduct that stop alongside an open park, and so the programme has automa...
I am just learning this and have an initial question. I have version 10 and have downloaded the training films and installed them. I am watching chapter 1.1 where he creates the slab. The movie is 3 minutes long and I have spent a half a day on this....
hi there, iam trying to make a brick viaduct that is perforated by large brick arches. Ive tried making holes in the mesh but cant make horizontal perforations in the structure-is there a better way of doing this, either constructing it as a beam or ...
Hi! Today I replaced my ArchiCAD10 EDU with the AC11 EDU and everythind looked to run well until I tried to print a simple drawing on A4 format on my home printer - the quality is very poor! Also when I try to print it in black and white it's a total...
hi there, iam currently working on composing a landscape as part of a university project. The parcel of land in question slopes pretty steeply down to a beach. At the minute iam trying to follow the contuors on a ordnance survey map and building a la...
Hey all, im in a bit of a pickle, when my info box is active it hides behind the menu bar; i.e. file, edit etc etc. i kno its there because when i extend the width of my tool box i can see the info box's perimetre line changing too, but i just cant g...
Hi Everyone, I was wondering if there is any way I could import 3D objects into ArchiCAD 11? I saw in the Collaboration Interactive Training Module there was an object (ondulated roof) imported to ArchiCAD through the library, how to do such thing? i...
I just purchased a Macbook pro, and want to switch ArchiCAD 11 student version from my notebook pc to the Mac. I cannot seem to locate a spot on Graphisoft's website to do this. Any ideas? Thanks
How does MaxonForm work? I try to launch it from ArchiCAD and it just asks me to select a file. I want to create something new! not select from a old file. If there is an on-line tutorial or other "How to" that would be awesome.
An error occured in the following addon: OpenGL This is the message i´m getting when I try to open my archicad. Need some help quick because it´s really urgent. Thankful for all help I can get. /Andreas
I need to subtract a shape from a wall. In Revit you can turn on the sketch command and draw what you want. I don't see an equivilent in ArchiCAD. I want to create a unique opening using a subtraction method. Thanks
I am trying to convert a sketch up model to ArchiCAD 11 and then recreate it there. is there anyone that can help me? I would appricate anyone's help. Thank you, sharron
Hi I have lost the Door/Window detail drawings in Plan View ... The door panel thickness is just a line and the Jambs for doors and windows do not show up in the Plan View. I am using the US version but have changed the setting to get millimeters for...
In ArchiCAD 11 I can't view my project in 3D after I add objects (such as doors) in plan. When I try to view the project in 3D it gives an error message and says the object can not be found. Other people at my school seem to be having the same proble...
Hi, I am currently trying to learn how to draw a site surveyed boundary in archicad. Is there a tutorial online anywhere? I am Australian our system is different to the americas i believe correct me if i am wrong? Anyway when I played with it i have ...
Hi Everyone, I've been trying to create complex objects under Archicad but it seems impossible (hope not). So now I'm learning to use Cinema 4D / Maya in order to do such objects, is that the good solution or is there a way to create them in Archicad...
I installed a Student ArchiCad version, the demo period has ended but I got my e-mail with new serial finally. Unfortunately, it does not work. What shell I do know?
I downloaded 11 goodies and downloaded the file that I can use 10 goodies in 11 aswell. The problem is is that some of the furniture is loading and the others aren't. The only thing that shows in plan is a green dot. How can I get those pieces of fur...
Can anyone help? I am working on a project for school. The computer I use at school is archicad 10. I been adding furniture into the plan. I have archicad 11 at home. When I open the plan at home there is no furniture. There is nothing in my furnitur...
I am working on a mac with Archicad 11, out of the blue the symbol I've been using for my structural grid icon, disappeared and I can't get it back. I'm in the middle of working on my Thesis Construction Documents final project and can't figure out w...
I have just purchased Archicad 11 a few months ago. I have been wanting to go to Miami for training but with my schedule, I have not been able to find the time. I have been trying to figure out the program but keep running into little problems which ...
For some reason I cannot get the little window to pop up when you go to insert a line or a wall to specify the distance or angle. It was working yesterday, and I did not play with any of the preferences since then. Any ideas on how I can get this bac...
