Im not an ArchiCAD user, but trying to learn more about it just to be informed... If I understand correctly, in ArchiCAD, you must use a spearate program to plot your sheets? So as you make changes to your model and need to plot a new set, when you o...
I have finished Roof Construction, and I was supprised seeing my purlins are visible on the places they are crossing the rafters. On the section view everything is OK, purlins are under the rafters, but on the plan view there are no any line breakes....
The more I use 8 for production the more a feel the need to ____ on it. Why was it necessary to create a new “___ ass” finder, what was wrong with Apple’s. I rather have all my details in different scales as generated by chance then fill up the manag...
Anyone else really annoyed by the project map in ArchiCAD? How do you guys keep your extremely long list of details and section/elevations organized? How do you find things in your extremely long list of details and seciton/elevations if it's not org...
It has been suggested to me (by an end-user) that since there is little contact between the US end-users (with possibly the US Resellers as being the point of contact) and the GSHU developers (inc. their GSHU representatives), there should be a yearl...
We have just started our first set of CDs in PlotMaker 3.1. We really like how much more efficient the PM is vs PM 2 that came with AC 6.5. I think GS did a great job integrating view sets. I'm looking forward to learn how much more efficiently we wi...
Hi, I have used TS 5x5 steel columns from AC 8.1 library. When I select the column to do any kind of operation (coping, dragging or zooming in) or even selecting it self, it takes about 4 second for the operation to take place!!! Any ideas why Thanks...
In a project for an addition to an existing building, where the new walls are composite. It's normal practice to show existing walls with a solid fill, and yet for the first stages of a project I don't need to show the composition for the new walls t...
I am still somewhat of a novice with ArchiCAd. Less than a year of use. I have 3 macs---(2) 1Ghz TiBooks w. 64mb ATI 9000, and 1 gig ram, and (1) 1.33dp G4 tower w. 128mb GeForce Ti and 1.25 gig ram. How should I set things up for maximum performance...
I am a new comer to this great operation. But my question is this. When undertaking the process there are two options given, whether the 'target' inherits the attributes of the operator or uses (keeps) their own. After undertaking many 'subtractions'...
