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Hi,

We have projects where we need to model everything in great detail so the contractor can calculate the m2 of materials he needs. Example: m2 of plasterboard around an opening or m2 of a complex profile plate.

When you open a model in solibri the m2 is usually not accurate. I find myself having to model everything separately ( 2 walls + 1 slab) or adding formulas to properties to make the m2 +/- accurate.

It would be save a lot of time if one could define the perimeter that should be calculated for the m2 of the element. (red Line) inside the complex profile for instance.

If you have a wall with windows, doors, and openings and copy + paste it only comes with windows and doors 

You have to select the openings together with the wall when doing copy in order to have in the new copy.

Please make the openings connected to the wall so we don't need to select them to have them in a copy

An existing window in the model should inherit certain properties when updated or modified such has casing option, colors, size. 
For example you have a model with certain kind of windows but you want to change for another type you select them, pick another type and you have to re-edit everything : color of frame, of casing, dimension, size of windows, color of line .... This could just be taken as DEFAULT from EXISTING object. NOT object from library. 
So fare this is the biggest waste of time when projecting with archicad. 

When using profiled wall as a zone boundary, there is a problem if the wall is offset from the floor level. In that case, the zone fills part under the wall going to the outside boundary of the wall (if there is for example a metal sheet). This leads to wrongly generated data for area and volume.

On the picture below, you can see basic wall offset from the floor and zone correctly filling only space inside (this applies to composite wall as well). Next is a wall with a complex profile and as you can see the space under it filled.

I'm well aware about the possibilities of workaround (split the wall to more elements, leave core as a basic wall etc), but in a phase of case study, where it is maybe simpler to model it this way, I don't want to get wrong numbers.

I've discussed this with Tech support and was told this is a limitation of the program, not a bug.

Another wish that I have posted in the old Wishforum (I think) but did not make it here.

Curtain wall is a great tool for catering not only patterned facades but also to solve some parts of model where library objects are not good enough (eg. Door/Window). But the limitation for now is that if the reference line or boundary of the Curtain wall is curved, it is segmented based on the scheme of the CW.

On the first picture, in Edit mode, frames are segmented if I make curved boundary of the scheme.

On the second picture it is visible forced segmentation based on the scheme.

We need a possibility to set if it is supposed to be segmented or curved.

PS: I'm aware of an workaround where I can set the the scheme to be more dense and then in Edit mode delete unwanted parts but that creates too much elements in the project and I can not correctly schedule panels.

A ridge skylight would be an excellent addition to the libraries. Even if it only works with multi-plan roofs/ridges, it is something we run into over and over, and end up modeling from scratch, and are unable to schedule with standard skylights.

It should really be able to define and save cutting planes (and combinations there of) and so make them available across multiple views. Currently cutting planes have to be graphically set up and saved for each view which is both inefficient  and prone to inconsistencies.

it would be amazing if we could have individual mesh contours tied to the renovation filter. I realize this is a full rebuild of the mesh tool; but lets be honest, it kind of needs it!

Each hotlinked module has its own project origin. When a module is placed, its rotation and position can differ (greatly) from original module's origin. There should be a checkbox inside hotlink's properties that would force different elements of the module to still be oriented to the hotlink's origin, such as cover fills, but probably other elements of a model and drawing could benefit from this.

For example, if you have a module that is drawn in an orthogonal system with everything aligned to its origin, when you insert such a module in a new file and rotate it, its cover fills do not follow rotation and stay orthogonal. not only them, but also cut fills.

This behaviour should be optional for each module - sometimes it is feasible to modify fill's origin and rotation for the elements in a module to be custom, but often times it is not, and for some elements it is impossible because of other implications, such as fill orientations in section (if you define a fill in a building material as adhering to the element, and not project origin.)

Thank you!

When modelling with grid lines as references it naturally is useful to have the entire length shown but for a lot of documentation it is cleaner to just show a segment. Currently it is not possible to change between these situations in different views without changing the setting of each grid element. It is however possible to interact with the reference line even while hidden - it should be possible to have the line shown as on-screen view option to aid while modelling.

I would like ArchiCAD to include not only the building stories but also a dedicated workspace for drawing the construction site, with a reference elevation independent from that of the stories.

The new design option system has great potential but some aspects are lacking. We use hotlinks extensively, often together with layer combinations to say export interior walls to one module, exterior and stairs to another, furniture variations to a third and then combining them in a main model while still being able to work on the entire floor together in the module file.

Now with the design options this gives even greater flexibility, but when exporting a mod there are only two options for what to include: All elements or Visible elements only. This option treats objects on hidden layers the same as objects in another design option, which is the wrong approach in my opinion. The layer combination should be able to be used to filter broad strokes, and then the design option for variations. I would like to be able to export a mod-file that has only load-bearing walls but say three different options for their layout. The simplest solution as it is now is to export everything and then filter again in the main file but this leads to an unnecessary amount of objects, for many instances of the module maybe I only need the load bearing walls, not every piece of furniture, measurement, label etc.

