Undocumented Improvements in AC15

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Here is the beginning of a list of 'minor' fixes in AC15 that I was personally involved in. I hope that others may be able to add other undocumented improvements to it:

1. Mirroring text now mirrors the anchor point.
2. The Help menu search function is no longer case sensitive.
3. Fill Area Text's are transferable via the eyedropper/syringe.
4. Project North now accepts up to 4 decimals (when set in working units).
5. Right click on Layouts and Masters to edit their settings.
6. Module Save Options have a new display setting.
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Cheers,
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[Anonymous]

You still learn new things everyday!

But then this one is really AC15 (I hope): true projection of roofs including Custom Edge Settings.

[JaredBanks]

Radial Distorted Fill is older than 15, but the button is now always visible. In 14 (And 13 I presume), the option only showed up if you exploded a circular wall that met all the criteria. Which as everyone knows only happens a few times per project.

[Anonymous]

But then this one is really AC15 (I hope): true projection of roofs including Custom Edge Settings.

Yes, I will give you that one!

It's a shame with that option you now loose the ability to select a symbolic view of any rooflights placed. They are all projected as well.

On a related note - Where is the overhead linetype and pen for rooflights found now? I'm just seeing a solid line the same as the uncut portion.

Edit - Found it! For some reason you have to untick both 'Enable Object's Linetypes' & 'Enable Objects Pens' in the floorplan and section tab in the object settings. Seems counter-intuitive to me.

[Laszlo Nagy]

Master wrote:
You still learn new things everyday!

But then this one is really AC15 (I hope): true projection of roofs including Custom Edge Settings.

Is that undocumented?
Several New Feature videos on YouTube talk about it.

[Anonymous]

The Special Menu has been divided into two parts: 59 GDL Developer and 60 Special Menu. There is a new command 'Run Parameter Script of all Placed objects' and I can really use that!

[Anonymous]

The help has been expanded: this part is about the Element Listing Parameters in the Interactive Schedule

[vfrontiers]

vfrontiers wrote:
And for the love of all things good... please keep the TOOLBOX where I put it on a MAC! Every time I open ArchiCAD... it's bad enough that I have to move it back in place... but the darn thing resizes to the full height of the screen but is placed down 40 or 50 pxls so I have to drag it UP, resize it smaller, drag it down into place then drag it to fit the space I've left for it...

.... A little CHEESE to go with that WHINE!....

1. Crow tastes good!

2. It looks as thought GS DID fix this in AC15!

[vfrontiers]

Laura wrote:

Master wrote:
another one, the Quick Layers toolbar can now be docked!

It may dock, but it's still not saved as one of the Palette settings in the Work Environment.

I find some STRANGITY here too... I ALWAYS want Quick Layers open and visible (and in the same place I leave it)...
Ea time I open up AC... it disappears..

But... If I open up a floating palette (like COMPLEX PROFILES) and edit and store... Voila, the quick layers palette has re-appeared in the center of my screen..

[fuzzytnth3]

vfrontiers wrote:
I find some STRANGITY here too... I ALWAYS want Quick Layers open and visible (and in the same place I leave it)...
Ea time I open up AC... it disappears..

But... If I open up a floating palette (like COMPLEX PROFILES) and edit and store... Voila, the quick layers palette has re-appeared in the center of my screen..

I get round this by making a toolbar for the Quick Layer and also TW commands and save that with my Work Environment. It then stays available at all times

[vfrontiers]

I just TOOLBAR'd the quick layers a couple of days ago... Doesn't look as nice, but the buttons are there...

I may do the same for TOOLBOX as my previous post about how it nows stays put was premature! Seems if I have it ONE tool wide and pretty much the height of the screen, it does stay in place... but tucked in 3 tools wide and short, it continues to plant in some random place each time I open a file!