I updated my library this morning, and now all my textures and materials are gone; just solid colors remain. The library loading report pops up and says that it cannot find my textures...how do i get them back? I am running ArchiCAD 11 btw. Thanks, R...
Greetings, all.... First post here. I've been using AutoCAD for 11+ years (started on R12 for DOS, now using ACAD 2008) but lately I've been feeling the urge to divorce myself from all things Autodesk and Microsoft and broaden my horizons. As such, I...
I can import a PDF file into archicad, but when i click on the objects setting, the transparent background option is not available to click. is there any way to make the pdf file i import editable?
I accidentally installed the trial version instead of the education version of archicad 11 and created most of my project files on the program. I've since realised and installed the education version, but all the files I created in the trial won't op...
I am modeling a tensile roof on a building and need to extend walls up to the underside of the roof. I was trying to do it with the solid elements operation, however that does not work. I'm assuming it is because there is no thickness to the tensile ...
For all you students who have been asking (and patiently waiting), Encina has released an update to OBJECTiVE (v2.05) which will work with ArchiCAD in educational mode without asking for registration details, i.e. free, as announced at ArchiCAD Unive...
Hi all, I'm a student, currently doing a final year project. Does anyone have any idea of large projects in Singapore that use ArchiCAD? Thank you very much and appreciate your response.
hi there - I am new to archicad and the archicad forums so please forgive me if I am committing the usual forum faux pas. I have already searched for this topic on the forums but I don't think I have found an answer to my particular problem. My probl...
Hi guys,,~ Have a problem with archicad 10. i had a .pln file drawn in the commercial version of archicad, but to open it in the educational version,i had to convert it. but when i try to open an educational version .pln in the commercial version, it...
I cannot get fully registered on the graphisoft website. I enter all my details in "step 1", including my email address and am tol dto wait for an activation email. When I recieve the email I click the link that is supposed to take me to the second s...
Hi, i'm a student using archicad, and i have a file in the wrong scale: 1 meter is 1 millimeter so i have to make everything 1000 times bigger including heights. How can i make it? i've tried resize but the heights remain the same
hi, iWve designed kind of a billboard by slab tool.letters has thiknesses on the billboard. now i want to rotate it and stick it on a wall which means i worked on xy plane by slab tool now i want to change that axis as xz axis also rotating that bill...
I would love to present my project for mid term review with one shot that is completely schematic showing elements of the 3D model and then the zones shown behind that. I want it to look exactly like the zones in the 3D window from the Archicad 10 tu...
HI I'm having a problem with textures. Thanks to Dwight I figured out how to add them, but now AC 10 sometimes "forgets" them. I go to materials and select a texture, match it with internal engine and everything is fine until I move that object. Afte...
Hey i'm just learning how to use archicad 11 and i work at home a lot. back at university the computers have archicad 10 will it be possible if i take my archicad 11 files and run them into archicad 10 ?
Hello, Ive scanned & inserted new materials and changed model materials, when I view the perspective in 3d planview, the changed & newly created materials ARE displayed in there, but once I hit the photorenderer camera icon... it doesnt show them it ...
Hello, I wondered please if anyone can tell me, HOW do I email a copy of my drawings to correct scale to someone who cant open the drawings due to not having archicad software??? I inserted drawings into layout page, saved a copy as a jpeg file but t...
HI! I'm having trouble loading textures. They show up in library when I "drag" or "add" them, but then they disappear. I have the free student version of AC 10. Could that be the problem? Thanks for your help!
Hi, i have some files created in AC7 EDU. Does any one know if there is any way to save these files in DWG or PDF format?
Yes,Archicad 11 has better and new features that i really love. First, i like the Function of Ray tracing( which for some strange reason I keep thinking of lily allen's LDN music video) and.... the wonderful features that tie in to google warehouse.....
Is there a way to make the elevations colored, and put them in the layouts colored too?
hello i have seen people do this. but i am unable to figure out how. i was wondering how to make windows opaque, so that in elevation you cannot see through the furniture through the windows. etc but i want to still keep the windows transparant in 3D...
Hi I was wondering if anyone if it is possible, could tell me how to convert a student ver9 file to a student version 10. I need to open an old file for uni and cant do. If not is there some way of saving my ver9 file a a dwg file thanks Syd
Hi I am very new to Archicad. This has got to be an easy question but I just can't find the answer anywhere yet. How do you place a wall (or other object) a set distance from some point without having to drag it there? For instance how would one plac...