Being unable to turn the top part of the window in a section view has to be one of the biggest drawbacks of using Reveals and Wall closures.

I have no idea how this has not been addressed yet.

What's the point of claiming a complete BIM environment when what you see in 2D is not represented properly in the 3D model and sections. 
If there is somewhere on the forum for this to be fixed please direct me to it so I can upvote it. This is just unacceptable. 

Operating system used: Windows

I updated the Shoegnome Open Template to use the INT Windows and Doors. For the most part, I'm happy with the switch, but I found a number of features that I will miss from the USA Windows and Doors. My hope is that GRAPHISOFT will add the following items to the INT doors and windows so that the USA objects can eventually be sunset:

• USA can do exterior and/or interior handles (closet sliding doors don’t need handles on interior). INT doors have handles on both sides of leaf or neither.
• USA door leafs can extend behind the door frame. INT door leafs always push in front of the door frame. My bookcase door leaf works beautifully with the USA doors, but with the INT doors, I either need to hide the frame or have the frame as thick as the bookcase door. Both are bad options.
• INT windows can have a board or casing at the interior bottom of the window. It needs to be able to have both. USA windows can have an interior apron and stool.
• INT Overhead Garage Door doesn't have a casing option. Every other garage door (in the INT and USA libraries) do. This should be fixed.
• INT Sliding Folding Multipanel door doesn’t have a threshold option, it should.
• Exterior Sliding Door INT and Exterior Double Sliding Door INT don't move away from the wall when trim is added. And there's no way to set the distance of the leaf from the wall (USA versions move based on trim thickness, even when trim is turned off).
• INT windows and door trim doesn't work with Create Opening from Selection, meaning a window or door won't cut siding or tile that its trim intersects with. I explain the issue and my workaround in these YouTube Videos: https://youtu.be/hrFwsKGFlS8 and https://youtu.be/0I8bqXvLr5E?si=WRIKirt0UqUBW4Zf

I'm switching my template over from the USA Doors and Windows to the INT Doors and Windows. I am horrified to discover that the trim on the INT Windows and Doors don't interact with walls they intersection with (such as when you have a second wall wrapping your building for siding or interior tile). I'm going to stick with the INT Windows and Doors because I assume the USA Doors and Windows are never getting updated ever again, but this failure of the library and Archicad will cost me a couple of hours of time per project.

Here's an old post talking about the issue. https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/quot-create-openings-from-selection-quot-not-working/m-... It makes sense that the issue is related to Wallhole not extending beyond the face of the window.

Doors and Windows need to work with Create Opening from Selection.

Having multiple 3D viewpoints of the model is important both for modelling and presentation purposes but currently it is not possible to define any viewpoints in addition to the two generic projections.

Yes - it is possible to save multiple 3D views but the problem then is that the views are without a proper viewpoint source and so multiple views that share the same projection settings but carries different information through different general view settings cannot be efficiently managed with regards to duplication and changes.

Being able to have additional user defined  3D viewpoints directly in the project map would give a better overview, make view management more efficient and also be consistent with how it works for other viewpoints.

When having two identical looking windows but from different library parts, and both panes have a sash turning in the same direction, the Double Window does not show any opening direction.
Only workaround is to modify the Master Script to show the ac_OpeninSide and WIDO_Orientation directly.

It would be great to show this Orientation directly instead of modifying the Script.

Explanation why it doesn't work right now: When two sashes close on each other, such as in a Double Sash Window, there is a hierarchy between the sashes: one sash is opened first, and the second one can only be opened after the first is already open. 
In cases where a window is divided into two or more parts, like in a Vertical Multi-Sash Window, each sash can be opened independently. In such scenarios, an orientation value would need to be assigned for each sash individually. 
Currently, this is a limitation in Archicad. A single orientation value doesn’t provide enough information about how all the sashes operate. As a result, it’s not feasible to base manufacturing on this information. Because of this, no value is provided for orientation in labels or schedules for such windows.

The new experimental physical renderer appears okay for external building 3d views.  But for internal views there is a strong dark blue cast to shadows which makes the physical renderer useless and unusable for interiors.  This is quite a major oversight, please can you resolve this.  Support say I can't change this:  

'as it's controlled by the procedural skydome which the ambient colour cannot be changed. You can request for the control of this on our public wishlist'

Can this feature be developed into a proper feature as it has value.  I really like the current 'sketch-up' type aesthetic of the current 3d view, and the physical renderer is not yet good enough to use as an alternative.  Thank you.

We use Design Options to create different modules that we then insert into the main model.

Wish: be able to turn on/visible all the options in 1 Design Option Set

Why: now you can only have 1 Design Option visible per Design Option Set, which means we have to create different Sets for each module, so that we can turn all the options/modules on. if we could turn all options everything on it would make it way easier to manage all the options and their Sets.