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dimension lines go crazy

I suppose this is a teamwork problem because it never happened before.. until i shared the project.. i was working in this office.. and I had finished the layouts of a house project.. so i send changes.. close the program and went home.. The next day...

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TEAMWORK LIBRARIES

I'm trying to connect to a teamwork project online.. but it is taking so long because the libraries from the host are too heavy.. if i copy the libraries in a USB.. can I connect to the project using the local libraries i've copyed.. so it wouldn't t...

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Changes got lostt!!!

Im working here with an engeener.. we use archicad teamwork online.. using hamachi to make a VLAN.. he was making changes to the instalation while i was modifiyng the architeture.. he spent all night modifying.. and saving.. today he clicked in send ...

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BIM SERVER - software loaded on a user machine.

We have the BIM Server software on the server. Now I've been told that I can also access that same BIM Server software on my local user machine. What's the process? Basically, we now moved upstairs and the BIM Server is downstairs and I'd like to be ...

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AC14 Teamwork crashes when being granted requests

We are using build 3477 - with OS 10.6.6 and when working in Teamwork environment, some of us crash w when are granted our requests. I never encountered this problem before and don't see this issue being addressed in build 3636. Has anyone encountere...

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Delete BIM Server from sign in list?

I have moved the BIM server onto another computer and renamed that computer CAD3....the old computer that the BIM Server was running on was CAD3 but has been renamed. Everything is working fine but I have a question. When any computer signs in to a t...

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Sharing information - Layer error ??/

this isn't suppose to happen. I thought that if user (A) is working on something in the database and user (b) is working on something else in the database....you can simply send/receive without problems..yet I was working on the layer settings while ...

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out-of-date section element ?

I'm using archicad 14 tw2. Working on a wall section then when i hover over any element in the drawing it says "Out-of-date section element". I've tried reloading the project, send/recieve, release all, rebuild from model....nothing works. How do i g...

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Bim Server Mistery Error and Possible Data Loss

I am working on a local Teamwork Project until yesterday everything worked fine. Today I open the same file and I get the following error: when I do a send and received by clicking on the toolbar button I get an error. If I did a save by command+S th...

Must all participants install Bim server?

Must all participants of a teamwork project need to install a BIM server+BIM server control/management? When im at school with my projectgroup we able to connect to the teamwork project, to BIM server that i have installed on my laptop. The problem i...

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Pan command not working

I don't know if this is specific to TW, as I'm currently working exclusively with TW, but what has happened some times lately is that the "Pan" command stops working. I mean that when pressing the scroll wheel on the mouse nothing happens, the little...

Do YOU have 8 total hours to devote to Experimental Project?

Looking for AC & BIM Server users 1 hour a week, for 8 weeks in all standard time zones, for experimental worldwide project. There is to be no immediate compensation for eight hour effort. The goal is demonstrate that Graphisoft - AC BIM Server firms...

Michael by Contributor
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Teamwork reservation odd behavior

We are experiencing issues where team member A is showing that team member B has elements reserved, but team member B does not have them reserved. When Team member A requests an element showing as being reserved by team member B, they receive the ele...

Joined, Unsent Changes

More descriptive topic name than "erratic behavior." The behavior is pretty consistent for me. Opening a project that is used regularly, the status often shows as "Joined, Unsent changes." This occurs after sending and receiving, and after Release Al...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Updating BIM Server

I am trying to update our BIM Server and cannot figure out what I am doing wrong. We have a server in our office so the BIM server is saved on it. I tried updating it by installing ArchiCAD on the server also but it still fails to recognize the serve...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Server Manager unable to show log

I'm unable to view log's of my project's on BIM Server Manager. It always gets slow, gets in no responding state and eventually crashes. I've read BugRefNo.: #118746 on ArchicadWiki but was unable to find anything at the specified location. I did how...

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ON LINE OFF LINE

I thought that i left the project, now every time that i load that team work project everything says that I am off line, how do I get back on line to my server? i have gone to teamwork-open or join teamwork project selected the server but every time ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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colliding colours teamwork - detect ifc model changes?

Hi, I got a question I couldn't answer... When working in teamwork and comparing ifc model version...what if team members have the same colours as new/deleted/modified? I assume that I switching off individual colours in teamwork will do it but I'd l...

database commit

Database commit error? All I am trying to do is create new view--turning off and on layers and dragging the new view into project map. No worksheets, no xrefs at all. Working in build 3636 win 64, win 32 on server.

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Can't uninstall BIM server

I ended up with the Bim server 13 and 14 on my system. I am now unable to remove either of them. See below. How can I get them removed?

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drh64 by Participant
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Revit Server - Bim Server?

I understand Revit now has (August of 2010) put out a "bim server" type functionality in it's software. Has anyone had the pleasure of "testing" it out to see how it compares to Archicad's BIM server??

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How many BIM servers?

We are an office with around 30 architects using Archicad on Mac and have been working with Teamwork under AC13 for the last few months. Not all of our projects have been converted to AC13, nor have seen the neccesity of Teamwork, so the BIM server o...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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bim server and client version

it appears my downloaded server and the client versions are different. i downloaded and installed the AC 14 and bim server/manager today with AC14 hotfix[AC14-3477-HOTFIX2-MAC]. i've checked my ac updates and it appears to be up-to-date. The link bel...

