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It would be really useful, particularly as a QA exercise, to have 'home story' as a selection option in Find & Select. 

We would like to request greater flexibility in the symbolic representation of doors, specifically the ability to apply different linetypes to various components of a door symbol in plan view.

In many real-world scenarios—especially in larger or more regulated projects—there is a need to visually distinguish between different functional parts of a door or to indicate special behavior. For example:

• Double-leaf doors where only one leaf is typically active:

  • The active leaf should show with a continuous line.

  • The inactive leaf (intended to remain closed unless needed) should show with a dashed line.

   

• Fire doors that remain closed in normal use, but open only during emergencies:

  • These doors should be represented with a dashed symbolic swing line or panel to distinguish them from standard doors.

   

This level of graphical differentiation is important for fire safety plans, evacuation drawings, access control plans, and any other documentation requiring visual clarity about door function and behavior.

Requested Enhancement

We propose that Archicad door objects support:

• Component-based linetype assignment for symbolic elements in plan view;

  • Active/inactive leaf;

  • Fire-rated doors;

  • Swing arcs and/or door panels;

    Control over linetypes for:

• Integration with:

  • Door settings UI;

  • Classification or custom property rules;

  • Graphic Overrides for view-dependent control.

In many workflows, there is a critical need to control the door opening angle individually per view, and per door, to reflect specific functional or regulatory requirements.

When producing evacuation plans for the fire department, we need to show certain doors along the evacuation route in the open position, while other doors marked “close in case of fire” must appear closed. This differentiation is essential for clear communication and compliance with fire safety regulations.

At present, door opening angles can only be controlled manually per object (static, not view-dependent), or globally via the Model View Options (MVO), which applies the same state to all doors in a given view.

This means we cannot have different doors shown open or closed within the same view;

We propose the following enhancements to door behavior in Archicad:

1. Per-view control: Allow the door opening angle to be defined differently per view.

2. Per-instance override: Allow exceptions per door object within a view—e.g., door A open, door B closed—without affecting all doors.

3. Integration options: This control could be added to:

   • The View Settings,

   • The Model View Options,

   • Graphic Override rules

   • As a new parameter linked to Properties or Classification.

    

Managing Zones under sloped or irregular ceilings is currently cumbersome. Adjusting Zone heights requires splitting Zones, creating multiple elements, or using manual cuts, which complicates reporting and introduces errors.

We propose evolving the Zone tool to support a Mesh‑like editable top surface, with both sloped surfaces and vertical steps, similar to how real ceilings often behave (e.g., dropped ceilings, beam offsets).

Key capabilities:

• Node-based editing: Add nodes and set different heights, just like with Meshes, to model irregular ceiling shapes directly within a single Zone.
• Vertical steps: At the same point in plan view, define sudden height changes (like steps or drops), not only gradual slopes—essential for accurately modeling suspended ceilings, soffits, or split-level interiors.
• Multiple display modes:
  
• 3D realistic mode: Shows true sloped and stepped geometry.
• Conceptual planar mode: Flat top with automatic average height calculation (Volume / Area).
• Detailed data extraction: Automatically obtain:
  
• Area and volume for each sloped or stepped portion,
• Minimum, maximum, and average heights,
• All accessible in labels, schedules, and expressions.
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• Zone types: Keep current flat Zones for simple spaces; add advanced Zones with editable top surfaces for complex spaces.

Why this is useful:

• Simplifies modeling of spaces under complex roofs or ceilings, including sloped and stepped areas, without multiple Zones or cuts.
• Ensures accurate area and volume calculations in reports and schedules.
• Improves documentation: in plan view, display divisions of ceiling heights and slopes automatically.
• Similar improvements would also benefit the Mesh tool itself, which currently lacks true step handling within a single surface.

This is just a very simple one, why can't we group something that is already inside a group?

The curtain wall needs expanded options for door and windows:
-operation and style
-hardware (separate interior/exterior)- this is a BIG one
-leaf thickness control when clicking "edit"
it would be ideal if the c/w doors and windows just piggy backed the door and window libraries with the same settings

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and TBH, the whole UI is a constant trouble shooting exercise. Every time I edit a curtain wall, I feel like I am re-learning the tool.

Archicad currently allows creation of multiple Design Options within Option Sets, but each option variant exists independently—requiring full duplication even when options share common parts.

It would be very beneficial to introduce support for hierarchical sub‑variants within Design Options. For example:

• Parent Option: “One or Two Apartments” – controls a partition wall.
• Child Options: Different internal layouts for each of the two apartments (e.g., kitchen or bathroom arrangements).

Currently, these must be handled as separate, disjointed options. With hierarchical sub‑variants, shared elements could stay in the parent option, and only the varying parts would be defined in child options. This would make managing complex, multi‑level alternatives much simpler and less error‑prone.

Why this is useful:

• Avoids duplicating entire designs for minor variations.
• Keeps shared geometry in one place, ensuring consistency.
• Reduces time and mistakes when working with complex, nested alternatives.
• Maintains project organization and clarity in scenarios with multiple phases or nested design choices.

Update zones dialog pallette / dialog does not allow any more than four columns, and does not allow other fields which would be helpful.