Hi i'm a student and everytime i try to render, the materials i've applied look like a different material and everything looks over exposed - i'm using the light works render setting with defaulted settings, i get the feeling its the fault of the tex...
Hey - where can I find the lightworks plugin? It dosent seem to be packaged with the Archicad10 that Im using. . . Thanks.
Hi all, nice forum, I am still new at this so bear with me please, I have a few autocad files that I am opening with archicad 11 student edition, it was fine the first couple of times opening the files but now i have noticed that all white lines that...
Anybody out there who can give me some tips & tricks on doing Thatch (grass) roofs in AC 11? I have posted a thatch dormer question before, but would like help with where to get grass textures or guidance on doing thatch roofs.
Hello, I am new to this forum, and about a week and a half ago I got a new Mac Book Pro that I will be using in school, I downloaded archicad 10, but my problem is that there is no pop-up telling me that i need to do the second step to get my one-yea...
How can I get a roof shape like that from the Ox-eye Object into a thatch roof? Would like to use the object, but I can't separate, change or set back the window in it. Is there an easy way to construct a similar shape from scratch?[/img]
How can i draw a curved window on the curved wall? How can i draw a corner window with unperpendicular sides? i'm using ArchiCAD 10,please guide me.many thanks.
hi, i cant seem to see an option/to open my previous archicad 9 work in 10, this is a problem because i want to produce half new work in 10 whilst using a some work from a file i created in 9. any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks x
Can the building textures for AC9 that are available in the free library be used in AC10?
I would like to be able to use the 3D models available in Form Fonts for Sketch Up in AC10. I understand I need to download a plug in, but that it should be the SketchUp 5 plug in rather than SketchUp 6. Where can I get it and where does it go once I...
Hello all, I am a construction student from the UK and for this summer I am working in an architectural office in France in order to learn French building terms. When not on site, I will be using ArchiCAD in the design office and already I am to desi...
I've been having problems with all views except floor plans ever since i installed archicad. the latest problem: my sections and elevations just won't build. last problem was generic perspective not building: i ended up copying and pasting all my ele...
Hi i just installed the educational version, but for some reason when i start a new project when i start the program, i dont have a curser/pointer on the screen at all! >< therefore i dont know what i'm selecting I have a MX 1000 Logitech Mouse and k...
Hi, I'm a complete novice when its comes to computer drafting programmes and recently downloaded version 10 through University along with the interactive traing guide. I have been working my way steadily through it, but continue to encounter slight p...
Hi, Just wondering if anyone knows when or if a student edition of 11 (australian) will be available? Thanks In Advance Tony
If I'm drawing, for example, 4 duplexes that are identical is the best method to complete one then duplicate it. Layout on the site plan is crucial. Most lots that I work with are small and the cities require open space and parking etc. I've gone thr...
I have the student version of archicad 9. If I want to draw a rectangular wall 18 feet x 22 feet how do I do that with out physically counting grid squares. I read a post about a "tracker" but couldn't find it. Thanks
Hello all, As subject title, how do I open Archicad 9 Sole Project files with extension pne, using Archicad 11 software? The help file noted the following, ArchiCAD Projects (.pln, .pla, .bpn) ArchiCAD 11 can open projects saved as ArchiCAD 9, 8.1 an...
I have drawn a pattern using the polyline tool on the elevation views of my house's walls but it is not appearing in 3D view. What am I doing wrong and how do I make it appear? Any help would be appreciated.
Hi Had a review last week and my elevations were well appreciated but for my final portfolio it was suggested I render the elevations/facades. For walls, windows, doors etc the settings bx allows me 2 change the pen and fill the plan symbols, but I c...
I have a commercial ArchiCAD license, but I am also teaching for students. They use the student version. While I can open their files it gives problems. First, the way to open educational files is awkward: open them, stupid warning that I need to swi...
I know this will most likely become a bit of debate but I think it is a general concern for students - at least at my University in Scotland, UK. I have been using ArchiCAD for two years now and love it (even though there are always small niggles, li...