Llian by Advocate
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Can't Launch ArchiCAD 14, Especially when I need it NOW...

In launching a file with over 150 hours of work, the file keeps locking up and so do copies. Early in todays efforts, I was asked to install update AC14-3477 HOTFIX2-MAC. This seemed familiar because I did this in the middle of December 2010. I opera...

BIM Server acting up.

I have the BIM server on my machine. Two colleagues tried to log into a teamwork project and could get into it but not completely; it said they were offline. I logged into the teamwork file with no problems and could reserve items and do everything j...

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BIM Server an Workgroup

Hi everyone ! I'm new in this BIM World so i have some question. I've already read datasheets about hardware req. and operating system for deployment BIM server but i can't find answer does that BIM server (instaled on MS Windows server 2008) require...

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Deleting Teamwork Project from local ArchiCad

Hi everyone, I'm working on some AC13 teamwork projects. I need to get rid of some, so I deleted them from the BIM server using the control panel. Now I need to delete them permanently from the local machine, that is, from the local ArchiCad. (the na...

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bim server reserve and release problem

Hello, I'm trying to reserve some views at the teamwork file and although I have reserved them I cannot interfere to my objects. The only way is to press the "reserve all" button. Does anybody have a solution? Thanks

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PLC refuse to send and receive cos not signed in

Hello everyone: here in summary what happened: ArchiCAD 12 - Windows 7 OS -I was working on a PLC file locally and regularly sending/receiving to the PLP on the server -ArchiCAD crashes -I open ArchiCAD again and it opens the auto-saved version of th...

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Cannot open a Teamwork project

For some reason we cannot sign into one of our teamwork projects. When we log in, the project throws us out and calls up the bug reporter. I've tried restoring the project using the automatic backups, but the latest four rollback also throw me out. T...

Library Parts Missing in Teamwork

So, I'm running AC13 (MacOS) & trying to setup our BIM server for the first time. I've installed the BIM server application and successfully got it running. I opened my project I'd like to share, chose "Share this Project", and let it do its thing. W...

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BIM Server Error

Hi, There is an error with the BIM Server Control Center when I initially start up my computer. Where the Status: button is, it will say running (the green checkmark), but says there are errors (shows a yellow exclamation mark over the checkmark). I ...

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Dimensions between Teamwork files appear corrupted

Hi, we are working on a TW2 file, and this strange thing is happening: One team member is dimensioning a drawing, and its all fine in his local copy. When he sends/receive the dimension lines are all over the place with numbers in silly positions. Hi...

AC13/14 Modular Bim Server Backup

hello all, we are having problems with the backup functionalities of our bim server, we were previously running a standalone AC13 bim server were the automatic backups did not work - manual backups do get created though. we have since upgraded to a m...

Windows on two story wall

Hi! I don't know if is a bug or I am doing some thing wrong. On one workstation the window appears on the second floor where it supposed to be and on other workstation the same window shows on the first floor. How is this possible, any suggestions? T...

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Static IP Address for BIM Server

1. Is it absolutely necessary to have a Static IP Address for the BIM Server? 2. Can a work around be found with remote access through a VPN connection with a secured router? 3. Can anyone recommend the best Routers to use, either secured or unsecure...

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BIM Server and Archioffice 2010

We are being told that Archioffcie 2010 can't be run (served) on the same machine as BIM. They don't say BIM Server specifically. Anyone have any experience with this? Something about using the same ports...

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BIM Server OS

Will the BIM Server software run properly on a server machine with 'Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation' installed.

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TW file - "doing a 'save' vs. a 'send'" (How does it differ?

I'm curious. if I'm in a TW database (not one single PLN rather that jumbled up DB files) and I do a "SAVE"....where does that "save" go to and what is it saving? Also, if I do a "SEND", I know it communicates the changed data back to the server copy...

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"STOPPED WORKING" - Bim server message?? why?

we get this "STOPPED WORKING" message on the BIM server. it all of a sudden decides on it's own, without provecation, to simply "STOP" working. What causes? How can we fix this? How can we prevent it from happening again?

rob2218 by Booster
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Elements not editable

I logged in a teamwork project and some elements are not editable, but i'm Server and project administrator and leaf architect, why? Thank you Nicola

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BIM Server installation problem

Hi! Have tried several times to install BIM server on my computer (Windows 7) but it doesn't start. And I don't get a teamwork menu at the top (between Options and Windows), and no teamwork pallette under pallettes. Please help me!

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"No Access Right"

I am at my wits end. I migrating projects from our old BIM Server computer to an new one. The process i am using is open up the project from the old server. Save a PLN. Open the PLN and save it up to the new BIM Server computer. In general this is wo...

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Working in "Detached Mode"

again folks, we keep having these "Do you want to work in Detached Mode" issues with one of our TW projects. Can someone explain to me what's the point for this message? Can someone explain to me how to avoid this message? Can someone explain to me i...

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WOW So many issues with Teamwork.......

Library issues, and time lags, I am beginning to think that teamwork isn't worth it...... I tried the "travelpack" "feature," last night. Wow, if by feature they meant a great way to spend a couple of hours, then yes by all means use it! Doing a send...

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Error message while updating TW view maps from other TW file

here's the error message I get on two machines while trying to update the viewmaps we have robbed from another TW database file. see attached screen snapshot. Meanwhile, I don't get this error message on my terminal yet two of my coworkers do get it....

