moving chunks of a model from one file to another

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know how to move a chunk of a model to a file with another? Must I make a GDL of it? Current example: a porch railing that we will use in lots of different models. How best to transfer it from one model to another?
many thanks..!

[Anonymous]

Like Barry Said, just open another session of the Application. The only limit I believe is the amount of RAM. I often have (2) AC sessions open at one time, along with MS Outlook, MS Excel, Internet Expl, and Plotmaker.

[Anonymous]

This is where 4GB of RAM come in VERY handy

Besides one plotmaker, one artlantis R and two explorers, I have currently 4 ArchiCADs open.

If you have two screens, you can even try this:
On one screen you put one version of your current project (version a).
On the other you open another AC with version b of your project.
at the beginning, they are the same. But, as you move along, you make some changes on each version, like, what if the windows where bigger, or what if the stairs where to move here.
As time passes, you see version a and b get ever more different.

Now here comes the interesting part:
You start to get feedback from one version to the other, and make your solutions much more rich.

Of course, having a second brain would be a big help

[Anonymous]

Stress wrote:

Jay wrote:

Stress wrote:
Just make a copy (or copies) of the ArchiCAD application file. Works for multiple Plotmaker app.s too.

This action must be for the Apple users.

Yep, how do you do it on a PC?

I don't know about the PC but it was from a post on this site that I found Quicksilver: http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/
No need to make copys of AC ever again....and it does so much more.

Enjoy,

Wally

[Rick Thompson]

Have you tried ArchiChunk?

(sorry, it's friday.. and LATE

[Anonymous]

Or ArchiArch, no?

[Barry Kelly]

Stress wrote:

Jay wrote:

Stress wrote:
Just make a copy (or copies) of the ArchiCAD application file. Works for multiple Plotmaker app.s too.

This action must be for the Apple users.

Yep, how do you do it on a PC?

Windows allows you to simply run multiple copies just by running the program for a second/third time.
No need to copy applications as with the Macs.

Barry.