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WORKING ON MULTIPLY PROJECTS IN THE SAME ARICAD FILE

Anonymous
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I AM CURRENLY WORKING ON A BUILDING WITH MULTIPLY PROJECTS.

SCOPE OF WORK
1.) DESIGN A NEW GYM
2.) DESIGN A NEW CAFAE

TO SPEED UP THE WORK FLOW, I HAVE BEEN USING EXTENSION @ THE END OF MY LAYERS TO DISTIQUIST BETWEEN THE TWO PROJECTS. EXAMPLE (1Z-WALL.GYM) / (1Z-WALL-CAFE). THIS METHOD WORKS FINE BUT YOU END WITH A LOT OF LAYERS THAT ARE SIMILAR IN NAME WHICH MY TIME LEADS TO DELETING,LOCKING,HIDE BY MISTAKE. CAN I USE THE ZONE TOOL HANDLE THIS ISSUE
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Anonymous
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Just to clear it up a bit:
1. You can insert ordinary PLN files as Modules, not just MODs.
2. Be careful that the two MODs (or PLNs which act as MODs) have the same Layers and Story Heights.
Scott Bulmer
Booster
Kliment,

That raises another question;
What is the purpose of MOD files if PLNs do the exact same thing? Are MOD files materially different or separately better for certain or specialized uses than PLNs?

Thanks,
Scott
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The advantage of hotlinking MODs is that a MOD is much smaller in size than a PLN. ...also see this post...
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Anonymous
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Scott wrote:
What is the purpose of MOD files if PLNs do the exact same thing?


When you have a multi-storey bilging with several identical floors you can just model/draw one of them, save it as MOD and insert it in the other storeys. Thus you have the advantage of having the typical plan as an ordinary storey drawing in the building's model. And when you change it you update the MOD files, inserted in the other stories by the "Save Selection as Module" command.
Anonymous
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By the way, a question to native English speakers:

What is the difference between "storey" and "floor" and whichs the proper word?
Rob
Graphisoft
Graphisoft
mate a dictionary is the best, however to my knowledge a floor has a wider semantic meaning as oppose to a storey but in the architectural context the meaning is the same
Storey
British
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale.
Floor
1. that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
2. a continuous, supporting surface extending horizontally throughout a building, having a number of rooms, apartments, or the like, and constituting one level or stage in the structure; story.
3. a level, supporting surface in any structure: the elevator floor.
4. one of two or more layers of material composing a floor: rough floor; finish floor.
5. a platform or prepared level area for a particular use: a threshing floor.
6. the bottom of any more or less hollow place: the floor of a tunnel.
7. a more or less flat extent of surface: the floor of the ocean.
8. the part of a legislative chamber, meeting room, etc., where the members sit, and from which they speak.
9. the right of one member to speak from such a place in preference to other members: The senator from Alaska has the floor.
10. the area of a floor, as in a factory or retail store, where items are actually made or sold, as opposed to offices, supply areas, etc.: There are only two salesclerks on the floor.
11. the main part of a stock or commodity exchange or the like, as distinguished from the galleries, platform, etc.
12. the bottom, base, or minimum charged, demanded, or paid: The government avoided establishing a price or wage floor.
13. Mining. an underlying stratum, as of ore, usually flat.
14. Nautical.
a. the bottom of a hull.
b. any of a number of deep, transverse framing members at the bottom of a steel or iron hull, generally interrupted by and joined to any vertical keel or keelsons.
c. the lowermost member of a frame in a wooden vessel.
::rk
David Maudlin
Rockstar
kliment wrote:
By the way, a question to native English speakers:

What is the difference between "storey" and "floor" and whichs the proper word?
Kliment:

When talking about ArchiCAD, "Story" is used to define the various floor level heights (Basement, 1st, 2nd, ... Roof) in a project, this is the term used in the interface (Story Settings). Floors are place in each story (usually with the Slab Tool), and a single story could have multiple floors, these floors could be at different heights within the story.

HTH

David
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David wrote:
[When talking about ArchiCAD, "Story" is used to define the various floor level heights (Basement, 1st, 2nd, ... Roof) in a project, this is the term used in the interface (Story Settings). Floors are place in each story (usually with the Slab Tool), and a single story could have multiple floors, these floors could be at different heights within the story.
This is a good definition of the distinction between the two -- we use the term "Level" (i.e. First Level) in our documentation, as "Floor" can be a construction assembly or finish.
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Anonymous
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Than you, Dave and Rob!
Of course I have looked in the dictionary and I know what AC means by "story"!:)
But what is the word you use in everyday work? The common word architects use?
I knew the moment hotlinks were created in ArchiCAD 5 (was it?) that the ambiguous use of the term "module" would become confusing for everyone. Most people think they can only link in .mod files because of this.
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