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Visualization & visual language - Conversation & feedback

Greetings Everybody, Visualization and the visual language as a whole is a crucial phenomena when we communicate our ideas to the clients. Should that be vectorial, artistic, non-realistic, photo-realistic, 2D or 3D from classic quick shaded represen...

Illes by Graphisoft
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Resolved! 3D view - no materials shown

Hi everyone, please help with an issue.Everything I model shows grey as in the attached image, regardless of what materials I assign to the elements.There are no graphic overrides, I have selected detailed shading to be shown and hardware acceleratio...

Resolved! Custom Vectoral Fills or Symbol Fills

Hi All, I am trying to create some custom Fills, ultimately I want to used them with materials for walls, I want staggered lines to represent staggered timber slats. I have watched too many videos. When I create the fill, all I can see are small dots...

How to darken shadows with Cinerender

I'm trying to darken shadows in my fotorender to let them show narrower to the background picture. I'm starting from a render with "final" setting, but can't find how to act only on shadows force or darkness. Can someone give me a tip?

AI Rendering Experiments

I see Bim6x have been experimenting with Rppm GPT so I bought some credits and started experimenting myself. So far not great because there seems little real control. Anyone else looking at this? Attached images are a rough render from AC and 3 AI op...

Resolved! PhotoRendering Settings Dialogue Window Not Showing

Hi All,My PhotoRendering Settings Window is either not working or it is somewhere not visible when selecting it.I do switch from using monitors in the office to working just using my laptop screen regularly. Could this be the problem?Has anyone had t...

Resolved! texture display error

After reopening the model all displayed textures turned somehow into brick - the thing did not appear when I was saving it the last time - the material itself also did not change just the texture. Does anyone have any idea how to fix it?

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hornett by Participant
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OpenGL engine not available

Hi EveryoneHow do i have Open GL engine on the laptop ? AC 23 is giving me "Open GL engine not available" in 3D style dialog page.am using a Toshiba satellite P755, The Adapter type is Intel (R) HD Graphics 3000any suggestion on how to resolve this T...

Femi by Participant
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Make a 2D fill static

I need to create a trim using a surface and a fill that corresponds to the surface on 3D. The only way I could find to make the 3D surface work was to create a morph. (if it was a wall when I moved, the surface moves too) But on elevation the fill st...

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Redshift Rendering Limitations AC25 & AC26

Hi, can any experienced users with the Redshift Rendering engine please give me some feedback on how it is performing for you and are your happy with the results ? This article below highlights the limitations in AC25 & AC26 are all these limitations...

mthd by Advisor
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3D Cut Surface Display

What controls the 3D cut surface display of a building material with surface set to general when used in a composite/profile? For a basic structure it is the elements last used override cut fill foreground pen but that does not seem to be the case fo...

Import Archicad model to 3ds max

Hello, am working on ArchiCad currently and am trying to import it into 3ds max so I can render it there but each time I tried to safe as 3d studio file it says "cannot write output file." What can I do please

Clipping Mask on Sheets

Looking for a better solution to creating "clipping masks" than using white fills to trace around the image... Trying to make a visual landscaping schedule with a variety of different plants, each image cropped in a circle to create a cleaner present...

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Resolved! Archicad 26 Layer Organization

In the Layer Manager, is there a way to move a layer that is nested within a folder to a different folder? The only method I have found is create a new layer in the correct folder, move the content to that new layer, and then delete the old layer. AC...

Emilio by Contributor
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Resolved! Building Material filter in 3D

Is there a way to display only these elements in 3D model which are made of certain building materials? As an example, I would use Layer Combination to show columns in 3D model by selecting "Columns" layer in Layer Combination dialog box while hiding...

Voytek by Booster
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Imported font not saving on Pdf correct

Have installed a new font onto my computer that, inline with our new marketing/branding. It displays fine on Archicad 26. When exporting Drawings as a PDF the fonts are not the same. Any ideas why? Need to solve Help

JimmyAus by Participant
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Twinmotion 2023.1 New User Interface

Hi all, I know there are quiet a view Archicad Users that do use Twinmotion. Right now, there are a lot of discussions going on about the new interface of Twinmotion 2023.1, so I created an easy to understand free tutorial. This tutorial compares the...

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Resolved! Downloading a texture from “BIM Object” to place into AC24

Hi, it looks likes my imported stone texture is an IFC file that I have downloaded from BIM object.com. Does anybody know how I can place this type of texture into AC24 ? Do I have to follow the IFC material mapping procedure or is there a more simpl...

mthd by Advisor
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Enscape for Mac

Intersting... Enscape for Mac has been released. It does NOT work with ArchiCAD, but I assume that is a temporary road block. For now you save your ArchiCAD model to Sketchup and then save to Enscape.https://enscape3d.com/enscape-for-mac/It's not che...

