Navigator Disappeared?

[archislave]

The navigator no longer appears although it is checked to display in the environment. I usually use the macbook connected to a display. Upon starting archicad with just the macbook the drawings windows stretch out full width. When it is connected to a displsy the navigator pops up and the drawings windows shrink between the toolbox and navgator correctly.

No matter what I try I can't get it to display. I need to get some work done for tomorrow while I am out of town. Now I can't.
I have restarted the machine and created a new archicad from template and did a New Reset All.

Please Help.

[Link]

You should be able to delete your latest work environment settings to get the Navigator back, as a last resort. In particular the palette settings. You may want to back them up first, just in case. Can't recall exactly where they are on a Mac. On a PC, I can find mine at:

C:\Documents and Settings\Link\Application Data\Graphisoft\ArchiCAD 10.0.0 INT R1\Latest WorkEnvironment\Palettes

Cheers,
Link.

[archislave]

I was finally able to start a new archicad and choose official template and it's profile instead of 'last profile used'. It was after pulling my hair out for an hour.

Overall, I think the environment settings are way too complex and there are just too many opportunities / occurences when archicad does not respect one's desire settings. I have also said what a mess the Mac GUI is with all the little floating pallettes. I like the way they embed themselves on the windows GUI. This could be done on the Mac with the latest programming guidelines given by apple.

[Link]

archislave wrote:
I have restarted the machine and created a new archicad from template and did a New Reset All.

archislave wrote:
I was finally able to start a new archicad and choose official template and it's profile instead of 'last profile used'.

That's what a New & Reset All (File> Alt+New) should do; reset the project preferences and reset the work environment settings.

Glad you got it figured out.

Cheers,
Link.

[Rex Maximilian]

If you've saved your Work Environments early on, you can always go back and reactivate it. This should bring back your Navigator as well.