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hi, to everyone

Hi friends This is Rose Thomas. 25 years of age. An architect. from India. My firm has started working with archicad for the past 6 months. And already i have so many things that i need a solution for . But Before that i would want you all to know my...

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AC12 elevations

I have noticed the following in both AC11 & AC12. When a cylindrical shaped wall is viewed in 3D either as a Internal or OpenGL generated image the joint line of the two halves are visible. I did bring this issue up once before but I didn't expect th...

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walls not showing

While working with walls/slabs, beams tools, for no reason that I am aware of, the walls etc. don't show on some storys anymore, and I get this message. Can anyone help?

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Can't create gable roof

just started using archicad v11 for students. i have 2 questions and 1 cry for help 1. is archicad better than revit? 2. does archicad have cad capabilities for custom design such as millwork, stone, etc.? i may be dumbest person on planet but can't ...

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Download AC12

Where can I download the trial US version for AC12?

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Set up Template

Hi All, How does one get around the situation where you set up views and layout elevations at zero in your template. Then when you come to do projects, your zero is at say 40 metres, so all your pre set elevations, with 2D stuff already on them, is i...

Fonts

Does anybody out there know of a good Architectural font style in ArchiCad? I have been using SKIA and it is passible, but I really liked Stylus BT in AutoCAD, and have seen an Adobe font calle Graphite that I liked. Any clue? Thanks. Jeff

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Column Tilt...

Hey y'all... I'm working on details that require a column (actually, studs.... but I'm using a custom profile and a column so's I can cut a section later) to tilt in two directions. The big column constructed with steel studs (columns) and board and ...

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Own image fill

Hi, I have some images for stones and tiles. I would like to apply these images for 3D walls, but i don't know how to apply these images, Can any one please help me the procedure. Thanks, Nagesh

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Creating own Hatching

Hi, How can I creating my own hatching symbols in Archicad 11. Can any one please tell me the procedure. Thanks, Nagesh

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