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BIM server - remote Teamwork access - Static I.P.

well, I come to find out that we need a "static I.P." address to use the BIM server in a remote capacity. I've been told that you can "fool" or mimic a static I.P. address by using a Dynamic DNS service. What is this for all you tech guru's? Once I h...

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TW1 Error - 'Server returns error code'

based on the following previous post... http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=160981 ...we are now the unfortunate recipients of the same meaningless error message - unfortunately in our case it also at times detaches users from the pro...

Send-Recieve Icon...still "RED" after I send/recieve

Can someone explain why the 'send/recieve' icon is still red even after I did a send/recieve on the teamwork file 6 times??? I did a SAVE, I did a "send/recieve" I did a "RELEASE ALL"??? I've noticed that there is a lag time from when you say "send/r...

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PLA file, PLN file or Teamwork TravelPack or ???

Well, we have a teamwork file. we are on Archicad 14 with the BIM server. we are presenting on Monday (yes, this monday coming up) to the local Board of approvals. What would be the best way to "copy" the teamwork model (it contains various other TW ...

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BIM Library Problem - New

Ok, I created a teamwork file from an existing solo project. During the creation it asks if you want to bring in the libraries from the solo project, and I said yes, but when I create the teamwork file and go into it, all the libraries are missing (s...

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BIM server - connections from around the world?

Saw a webinar the other day where Graphisoft connected on a project from Spain with users around the world...checking out different parts of a model and sending information back to the server database. What is needed for this to occur? What's the pro...

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Beware when sharing a project

Hello, I just learned that one should avoid adding new users to the bimserver simultaneously with sharing a project. One of our bimservers was rendered useless by that action -> the user db corrupted and no logging was possible after that with BM or ...

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remote connection diagnostic help

been struggling with remote connection for ~18 months now. AC13 crashed repeatedly without a bug reporter upon opening the .twlink file. AC14 at least attempts to connect and gives me attached diagnostic help. I've confirmed the 4 ports required to b...

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BIM server manager crashing all the time

I don't know whats happening, but with build 3269 the BIM server is acting really buggy. Every time (and i mean every single time) i open the BIM Server Manager and then on a specific project's settings, the program crashes! And i cannot send a bug r...

BIM Server version 14.0.3004, Client version 14.0.3269

When trying to open a Teamwork project, I get "your client is not compatible with the selected server Server version 14.0.3004, Client version 14.0.3269." I have tried uninstalling & reinstalling BIM Server & Manager, but I think a Hot fix has messed...

Hotlinked files out of TW database and "wall fills"

Well, after trying to finally settle down the IFC issues, something else came up we noticed. Apparently, there were some wall fills (or any fill for that matter) that were in one hotlink TW file that weren't in another one. When one file was being li...

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BIM Sever libraries Not available help

We have a BIM sever setup, to which we have added a number of libraries. We can all see the BIM libraries when we go to add them to a solo project and they appear to get added successfully. But when we go to access an object from the libraries in a j...

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Can a TW database be moved to a different folder?

Can a TW database or several of them, be selected and relocated to a different folder (as you can see they are out of the folder designated for them) without disrupting the flow of the project information? I don't want to move these files from outsid...

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Hotfix 3269 64bit for module v14.0 doenst work

Hello Archicad users, I am a student from the Netherlands and i am using Archicad 64bit NED with the graphisoft BIM server with module v14.0 for my school projects. Two days ago Archicad said there was an update available. The release notes say the i...

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Configuring BIM Server

Hello I just reinstalled ArchiCAD 13 edu on my vista 32bit pc. I'm running through the tutorials from Graphisofts homepage and have reached the part where I have to install the BIM Server. I have noticed that the BIM server no longer comes with the A...

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Travel Pack import option missing in menu

I created a travel pack at the office. When home I open ArchiCad 14 (same build as in the office) to import the travel pack as instructed in the manual. Except there is no "Travel Pack" item in the menu for me to choose. I have read all the instructi...

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upgrade Teamwork 13 to 14

Hi everyone and sorry for my bad english! When i try to install BIM server version 14 for upgrade my BIM Server 13 i've recived the message: update your BIM at built3826 version, and i do this! then when i try to instal BIM server 14 the installer gi...

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BIM Server Projects not shared yet!

All of the Projects on or BIM server now give us the message Project not shared when we try to open them. One of our employees was working on one file and when he tried to send and receive he got this error, and now when we try to open any project on...

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BIM Server test database

Having perused the tutorial for AC 14 and believing BIM Server is installed correctly, and appears to be functioning properly, would like to test with another remote system. Our remote system in CO, USA is not being connected as anticipated, and thou...

Michael by Contributor
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"Merge" function with Teamworks?

There's an IFC (converted into a PLN, then converted into a TW2 project) which I'd like to correct the story settings on. I was told "merge" could possibly do this? is it possible to merge a teamwork file database information out of a teamwork file i...

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BIM 13 to BIM 14

if i uninstall bim server AC13 to install bim server AC 14.. do i lose my previous projects? do i have to save them beforehand as PLA maybe? or it doesn't matter?

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upgraded to teamwork 14 from 13 and finding it slow

i had expected teamwork to run alot quicker in 14 than 13 but it isnt. my PC is running archicad 14 64 bit and we have a 1gb network speed. but i suspect its because the server PC in our office (which runs the BIM server software) is still on a 32 bi...

