ArchiCAD to ArchiCAD merge options.
We really need the option to merge details and worksheets, not only the virtual building and the layout book*, which have been our options the past 10 years or probably more.
As an alternative the merge option of views and related settings (layer combo**, model view combo**, reno filters**, graphic override rules and combos** etc.) would be an awesome feature. (And please add a scripted log of created items that I can later go through and overview, clean up etc.)
Here are some typical reasons why this is very important for us:
1. We have projects with hundreds of details and several dozen worksheets placed on layouts. We prefer to have projects where everything is contained within that project and try to avoid external drawing references. This means that we spend a lot of time creating details in other projects, setting up the view, copying the content from the other file and then place it on a layout.
2. Our template file contains hundreds of details and worksheets. Every now and then it would be great to start fresh with a new ArchiCAD version, but we can't because we would need to manually create and copy paste several hundred details. That takes weeks.
3. When choosing which project is the host (the basis of the future project file), we have to go with the file that has the closest content detail-wise. That is a tough compromise, because that file might not have the floor plan, section and the other model-based views in the file. We can import the model and the layout book, but have to manually create every single view and redirect in the drawing manager. This can also amount to days, weeks of work. So this is where the import view (+ related combos) would be very useful.
* the layout book merge is literally the layout book. the placed drawings will all be external references, views are not imported as internal views.
** most of these can be imported with either attribute manager or separate export/import features, but it would be great if this import process was automatic with importing a view - but that is the lesser issue. the larger problem is that views can't be imported.
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