For example, I would like to see the area and the added area at the same time, which is not possible. Also, I would like to see Zone ID because numbers and names are not unique identifiers in my workflow - Hotlink / Element ID is a unique identifier. The fact that feet and square feet are completely irrelevant (because they are UNITS and not a PROPERTY) shows that this pallette / dialog box is very dated.

Maybe even more interesting fields could be added, or it could be any parameter / property. The way it is currently structured is really inflexible.

There should be a setting or pop-up palette which asks if favorites are to be placed on current story or not before placement.

Favorites have to be created somewhere…. we typically create them on L1 in our template, and we have literally hundreds favorites to ensure consistency across projects and to assist users’ efficiency - the current workflow involves modifying or creating a custom Element Transfer Setting, and then each user needs to ensure that this is checked when opening Archicad (it won’t take effect if you set it later without restarting AC). 

Missing functionality - why is Gravity not associative?

If slab, roof etc. changes elevation, elements placed on them using gravity should adjust accordingly - at this stage elements are left behind and need to be manually edited.

Provide the option to not auto join beams in plan - beams are typically used to model curbs – should they have different heights we need to show a line in plan where the height changes. Current workarounds require either a 2D line or separating the beam ends by a fraction of an inch to mimic this line.

Also problematic when using the Beam tool to model foundations and footings - when footings have different dimensions and elevations and auto-join, there can be very strange results in 3D.

3D Documents  should be editable, just like in any model view - 3DD’s are frequently used to generate true Reflected Ceiling Plans, but you have to return to the model to edit anything (though it will let you delete something which is dangerous)...
Dimensions also struggle to snap to elements in a 3D Doc, and this too can be improved upon.

We need the ability to locally define a custom cut plane.

Graphisoft needs to provide a solution for story settings for multiple buildings with different floor levels, or buildings with multiple floor elevations on one story. This could potentially utilize a polygonal Marquee to define the area of custom cut plane, or something similar.

• The current workflow for multiple buildings at different elevations requires MODs.

• The current workflow for multiple floor elevations on a story in the same building requires view-based custom cut planes, which do not always work with cutting through fenestration – setting some walls to symbolic cut is time consuming and doesn’t necessarily fix the issue in all instances and can provide unwanted graphical issues.

• Optional (even less efficient) workflows require PMK creation for portions of the building which are then placed in plan views, or alternatively saving separate views and stitching them together on the layout.

Provide the ability to “pull & push” an individual skin within a composite (walls especially) in plan views. This is super important when concrete is included in a composite.

The current workaround is to model all concrete separately as intersections will resort to Building Material priorities and Layer Group numbers – leaving us without full control of the extent of the concrete element within the composite. Complex profile walls are far too cumbersome as the only replacement option.

• Provide the ability to assign a renovation filter to placed external drawings
• Provide the ability to assign grids and viewpoint markers to a renovation filter

Combining multiple slabs to one (like fill consolidation)

Often I need to create some kind of wall which will be trimmed on the top part in diagonal. For example a wall along stairs ... 
To do so there is several approach :
- Create a roof and trim with roof and hide roof or 
- Create a roof and crop 
- Create a morph from wall but it lost some editing possibility (and morph editing is messy)
- Create a special profil in 2D
- Solid element operation and then hide operator element

They are all taking time and need to create other component to arrived to such result.
After all there are already several way to create wall with different thickness for example but this is only for the 2D plan.   
I which there would be a fast way to do the same "verticaly", editing wall height at both end of the wall :

Background

Currently, the Curtain Wall tool in Archicad consists of two levels:

1. The entire Curtain Wall as one comprehensive element (including all panels, frames, and other components).

2. All individual sub-elements (each panel and each frame separately).

There is no intermediate level that allows a specific sub-assembly (for example, a repetition of the scheme) to be handled and represented as its own entity.

Problem

• 2D Plan Preview only shows the scheme, not the actual geometry of the real instance of the assembly in the model.

• The Annotate function creates a drawing view of an abstract idea (the scheme), not of the real model geometry. As a result, users risk dimensioning and documenting information that does not match what actually exists in the model.

• It is not possible to generate accurate elevations, dimensioned views, or labeling for individual sub-assemblies in a consistent way.

Request

Introduce a new hierarchy level in the Curtain Wall tool that makes it possible to:

• Define a sub-assembly (a repetition or field based on the scheme) as a separate entity within the model.

• Generate 2D Plan Previews, sections, and elevations that display this sub-assembly with its actual instance geometry, not just the scheme.

• Dimension, annotate, and publish drawings of individual sub-assemblies without having to explode the Curtain Wall or use workarounds.

Rationale

Such a feature would:

• Greatly facilitate the creation of assembly instructions and detailed drawings for individual fields or modular repetitions.

• Minimize the risk of incorrect information in documentation.

• This would allow you to list according to the following image, i.e. each repetition separately.

Please remove this option from the "Save Hotlink as Module File" window: "Replace selection with this hotlinked module file"

It has caused tremendous damage in some of our projects. One user not not being on guard for a moment can destroy hours, days of work. Sometimes it is noticed much much later and there is no way to go back to a recovered file.

To be honest I don't see any benefit in this option. I haven't used it once in 24 years. But if there really is, make it a Workspace Environment option to have it included.