Rendering Time Query

Hello, I am using the Physical Renderer in Archicad 25. I am fairly new to rendering. I have set a render up which has been calculating the Ambient Light in the scene for almost 6 hours. The clock is still ticking and there is no indication that anyt...

Resolved! Project map change default settings?

Hi, I want to know if it is possible to set for example the default elevation layer combination to be "Plans Detailed" or any other it doesn't matter.I know i can create a view and save it, but i need this because if am in a saved view, then go to fl...

qingdom by Booster
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Twinmotion Starter Course - Conquering Proficiency

Hi, I have written an article about a Twinmotion Starter Course I created. If you keen in getting started in Twinmotion with Archicad you might like to have a read through.LinkedIn Article If you have any questions I am happy to answer her in this fo...

Rendering Issues

Does anyone use the Maxon engine for rendering? It seems that it takes a lot of time to get colors and textures to come together. You can get color and no texture or texture but the wrong color. The color selection is limited to what is already shown...

Resolved! Split exterior interior window surface

Hello, I know that it is possible to set a different surface for wall opening by setting also the wall edge but it is not enough. I wonder if it possible to show correctly a different surface, in the interior (behind the window - red line) would be t...

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qingdom by Booster
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Resolved! Textured elevations

Hi everyone,My studio have been using the textured facades feature for the past year or so and we find that our drawings have become so much more beautiful, however opening the PDFs has become a pain in the butt. The size is usually not THAT big, a d...

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Resolved! joining dormer roofs with main roof

Is there a way to join dormer roofs with a main roof? Right now I just cut holes in the main roof in plan view, and the manipulate the shape of the dormer roofs in plan but it never looks correct on the inside

Resolved! Direct Link plugin for Twinmotion is not working with AC26 ( MAC)

Hi everybody,I recently upgraded to AC26, using the latest MAC silicon version ( 26, UKI, 4032, MacArm64, Full)Unfortunately, I have issues with the direct-link file. After adding the plugin through the add-on manager, the following message appears:T...

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Yelo by Newcomer
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Resolved! Archicad 25 To Twinmotion 2021.1.4

Hi! i am using ArchiCAD 25 with basic profile, while importing files to twinmotion 2021.1.4 verison through Datasmith direct link or a save file, Twinmotion shows nothing. All the import process done smoothly. I have checked twinmotion with other sav...

construction simulation.

Hi! has anyone used the construction simulator? what do you use it for? i had seen some videos of the add on before, but it was just some animations so didnt pay much attention to it until i just read the documentation. we would find it extremely hel...

jl_lt by Mentor
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Display Composite Walls as Basic in 3D

Hi, I often have to export models my colleagues have made into Twinmotion and other VR packages. Quite often they've defined walls, slabs etc using composites, which is relevant for their drawings, but adds extra complexity (more polys and surfaces) ...

Issues with matching axonometry view and render

Hi Everyone,Recently I wanted to make an axon view with contour lines (combination of render and just 3D view.I saved axonometric view in a View Map and with that view I saved and rendered couple images. When I was trying to "combine them" in Affinit...

Archicad and Chaos-Enscape

So things are starting to move after the Chaos - Enscape merger and the first step towards a smooth workflow from model to realtime visualisation to high quality visualisation has been taken by making Enscape compatible with V-Ray. Seeing how GS rece...

Rendering Ceiling Issue

Hi everyone, I'm trying to do a render of an office floor, and when I produce an image, so far I'm getting this obscure impact to the ceiling, and to a limited extent the floor (please see attached image). Can anyone explain how to stop this from hap...

Cineware Crashes with Sub-Polygon Displacement AC26 Mac

I recently upgraded my computer from an 2012 iMac (8 GB memory) to a 2022 Mac Studio (M1 Max, 64 GB memory, 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU. I did this so that I could also upgrade to AC26. After making the transition, I've found the Cineware Maxon renderin...

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EH21 by Booster
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Resolved! OBJ Files

Hey all, I am playing about with some 3d printing, and have been exporting (saving my project) as STL and OBJ files. Its all generally working fine, however I was wondering if there is a way to export the files with their colour and texture rather th...

Archicad + Cinerender - Is Cinerender obsolete?

Hi all and Happy New Year.Some of you know me from my Archicad Youtube channel - asmtechbase - and some through courses they have signed up too.I can see that a lot of Archicad users still use Cinerender, because there are a lot of people downloading...

Resolved! 3d view is bad quality

hey all my 3d views is not good quality, the lines aren't crispy , it wasn't like this before. 3d hardware acceleration is on. any suggestion is appreciated.