I was just wondering, after I have made images in 3ds max 9, how do I then import them to archiCAD 10?? Also, once they have been imported, do they show up under the object tool and can colours and sizes be modified in archiCAD? Thanks
Hey, newbie here. I had a question to ask. At school I use the educational version but at home we have the commercial version of ArchiCad. For a project we have to design a house, but when i draw it at home (on the commercial version) all the wall ty...
my facilitator would lyk 2 k how 2 transfer a 2d image from ArchiCAD to an Arch GIS map. if n-e-1 knows, could u plz tell me how 2 do this?!?!?!? THNX ~sjones
Navigating and drawing in 3d view is extremely slow. For each operation there is a 5 second delay; for example i have to hold down the pan button for five seconds before i can move, the same is for 3d-explore (once activated though, exploration goes ...
I was am trying to find my serial # and the password from the student version of ArchiCAD. Where do I look?? HELP!
Iam currently completing working drawings for my university degree and my lecturer has asked me to remove or hide the educational watermark to achieve a more professional looking drawing. does anybody know how to do this? Many thanks
Hello I was wondering if anyone here can help me I will try to explain, dnt have any pics on my PC yet of my situation but I will upload if no1 can understand what I need explained ,lol Anyway! I have to draw in archicad a fairly simple square house ...
Does anyone know how i can reach Mr. Bill Jackson by e-mail. I don't think that i have the right e-address. if n-e-1 knows it, could u plz let me know? Thnx 4 ur help, sjones
How do you create an A0 layout in the layoutbook? thanks in advance, broady
I have 2 different computers that I use, one at my parents home and one at my apartment. I have the student version on the one at my parents house. I would like to know how can I get ArchiCAD on my computer at my apartment with my same registration i...
Hello everybody, my name is Vincenzo Miglino and I organized, together with professor Pietro Favari (Cinema Department) a summer school for the University of Bologna, one of the best italian universities. The school is about audio-visual production (...
Can the Archicad 10 be downloaded on Windows Vista. I have downloaded it but it doesn't open. Can anybody help?
i am doing an projects which i am looking for a more human beings objects. any help pradeep
Hi! I have a major problem. My current design has 4 levels but only 2 stories in archicad. This happened because I manipulated the absolute base height without switching between stories. Some of the elements cannot be viewed or edited in plan view as...
i work with the internal engine and i cannot render for more then a second. I see my home for an instant before it all goes gray. Is this because im using lightworks, or am i missing something. Maybe its just messed up. But its driving me crazy. Plea...
Hello, I have downloaded the "sketchup Add on" to import Sketchup files into archicad10.I work with a studentversion.When i open the sketchup file, it says you can import the file in Archicad.So far,so good, but when i want to import i get a bug repo...
Training Guide Level 1, pages 134-135 - "Adjust the Head Clearance". When I try to do this the wall protruding downward and parallel to the stair treads gets trimmed to the second story roof, not to the lower one. I'm following the instructions verba...
I have just downloaded ArchiCAD 10 educational version for my computer at home. I am able to work with files at my school (also ArchiCAD 10 edu version) and bring them home. The problem accur when I then bring my files back to school again. I am not ...
My door markers are visible in model space, but are not showing up on the Layout Page. Can anyone help with this?
I recently upgraded to Vista, and I have found that I cannot publish PDF's, and the jpegs/png's/psd files that archicad publishes are really low resolution, I need to get my plans from archicad into photoshop at high resolution, does anyone have any ...
I live in th esouthern Hemisphere and All our SG plans are drawn with north up south down west left and east (90 deg) right (270 deg). I notice the default in ArchiCad is just th eoppposite. Please let me know exactly how to change this Ray
When I place windows and doors in a wall using ac10 there ar eno cut lines in the wall. Please help me with the correct settings to rectify this'Thanks Ray
Hi, I'm using archicad version 10 and am trying to draw windows with reveals that are at 70 degree angle rather than normal. Can anyone tell me how I can do this?
Hi I have an archicad file that was 9 meg a few weeks ago - and has blown out to 36 meg now - but it's only a house - not particularly complex. Does anyone know why this might be or how I can reduce the size? I am using version 9 and have been detail...
I´m trying to get my head around archicad but still can´t work out something as simple as having all the dimensions displayed while i introduce doors and windows in walls, so i can know the distances from the walls. Any help?
