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Resolved! Extending Settings Panes ?

Hello ! My PC screen is set to 120% Zoom, which is the comfortable setting for my eyes. My question is about the settings panes of (walls, cloumns, objects, etc.), how can I extend 2 panes in the same time without one of them collapsing on itself ? T...

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Mesh - cut surface in floor plan

Is there a way of showing a cut surface of a Mesh in a floor plan view? Similarly like it is possible in a 3D Document? That is with a Floor Plan Cut Plane cutting through a Mesh. I have a very steep site and it would be nice to see automatically in ...

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AI BIM. Can ArchiCAD be ready for that?

Hi there! I have decided to start a separate thread about Artificial Intelligence in AEC. I hope here we will able to collect as much information as what happens today in the AI world, show examples of using AI in BIM programs and programs driven by ...

Zone - Auto update area or linking/constraining to a wall

Working with zones. Is there a way for the zones to "auto update" or "auto calculate" when a wall is moved. During the design process walls inevitably move around ..... a lot. Currently I have to redo all the zones or drag each node of all the zones ...

Resolved! Railing tool problem

Hi everyone. I have faced with the problem when moved to the AC24. The railing toool is not working proper, actually is not working. Namelly - I can create a railing and that it. There are no chance to change the frame, panels, handrail etc. The only...

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U-Stair with winders

I have a rather basic question about the Stair tool. I'm trying to model a stair according to my screenshot below, but I just can't get it "right"... I would be very helpful for any tips. The closest I got is the sad stair on the top, but it's not cl...

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Roof Pitch Loses Accuracy when Changing Pitch Display to Degrees?

Hey team -- The crux of my issue is that there seem to be missing decimal places in my Roof pitch parameter when I change the pitch display from "x:12" to degrees. This becomes an issue when I create angled beams and want them to exactly match the ro...

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Resolved! line thickness setting

Hello I want to set line with various thin or thickness, how can it be done? Thanks

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Resolved! fill tool not match spline

hello, I drew a close area including spline, then use fill tool to fill, but the fill area has a little bit discrepency with the spline, which is not so accurate in terms of fine art line. Please advice Regards

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Resolved! Guide line by hovering ?

Hi Everyone, I found in some tutorials that a guide line cursor can show up by hovering on an edge of a wall or something without initially making one . I only know there are two ways of making guide lines which are : dragging from screen sides or by...

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