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Enscape with Archicad Issue

Hi, I am experiencing an issue where the model created on Archicad (version 25 solo) will not appear on Enscape when I run the rendering engine. Is there a diagnosis for this? Thank you

Jake by Participant
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Resolved! Rendering software, that works well with Archicad

Hi! Which softwares do you use for high-end renderings based on Archicad models? I use Lumion and Photoshop now and am very satisfied with the workflow and relatively with the result. We would like even better results, so we are thinking about Cinema...

ananas by Enthusiast
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Wall schedule doubles area for exterior + interior face

Hello,I am trying to list the interior and exterior surface area of a simple wall.In this example first column shows the interior area and the second column the exterior area of the surface.The third column is exposed area.I need only one row because...

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qingdom by Booster
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Resolved! Datasmith plug-in not showing in Archicad 25

I have installed the newest version of the unreal datasmith exporter in order to link Archicad project to twinmotion. Datasmith is not showing in Archicad window palettes as it should. What can I do?

rjc248 by Participant
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Resolved! Deleted surfaces keeps reappearing

Hi, I got a lot of surfaces that are not in my PLN project and i delete them.All good until i open AC again, they are still there. Where are these missing surfaces actually? How to delete them FOREVER? PS: On the linked library only AC26 and MEP26 li...

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qingdom by Booster
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Schedule mutual (unexposed) surface area

Hi, I know i can schedule the exposed surface but is it possible in Archicad to schedule an unexposed surface area between two building materials?In my example this is a complex wall and i need the area between the insulation and the concrete footing...

qingdom by Booster
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Resolved! Importing surfaces of older Archicad versions

Hello,I've opened an older project and realised there are beautiful textures for natural stone walls inside the migration library of AC 22 which are no longer included in AC 26. However, as I have not been using them in the old project, they do not s...

Philipp by Contributor
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Resolved! Archicad 25 freezing when rendering

My PC was freezing when I rendering my project, must reset with the power button. It renders fine when I use quick setting, it was only append when I use middle setting. I use Maxon Cinema render. Before the freezing, the software will use all my 16G...

StankPig by Participant
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Resolved! Set Orientation

Hi everyone, I have been working on a project but have run into some issues with the X and Y coordinates as shown before in the picture. Would really appreciate it if someone knows how to reset that as I orientated my Set orientation which stuffs up ...

3d docs show shadows only

Is it possible to only show shadows in 3D docs? ORWhat's the best way to overlay plan view shadow diagrams? I've tried the change everything to white pen except shadows and overlay the 2 views (existing and proposed) on a layout but you can still see...

Yvonne by Advocate
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Where are the Archicad Surface controls documentation?

There are several controls for each Surface: Transparency, (transmittance, attenuation) emission, reflection (ambient, diffuse, shininess), specular and corresponding alpha channels under textures. I find nothing in GS material that explains how thes...

Maxwell Render 5

If there are still any Archicad users besides me using Maxwell Render I don't know, but if you would also like to use it with the Archicad Plug-in you can get it from now until the end of the month for 50% off. $297.50 ! Next Limit - Webshop I have b...

LCA plugin Finally here :) DesignLCA

Hi Graphisoft Center Danmark just released a public beta version of DesignLCA, a plugin to AC 26 that facilitates Eco designer star, in order to calculate a projects CO2 footprint throughout a given period of time (CO2eq/m2/anno) DesignLCA calculates...

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Resolved! Twinmotion / clay / animation

HelloWhen you set up an image, you can apply a clay render to that image.Can that same effect be applied to a video, I want to export a video scene but with the a simple all white palette. Thanks

Foti by Enthusiast
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DataSmith / AC25 / missing parts in twinmotion

Hello I have installed twinmotion and the latest datasmith, when I imported the AC file I noticed some parts missing. They all have the same classification, same renovation filter, same layers, just perplexed on why only random parts did not transfer...

Foti by Enthusiast
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Visualization & visual language - Conversation & feedback

Greetings Everybody, Visualization and the visual language as a whole is a crucial phenomena when we communicate our ideas to the clients. Should that be vectorial, artistic, non-realistic, photo-realistic, 2D or 3D from classic quick shaded represen...

Illes by Graphisoft
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New surface selection dialog not consistent?

The new surface selection dialog, which allows you to search for a specific surface by typing in the name, is a good addition to Archicad 26 for windows users (I realise its been standard with Mac for a while).However, strangely, it does not seem to ...

mfourie by Newcomer
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Resolved! Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

Could anyone please confirm when the Twinmotion Datasmith exporter will be available for Archicad 26?This is becoming critical for our workflow.If this is not provided soon, we will have to keep working in v25, which makes me question why I would rem...

StephanS by Contributor
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Marker Display

Hello Community,Once again I am requesting your help.We work on 2 different phases, one for the Municipiality and the other one for Construction, so we need two type of showings of Markers.I would like to ask if anyone knows a solution for Markers to...

