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Guidelines in AC15

Anonymous
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OK. So what's the deal with the guidelines in AC15? I can't seem to get them to work correctly. I put my cursor on a point, get my check mark like usual, but no guidelines until I start to draw a line or what have you. I use the guide lines a lot. And what's with the orange dot? I got my programs in a brown bow, no information on new functions at all. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Karl Ottenstein
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The guide lines have been changed in 15. Read the PDF ArchiCAD 15 Reference Guide starting on page 52 - Guide Line Improvements.

You click on the orange orb (called a guide line handle) to activate the line...

You can now drag guidelines to new locations and more...

Cheers,
Karl
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Anonymous
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At the risk of showing my ignorance, where is this PDF file found? Could you provide a link or point me in the right direction?
Anonymous
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Ignorant no longer. I found it (the pdf guide) in my help drop down. Thanks anyway. I can see how, after getting used to it, these may be a good idea. We'll see. Thanks again
Barry Kelly
Moderator
Jeff,
You might also want to read this post if you haven't seen it already.

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=36859

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Laszlo Nagy
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A few videos about how the new Guide Lines work:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlmcQfoglB0&feature=BFa&list=PL2C6FA43216942F54&index=9
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