Hi, When i select 3D view when drawing I seem to encounter a very strange problem, the view works fine but on top of my drawing it places a mess of lines all over the place, like guide lines or construction lines but i have never drawn them, you can ...
For some reason I can't see my post "Making a User Interface Pictorial Value List" when I log on, but you solved my problem so thanks!!
Is it possible to hide or turn off the pen colour in the 3D view only. I want to hide it when I viewing the object in the preview window in the parts library. Thanks
Hi guys. i am using archicad 9 and want t know if any one knows how to make or can get hold of a wind turbine block? thank you
im doing an office building, i need an workstation furniture object. any help/can one send the object files
is it posible to rotate an object on z axis? it would make my work easier. p.s. as you can see I'm not an expert
i am working in hotlinked module. i have two different building in an site. those two different building vary in ht. each building is done in different archicad file that is one building in one file & other in an other different file. first building ...
Hi, i´m new to archicad. I used to use other design programme where the measurements of walls were displayed while drawing the wall. There was another option where it would display the interior measurements. But i´ve tried with archicad and the only ...
can v have option in placing 2d element in 3d or v able to see it 3d. i have attached the image done in different software which do 3d also(revit) it can place 2d element in 3d as shown.
can any one explain how does the level dimension works in archicad . i tried it on mesh (site plan) it could't working
can v do working draing in archicad which is as good as the drawing done in AutoCAD .
ANY FILE OR PDF THAT GIVING/SHOWING THE ARCHICAD FILE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM or documenting it.
when we scale the drawing in archicad, all the drawing data will be scaled down expect text & dimensions any help thanku pradeep
in archicad 10 ver, it is unable tilt/rotate the 3d text object in vertical direction. any help thanku pradeep
I need help with the basic steps of making a plumbing plan.
i made it to the east competition and i need to know what is a 2D presentation w/ auto-dimensioning is. if you can help me, it would be much appreciated. thank you, Sharron
Hi! I have Archicad and Cinema studio bundle, both educational versions. I would like to integrate the two! I suppose this would be the best way of doing this: (Maxon´s exchange plugin) http://www.maxon.net/pages/solutions/archicad/archicad_e.html Wi...
When you have a wall that runs along more than one room, and you change the finish/surface of that wall it changes it for every room, how do you assign room specific surface colours? without "splitting a wall"? Cheers B
I'd like to know if it is possible to Export files from Archicad 6 Edu to Autocad. I want to export [ Section and floorplan ]
I'm learning to use ArchiCAD 10 using the GDL Cookbook 3 by David Nicholson-Cole but its only up to date as far as version 6.5 Is there any newer editions of these tutorial books available??
Hiya, sorry to keep asking questions, but my teachers no crap all about archicad, so this forum is my mentor! lol... here goes: I have a basement section - I want to show this with a 3d section, is it best to create a basement using a series of slabs...
I need Archicad 6 Edu version. Bcoz i can't open PNE format. Please! Its very important
Hallo, I just upgraded my video card, after consulting Graphisoft for advice wich one would be possible, from Geforce2GTS to Geforce 7800GS. Now when I start AC10 I get the Error message mentioned above. Np matter what i do this message loops. I've t...
I'm a student so bare with me! - Just a question really. I want to do a sedum roof, one that is flat at the top then curve's back into the landscape. I want to show this in my 3d model, However I'm not sure how to do this, has anyone ideas? all the t...
Hey all, My first post, I'm in second year at uni and theyre teaching flat cad, but I'mt rying to learn archicad instead, it seems to be easier to handle. I've got a few questions though; 1. I'm trying to draw details with the 'line' tool, I can chan...
Hi i'm fatima. I'm an architecture student in glasgow and I am looking for someone in either London, Glasgow or Edinburgh who can help me learn Archicad. Perhaps in 2/3 sessions. I've used the interactive guide but i could really do with some human h...
I was wondering if its possible to get add-ons like MaxonForm for the student version? I love AC10 but just like 8.1 and 9, I find myself limited to rectangular designs when I really want things to look more organic. Thanks for the help!