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Resolved! Texture Mapping Issue

Hi all, just wondering if any one has any further information on why this texture is mapping on the object in an odd method. So the cabinet below has a texture which is rotating to an odd angel on one specific part. Now i figured this was just due to...

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scene background for sketch render

I am curious if there are any background scenes tailored for or that will work well with sketch render? Maybe something that can be applied to a wall and then stretched and curved for a backdrop?

Shadows in Archicad

Dear all, I want to render an axonometry without a ceiling and I struggle with the light In Archicad. How could I simply have a clear room without any kind of shadows (or not too strong) knowing that at this stage I don't want to add any lamp or spot...

Resolved! CINEWARE RENDERING NOT WORKING

HI, I can't render in 3D, CINEWARE keeps crashing. Also, I downloaded a .jpeg of a material surface and created an new surface (please see attached). (cement sheet) In the model when textures are turned on it looks great. But when I rendered it goes ...

cadsph by Enthusiast
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Resolved! Additional Surface Catalog cannot be downloaded for Archicad 26

Hello everyone.We cannot download Additional Surface Catalog for Archicad 26. When we click on the button in New Surface window, the redirected website gives a blank page with an error that says "Catalog page not found!". We are SSA users, we should ...

Burak by Contributor
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Cel Shader in CineRender

Hi, has anyone had any luck getting correct outputs with the Cel Shader in AC23? I've wrestled with it a few times, but can't seem to get it to behave as I'd expect. I've been following a few Cinema4D tutorials (as I believe that's what it's based on...

Rendering site plan-big picture

Will be required to render a subdivision site plan in 3D. Am able to render site plan, water, buildings (.mod files), hardscape, etc. Client also wants a 3D close up pic of a typical scene w/ people on benches, nice trees, sailboats on the water, kid...

Archicad 25 freezing when rendering

When I try to render my project without the terrain mesh, it renders fine, taking a few seconds on low settings. When I add a terrain mesh unde the building, the rendering process will stop after around 50 seconds, and my PC will freeze, requiring a ...

Nv by Participant
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View to Layout - Display question

A 3D view is created and dragged into the selected Layout,however The Layout image shows the "grayed" bounding boxbackground of the view. See attachment below.Is there a way to display the View without the gray boundingfor consistency with other imag...

Cross section - Cut Elements Surface

Using Archicad 25 earlier release: In cross section, we had the CUT ELEMENTS setting to SURFACE - COLOR FILL, NON-SHADED. It showed the color associated with each surface which is what we want. Updated Archicad 25 to current release: In cross section...

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Eskuche by Contributor
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Archicad 25 Elevation missing texture fill

Hello everyone, I am very new to the Archicad program. and I am really happy to join in to learn more. I liked the idea of the appearance of the elevations with the material I select for walls and other objects. but unfortunately it worked once and t...

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Nada by Newcomer
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Twinmotion - "Notes" issue

Hi, I have recently found the notes section within Twinmotion - "Tools/Notes" When you place a note you position the note and then can move the note body, which is great. But when it comes to the output of said video - the line between the note body ...

JackIPL by Contributor
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Plan in 3d model and render

Hi All, Is there a way to get your plan to show up in your 3D Model AND render out? I dont want to 3d model everything at this stage but would like to render out with a plan to give the space some context of 'what could be'. Anyone have any advise?

Resolved! Twinmotion Sectional Render

Hi, Just wondering if anyone knows a solution, I am creating sectional cut through renders on twinmotion (few examples attached) - As you can see however, the section cuts through and for some reason messes with the wall build up. notably the externa...

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JackIPL by Contributor
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Exporting surface image to dwg

Hi everyone! I've come across an issue regarding exporting the surface image I am using in a fill when trying to export an elevation to dwg. The images don't appear in the export folder together with the dwg file. Does anyone have an idea on how to d...

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Alba by Participant
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Archicad 25 Renderer Crashes on AppleSilicon

I have run into an issue where AC25 consistently crashes when trying to render with Redshift, or when switching between engines. I am talking to GS about it and the problem seems to be linked to my setup on a MacBook Pro 16-inch 2021 with M1 Max and ...

Resolved! Archicad 25 interior sink bowl to twinmotion material issue.

Anyone experience this problem and a have a solution or work around. Interior of the sink bowl goes missing in twinmotion. No SEO on the sink and the sink and cabinet base, which is a slab, intersect one another. Archicad 25 Sink object. Can't contro...

jmaul01 by Participant
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Problem with redshift textures, reflections and ilumination

Hello, I have a problem with the Archicad redshift engine and I don't know if I am doing something wrong with the settings or if there is something wrong with my hardware. In the image with the internal engine, textures, reflections and lighting are ...

