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on 2022-09-23 01:42 PM - edited on 2022-10-15 10:12 PM by Laszlo Nagy
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Graphisoft has released Archicad 26 Update 2 for a number of language versions.
This article lists the attribute management workflow improvements brought by Archicad 26 Update 2.
Most images show the same function in the initially released version of Archicad 26 (build 3001) on the left and in the updated version (build 4xxx) on the right.
Attribute settings are now directly accessible using the Edit command from the attribute type folders as well. There is no need to select an attribute to go to the settings dialog.
Rename folders inline by simply clicking on the name without using the Rename command in the context menu.
The search has been improved in the Attributes Palette search bar:
The teamwork status (editable) of the attribute types is indicated in the attribute type filter menu pop-up.
You can display the associated attributes for the selected attribute or attributes in a popup before you import them. You can also do some import-related operations to the associated attributes during import without having to go to their lists separately:
The meaning of the house icon is displayed when hovering over the symbol.
More information is available in the detail bubbles for Surfaces and Building Materials in attributes settings dialogs and attributes pickers. The info bubbles pop up faster than before.
New layer creation has become simpler:
The search functionality has been improved in the attributes’ settings dialogs, just like in the Attributes Palette described in the previous section of this article.
The duplicate command is now accessible in the context menu (after a right-click on the selected attribute) in the Composites, Surfaces, and Building Materials settings dialogs for a quicker new attribute creation. The command works the same way as in the Attributes Palette: no extra dialog opens; the new attribute is added to the list with the following available index.
Attribute picker width adapts to display the longest name without any user interaction.
Attribute picker height adapts to display as many attributes as possible, so users need to scroll less to pick the right attributes.
Archicad will automatically inform you whenever an update is availabe. Go to File > Info > Action Center and click the Download Updates... button. (Archicad regularly checks for available updates if this function has been enabled in Options > Work Environment > Network and Update. From version 26 you can also request Archicad to check for update previews. Read more about this functionality in this article.)
You can also visit Graphisoft's download site and download the update directly after selecting your Archicad's language version.
In between two major releases of Archicad, Graphisoft ships improvements and new functionalities for the software in the form of updates. These are released regularly and are available through the Check for Updates notification system in Archicad. To benefit from all the latest enhancements and feature functionalities, we recommend regularly updating Archicad using the latest update installer.
Besides the improvements listed above, check out the fixed issues and bugs list here.
To learn about the attribute management improvements released initially with Archicad 26, read this article.
If you have questions or want to share your thoughts on or experiences with these functions of Archicad, go to the Design Forum and start a discussion.
Thank you.
Unfortunately, the already long-existing interface bug in macOS dark mode was still not yet repaired. This is very disappointing...
Regards
Roman
On first review
Very good enhancements, if you can keep the layer icon when displaying hierarchical layers and delete this icon when displaying all layer list it’d be beneficial, thx a lot.
Layer Combinations list is still not hierarchical.
I just noticed the new Attribute Manager does not show missing textures for surfaces.
In fact it does not show the textures at all even when you pop out the associated attributes.
I know a texture is not an attribute, but the old Attribute Manager clearly show attached textures and if they are missing.
And yes, I do know the missing textures will be reported in the Library manager.
Please do not ever get rid of the old Attribute Manager.
Barry.
Hi @Emoke Csikos,
Thanks for the overview of the new features!
I'm missing one feature which was announced in the Update 2 - Preview Post:
Both in the Attribute Manager Dialog and in the Attribute Palette I'm not able to locate this feature. If I select more than one Attribute, the "Reindex..." button (Dialog) is disabled or the "Reindex" option in the context menu (Palette) disappears.
Where can I locate this feature? Or do you have information when it will be available?
Best,
Bernd
I think that is just bad wording.
As far as I know, re-index only works on one attribute at a time.
I think when it says you can re-index a set of attributes quickly, it means you can work through the current set and re-index them all quickly, but it kind of does infer that you can select a set of attributes and re-index them all at the same time - which you can't.
The re-indexer can only work on one index number at a time.
Barry.
@Barry Kellythank you for the clarification! I misunderstood the point then.
Maybe then I'll finally get around to make a workable prototype for an Add-On to re-index multiple attributes at once 🙂