Modeling
About Archicad's design tools, element connections, modeling concepts, etc.

Forum Posts

keeping guide lines

my guide lines disappear after the next operation. How do I keep them on the screen until I want to manually remove them. NOthing under "guide line options"

Storefronts

Other than AC18 curtain wall tool, which I find cumbersome to use, I am looking for suggestions, add-on, or way to create storefront with insert panels such as glass panels, solid panels, louver, windows and doors. Any suggestions?

Wall shows where it souldn't

Hi everyone ! I have a problem that's driving me crazy. I'm modeling my first project with Archicad and it's quite complex. Here is the floor plan. See the wall next to the couch on the left ? Well it shouldn't appear on this plan because it has been...

Anonymous by Not applicable
  • 6897 Views
  • 11 replies
  • 0 likes

using morph to do solid element operation of slabs

I am interesting in using a morph to cut holes in the slabs of a building over several floors, for the creation of an atrium. I can get the cutout to show in 3d, but it does not appear in 2d. Any thoughts? the second step is that I want to use a cust...

Anonymous by Not applicable
  • 2325 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes

How can I create a South African Cape Dutch gable wall?

Hi All, I am new to the forum so please bear with me, I will try be as specific as I can be. I am working with ArchiCAD 18 and what I am trying to create is a Cape Dutch gable wall as in the below image: But I would like to have a gable window as sho...

Anonymous by Not applicable
  • 13160 Views
  • 15 replies
  • 0 likes

Trace reference when using detail tool

When creating a detail using the detail tool I wish I could have a trace reference so that I could draw the detail in 2D over the live section.

Anonymous by Not applicable
  • 1060 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes

Two color profile?

Is there a way to make this separate piece of the profile a different color? I'm not sure how, but when I first did it, I had it black (the vent) and the foam cornice detail portion was the stucco color which was brown. I changed the building color t...

Anonymous by Not applicable
  • 3519 Views
  • 7 replies
  • 0 likes

Hexagonal Holes for Beam

hi all, i need some help from this forum. i want to create WF beams with hexagonal holes in it. Up untill now, the only options available that i've found on the beam tools are only circular, or rectangular holes. Is there any other means to make the ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
  • 2644 Views
  • 4 replies
  • 0 likes