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"Travel and Pack" file - file with a ".twtravel" extension

Can someone explain how this feature works? 1. I see how to create a travel and pack file, now What do I do with it once it's in my remove (laptop) location? 2. How do I open and begin working on the Travel and Pack file? 3. Is the Travel and Pack fi...

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Teamwork 13 file shuts archicad down when opening

I have tried to open a file i had saved last night before going home that has made a recovery file. I have tried both opening up the recovery file and deleting the file and opening teamwork file as normal. Every time is starts to load the file it shu...

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bim Server module uninstall

Hello, I loaded archicad 14 and the bim server for the first time a few days ago. I then installed the hotfix 3269. I then could not log into the bim server, for some reason it rejected my username and password. Tried everything, then decided to just...

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Teamwork database hotlinked into another non-teamwork PLN?

Questions: 1. if I create a "teamwork" file, can it be hotlinked into another PLN? 2. what's the process for hotlinking a teamwork database into a PLN? 3. the soon-to-be teamwork file has varying (different) vertical story settings than the PLN file ...

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Error Regarding Client Server Version

When trying to share a new project in Teamwork, I receive the error "Your Client is not compatible with the selected server. Server Version:14.0.3004, Client Version:14.0.3269" I assume this is because I recently installed the AC 14 Hotfix 3269. I've...

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Have TW2 changed practice?

I expected dozens of adds "looking for architect, remote work, knowledge of TW2 ArchiCAD required..." but nothing really happened... why? is it to soon? is it bad campaign for such a GREAT thing?

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BIM Server Network Issues

I have a strange issue with the Team Work 2 and I wanted to get the thoughts of those who are experienced with network configuration. We I joint a project from the Team Work menu using Open / Join Teamwork Project command I see the server using the f...

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Referencing markers in 2 TW files /AC14 ??

Hi We've taken a rather large TW file in AC14 and broken it into 2 linked TW files - one model file and one layout file. All layouts still correctly show their referenced drawings but now all of the markers have lost their references and we can't fig...

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Teamwork (remote access) "compatible" router

Hi, i want to start using Teamwork with remote access, and i'd like to know if somebody can recommend me a router model that works without problems (and easily configurable). I tried a netgear DG834 but it doesn't work, an old belkin F5D7632ef4A (out...

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Open a Teamwork project backup from BIM Server

I need to get into a backup copy of a BIM server project to extract some attribute information. How do I open a backup of a BIM server project? Surely it must be easy, I just can't figure it out. I can find the files with the .backup extension on the...

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I'm shown as "detaced" but send/receive as usual...

Since yesterday i noticed that the little icon on the Status Bar was shown as dimmed and there wasn't the "Online" written next to it... I continue to work, send/receive grant/release elements etc, but the icon is always dimmed... on opening a projec...

Teamworked project always offline - cannot send and receive

Having problems with the BIM server module for 14. The one for 13 is working fine - several projects still underway. Have restarted BIM server several times over the last several days and restarted client machine, but still cannot connect to BIM serv...

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Embedded objects, teamwork

I usually embed custom library parts (not in the standard BIMServer Libraries) into the plans before I share them on the server. Some of them are from version 11, and been dragged over to 12 and 13 version of PLN file. The strange thing is that altho...

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BIM Server timeout when initially opening teamwork project

Greetings, We have recently upgraded to version 14. I am noticing problems initially opening a teamwork project across our point to point vpn. If I open a teamwork project for the first time It may need to load 160 mb of data perhaps. I have found th...

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Default Role Settings

Does anyone have a a list of the original default role settings for AC 14TW? We've modified ours and didn't back it up :S

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White Paper on Design Sharing in BIM

GS has created a white paper about the design sharing methods in BIM as implemented by the various players. Anyone interested can download it from here: http://download.graphisoft.com/ftp/marketing/white_papers/GRAPHISOFT_White_Paper_Design_Sharing_i...

Dumb question re updating to AC14 TW2

If we update the BIM server to v14... Do we have to update all TW2 projects to AC14 or are we able to run AC13 TW2 projects from the updated Bim server? ...or do we have two Bim servers? One running 13 the other running 14? Just trying to get an idea...

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AC14 TW2 build 3269 is worst than 3004!

We have update Archicad to the latest build, and to my surprise things got worst! We haven't experienced any serious crashes when working in TW since yesterday. Once installed the hotfix, we got "Server Running with errors" message on the BIM server ...

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TW2 Sllooowwww

3 workstations all running Windows7Ultimate. 1 of these has the BIM server on it AND is used for Archicad (Intel Core 2Duo 3.16GHz, 3.25 RAM) My problem is it's taking around 10 minutes or more to sign into a project. This project is fairly large, (7...

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Taking 1 hour to generated Door List

Need help again, Our office currently running AC14 TW2 for all the project. everything is fine ans smooth is just when i try to create door list, is taken 1 hour, although in this project we have around 100 doors, is that the problem? Our office comp...

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Teamworking in different languages

Is there any reported problem about teamworking between two or more archicads using different languages? The reason I'm asking is: I'm planning to buy an English version Archicad to use on a Portuguese version BIM server. All the other team members u...

