Two ArchiCAD sessions when updating layouts

[Anonymous]

I am getting ArchiCAD 10 to launch a second session when I request drawing updates. Also, at the end of the update the second session doesn't close. It remains running in my task bar. Any thoughts?

Gary Bley

[Thomas Holm]

Just close it.

[Anonymous]

BGArchiCAD is gone. When you update drawings external to your layouts a second session will automatically launch and stay open (for further editing or updates).

[Djordje]

Matthew wrote:
BGArchiCAD is gone. When you update drawings external to your layouts a second session will automatically launch and stay open (for further editing or updates).

... provided that the external views or whatever come from another Archicad project

[Anonymous]

This is happening with a project that I converted from AC9. Does that make sense? I hope so. Maybe because with AC9 there were external links that were also converted?

Gary Bley

[Anonymous]

gbley wrote:
This is happening with a project that I converted from AC9. Does that make sense? I hope so. Maybe because with AC9 there were external links that were also converted?

It makes sense. Unless you follow the correct merge procedure into a single file the drawings will be linked to an external file.

[__archiben]

try turning off the option: "Do not launch new instance of ArchiCAD when placing a views onto a Layout".

work environment>user preference schemes>more options

any good?

~/archiben