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2 pitched roofs with different angles

I am trying to model two pitched roofs with different angle so one has a lower eves level than the other. The geometry doesn't seem to work. Is there a way around this

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Beams: How to show differently on FP, RCP, and RP?

Our office would like to perform the follow for beams/trellis/overhang: On the: Floor Plan - shown as dashed lines Reflected Ceiling Plan - shown as solid lines Roof Plan - shown as solid lines Any tips and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. O...

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Migration Assistant Warning Message

I ticked "Don't show this warning anymore" on Migration Assistant (see the image below for reference), so it does no longer appear. I now want to restore the warning message, so it will start appearing again. Could anyone please advise how to "untick...

Voytek by Booster
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Gravity in 3d explore mode

Hello! I have ArchiCAD 20. 1. My first question is the following: Is it possible in 3D exploration mode that I walk on the floors? What I mean is like in a video game, so I don't have to press the PageUp key everytime I want to climb up a stairway. G...

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Wire Mesh Railing

Is there an object that I am overlooking or not thinking about that will achieve this wire mesh railing? Currently I am using morphs... However with this being a large project, I feel that several of these morphs may become a problem once I get deepe...

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Walls don' t join at all

Hey. I have a problem will wall intersection. They connect only in the centre and the rest looks like in the picture. Althought it' s only visible when I select them. It' not the case of material because they are the same. I've tried everything to co...

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Can't find a composite wall

Hi, I am working through ArchiCAD 19 - The Definitive Guide and I have ran into a problem early on. The book says to select composite wall "Siding 2*6 Wd. Stud" and in my ArchiCAD there is no such thing. The closest I can find is 'Brick o/ 2*6 Wood S...

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Overlapping Grid

Hi, I need to create an overlapping grid for pavement design like Running bond Is there any way to do this? Thanks

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Clean wall modelling

Hi ArchiCAD Guys i'm trying to create this façade, i modeled this exemple with morph , and now i want to make it with wall tool and window etc. is there a way to model it in a way to get clean 2D view like shown in the attachement please ?? i tried A...

GDL Script for Beginners

Hello there, I am curious in learning GDL scripting. I am at a basic knowledge level of creating archiCAD objects but would like to be able to produce more parametric objects at a 2D level at this stage. All the guides I find jump straight into 3D sc...

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