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Creating Bim Server

I'm having an issue creating a BIM server. I can enter it manually or browse for a server link. When I try to browse for a server link it is looking for a .twlink file and I don't know how to creat this file extension. I have gone through the ArchiCA...

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Migrate TW from 13 to 14

So, i did all what GS suggests to migrate a TW project from 13 to 14, but the process was a disaster. At the end of the process i got a cryptic "Errors occured while migrating project". Even though the project is present on the Server, when i try to ...

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Template on BIM-Server?

This is me thinking out loud. What if I took an office template and shared on BIM Server? Then I could set myself as Lead Architect and everybody else as view only. A user would then join the template and "save as" in order to get started on a new pr...

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Installing BIM SERVER on another hardisk

I have installed an additional faster hard drive in my computer and I would like to transfer the BIM server and its files from the C drive where it is located at the moment, to the new hard drive. I have tried but failed. What are the processes I nee...

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Teamwork setting router netgear DG834

Hi everyone, I'm trying to set ArchiCAD teamwork on a mac mini server using Netgear DG834. I already made a previous attempt using the Vodafone Station Snow Leopard with an iMac and a friend, and everything worked well. I activated the service by set...

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AC14 TW freezes when send & receive

3 people working on a medium sized project. Every time one of us makes a send & receive the others AC freezes for a short moment. Not a big issue but very annoying when you are busy (read stressed). Any clues? We are very large company with HQ networ...

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BIM 14 library added but object still missing

So we have added a library to our project other then archicad 14, we can add and remove the library from the server but one of the objects is shown as missing. Even after embedding the object into the project it will not show up. We have tried the ob...

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How to update BIM server version?

Hello I updated AC to the latest version AC13-3600 and after that, I installed (from the CD) and configured the BIM server in my computer to start working in team work with my boss. Some how the BIM server built number is 13-3000 and I am not being a...

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How to roll back backup file on TW2???

Everyone out there: we have been working on TW2 file since we upgrade to 14. everything is working fine and sweet until today we try to rollback our yesterday backup but nothing happened. i went to team and do the rollback thing. but when i re-join t...

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A14 Travel Pack unload issue on PC

Created a travel pack from work under Mac. Brought it home with A14 key and proceeded to unpack on a PC: It reads: Loading Travel Pack... Unpacking Local Data Process bar made it to 95% and suddenly... pop up window: Error while importing travel pack...

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What size are your TW2 files?

I have just started with TW2. My first PLN file that was converted to the TW2 project weighed about 7MB. After sharing it grew to 71MB. Will it grow more? How does it work for a file that already is 71MB will it grow to be 7GB? If it works in this wa...

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TW2/AC13 - unable to release objects

Hello I would like to update my library office on the BIM server. AC13 refuses to do it saying to me that 3 objects are reserved by a user (me in fact...) I had believed to find the easy way: to re-enter again in scripts of the objects and to release...

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BIM Server 14 Library issue

OK, We have finally got around to updating to v14, but are having some strange issues getting BIM Server Libraries to load. On Client Machines: In AC14, I cannot get BIM Server Libraries to load... they show in the list, but are listed as "offline". ...

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ArchiCAD, WibuKey and the Snow Leopard firewall

Has anyone managed to get ArchiCAD to work with a WkLAN Server when the Snow Leopard Application Firewall is running? Simply adding ArchiCAD to the allowed list doesn't work. I've also tried allowing port 22347 in my ipfw list, but that doesn't work ...

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Couldn't access BIM server through internet

Guys, i need help on login in BIM server through internet issue. i had setup a BIM server for my company internal used and everything is perfectly fine but when i try to access the server through internet, i can see the server appear but the server c...

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Can't delete a library from the BIM server

Hi there, I hoping this error has happened before. I am having trouble updating a BIM server library. I selected delete and nothing happens?? I am using 'manage bim server libraries'. I was able to delete other libraries on the BIM server, just not t...

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Re-install BIM Server ??

Hi, We are working on TeamWork project with BIM Server (AC 13, built 3600). Then the harddrive of the server crashed/down and it has been formatted. (Our work data is still intact) After that I reinstall BIM Server (build 3600, AC 13) but then I can ...

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BIM server ports AC13 [3259]

hi everyone ! for some reason, one day to another, my BIM server simply don't start. when i try to re-install, it shows me that 5988 and 9991 ports are in use ! i tried others ports, but no success ...! any help would be good ! regards claudio lima

BIM Server 14 - share AC13 file

I have BIM Server 14 installed and attempting to share an AC13 project. In doing so I receive the following warning message: 'Your client is not compatible with the selected server, server version 14....client version 13...' I have successfully share...

TW2 Forces close of file

AC13 running current hotfix, on All MAC system running snow leopard. Two files both on BIM server. one has the project and the other has the layouts. Must have both files open or it will not update. Then error message of unsent changes from the sourc...

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Issues (DNS??) running AC13 TW2

Hi, I am running into an issue where the AC13 TW2 module not maintaining clients 'online'. When clients try to reconnect (deselecting 'Working Offline' in the TeamWork menu) the client makes an attempt, is connected for a few seconds and then shows t...

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Tip: restoring Deleted elements

Just a tip to those using TW2. Today a user came up at 5:00 with a big problem. A large portion of the project was missing. After a little investigating I discovered the user had accidentally deleted the missing elements. They were in his work space,...

