Merge defaults - can they be changed?

[Anonymous]

Ok here is something that has been bugging me for quite some time since version 18 i think at least, now using v20

When i go to merge a file, why is it that the default file type it searches for is an HPGL file? why cant the default be all types?
the only files I merge into archicad are dwgs and images so everytime the drop down box has to be changed, how can i change this?

[Anonymous]

no feedback on this yet?

[NCornia]

Hi Jason,

It is a preference in your user profile that can be deleted. To reset this to default:

1. Quit ARCHICAD
2. Go to C:\Users\(Your_User_Name)\GRAPHISOFT\AppData\Roaming\Graphisoft\ARCHICAD-64 XX.0.0 YYY v1\ (where XX is the version of ARCHICAD and YYY is the language version)
- AppData is a hidden folder on Windows so you need to make Hidden Items visible.
3. Delete the "ARCHICAD Basic.prf" file.
4. Start ARCHICAD and see if the problem is gone.



Best regards,

[Laszlo Nagy]

Just one additional thing:
You may have to restart your system as well, not only ARCHICAD. There was a similar case recently and there the changes were applied only after the system restart, ARCHICAD restart was not enough.