Please i need good elevation in scale i have a deadline of the house design next week, and i need to have ready board for tomorrow. So once again is it possible to make elevation look like render: in scale etc...
i've been working on this model for about a week, yesterday i 'lost' the building in the perspective view, now the axon view is also not really working; i find the project for a moment then as soon as i try to orbit or anything it vanishes. i read an...
In another post I mentioned I was working on a old prison. On one of the walls I need to put a large window at one end of the building, with huge stone mullions holding it up. I have drawn it at the moment with a brick facade, and was going to change...
I am fairly new to working in ArchiCAD but I have gone through the video tutorials and now off and running. I am working on an old prison building and the windows that come with ArchiCAD need a fair amount of adjusting in the dialog box before they l...
Hello brains trust, Did anyone have ANY luck installing the c4d exchange plugin for AC10 under OSX? I downloaded the update from www.maxon.net and followed the PDF istructions. ArchiCAD seems to simply ignore the new plugin. It odesn't show in tha ad...
Details in Plotmaker - AC9 Good Morning, I am cramming for finals today. I created a detail plot file where I have about 36 details. I accidentally hit F1 and then Escape, the plot file closed and Graphisoft Bug Report came up. I open the same file a...
Hi, I'm trying to design a visitors centre, it must have disable access throughout but I cant find any way to produce ramps between floors. Is it possible?? I'm using the latest PC student version, 10? Any advice appreciated. Thanks in advance, Jay
Hi! i have the student version 9 and i have to fill my drawings with hatches, when i use the fill tool i only get 3 composite structures to chose, but i know there are somewhere all the hatches i need, like brick, concrete, wood, and so on. i just do...
I used the roof maker on a previous project but I used a hip roof. Now I am using a fairly complex roofing system using mostly shed roofs. But for some reason it will not allow me to use the roof maker tool with my shed roofs. I have read the help on...
I am having some trouble using lighting in my project. I think I understand how to use hanging lights, what i am having trouble with is recessed lighting. How do you make the roof trim away from the opening of the light? And can you use gravity to ma...
Sorry to keep taking from the community and never giving my knowledge. Anyways - heres another 2 questions. In AC9 one was able to create a section using a polyline. It appears that technique has disappeared in AC10? Creating Fills - I've been throug...
Is there any way to format the "ArchiCad Educational Version" stamp in a different place on the print out? (as shown on the attached file)
Hi I'm only new to using ArchiCad. I am drawing a railing section in GDL that is looping subroutines. What I have done is draw a post and section and then loop this It seems to work when I loop the sub routines using the " For k=0 To k= 5" etc But wh...
I am currently doing the 6 week ArchiCad Course at tafe…and I need some help. Im revising the work we have done in class at home and Im stuck on trying to position the beam in the correct place on the plan. After I have drawn the beam in the 2d plan ...
label tool scalability???? is that possible in AC9 student version? i know texts can be scaled by choosing that option in the text setting but what about the label? every time i change the drawing scale i have to adjust the frame or the text inside t...
Relatively frustrating question. Ive been working on a project for a semester now, and have recently had the problem where I cannot view in 3d using perspective. Parallel seems to work alright. I tried making a new file, popping a few walls and slabs...
I can't figure out how to open and close doors while creating a fly through. Can you help?
Hello, I am looking around to find a copy of either AC 9, or AC 8.1. I am at a small firm outside of LA, and we don't have the budget for upgrading to AC 10. Does anyone know of someone selling a full, upgradeable copy of 8.1 or 9? Any response would...
Heya, just downloaded the new archicad 10 for students and about to start a new project. for some reason im unable to change slab thickness in the settings window! i havent changed any settings since i downloaded it so could anyone let me know what i...
Good Evening, I am having problems drawing details in AC9. I copy and paste some details from old file to a new file and revised it, it's there while I am revising it but after saving, closing and opening the file everything disappear but the dimensi...
Could You tell me were I can do the ArchiCAD course in Scotland??? not online course. thanks!!!
A friend of mine is having a problem with his orbit in the 3D window. Each time he goes to move close to the building, without going inside, the building begins to do a 3D cutaway. He is not going inside the building or anything. It only happens when...
Hi there. I have imported a model from Sketchup and everything is fine however i cannot get the perspective view to work. when i press on the perspective view button the screen is blank and nothing appears to be there! I have looked in the settings b...
