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Build/Version in AC13?

Stress Co_
Advisor
How do you tell the Build # in AC 13?
ArchiCAD> "About Archicad" doesn't show the build # as it did in previous versions.
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.2.1 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)
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Barry Kelly
Moderator
Now it is HELP > LICENSE INFORMATION
Barry.
One of the forum moderators.
Versions 6.5 to 27
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Rod Jurich
Contributor
Stress wrote:
How do you tell the Build # in AC 13?/..
Marc, select the ArchiCAD app and right click to "Show Package Contents".
You can then use Text Edit or Property List Editor to open the Info.plist file.

It is here I add the version number to show in the menu.
Barry's way is easier and quicker
Info plist.png
Rod Jurich
AC4.55 - AC14 INT (4204) |  | OBJECTiVE |
Stress Co_
Advisor
Thanks guys.
I couldn't "see" HELP > LICENSE INFORMATION as I brought in my AC12 work environment profile with it's out-of-date menus.

And I never would have found it in the plist without Rod's map.

I wonder why they removed it from "About Archicad"?
Cheers,
Marc
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.2.1 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)
Barry Kelly
Moderator
I'm not sure why they would remove the build number and still leave the old "About Archicad" when it doesn't tell you anything now.
Just remove the whole thing from the help menu.


The new HELP > LICENSE INFORMATION gives a little more information and it looks like it may list other licenses maybe for MEP and Ecodesigner maybe?

There is also a button to "Borrow" a network license if you are using the new network keys.

Barry.
One of the forum moderators.
Versions 6.5 to 27
Dell XPS- i7-6700 @ 3.4Ghz, 16GB ram, GeForce GTX 960 (2GB), Windows 10
Lenovo Thinkpad - i7-1270P 2.20 GHz, 32GB RAM, Nvidia T550, Windows 11
David Maudlin
Virtuoso
Barry wrote:
The new HELP > LICENSE INFORMATION gives a little more information and it looks like it may list other licenses maybe for MEP and Ecodesigner maybe
Yes.

David
David Maudlin / Architect
www.davidmaudlin.com
Digital Architecture
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