Wishlist

Problem: Back referencing within a Drawing Title is limited to Layout ID only; it does not offer the ability to back reference other fields of the back referenced view.

Scenario / Use Case: As a firm standard, we want to back reference to a specific detail or view, not just a Layout. For instance, we want the Drawing Title of "Section Detail" (G3/A550) to back reference the wall section from which it derives: "Wall Section" (B2/A350). As it stands, we only get the "A350" of "B2/A350" (see image: red is what we don't currently have the availability to add). Archicad knows the Drawing ID, because it lists it in the window that opens when you click "Back Reference..." in Drawing Selection Settings.

Wish: For more fields to be available to back reference, each individually toggle-able (so you can have just the Layout ID, just the Drawing ID, or both). Or, even more combinations if more fields become available.

It would be great if there was a non-print option for layers, not just show/hide.

Sometimes it's great to be able to see things when you're working, but don't want them to show on the finished layout.

Other programs have this feature and it's helpful for creating construction guidelines and workings without having to delete them every time, or be able to keep them for future reference or adjustments. You can also hide or show the layer, but regardless if it's showing, you know it won't ever print.

Back from AC18 a title bar for layouts was available with a built in north point.  I kept this in my template since then, but now in AC29 it doesn't work anymore.  I think resurrecting it would be a great idea, as it is a neat way to supply the north point in drawings.

Hello,

It would be great to have the Possibility to list the Layout position within a Subset in a Project-Index of Layouts.
In this way It's possible to create a very simple table of contents for presentations without having to use the Layout ID for it.

It's already possible to get this information with an Autotext, hopefully it's not that difficult to get it into a list.

It would be also important to have the option "merge identical items" to avoid having Schedules with many pages listed as many times as pages it contains.

Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone!

Element ID Manager can be extremly helpful, but its potential feels limited by the fact that it can only use Library Part Parameters as criteria.
If Properties could also be used for filtering and assignment, it would unlock a much smoother and more flexible workflow, especially in larger projects.

Is this something to consider?

Hi all,

I would like to request an improvement regarding the way measurement units are assigned and controlled in Schedules in Archicad. At the moment, Schedules are entirely dependent on the global project settings, namely Dimensions and Calculation Units defined in Project Preferences. While Dimension Units can be partially controlled through View Settings, Calculation Units cannot, which creates a major limitation in real quantity take-off workflows.

Because of this restriction, in many practical situations we are forced to keep certain schedules on Manual Update, and every time a schedule needs to be refreshed—which happens very frequently during design development—we must first go into Calculation Units in Project Preferences, change the unit system there, and only then update the schedule. This process is repetitive, inefficient, and very prone to human error, especially in larger projects with multiple schedules requiring different unit systems.

At the very least, it should be possible to define the measurement units independently per Schedule. If unit control per individual element or field inside a schedule is not technically feasible at this moment, then a minimum solution would be to introduce a Calculation Units override inside View Settings, similar to how Dimension Units are handled. This would allow each schedule view to operate with its own unit system, without forcing destructive changes at the global project level.

Thank you,

Victor

It would be great if we could use certain parts of a schedule as schedule-based properties (for example in applications such as Project Info or Properties).

What I am proposing is to give us an option to have a schedule-based property of a total of a specific column/row and/or a list of all unique values from the selected column/row. The property would be visible in a way that all other Project info, Properties and Layout info values are visible and available.

For instance, we could use it to automatically return the total area (or only the areas that match specific schedule conditions) of the zones in a textual format.

“Total building net area is [inserted schedule-based autotext property]”

This would also allow us to create text elements with inserted autotext values that describe the building in a meaningful way. If I have a schedule containing all my concrete elements, merged by a custom property such as material strength (C25/30, C30/35, etc.), we could then use a schedule-based property linked to that schedule to generate a list of all material strengths currently present in the project - use it as autotext somewhere.

And so much more...

It would be hugely helpful to be able to place other elements into worksheets; 
most notably i/e markers, grids, and lamps. Worksheets are a go-to method for legends in archicad; but we can only use 2d (exploded) lines and fills, or objects for some of the most critical components that need to be included in the legends.
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alternatively... maybe there could be a "legends" feature of archicad that was able to pull the plan symbol from a chosen favorites folder?
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I get that interactive schedules are an option; but these tend to be high maintenance, and only leverage what has already been placed in a plan, which in residential work is not always ideal.

Surfaces, composites, profiles, complex profiles etc. All these properties currently have a 'name' field that can be called up in a label. I would like a secondary 'code' field to be available for each of these properties that can also/instead if be called up, like the ID for windows and doors. 

Then, we can label materials or composites drawings by code (eg. PF01, WT01) and search, edit and apply using proper human name (Paint Finish 1 - White Matte, External wall type 1 - brick cavity). They can be labelled intuitively instead of using text formulas, can be used in schedules etc.

It would be great to angle section and elevation markers so that you can flatten out an elevation, for example a faceted corner with the two returns. Currently we have to place separate markers and then splice the separate views together on the layout.

Hello!

Profiles need a feature upgrade to support level of detail and visibility of their nodes and edges like the objects/morphs have. At the moment GDL can't define profile attribute either.

What we need is:

-Settings in profile manager to set visibility of line/edge generated by each profile node

-Setting resolution levels/steps for curved elements, in profile UI. Steps meaning predefined alternative presentation accuracies.

-Support for controlling detail level (accuracy) of components using profile-attributes in Display options

-Ability for GDL-object to create and merge smart profile definitions to projects

The attached screenshots of existing UI show where to place these settings.

Hope You like this idea!

Cheers,

Ville

We have a project with multiple buildings, all of which share typical details. Our typical details will be in one of the teamwork projects. When placing a detail marker onto a section in the file that doesn't have the typical details included, it would be good to link the detail to the view of the typical detail in the other teamwork file.

Possibility to add the 2D elevations of Courtain Walls in schedules.

When doing a Reflected Ceiling Plan (RCP), I usually need to show the finish of the beams as well as the slabs or the ceilings. Even would like to show the colour or different fills if they have different finishes.

Also sometimes you have different heights for them and you struggle to have a common cutting plane for the whole floor to show all objects with the fill and still cutting the walls at the correct height.

Even when we use the beam tool for other things it is useful to have the flexibility

Being able to set up Publisher sets based on layout criteria - eg publisher set based on last transmittal or current transmittal 

We need a simple button that deactivates auto update of views on all layouts.

When working on many layouts right before a deadline, auto update of views is a complete time thief.

Having everything on manual update is nice, but I think many would prefer to have things on auto update and then be able to enable / disable it "globally".

Hi!

When we work share the project with the structural team, we have to mark the fixed point of the columns, from where they can grow: center, face or corner. Something like this:

If we use the rectangular column, we can use the anchor point to place them in Archicad, but if it's activated the symbol in OVM, it will always mark the center of the column... never real anchor point.

Now we are using a workaround: 3 complex profiles with the origin in those 3 points, combined with the only symbol that works properly (cross). But it's not so easy to use, because if you have columns placed and want to change the fixed point, you have to change complex profile, rotate, and dimmensions reset to the original ones.

So I think it would be useful:

- Symbol pointing to real anchor point of the column

- Another type of symbol, more visible. The cross line it's difficult to see sometimes. Maybe a circle, a rotated square...

Thanks!

wishing for a way to find and select or highlight (on screen view options?) static dimensions in a given viewpoint

It would be nice to position component dimensions on top of each other.

A Tab support is needed. 
This would be clearer and more graphically appealing.

Here's an example of what I mean:

I already made this proposal during the Technology Preview. Perhaps this wish will be implemented in the next Archicad version.