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Koji by Booster
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Resolved! Fly through animation stops on camera but it's fluid in between frames

Hello, I have a problem with fly through animation, it seems like it's smooth but on the points where the cameras are set the animation stops for at least 3-5 seconds. It is all fluid on the in between frames, but as I said it stops for more than a s...

Kkkkk by Participant
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house model project with 3d printer

Hello everyone. I have a task: to make a house model 1:100. I've made projection in Archicad.Is it possible to convert a file into STL format to make a printed (3D) model.If someone was familiar with printing a house model from Archicad answer with y...

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Devonha by Booster
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Export with Alpha Channel

Hi, I am trying to export from the floor plan with an Alpha Channel. Every option I have tried of the export results in an image without an Alpha Channel when re-opened. I have tried all image types, Tiff, Jpg, Png, exported with Alpha channel or hig...

Aerial Site Plan

Hi all, I am wanting a create a Site Plan with Shadows on an Aerial Photo mapped over terrain. The only issue is that you cannot get textures within 3D documents (prior to 25?) or scale axonometric views... Ling.

2022.1 Preview and Archicad

I just installed 2022.1 and I also installed the Archicad Plug-in just in case it was updated. I think I did everything I usually do when I link an AC file to TM but when I import the AC file I don't see anything. I've gone back and refreshed the lin...

Roof material is not changing

Hi, I have created a sloped roof using the shell tool and applied the corrugated sheet material yesterday. It was fine , But now I wanted the Red corrugated sheet, I have downloaded the material from CADHATCH.COM website, And imported to my project u...

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Roopa A by Contributor
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Beautiful overview of Cineware/Cinerender capabilities

Thanks to @Erwin Edel in another thread for pointing out this excellent article by architect Svetlana Kravchenko of Russia on some of the many capabilities of the Cinema 4D rendering engine as realized within ARCHICAD as Cineware/Cinerender. The arti...

Rendering with Twinmotion using a different computer?

Essentially what the title says. Archicad models are created on one computer (Mac laptop), I would like to be able to then have someone else working on rendering these models in Twinmotion using a different computer - in this case a workstation (Z440...

nzben by Participant
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Twinmotion directlink materials

Hi guys, anyone here has an experience with Archicad and Twinmotion Direct link? I ran into a massive issue, which caused quite a huge loss of data and time. The direct link worked quite nicely until one program was shut down. After restarting it, Tw...

AC25 Problem with DirektLink (Datasmith) - Crash

Hello everybody, Since last week my AC25 file crash everytime when i try to save it as an Datasmith file. It works fine when i use a soloprojekt without hotlinks. But with two hotlinks the file crash during the "save as datasmith" process. In the pas...

PhilWink by Participant
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Resolved! Shadows in wrong position and won't move in shadow study

I am doing the birds eye view shadow study for a current project to show the impact on neighbouring houses. I have set project north, and entered the project location. I chose the times of day needed in the 3D document settings. But the shadows are i...

Mimsy by Booster
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Align different 3D Surfaces

Hello, First Post here How can we align different textures (inside and outside face) of the same composite wall? I mean with different origin points. Thank You

Exporting to Twinmotion

Hi, Im currently trying to export my project to Twinmotion and i am experiencing glitches with the lighting on my morphs. The morphs appear to be solidified. Ive got a screenshot of the issue here Feedback/solutions much appreciated, Thank you,

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New Datasmith Direct Link Archicad 25

Hello, everyone I hope this tip can help import files from Archicad 25 to Twinmotion using the Datasmith Direct Link. 1 - In Twinmotion choose Import > Import Direct Link > Your Source > Archicad Project 2 - In Archicad goes to Windows > Palletes > D...

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Adjusting Daylight Saving in Sun study

Hi. I wanna export a sun study of my project. the only question is, I need to adjust daylight saving time for the date I am making the sun study but I don't see that option in the settings dialogue box. So for example for a day in June, I need to set...

Ashk9_9 by Newcomer
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Cinerender Surface Settings Tutorial

This may have been posted previously, but I think it deserves another shout out. It's a series of videos which take you step by step through the settings for adjusting and creating Cinerender surfaces. Very nicely done Carsten!!!

Archicad 25 showing weird 3d drawings created in Archicad 24

When I use Archicad 25 to open any projects I created in Archicad 24, all the drawings that have a 3d image no longer have the image shown in Archicad 24. Instead, there is just a small portion of the 3d drawing. I'm attaching screen shots of both. A...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Texture renders facing camera?

Is there a way to set an image shader to render aligned to screen space rather than the object? The Noise shader allows the output to render in 'raster' space (rather than 'texture' space) which allows for some interesting results. I'd like to do the...

