Instances

[Roman-PS]

EVERY CAD/BIM/3D software has this essential feature - why doesn't ArchiCAD?
There was a discussion in one of the beta tests years ago about enabling this, at least based on favorites (if you change a favorite, all placed "instances" of this favorite will be updated, too. Of course, there should be options to exclude (override) defined elements.

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[Bohdan Ratushnyi]

Why we dont have it yet? 😑

[giovanni benetti]

Feature Request: Locked Favorites for Consistent Modeling

I would love to see an improvement in the way Favorites work by introducing "Locked Favorites"—preset objects with fixed settings that, when modified, automatically update all instances referencing that Favorite.

Currently, while it is possible to save and apply Favorites, they do not maintain a persistent link to the objects they were used for. This leads to two major issues:

• Once a Favorite is applied to a new object, the object can still be modified, drifting away from the original settings.
• If I update a Favorite, previously placed objects remain unchanged, making it difficult to ensure consistency across the model.

A system of Locked Favorites would greatly enhance modeling consistency, allowing users to efficiently manage and update project-wide standards without manual adjustments.

[Barry Kelly]

Do you agree your wish is essentially the same as this existing wish for instances?

https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Wishlist/Instances/idi-p/631732

If so I will merge your wish with that one.

That way we do not split votes between wishes, making them seem less popular.

Barry.

[giovanni benetti]

Yeah, sure
i missed that one