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F Y I - Teamwork 14 - Open Deleted Projects

I thought I would report on an issue we had and the solution in the event anybody else has this issue. We had a teamwork project that had to get re-teamworked. The original file was deleted from the bimserver after the new file was created. The new f...

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BIM Server connections over VPN

I'm having issues connecting to BIM Server 14 over our VPN. We're running two dedicated W7 Pro 64bit machines in two offices, each on their own network. We have a dedicated VPN in place which allows us to VoIP our phones and I can remote access all t...

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TW2 on mixed environment (64/32)

Hi all. Does someone know if it is going to cause any problems if I collaborate with TW2 in mixed OS? Windows 32 / Windows 64 / Mac OS. I can avoid MAC but some of us have 32bit Windows XP, others Windows 7 64 bit. BIM server is on Windows 2003 Serve...

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BIM Server and network speeds 100BaseT vs. 1000BaseT

We are looking to install BIM Server on a Mac mini, running Mac OS X Server, version 10.6. It will only be available on our LAN, which is currently a 100BaseT network. Question: Is a 100BaseT network sufficient? Would there be a noticeable performanc...

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Edit anyway or close/ reload from Autosave Loop

Came in to an interesting (read: frustrating) problem this morning. My teamwork 14 file won't open. My basic question is, How do I leave a teamwork project so I can rejoin it, hopefully eliminating the errors described below. Or, How do I delete my l...

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TW1 vs. TW2 - someone please clarify for others

I've been told that the term used here as "TW1" refers to file sharing options as it relates to Archicad version 12 down to about version 8 or so. And that TW2 relates to the teamworks functions from AC13 and AC14, is this correct? I just want to cla...

rob2218 by Booster
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File and BIM server on same machine?

I am just planing to improve my AC based office, big jobs are finally arrived (tnx God) so we will move to TW2 and 64bit AC and we are planing to add file server to our office network. So, is it ok to have file server and BIM server on same machine? ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Unintended BIM Server Name Change (AC 14)

I was adjusting some of the dns records on my Mac OSX server, which is also my BIM Server. Knowing full well such changes could yield trouble, I checked all my network services as I went, and everything survived. Everything except BIM Server. I forgo...

BIM Server - Teamworks General Questions:

well, here's some general questions I'm in need of getting some help on: 1. when the "Teamwork" projects tabs go "grey" and I can't send/receive nor can I "leave the project" what does that mean? 2. Open a teamwork project of "Join in"/ what does thi...

rob2218 by Booster
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BIM Server Manager - Adding Employee Pictures "crash"

man...I know it's no biggy but...when trying to add an employee picture to thru the BIM Server Manager console at the BIM server location....the program hangs up. What gives? I'm simply trying to click on the folder, go to the photo and add it!!!! Be...

rob2218 by Booster
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BIM Server Libraries & AC14

As encouraged with AC13, we have all TW2 and Solo projects in the office using BIM Server based libraries. Roll out AC14 Solo projects seem to use the BIM Sever based libraries differently than in AC13. Now they appear under "Linked libraries"(?). - ...

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TW2 + Copied Attributes

Under TW2 users without permission to add/delete/modify Attributes (set in their TW Role) can still copy-paste elements into the file from outside and thereby add Attributes (such as Layers, Linetypes, Fills, etc) which are not part of the projects A...

owen by Newcomer
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BIM Server Install - can't get past the "browse folder" scrn

hey folks, we are running (trying to run) the BIM server install on an apple Mac machine....and for some reason unbeknownst to me...the software can't seem to get past the point where I can "browse folder" on the server as to where to install my BIM ...

rob2218 by Booster
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BIM Server Ports

Is there any way to change the port that the BIM Server Uses to initiate communications? Using the Network Utility I determined that the BIM Server also uses Port 1099 in addition to the easily configurable ports under the Graphisoft BIM Server Contr...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Symantec Backup Exec issue with BIM Server Files-corrupt

I'm going to throw this out there and see if by chance anyone else is having this issue. Our Symantec Backup Exec V11d is producing errors with the BIM Server files "data-control" and the "performance.log". The warning is that they are corrupt files ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Remote BIM Server / FTP Server

I am a one-person firm; I outsource projects to architects / cad technicians on a per project basis. I would like to utilize the ArchiCAD 14 BIM Server - Teamwork 2 function, but purchasing & setting up a secured in office server is currently cost pr...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Remote BIM-Server / FTP Server

I am a one-person firm; I outsource projects to architects / cad technicians on a per project basis. I would like to utilize the ArchiCAD 14 BIM Server - Teamwork 2 function, but purchasing & setting up a secured in office server is currently cost pr...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Resolved! offline status recurring while in teamwork on ac14

Has anyone had this problem, and is there some setting that I am missing? We have a separate server running windows server software 2008 that has the bim server software installed. Three machines are joined into the project, but each machine keeps go...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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BIM Server performance over different protocols

I'm still gettting my feet wet with BIM Server, having upgraded from v11 to v14 just a couple of weeks ago. I'm able to join a TW project from a remote location, but seem to be getting widely varying transmission speeds depending on connection type. ...

bimserver/ linksys wireless g (wrt54g)/macbook pro/WindowsXP

I am trying to do a remote access system test for teamwork 2/bimserver and can't seem to figure out how to get into the router. Has anyone setup a linksys router to work for teamwork 2. The problem that I have been having mostly is that I create the ...

ares997 by Contributor
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Teamwork backup file!?