Missing Glass from Casework Objects in TwinMotion

When using casework objects that have glass doors, the glass panes are not exported to TwinMotion. I suppose it's because there is no thickness to the glass in Archicad. I have UNchecked the option to Optimize Geometry and the option to exclude small...

genarch by Enthusiast
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Shader recognises distance from camera

Hi, does anyone know if any of the shaders can change their output based on distance from the camera? So achieving something like Fog in the scene, but through the surface rather than the render settings. I'm messing around with stylised render setti...

PhotoRendering completely blue please help!!

Hi all, I am having trouble with photorendering certain views that I have set up. Recently, for reasons I do not know why particular views I have set up and rendered a thousand times now appear blue and green in the viewpoint and when I render. Some ...

Twinmotion Direct Link Resets Amended Materials

After spend hours amending the materials in my Twinmotion file I noticed one of my garden meshes was set at the wrong height which was obviously a problem in my original ArchiCAD model. I have amended this in ArchiCAD and need to up date the Direct L...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Elevation Shadow only partially shown

Hi friends, for some reason, the shadows on my elevations are shown partially. Does, anyone have same issue? (same issue in 3d view as well)

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Element in 3D Render

What is the best way to recreate the below surface onto an exterior wall using ArchiCAD 24? I need to create a render of my building with the stone veneer in that pattern/orientation. I tried using a wall with the surface of the veneer, and using the...

StephenK by Contributor
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Archicad 25 Redshift

Hi all! In David Tomic’s youtube introduktion to AC25, He mentions ”Redshift” as an upcoming (later) rendering option (at least in Australia). . As I’ve never heard of this, I’d very much appreciate if someone would enlighten me on this subject. I se...

Resolved! any rendering-animation program best fit archicad?

Hello I am considering to choose a rendering-animation program, now Maya seems cannot directly import PLN files (I worry losing some PLN data especially material and layers). Enscape seems(1) seamless with ARchicad, but (2) seems need to assign mater...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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ARCHICAD 3D IMAGE RESOLUTION: SOLUTION

Hi! I"ve spent the last 5 or so years struggling with Archicads 3D window (non rendered) image quality and finally came across something that now makes a huge difference. Very simple. When publishing / exporting out any 3D image, you must ensure you ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Material in File to Hotlink to Twinmotion

I have some challenges with materials when I hotlink a file and Direct Link to Twinmotion. 1) In the original file the glass shows as glass. Both in Archicad and Twinmotion. 2) I then hotlink the original file into a second Archicad file, but seem to...

Johann_P by Advocate
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Twinmotion Assets available inside Archicad

Just saw an excellent presentation by Architect Nathan Hildebrandt that took place on ARCHINTENSIVE 2021. It talks about Enscape/Archicad workflows, and at some point refers that Enscape Assets are available inside Archicad, by placing "Proxys" on AC...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Render bug? Interior get "burnmarks" when increasing image size.

Hi, Im evaluating cinerender in interior views. I get one really frustrating result and i cant understand if it is something in my settings or if it is a bug. The scene uses interior daylight fast as a foundation. Then i have chosen to add interior s...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Cropped Rendered Image in layout

Hi, this problem happens for me frequently. I use camera in view map with preset render (it normal render with cel render option on) and it is rendered completely with full dimension when add this camera on layout it is rendered and placed cropped(fu...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Geometry artifacts when exporting to Twinmotion

I'm trying out Twinmotion but running into an immediate issue. Doesn't seem to be any info on this so assuming it's something I'm missing. If I export from AC using the TM plugin, the geometry comes in but the normals seem all messed up to the point ...

JohnJay by Expert
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Rendering a floor plan with shadows

The problem is that the sun does not only shine through the windows. It is necessary that the rays enter the room only through the windows. To make the correct render of the plan.

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Texture map-align 3D texture

Any way to make a texture map follow a 3D curved element. See attached JPG. Align 3D doesn't work on the curved element, which is a complex profile of a stringer from the stair tool. Per the AC help instructions. Also any way to add a texture map to ...

Visibility though 2 layers of glass

Hi! I have a problem that I cannot seem to solve. Whenever I have 2 glass surfaces next to each other, they turn black-ish in the rendering. This is quite annoying, as I do a lot of bathroom renderings. In the attached image, I have Ray Threshold set...

Tendenz by Participant
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Resolved! Decals and Graphitti

I know that I can drape a material on an object - like wallpaper And hang a picture that has a png file attached My questions is how to apply a decal or graffiti I need to place graphics on the walls that are decals or signage panted on the wall AND ...

Missing fonts in sun study

Hi, need some help with missing fonts in sun study. I get rectangles instead of letters / numbers. Thanks.