After placing down zones, I cannot seem to be able to get a fill shown. The zones were placed with a fill selected, I've checked both the view properties and fill settings as listed in the helps - but nothing seems to be happening. I've twiddled with...
Is there a way to open a JPEG image (or maybe a PDF) as a background that I could then use to trace over? My issue is that I have hand sketched floor plans that I'd like to create in ArchiCAD by tracing directly over them as reference. Thanks for the...
Hi, I do videos on ArchiCAD (.mov) everything seems to be good but when I try to play them on Quicktime, they take time to charge and they stop and I can't play them, I have to wait and start trying once and again until it runs in a good way, Is that...
Hi, I use the archicad 9 full version and at school they use the ArchiCAD 10 student version. I was trying to plot my project but i couldn't open it, does some one knows how to do this? Thank you.
Greetings, I'm an arch student who recently installed AC10 onto an Intel Mac, and everything has been going swimmingly, until recently. Elements in the 3d window will begin to have trails (think acid trip) and input in any window (plan / elevation, e...
i am needing help on setting up a project for me and my partner to work on together on seperate computers at the same time, in some form or fasion, if any one can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
dear Archicad user i am using Archicad Student Verson but i could'nt save as PLA file . same time i could't open pla file in this verson. any option are there to sove this problem if its possible please hide me. regards
Hello, ...i downloaded archicad educational version (teamwork) for mac from graphisofts website, i also downloaded the huge tutorial (just dl'ed it a couple days ago). all the video's work fine, but when i try to open the project files i get: No data...
Respected Sir, I am Deepak Malhotra working as a Design Automation Modeler and making different object through GDL Programming. Sir I am a Mechanical Engg. having interest in Design. I am working in GDL from last three months. I want to know wats the...
Hello, this is Francisco Sole from Florida. Does anyone knows where can I find an ADVANCE TRAINING in ArchiCAD 10? I've been working with it for the last 3 month, but I fill that there is more that can be done with a good istruction. Tks... F.S.
Dear students, NOW is the best time to upload your best renderings toArchitectsJURY.com, since the Fall Semester ArchitectsJURY competition has just started. (Existing users, don't panic! Any images uploaded so far will automatically enter the compet...
Hello there. Does anyone know if there is a student version of MaxonForm availiable for Archicad 10 in the UK? Cheers for any help
Do all the add ons work for the Student Version of AC10 as well, namely Archiforma, Archistair, ArchiWall, Stair Builder, etc.? A list of known addons that work would be helpful.
Mesh to Roof tool Archicad10 ? Dose anyone know if the add on is available for v,10? found it really usefull in 9. any info would be tops, cheers
I posted this in the hardware forum, but maybe i should post here too since it is the student version that im using (10). I cant get the plotter part to find my designjet 2500cp over the network. I type in its ip and it doesnt find it or do anything ...
I Submitted to tech support earlier but no answer, so trying here as well HP Pavilion ZD7000 laptop XP pro SP2 and up to date 3.2 GHz P4 HT, 2 GB Ram Nvidia GeGorce Go 5700 Fx Driver Ver. 5.4.0.5 (I think this is the latest ver as the HP update site ...
can i compress the file size of a GDL object? then how, plz guide me in detail.
Hello, I am a student in Norway (interior design), and I have the student verson. My question is: does anny boddy know where I can get some new furnitures? Do I have to by them? It would make me Sooo happy if somebody could help me Greatfull Jeanette
Hi all, really hoping someone can help me here. I'm using the student version of archicad 10 and I will be working on my plan as usual and then all of a sudden my walls will just disappear. They are still there and I can select them and modify them, ...
I just got this drawing in dwg format that has walls as lines, Is there any way to convert lines to walls in Archicad?
i am attempting to create a half sphere in AC version 9. Yet i dont know where to start. What tool could i use to be able to construct this object.
in the free student version there is this graphisoft- watermark every time you print or plot your drawings..... i am working on my studio's final presentation plans for my degree at the moment.... i have to live with the watermark... but i would like...
Guys, im just wondering. I'm total beginner at this program. How do I add grass? I've tried using mesh and fill tool. How do I print without getting that "Courtesy of Graphisoft" written all over it. How do I dimension? and How do I add carpet etc. I...
