AC 8.1 & windows/doors

[TDabney]

Hi -

I just received my copy of 8.1 and am having some issues w/windows and doors. I'm working in a project started in 8.0v3 that has some windows and doors w/glass and divided lites. No matter what door style I choose (ie. glass, raised panel etc..) all that shows in 3D is a slab door. I'm having similar issues w/the windows. Is there a new checkbox somewhere that I'm missing? I've tried loading just the 8.0 lib., just the 8.1 lib., and both libraries - and still no joy. BTW here's a warning (something I should have thought about) 8.1 is not directly backward compatable w/8.0. You have to "save as 8.0 project". I did this and the doors and windows did work again though. (whew). Has anyone else had any issues similar to these?

Tom

[Greg Kmethy]

Hi,

ArchiCAD 8.1 library is only slightly modified compared to 8. Therefore, you can continue ArchiCAD 8 files in 8.1 by just loading the ArchiCAD 8.1 library.

Feature developement and bugfixing in upcoming major releases may require more significant modifications in objects, therefore we cannot guarantee that the new objects will behave exactly the same as in previous versions.

Therefore, we always recommend to keep a backup PLA file saved in the original version, so you can go back to it anytime if you might need it.