Dashed line in Sketch mode render

Hi everyone, I wondered is there an option to make a dashed line in Sketch mode render? Looked around for this, but never could find a solution. Generally the idea was to show certain volume that stand above the cutaway planes (roof window, upper-flo...

Imported textures aren't visible in rendered image

I imported some textures for surfaces from pictures. They are visible in 3D view, but when I render the view, they disappear and instead of my imported textures there are the ones that I duplicated to create the new ones. So my question is - am I doi...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Sky Reflections & Interior Brightness

I have been working on a basic render of a project I am working on, using the Cineware render engine. I'm really struggling to get the result I am looking for am wondering if anyone has any tips on how to get reasonable renders. I have an elevation w...

Options for rendering

Recently I've been doing renders of kitchens, bathrooms and similar for a building company and joiner team who have been doing a lot of renovations - I design the cabinetry and some extras in GDL, then mainly use the ArchiCAD library for fittings. I'...

Mimsy by Booster
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Preparation for exporting to 3D rendering

Hi all, I'm just looking for some guidance on how best to prepare my drawings for export into Lumion and/or Twinmotion, mainly with regards to the allocation of surfaces within ArchiCAD as well as what extent a site is modelled within ArchiCAD vs the...

The sun instrument, as used in Archicad 22.

The sun instrument, as used in Archicad 22. I inserted the sun into the drawing (see attached image), but I don't see any changes, I want to let more sun into the window that illuminates inside the room? Thank you

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Glass parapet comes out black

Because the black glass parapet comes out, I tried to put lights behind it, but I can't make it transparent? Thank you

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Rule of Thirds Overlay in 3D View?

Simple question, as the title states. Is there a way to get a grid overlay of the Rule of Thirds in the 3D view when setting up rendering angles?

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Is this normal? 18 hours and more for a rendering

I think there is something not quite working here: I am kind of new to Cinerender, so bear with me. I begun a rendering session more than 18 hours ago for a simple pre-set scene (interior light in final mode). Cinerender has been stuck at 9% for the ...

Paopao by Newcomer
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Pearling Site concrete (by Valerio Olgiati)

Hi guys, I am trying to achieve the same effect as Valerio Olgiati's Pearling Site Museum in Cinerender (https://www.archdaily.com/914629/pearling-site-museum-and-entrance-valerio-olgiati/5cab7acc284dd1741300001b-pearling-site-museum-and-entrance-val...

Paopao by Newcomer
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Bad Crispy texture in Open GL 3d window

Dear community, a have a problem - textures in my 3D window are a bit crispy picture up - I tried all options: graphic card (GeForce RTX 2070 and 4K monitor), OpenGl in 3d window, but it is always the same... And I dont think that graphic card is the...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Rendering gets stuck

Hi! I've been looking for a solution for my problem for a while now without much success. Whenever I try to render something with the Cinerender, it gets stuck on the preparing phase. The strange thing is that I had had no problem rendering large ima...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Material channels in Cinerender

Hi guys, is there a way to save the material channels and other channels in Cinerender from Archicad? Something close to what Vray allows. Thanks! PP

Paopao by Newcomer
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White rendering with sectioned elements in colour.

Is it possible to get a white rendering where the sectioned elements are displayed in one colour? So far I have altered the rendering in Photoshop but I wonder if it isi possible to get it directly in Cinerender. I have tried the section option in El...

Paopao by Newcomer
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Hotlink Surface Index Changing

Hi all, In one of my site models I have two meshes, one built from contours and another which is flat. Both have been assigned the same surface override. Now the odd thing is that when I insert this model into another file, the index of the flat mesh...

Newbie to Rendering

Hi all, I work for a Planning Consultancy so most of our project deliverables are 2d black and white floor plans and elevations. This is the main requirement for planning in the UK but I want to be able to show our schemes in more visual ways. I have...

Rendering stuck at 0,0%

Hi, I have been having an issue when rendering with MAXON CineRender, where rendering gets stuck at 0,0% after counting. I have been waiting several hours for something to happen, but it stays at 0,0%. It only gets to this very pixelated image (scree...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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White Surface

Hi! The Ceiling white surface on wall turns grey instead of white on 3d section/elevation. Is there way to make it white? Thanks.

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Shadows and Openings visible through opaque surfaces

Hello, I'm having an issue with the 3D view and surfaces. In the view it seems that the material still has transparency because shadows and openings are showing through, but no other information is (i.e. linework). I do not want the material to be tr...

Cinerender scene settings don't propagate via TW

When I create a new scene in the Photorendering Settings dialog, then send changes. The newly created scene will appear in another ArchiCAD instance via send/receive. But, subsequent changes to the definition of that scene don't propagate after they ...

how to set user origin to world origin

Hi there, I'm a relatively new Archicad user. My issue is that I am trying to import an objext to Lumion for rendering but I have to change the user origin to the world origin - currently when I import it to Lumion, it's nowhere to be seen. I have be...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Twinmotion - Issue with disappearing materials.