Hi. today my archicad crashed for no reason at all, and after that I couldn't restart the session of the teamwork project. I tried to recover the project through the rollback option but nothing happened... how can I open the several manual and automa...

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AC14 BIM Server not loading

Greetings - I am unable to load the 14 BIM Server with the message 'One or more BIM Server modules....are incompatible with version you are trying to install.' Citing version 13 build 3235. Before attempting the install I had updated my AC13 to build...

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BIM Server Mgr - what version is running?

Am I missing something or is there no obvious way to check what version of BIM Server Manager is running? There are very few Mac applications that don't have an "About" window...I don't know why BSM needs to be one of them.

Teamwork 13 vs. Snow Leopard?

Okay here is a weird issue. We just teamworked a file at the office and after the file finished the teamwork process all the Bimserver 13 library objects disappeared. The 13 library stayed listed under the bimserver libraries but all object instances...

TW2 Slow refresh + frequent crashing

Just in case anyone has some tips or leads: We've been running TW2 on AC13 Vista/7 on 64bit machines successfully for about 4 months with no dramas other than a spat with a corrupted user account (windows issue). ...until recently. One project (mine)...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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publishing problem in TW2 V14

excuse my newbie question but i'm usually just modeling and haven't dealt with layout and publishing too much in the past. i'm taking v14 for a test spin in a test template file and i'm having trouble with publishing from the layout book. I have 'lea...

lparke by Contributor
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Teamwork to PLN 'conversion'

While working in Teamwork project, I needed to save it out as a single user plan file to work on 2D details (temp solution for quick out the door project); problem is...I save the teamwork project out onto my click drive. When I open the project on m...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Aced by Bim server

Hi there, Does anyone out there have any clues as to this issue I am having: There are objects that are reserved that I cannot access and cannot be requested. Please see attached screenshot. They seem to be reserved but not by anyone.

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Reserved by anonymous

I have a project which has elements reserved, but there is no name associated with them. Ie the teamwork server indicates they are reserved by - and then there is nothing after the word 'by'? So the question is - how do I release these parts?

Anonymous by Not applicable
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How to 'reattach' to TW file

While working remotely on a teamwork file, the IT guy restarted the office firewall - effectively breaking the server link. When restarting, the 'work in detached mode' message comes up. Is there anyway to 'reattach' to a teamwork file - or can you o...

Bruce by Expert
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Inconsistency in BIM server. double reserving.

well... here is the deal .. for some reason BIM server managed to have different versions of the project on different computers ! 2 of the team members are working on a project ... Mr.A is working on Dimensions in elevations ... Mr.B was checking it ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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BIM Server kicking team member out?

A co-worker comes in early and usually starts up my computer (which is the BIM server) and works away no problem. Problem comes when my computer goes to sleep, it kicks her out. I come in and the server is running just fine, and she's working in the ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Ownership Request

Hello, Here are the facts: One project on BIM Server I and another colleague are Lead Architects. I'm online in the project, and try to get ownership for a wall let's say. The other colleague it's offline maybe on vacation... If i ask for element how...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Teamwork library issues from 11 to 13

Recently I converted a file from 11 to 13 beautifully. Wwhen I went to share the project in 13 the objects that were previously working fine now are having issues in 3d, saying "objects not converted properly." I've tried adjusting the server librari...

ares997 by Contributor
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Creating a clean AC template for our company

Hi again everyone! Next to our issue with the management of BIM server libraries ( http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=32529 ), we're also working to create our own project template fie. First of all, I'd really appreciate any suggest...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Managing office BIM sever libraries in AC13

Hi everyone, We are a small architecture firm. We use AC13 on two iMacs, with a BIM server installed on one of them. We're trying to set up our BIM server in AC13. So far we have several issues: As all other documents (non-AC related) of the company,...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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BIM server for single users??

Hi, I have a question about using the BIM server technology as a single seat user. Is there anyone here who uses the BIM server system as a single user, is this possible and what are the benefits? I'm wondering if it might be useful for me or not. I ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Restoring local version after restoring TW file.

My file opened in detached mode and gave me the option of saving the local copy before reconnecting to the server copy (which i selected). In retrospect, i should have saved a .pln copy as a backup (i didn't). on opening of the server copy, realized ...

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BIM Server 'location'

Regarding where to place the BIM Server...we have been working in solo projects, so when I first setup the BIM server, I put it on our server---a stand alone machine, used for file storage, project storage, etc. We have always worked across the netwo...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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remote login to TW2 - Library issues

AC13, Vista 64bit machines. Have logged in our office network via a VPN from my home pc and joined the TW2 project successfully. Project looks fine except all library parts from the BIM server libraries are not loaded. Library manager says all BIM se...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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How do I delete a TW file?

I've got some old teamwork files on my BIM server on my computer. We put the files in my public folder so everyone can access them. At the end of the construction document process, we usually turn the teamwork files back into solo files for ease of o...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Creating a Team Work project

Hello, I am trying to create my first Team Work project, but I am having difficulties to create the file in the BIM Server. Following the instructions of AC Help menu I created the BIM Server, but when comes to Create the project the PLN file is gray...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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BIM SERVER BASED LIBRARIES

Simple question. Need to update a part in a BIM Server based library (cannot be embedded as the part is shared across multiple files). Currently we make a new one (same name), add to the original source folder and then upload by hitting the refresh b...

