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

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twisting curtain wall

I am trying to model a twisting wall element in archicad 14. While searching I found out how to do it in Objective. (http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=32070) My intention is similar, except that I would like to do it using the curta...

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sloping columns

I am newbie Archicad 14 user (ex Revit) How do you create a sloping column 2750mm high ie: Starting as 900 x 400mm wide at the base with sloping front edge to 600 x 400mm wide at the top.

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Vertical logo

I'm trying to create a vertical sign with depth. For instance, in plan I could create the logo in mesh. But I'd like to rotate it from horizontal to vertical axis. Is this possible with any of the tools? I tried creating a module but when I bring the...

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Hide material attributes

Hi Anyone know how to hide materials in the list? (I'm not talking about a schedule here, just the normal menu of attributes you use to assign materials to surfaces.) I've downloaded a bunch of custom objects that come with their own materials which ...

copying complete building on plan ?

blond question for today. i have a simple house modeled on 5 levels. i want to on plan, select my house and copy it completyl and make a new copy beside it. when i select all items on a level, i can only copy the items shown on that level. and i cant...

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Window - how to "clean" the glass + a story question

Hi, everybody! This is just a minor problem. How do I remove the chinese-lookalike-letters on my window? Cheers! EDIT: By the way, can you copy a whole story? By that I mean if you can copy all rooms, windows, walls, -everything- to the next story? I...

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How big can models get ?

I just created a model with a very simple shell straight extrusion. There is about 1000 of these extrusions copied and then using another one piece shell extrusion, i used SOE (solid object editing) to cut away the top. but now i want to reopen my pr...

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aunderstanding Floor Plane Settings

Please help me understand the Floor plane. I need a floor plan view of elements located between the ceiling and the underside of the floor above. So, with a floor to underside of slab 13'-0" above, if I set: CUT Plane = 10'-0' Show up to = 13'-0" Dow...

Site Plan help:DWG import, scale contol and WCS coordinating

Hi, I have a UK Ordnance Survey map, in 2D DWG format, which is to be the basis of my site plan & project. I was planning to merge it into a lower story and use it as an underlay to draw up a 2d site plan initially and eventually graduating to a 3d t...

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todays blond question ? finding a straight line ?

ok very stupid question buts its annoying me. about 1 week agao, when i started to draw a line, i picked a point and then i would move the second point a little in a straight direction and archicad would show me some lovly orange help lines and i cou...

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