Hi everyone, I'm experiencing the following problem in a specific circumtance. My workflow is as follows: I export a project to Twinmotion (latest version) with AC23. After some editing I save the file. To increase my luck in case of a crash, I use m...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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White clouds / spots in renderings

Hi My renderings have white spots / clouds! I've had this problem before, but not found out what causes it. It's really bugging me! Anyone know what causes it?

Tendenz by Participant
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All the little white spots in CineRender

Can someone tell me again what the spacing and size of all the little white dots we see when we start a rendering are related to the resulting image ? It could save a lot of time perhaps in tweaking the settings.

How can I get a render like this

Hi all. I would like to produce a render that looks like the below image. this image is a screenshot taken right before Archicad starts to render. I like the shadow and muted tones of the image but I just cant work out how to produce a render in arch...

Too Long by Enthusiast
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Object not rendered properly

I have downloaded the object from arcieve3d.net, the people and body parts folder, When I render that it is coming as grey with shining, I changed the color also from settings, still it is not coming. Here is the downloaded model and the image.

Roopa A by Contributor
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Datasmith for ArchiCAD

Anyone tried out the preview yet? It opens up so much without the need to export your model to .3ds first. Another reason for me to get back to figuring out how to drive UE4. Ling.

Twinmotion - Geolocalization

Hi, I just installed twinmotion for students on my pc. Everything seems to work fine except for the Geolocalization/urban context portion. I keep getting an error - no internet connection. I have a working internet connection, I'm not using a proxy, ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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3D Grass is not showing

I have this problem on a single mesh, however when I render the entire surrounding, the grass is showing flat. I have carefully watched the Archicad video for the 3D Grass settings, I applied everything as shown, but unfortunately it doesn't work. I ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Resolved! Rendering styles...

I remember seeing a setting for the rendering.This is a pencil sketch and I want something else. Where is the setting? I know it is somewhere in there.

Llian by Advocate
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Twinmotion - origin/ heliodon problem

Hi all I am having an issue when importing an archicad 23 file into twinmotion v2019.6 where i cant think of any other word to describe it other than comparing it with what artlantis used to call a 'heliodon' the heliodon or twinmotion origin point a...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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ArchiCAD to Twinmotion Direct Link Update

I was working in Twinmotion 2019 and recently downloaded Twinmotion 2020. When I use the direct link from ArchiCAD, it still opens Twinmotion 2020. How do I get it to open Twinmotion 2020? Thanks.

svpribyl by Contributor
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How can I reset the Photo Rendering Settings Palette?

Hi, Thank you for sharing the issue and I am very sorry about it! This is a typical issue where the PhotoRendeing dialog was dragged out of the screen. Sometimes a computer restart may help with the issue! If it does not, I would like to suggest tryi...

Octane for AC24

Does anyone know when the Octane plugin normally gets updated for new versions of AC?

JohnJay by Expert
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How to enter custom RGB values on Surface colors??

I'm a little rusty from not using Archicad in a few years but there used to be an easy way to enter custom RGB values in the surface settings but I cant seem to find how to do it anywhere.I'm sure its right under my nose but can someone point me in t...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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GDL object surface names changing

Hello Guys from a long break, I imported a sketchup model in my project. It saves as a GDL object in Embeded Library. Also i placed a Hotlinked Module from another achicad project. Sometimes i need to make some revisions in hotlinked module and main ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Resolved! Lights not showing through glass - window

Hëllö Any type of light doesn't appear through the glass. How can it fix? Thankś. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- lights not showing?

Resolved! Creating Landscape Mesh with Multiple Surfaces Types

Hi, I'm having trouble creating a mesh with multiple surface types. ie - asphalt, grass, concrete. I have the mesh created and I'm using solid element operations to subtract with an upward extrusion from the slabs of the different grass and pavement ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Wall Sconces for Interior Renders

It's been years since I've last posted here. Two kids later , I hope to be more active again in the forums. Thought I'd post a wall sconce I've been working on, trying a frosted glass look (not happy with it yet) and a fabric shade.

Anonymous by Not applicable
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slow rendering on iMac

Hi I will be glad if you help solve the problem. I've bought iMac (27", Retina 5K, fusion drive 1 tb), all its parameters are suitable for AC23, but rendering for some reason is too slow. Do you know the probable reasons?

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Twinmotion installed on different folder than default

Hi, I have Twinmotion installed on a different folder than the default (on an external drive because of storage reasons) because of this Archicad doesn't see Twinmotion as installed on my Mac. How do I change the folder that Archicad looks for Twinmo...