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Ask for review behaviour

Not sure what is happening here, So when a team member selects some elements and ask others to review using the "Ask for Review" option, they receive a message , and when they click on show elements ..it just go to that floor ? it doesn't select the ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Mac on a PC network - TW2 libraries not loading

I know there is another post dealing with similar problems but I've read it and think this is different enough to start a new thread. We have a couple of macs visiting our pc network and we need to get them working in a TW2 file (AC13). Joining the T...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Multiple TW2 files - crash occurs on opening 2nd TW2 file

So, whilst I'm delighted with the improvements with TW2, I can't seem to have more than one teamwork file open at any given time. I'm working on 3 separate projects that are all utilising TW2. As soon as I try open the 2nd TW file, it crashes OR it c...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Portable TW2 workaround?

Ok Brainstrust I have an idea. I'm pretty sure it won't work but would like to know why not! ':wink:' As a work-around to re-building the model and all BIM server libraries on my pc/mac at home which when using a VPN over here (down undah) can take w...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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hanging when i click "reserve item"

on A13, occasionally when i reserve, the computer just hangs for about 1 - 2 minutes. it happens to me a few times a day, and to others who work in our office. our network is 1GB and not overloaded so i'm fairly sure its a (huge) bug within archicad?

Anonymous by Not applicable
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PLN file - PLP file and PLC file in AC12 question

question: can someone explain to me the main differences and why the use? here's my take on our office situation. 1. I created a PLN file to be used as an eventual PLP (teamwork file). 2. I've been working now on the PLP teamwork file and it's on the...

rob2218 by Booster
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Strange BIM Server Library Behavior

OK, I am (all of a sudden) experiencing some strange behavior with our BIM Server Libraries. Of course, this is happening with approx. 4 weeks to go in a 35 million dollar project that we have been working on for a year! We are loading approximately ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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VPN Teamwork acts like local machine is out of RAM, but no!

I ran a test with one copy of a project on my local BIM server and the same project on the BIM server of our our second office 500 miles away. We have a VPN setup between the offices. As i expected, a send/receive is just a few seconds on the local B...

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Anonymous by Not applicable
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Library¿?

when i joined a proyect, the AC13 library was loaded; however i can't see the objects. they appear as missing objects.. what can i do?

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Teamwork Library queries

1) When I join a teamworked project (AC13) I understand it builds a local copy of the file - does it build local copies of the associated BIM server libraries as well? (context - remote working via VPN) 2) Also, I know how to upload a library to the ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Unable to Send Changes

A user in our office is able to work on his user account on the BIM Server for a day. The next day, when he begins to work He can no longer send changes and is greeted with the helpful error, "Server returned an Error". He can recieve changes as much...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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teamwork library problem with library part macro

i'm having an annoying issue with one library part in a teamwork project; i've successfully shared the project, which uploaded all embedded objects to the BIM server; i noted that this particular object was not appearing on plan (placement dot only o...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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BIM server lost admin pwd

Hello, I´ve set up a test server and forgot the admin password. Is it possible to recover this or do i have to remove BIM and reinstall? Best Regards, Thor

Anonymous by Not applicable
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transferring teamwork project between BIM servers

our office started using the v13 teamwork (TW2) at a time when we were in the process of transferring our computer network to implement a proper file server . While we were waiting for completion of the server installation, i installed BIM server on ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Remote Access to Bim Server

Hi everyone! i'm new in forum, but not in AC. In my office we work with teamwork and Bim server and it works really perfect but now it's a very useful to connect from off the office. We try to configure everything, create the .twlink but when we go t...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Serious Error

Anyone out there seen this error message? Anyone out there have any suggested solutions to fix this? I am in Kuala Lumpur and the BIM server is in Sydney. Everything seemed to be working fine in Teamwork, and now this. Latest major work was relinking...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Losing Work

We have a case where a user in a TW2 file has been working while saving but not S/R. At some point there was a crash which resulted in a "weird message" coming up, which they did not do a screen shot of so I don't know exactly what is said. It wasn't...

kevin b by Contributor
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Bim Servername appering two times when opening project.

When I'm prompted to choose BIM Server There's two of them. One of them is called: BIMSERVER1.S111.local. The other one is called: bimserver1. There´s only one bimserver installed att our office and it´s named BIMSERVER1 on a dedicated server. Why is...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Editing profiles while teamworking

Is there a workaround for this? We are finding that profiles cannot be edited while teamworking in AC11 unless you have "Exclusive Access." Why is this? Has this changed in newer versions? Any help would be appreciated.

Anonymous by Not applicable
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can other teamwork users cause file to run slow?

i am working on a large archicad 13 teamwork project (approx 200-300mb file, maybe more, i cant see the filesize because it is somehow hidden on the server) another member of the teamwork project always has the file open and signed into it, and also ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Fills return to front in interior elevations

Has anyone encountered this issue? So far, it has only happened in our TW2 projects (I would've posted this in the TW2 topic but I figured it could happen in solo projects also) - a couple users have placed drafting fills to represent wall finishes i...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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HAMACHI

Can I use a VPN software like hamachi to create a virtual LAN and work with TEAMWORK over the internet?

Anonymous by Not applicable
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