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JaredBanks

I migrated a project to Archicad 30 today and found a fun bug. Some Walls (and Wall Favorites) created in earlier versions of Archicad arrive in Archicad 30 with their new and improved Show on Stories settings set to Custom. And that Custom setting is set to show on NO stori...

JaredBanks · 2026-04-21

Creating Openings in #Archicad can be frustrating, unless you know a simple trick. With the USA doors and windows, using Create Opening From Selection to create an opening in a secondary wall that the window/door touched was easy. With the INT doors and windows, there’s one ...

JaredBanks · 2026-03-31

Anyone else having BIMx upload problems today (29.1.0 (4006) USA FULL)? I get the following message today when trying to upload to the BIMx Transfer site today (both for new and existing models): "Please check your computer's network connection. If your computer or network i...

JaredBanks · 2026-03-09

I recorded a video that covers the process of migrating a project from the pre-Archicad 28 Libraries (localized libraries) to the Global Libraries. While I don't recommend doing this, I know this is a topic that comes up again and again. Fortunately if you’re a long time use...

JaredBanks · 2026-01-07

As hopefully most people know, I'm a huge advocate for templates. Everything we all talk/argue about is made better with a good template. Or more importantly, Archicad is just harder without a smart template. Which is why for the past 12 years I've been updating, talking abo...

JaredBanks · 2026-07-01

There was an issue a few years ago where Archciad crashed every time a mac went to sleep. That was an identified bug that got fixed. Sounds like this is a similar issue. Back then (2020/2021? and Archicad 23/24?) it was related to a video card issue. Maybe it's a similar bug...

JaredBanks · 2026-05-29

You can create custom icons either with text or by dragging and dropping an appropriately sized image. It's been a while since I did that, but I know it's possible.

JaredBanks · 2026-05-26

+1,000,000. Very well said. Couldn't agree more. "Archicad gives you a starting point" love it.

JaredBanks · 2026-05-26

I scripted a simple Object for shower heads and one for shower controls. You can get both (and a few other similar Objects) from my template. Here's a video that discusses the Objects:https://shoegnome.com/2025/09/29/custom-objects-in-the-shoegnome-open-template/ If you regu...

JaredBanks · 2026-05-18

that is how the Mesh solution works in the video I referenced.

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Missing Walls in projects migrated to Archicad 30

Create Opening from Selection

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