Archicad Icons

[Lee Hankins]

Can we please have a bigger difference between the Archicad version icons, maybe the version number included in the icon. We generally run the last 3 versions and they are all very similar. Can the .bpn icon also be made very different to the standard .pln icon, maybe make it red. 

[Stress Co_]

+1 for the TIP

[Lee Hankins]

One of our members of staff did this and it caused us a whole world of pain. Archicad thought it had been pirated after editing the icon file and we were summonsed by GSHQ!

[mikas]

Wow. Thanks for the warning.

Something must have changed after 24 then, after the original tip. If you follow the link there seems to be no more icon-files from 25 on.

Maybe I'll just wait and see if GS implements this, too risky for me to hasle up everything.

[NateLumen]

This would be great. In the meantime, I screenshot the icon, bring it into illustrator, add text and export as a PNG which I then drag onto the application's info box to replace the old icon. Very silly but worth it.

[Eszter Fulop]

For those who have difficulty distinguishing the original launch icons, we’ve introduced new alternative icons that prominently display the version number for easier identification. You can find all the details about the icon changes in this Knowledge Base article: 

https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Getting-started/Introducing-alternative-launch-icons-for-Archica...

Please read it carefully, as the previous solution some of you used is incorrect and may cause Archicad to mistakenly be flagged as a pirated version. To avoid issues, kindly follow the guide in the article.

Thank you!