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Show/list differences in two object's settings

eidam655
Contributor

Hi,
Hopefully this is the right spot for this question.
What is the easiest way of comparing two objects' properties (settings)?

Let's say I have a two or three windows in a wall and would like to check if e.g. they're on the same height, or have the same dimension. When I select them by shift+clicking and going to Object Settings (Ctrl+T), it shows me only the properties of the last selected object. Sure, I can type in a new number or set a settings anew and it gets applied, but when the difference is less obvious (like buried in Sill settings, for example), is there a way of finding this out?

(In AutoCAD the Properties palette would simply show *VARIES* instead of one value and I'd know instantly that that is where the difference lies. I'm trying to learn new workflows in archicad, but some old habits just die hard...)

 

Operating system used: Windows

ArchiCAD 26 | Win 10
i7-6700HQ | GTX 1060 6GB | 32GB RAM
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CosminF
Contributor

It may be pretty cumbersome, but If you were to list all available parameters in a schedule and compare it there?

You would have each object by name or ID and a comparative table of all the properties, but, again, it is very time-consuming and probably inneficient.


AC 27, running on Windows 10 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K CPU64, 3.60GHz, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX1650
Botonis
Advisor

Maybe what you need  is  BIM Master.

 

https://www.labpp.net/TSHelp/LABPP_BIM_Master/INT/ShowMoreBIMMasterWindows.html

 

from LABPP.

Botonis Botonakis
Civil Engineer, Enviromental Design MSc., BIM Manager for BS ArhitectsVR
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Archicad 27. Windows 11. Intel Xeon 2699x2,64 GB RAM, Nvidia 3080Ti. 2 Monitors.
BrunoH
Expert
Hi eidam655,
 
2 easy and fast posibilities :
 
Use the "Find and Select" command to with < and or > comparition criterias. You can save, import and export those search criterias.
 
Create graphical override to visualize Elements corresponding to that criterias.
ArchiCad 3.43 to 26
MacOS Monterey

Setup info provided by author