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Eye-dropper does not select attribute in Element Attributes in 27?

[I may have seen this mentioned before but can't find it now.] On AC 27 USA, Mac M1 Max, MacOS 13.6.6, option-clicking on a wall and opening Element Attributes > Composites… will not show that composite selected. Changing the view from folders to list before or after does not change anything. Is there any Work Environment setting or something that I am missing? How are you handling this? It can't be meant to work like this, it all becomes unmanageable.

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Hi @Ignacio Azpiazu,

 

There’s another & easier way to open any composite directly, by selecting + right click + Edit selected composite.

 

This way is applicable for complex profile elements also.

 

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AC 28 INT 3001/WIN 11
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics 3.20 GHz 16.0 GB

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Hi @Ignacio Azpiazu,

 

There’s another & easier way to open any composite directly, by selecting + right click + Edit selected composite.

 

This way is applicable for complex profile elements also.

 

IMG_1173.png

AC 28 INT 3001/WIN 11
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics 3.20 GHz 16.0 GB

That does the job with composites. Thanks.

 

I still think it is a pain to have lost the other method though, which I just checked and still works for building material, including solid single-material walls. So it is sort of complicating the interface. 

Try to enter the Attribute Setting Dialog with the element selected. It works for me (I just tried it in Ac27).

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AMD Ryzen9 5900X CPU, 64 GB RAM 3600 MHz, Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB, 500 GB NVMe SSD
2x28" (2560x1440), Windows 10 PRO ENG, Ac20-Ac27

@Laszlo Nagy  wrote:

Try to enter the Attribute Setting Dialog with the element selected. It works for me (I just tried it in Ac27).


If by Attribute Setting Dialog you mean the same thing you access by right-clicking and going Edit Selected Composite/Profile…, it is not taking me to its attribute in AC 27 5003 USA Apple Silicon.

That's weird. It should take you there. It does work just fine in Ac27 on Windows.

Could this be a Mac-specific error?

Loving Archicad since 1995 - Find Archicad Tips at x.com/laszlonagy
AMD Ryzen9 5900X CPU, 64 GB RAM 3600 MHz, Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB, 500 GB NVMe SSD
2x28" (2560x1440), Windows 10 PRO ENG, Ac20-Ac27