I AM B.TECH. (MECHANICAL ENGG), WORKING IN CAD/CAM FIELD WHAT ABOUT THE LEARNING OF GDL PROGRAMING CAREER POINT OF VIWE.
hi, i am here for the first time and i would like to know,if there is some version of archicad for student for free...i mean that i will not have to pay for it? can anyone help me and answer this question???please
Has anyone been able to run the Mactel version in student mode? I have successfuly installed AC10. However, mements after louching it it gives a message stating that the student license I have is currupt. I tried to contact support with this issue. T...
Dear All, Can we save into dwg format from ArchiCAD 10 student version? regards, Srinivas.
I've got a archiCad student version 9. I could not launch the program now. There is a graphicsoft bug reporter come out everytime i launch the program. Does the student version has an expired date that I could not use it anymore after that? I tried t...
Hi, can anyone tell me if it's possible to transfer files from the EDU version of AC9 to the new student AC10, as they have different filetypes? Thanks
Dear ArchiTalkers, I'm happy to announce that Graphisoft has released a Building Information Modeling (BIM) Curriculum for teachers and educators. The curriculum consists of two units: a BIM Seminar part with 10 lectures and an Archicad Studio part w...
This forum (previously named: Graphisoft Education Policy) having fulfilled its original goal, is now dedicated to the users of the free student version of Archicad. Please post all your questions and comments related to the educational version of Ar...
Hi, When I start installing the ArchiCAD 10 student version it asks me for my user name and serial number so I enter them, but then the next button is meant to be activated but it isn't ,what do I do
Any idea if the release date of the Student Version of Archicad 10 will coincide with the Full Version, and if not, when the student version will be released?
Hy. I am a student and I want to buy the student version. But is it legal to start making money out of it? I mean to start and draw for different people ... charge them... /please help me out. 10x
ASCA 2006: Facing up to the Challenge of Building Information Modelling. University of Nottingham, 4th-5th April 2006 In recent years, development of Building Information Modelling (BIM) has become one of the key innovations in Architectural Computin...
Please anyboby can explain differences between full ArchiCAD 9 and it's student's version? Maybe not the full list but just the main ones. Or give a link to where I can read it. Thnx in advance
I have been unable to find exact confirmation on the following information. I am wondering if I save a file on the ArchiCAD student version, that I could then transfer that to the full out version Archicad 8.0 and open, work on the drawing, and print...
Is 34% on the mock certification test pretty bad, considering I only know Autocad? I want to learn Archicad real bad. Then I want to take the test again.
Does anyone out there know of any Training cds that are Residential specific. Having come from a Chief Architect user backround and now wanting to use the Archicad to create more sophisticated designs. In Chief we have a very professional set of trai...
Hi Folks, I teach two online intro ArchiCAD courses at the Santa Fe Community College. Since the edu version for release 9 came out I've had a number of students come to me with this problem I haven't been able to figure out. When they try to Save As...
Hi ! I have downloaded the training guide in pdf and zipped format. after unzipping it I could not find the example files that the training guide use. where could I find these example files ? Which material is the best to use in order for me to learn...
[this post belongs in educational?] In Belgium it's EURO 50... But it's a full version and not a crippled one.
I'm trying to insert an ArchiCAD introduction class into our regular AutoCAD-based CAD-courses. I think I can cram 2h30 into the regular schedule, if I insist hard enough. Can anyone point me to some hints on what to do in this short amount of time? ...
Students are begining to start their projects now and not in 2005. It would make better sense if they were to satrt on AC9.
Any idea of when Graphisoft will publish the "ArchiCAD 9 Training Guide"
Dear Akos, Do you have any information about the educational/student versions of AC9? Will they be released soon? thank you Petros
Does Graphisoft has an official standard for qualifying users with Archicad knowledge? And if so is there a sort of test or anything else to prove that a student has attended AC lessons or seminars? I am asking this because a lot of students and prof...
Welcome Akos! In the GS site there is a link named "Where can you find new graduates with ArchiCAD training?" where someone can find a list of schools by country where someone can get AC training. What is the procedure and the requirements for a scho...
Dear Archi-Talkers, Meeting the needs of the student community is a key priority for us at Graphisoft. At present, we are evaluating our policy to find ways to better serve architects and students of architecture at schools and universities around th...
