Hi,
I would like to request a change regarding how Archicad handles decimal and thousands separators.
Currently, the decimal separator (dot or comma) and the thousands separator (dot, comma, space, etc.) depend entirely on the operating system regional settings (e.g. Windows Control Panel). This creates significant workflow issues when working on projects in different languages.
In many offices, it is common to work simultaneously on:
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English projects (e.g. 1,234.56)
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European projects (e.g. 1.234,56 or 1 234,56)
At the moment, switching between such projects requires manually changing the Windows regional settings every time we switch projects. This is impractical and error-prone. It also makes it very difficult to ensure that all workstations in an office are configured consistently.
Suggested improvement:
The decimal and thousands separators should be defined at the project level, ideally within:
Options → Project Preferences → Dimensions (for example inside “Dimension Preferences”)
This would allow:
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Different projects to follow different numeric conventions
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Proper consistency in team environments
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Elimination of dependency on OS-level settings
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Reduced risk of documentation errors
Number formatting is part of documentation standards and should belong to the project configuration, not to the operating system.
Thank you for considering this improvement.
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