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Resolved! How to make 5 part bay window?

How to make 5 part bay window? Please check below image, i am trying to model below bay window . Library bay windows are not good for this task, so looking for some alternative to draw the 5 part bay window. Please advice. Actual house picture is als...

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Drawing 3 flights stair u shape

I am having problems drawing a 3 flights stairs, 4,10,10 steps each flight with a 100MM opening in "U" shape, I can draw the 1st and 2§ flight, but can't do with the 3rd. I can't draw it somehow the 3rd flight can't be drawn overlapping the first 4 s...

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cannot make PNG have transparent background

so i have some PNG files which i have used in previous archicad files which have a transparent background cars people plants etc for presentation. and in the past these have worked fine in v20 and im pretty sure in ver 21 also but for some reason the...

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Multiple Wall Type details not showing correctly

Really trying to step up my a Game and get better at using ArchiCAD so began a 25 building control package with the intention of doing an amazing 3d model however it seems harder than first thought ! Im having an issue where two wall types intersect ...

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Changing only material finish & renovation filters.

Hi, Im brand new to archicad and have been modelling up a survey of an existing house which is going to have a small extension and general cosmetic overhaul of the rest of the house. One thing we are struggling with in the office is being able to cha...

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Resolved! Crop to roof question

Hello! I've trimmed the vertical elements to the roof planes. However I have beams in the opposite direction and the first two beams are in pieces now. How can I correct this? I tried with SEO operations but I got the same result. The invisible parts...

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Resolved! Help with railing tool in Archicad 21

I'm currently trying to use the railing tool on a staircase in a project. Whenever I place the railing it appears as a transparent material and doesn't fully solve any joints etc. How do I fix this? Not too well versed on archicad as of yet but hopin...

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Split landing area of stair

I am drawing a triangle form stair, I wonder if I can split part of the area of the landing space, because of its triangular shape. I tried to use the split tool, but it doesn't work. Regards

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Resolved! Balustrade w/ Externally Fixed Screen

Hi all,Is it possible to create a screen that sits on the outside edge of a railing with the Railing Tool and wraps around corners? In other words, the screen would extend beyond the pattern length.I have create the one shown by dividing the pattern ...